Justin Murphy

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Energy policy encompasses critical parts of our individual lives as Americans, our national security as a country, and the performance of our economy. Few issues have the impact that energy policy currently has, and will continue to have, on America’s well-being.Energy affects every economic interaction and transaction we engage in. Energy policy affects the cost of our mobility and freedom of movement as reflected in gasoline prices; it affects the economic security for millions of Americans that are employed throughout the energy industry; it affects our national security as determined whether America is energy independent or energy dependent; it affects the cost of the everyday items we use in our personal and professional lives. In my life time, America has been energy independent for a few short years under the Trump Administration. Other than those few years, America has been dependent on foreign sources of energy, primarily oil. The implication of this dependency is conspicuous: weakness. Being dependent on foreign sources of energy demonstrates weakness. I abhor weakness. There is no reason, under the rays of God’s gracious shining sun, why America should be dependent on foreign sources of energy. America has more oil, more natural gas, more clean-burning coal, and more technological capacity for nuclear power, than any other country in this world. With the requisite political will and leadership, America can easily become energy independent and energy dominant again. We can provide hundreds of thousands of blue-collar jobs, gainfully employing Americans, and ensure our middle class is productive and economically secure. We can once again, as America did under President Trump, dissolve the bonds of energy dependence on foreign countries.

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Engage the communist government of China from a position of strength, politically and economically. America faces numerous foreign policy challenges; the communist government of China poses the most serious threat to America from nation-state actors.

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The communist government of China is no friend of America, freedom, human rights, or liberty; they are a cesspool of tyrannical thieves and thugs.

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To secure both the northern and southern borders

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Resurrect the ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

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Abolish the IRS and Internal Revenue Code and implement a Flat Income Tax. I believe America needs a system of taxation that provides economic security for our middle-class, economic mobility for our working-poor, and reward for business and job creation. As citizens, our relationship with the federal government is defined by our system of taxation. When government takes excessive amounts of what we create, produce, and earn, that relationship is strained. I advocate abolishing the Internal Revenue Code and enacting a Flat-Tax rate of 10% – 12%, to promote the economic growth needed in coming decades as we face more potent global economic competition. I believe we should abolish the capital gains tax in its entirety, all estate and death taxes (when you leave this life, the IRS should not follow you), and the AMT.

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America must no longer rely on foreign energy sources. I will fight for true energy independence.

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Protecting our land, our shores, and ensuring seniors have the best Medicare program available.

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Engage the communist government of China from a position of strength, politically and economically. America faces numerous foreign policy challenges; the communist government of China poses the most serious threat to America from nation-state actors. For decades, the communist government of China has inflicted economic espionage on the United States. The damage in theft of intellectual property and unfair trade practices is measured in the hundreds-of-billions of dollars. American companies seeking to conduct business in China are subjected to ‘forced technology transfer.’ The Chinese communist government force American companies to ‘share’ their technology with Chinese companies, usually state-owned-companies. This is theft, plain and simple. Additionally, agents of the communist government have infiltrated American Universities that conduct research and development on advanced technologies.It is no secret that the communist government of China seeks to replace the United States as the world Superpower. They have been committed to this objective since 1949. The communist government of China not only engages in economic theft, they abuse the human rights of Chinese citizens brave enough to speak against the government. It is also a known fact that the communist government of China enslaves, tortures, and abuses their Uighur population by imprisoning millions of Uighurs in labor camps, which are similar to Nazi concentration camps.

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It is no secret that the communist government of China seeks to replace the United States as the world Superpower. They have been committed to this objective since 1949. The communist government of China not only engages in economic theft, they abuse the human rights of Chinese citizens brave enough to speak against the government. It is also a known fact that the communist government of China enslaves, tortures, and abuses their Uighur population by imprisoning millions of Uighurs in labor camps, which are similar to Nazi concentration camps.

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American families need to own their homes; if they do not, American’s are nothing more than serfs that pay rent to a landlord. Our Constitutional Republic will falter if only a few entities own the homes Americans live in. We are not free unless we are economically free; we are not economically free unless American’s own their homes. Home ownership will provide Americans with economic freedom, economic security, and the creation of family wealth by passing down to generations the value of a home and real property; home ownership gives Americans a piece of the economic pie. The best homeownership policy is a gainfully employed middle-class, and low interest rates.

