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Candidate positionDrain The Swamp – The federal government has evolved beyond anything the founders of our nation intended or even imagined. We must reduce Washington’s influence in our daily lives. The most effective way to do that is to pass term limits on Members of Congress.
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Drain The Swamp – The federal government has evolved beyond anything the founders of our nation intended or even imagined. We must reduce Washington’s influence in our daily lives. The most effective way to do that is to pass term limits on Members of Congress.
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Candidate positionPolitics – The last thing we need to do is send another politician to Washington. We need statesmen who put the national interest above self interest. The most effective solution to eliminate corruption in Washington D.C. is to enact term limits. I honored my term limits pledge when I served in the State Senate and will do so again.
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Politics – The last thing we need to do is send another politician to Washington. We need statesmen who put the national interest above self interest. The most effective solution to eliminate corruption in Washington D.C. is to enact term limits. I honored my term limits pledge when I served in the State Senate and will do so again.
Immigration and border policy
Candidate positionIllegal Immigration – Under President Biden, over 9 million illegal immigrants have entered our country. Many are on watch lists because of crimes and terrorist connections in other countries. We must close the border except to those who come here through the legal process. This is an issue of national security.
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Illegal Immigration – Under President Biden, over 9 million illegal immigrants have entered our country. Many are on watch lists because of crimes and terrorist connections in other countries. We must close the border except to those who come here through the legal process. This is an issue of national security.
Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability
Candidate positionDebt – I have requested $50.7 billion in cuts, introduced and cosponsored bills that would cut $310.8 billion, and have voted for amendments that would cut $35.7 billion from our current budget. Our national debt is currently over $33 trillion and rising. We must operate with fiscal responsibility.
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Debt – I have requested $50.7 billion in cuts, introduced and cosponsored bills that would cut $310.8 billion, and have voted for amendments that would cut $35.7 billion from our current budget. Our national debt is currently over $33 trillion and rising. We must operate with fiscal responsibility.
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Candidate positionProtect Life – Life begins at conception. All Americans, born and pre-born are created by God and deserve the protection afforded them by the Constitution. We must protect life.
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Protect Life – Life begins at conception. All Americans, born and pre-born are created by God and deserve the protection afforded them by the Constitution. We must protect life.
Social Security, Medicare, and retirement
Candidate positionMedicare – We must protect Social Security and Medicare solvency.
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Medicare – We must protect Social Security and Medicare solvency.
National security, foreign policy, and veterans
Candidate positionNational Security – The world is a very dangerous place and these are sobering times. America will remain free only if America is strong. We must provide for a strong national defense. It is not optional.
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National Security – The world is a very dangerous place and these are sobering times. America will remain free only if America is strong. We must provide for a strong national defense. It is not optional.
Public safety and justice
Candidate positionCrime – The left’s foolish and misguided efforts to defund the police have resulted in skyrocketing crime rates and countless lives shattered by violent crimes. I support our local law enforcement. We must back the blue.
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Crime – The left’s foolish and misguided efforts to defund the police have resulted in skyrocketing crime rates and countless lives shattered by violent crimes