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China is the starting point for the production of fentanyl that ultimately crosses the US-Mexican border, and is responsible for the overdose deaths of over 100,000 Americans. This is an act-of-war and America needs to respond forcefully until the flow of fentanyl is reduced substantially. China unleashed the Covid-19 virus on the world. The communist government of China engaged in gain-of-function research for the virus in a Wuhan, China lab. China knew they had a human-to-human transmission problem. However, despite curtailing their domestic airline flights, China permitted international air travel to and from other countries for weeks, maybe months, thereby spreading the virus globally. The communist government of China is no friend of America, freedom, human rights, or liberty; they are a cesspool of tyrannical thieves and thugs.Policies: Tariff goods manufactured in China to compensate for the intellectual property theft and the damage the corona-virus caused to America’s economy; increase American military presence in the South China Sea; expel Chinese diplomats and close Chinese consulates in America; withhold federal aid to colleges and universities that take money from Chinese companies and Chinese universities; remove ambiguity as it relates to the defense of Taiwan; continue to arm Taiwan and our Asian allies Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines. Make it clear to China that we would entertain a military alliance with Vietnam.

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I have said this for years. The push to legalize marijuana, and drugs more broadly, is going to result in one of the most egregious tragedies inflicted on America’s youth. Studies are beginning to show and prove that legalizing marijuana is having disastrous effects on our young people. While at the same time, our young people, at a younger age, are being sexualized in the public education system and entertainment culture. What a disaster this will be. The marxist-left is destroying America’s youth through sexualization and drugs. Time to put an end to this once-and-for all. There needs to be a nation-wide campaign against drug use, as there was in the 1980’s. Pushback is needed, from parents and schools to state governments and Presidential Administrations. So much will be lost – drug use results in destroyed lives, whether or not some legislature writes down on a piece of paper that it is now legal. Depression, suicide, dysfunction, crime, etc. all increase. America is utterly failing to protect its children. This is an unconscionable breakdown and decay of social and cultural fabric. We need young people to be healthy, mentally and physically, to serve in our military, educate themselves, join the workforce, lead productive lives, raise families, and generally be able to handle being a responsible adult. Promoting drug use will pose a threat to all of these virtues. Time to change the narrative and push back on this declared war on America’s children.

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Parental Rights are the civil rights issues of our time. Given the attempt by the left to sexualize children through public school curriculum, the Republican Party has an extraordinary opportunity to establish itself as the ‘Party-of-Parents.’ Parents control their children’s education – there is no co-parenting arrangement between government and parents, period. I am pro education; we have no future without a vibrant public education system. I believe in school choice for parents and competition between all schools as a way to strengthen our education system. Competition works, and has made the American economy the most successful known to human civilization. I advocate the complete abolition of the Federal Department of Education, and that their annual budget of approximately 100-billion dollars be equally divided among each individual local school board for public education funding and school voucher programs. This would inject billions-of-dollars directly into public education for each state. This would provide a real solution for New Jersey’s problem of over-reliance on property taxes to fund public education.

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America’s military should remain second-to-none. As we were made painfully aware on October 7th, 2023, radical islamic terrorism is still a threat to civilized nations. America faces an array of hostile foreign threats: Communist government of China, Iran, and North Korea. Civilization as we know it is being threatened by terrorists and communist dictators that share the objective of knocking off America as the World’s Super Power. America’s military should have the capacity to fight and win two wars simultaneously. All elements of political correctness and DEI should be removed from America’s Military.

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An experiment where individuals can manage their own lives and affairs. An experiment where individuals can pursue dreams and passions in a free and open economy and political culture. The American experiment is still young, and growing.America is not a color or gender. America’s experiment is to empower individual’s to live and manage their lives with minimal interference from the government. The American experiment limits government power by enshrining sacred rights in our Constitution’s Bill-of-Rights. The American experiment can be summed up as individual rights for all citizens, limited government to prevent abuse of power, economic and political freedom, freedom of religion, speech, association, and assembly.America’s immigration policies should ensure the following objectives are achieved:Secure both the southern and northern borders: Impenetrable wall; military presence; Title 42 enforcement; aggressive deportation of criminalsEffective tracking of who is here in our country, why they are here, and measures to ensure that legal immigrants do not overstay their work or student visa, thereby becoming illegal immigrantsStiff penalties for illegal immigrants: deportation and finesIssuance of work visas that benefit our American economy and American workforce.

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Legal immigration and assimilation by immigrants has been a Blessing for America. Thankfully, President Trump has secured America’s southern border. There was no greater crisis threatening America than the Biden administration’s open border policies. Americans’ want our borders secured. I believe we should conclude construction of the southern border wall started by the Trump Administration. I also believe in securing our northern border with Canada, and drastically reforming our VISA system to be able to track VISA holders including students. I believe in withholding federal aid to cities and states that declare themselves ‘sanctuary for illegal aliens’. I support section 287 (g) of the INA (Immigration & Nationality Act) to permit state and local law enforcement involvement in immigration enforcement. Given the Biden Administration’s border policy resulted in drug cartels controlling the southern border with Mexico, I believe we need to station the U.S. Military on our border to regain control, and remain in control.

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I agree with those who want universal health coverage for Americans, however, I adamantly oppose government-run healthcare. I believe the principles of privacy, quality, accessibility, and affordability should be the basis for any healthcare policy. I will advocate for legislation that:Ensures every American owns a Health Savings Account – these health care tools are portable, not employer owned, private, and can be left to the owners’ heirs as a way of insuring family members.Promotes Competition – allow all Americans to purchase health insurance from any insurance company in the country, creating a national insurance market. Currently Americans’ and their employers are constrained by having access only to insurers in their home states. We need competition nationally. Competition raises quality and reduces costs.Seriously Combats Waste, Fraud, and Abuse – It is estimated that Medicare and Medicaid are afflicted with approximately 100-billion dollars a year in Fraud and waste. This astronomical amount of money siphoned from our health care system is unconscionable. We need to create a special Medicare & Medicaid Fraud Unit, provide substantial financial rewards for information leading to a Fraud conviction, and enact severe penalties for abuse of the system. All dollars recouped from fraud and waste should be recycled into the Social Security and Medicare systems to keep those programs solvent.

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I am pro-life; I believe life begins at conception, and there is inherent value in each individual life. My exceptions are the life of the mother, and the rape/incest exceptions. I believe our government should promote a culture that values innocent human life. I oppose tax dollars funding abortion. I support parental notification, the ban on partial birth abortion, and pro adoption policies.

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As I was honored to do in 2024, I dedicate this campaign to the men and women of our armed forces. I believe the American Military is the greatest force for good in our world, save religious institutions. God Bless America’s heroes; the sacrifices they make are too numerous to mention; we need to continue to honor and remember them and their family members who sacrifice so much for America. I have a two-word answer as to why I am running for U.S. Senate: I care. I care that we are a secure and prosperous nation. I care about our country’s culture, parental rights, healthcare system, and economic opportunity for all Americans.

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American cities should be centers of vibrant commerce, culture, and social life. However, Urban America is deteriorating with business and citizen flight, crime, homelessness, drugs, and filth. Urban residents are experiencing a declining quality of life. Sanctuary cities serve as a magnet for illegal aliens and criminal activity. The crime issue is complex; however, we can make great strides in reducing crime and violence afflicting American cities: Secure our border; stop the flow of fentanyl; deport criminal aliens; bring federal charges against criminals when state and local prosecutors fail to enforce criminal codes.

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As a US Senator, I want to ensure the NJ Pinelands (my home) are kept pristine, the Jersey Shore kept pollution and windmill free; Parental Rights and Medical Freedom become national priorities; and our seniors have the best Medicare program available. I will convey my Conservative principles with confidence, energy, and optimism. The last time New Jersey elected a Republican to the US Senate was 1972; my campaign represents a new day in New Jersey politics. Being self-employed, I can identify with middle-class voters. I know firsthand financial struggle, debt, and stress. I know the long hours and countless weeks without a paycheck that many small business owners experience as a normal part of their working adult lives. Small business owners will have no better friend in Washington.

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Promotes Competition – allow all Americans to purchase health insurance from any insurance company in the country, creating a national insurance market. Currently Americans’ and their employers are constrained by having access only to insurers in their home states. We need competition nationally. Competition raises quality and reduces costs.

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Seriously Combats Waste, Fraud, and Abuse – It is estimated that Medicare and Medicaid are afflicted with approximately 100-billion dollars a year in Fraud and waste. This astronomical amount of money siphoned from our health care system is unconscionable. We need to create a special Medicare & Medicaid Fraud Unit, provide substantial financial rewards for information leading to a Fraud conviction, and enact severe penalties for abuse of the system. All dollars recouped from fraud and waste should be recycled into the Social Security and Medicare systems to keep those programs solvent.

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I will oppose any attempt by the government that threatens to take away our Constitutional right to bear arms and protect ourselves, our families, and our property. I will oppose all attempts to suppress 2A rights whether from domestic or international bodies. I support Constitutional Carry.

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Our priority should be development of the almost limitless sources of energy known to be located here in America. America has in shale oil three times the amount of proven oil reserves in Saudi Arabia. Trillions of dollars of assets could be added to our economy. Tens-of-thousands of union blue-collar jobs can be created if America increases domestic energy production. I want to create wealth for our economy, and create these jobs so our middle class has the economic opportunity and security they deserve. We need to safely extract these resources. If development of domestic energy sources cannot be accomplished in an environmentally responsible manner, I will not support development of that project. I strongly support the expansion of nuclear power in the U.S.

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DOGE should become a permanent federal endeavor. I also support a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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Ensures every American owns a Health Savings Account – these health care tools are portable, not employer owned, private, and can be left to the owners’ heirs as a way of insuring family members.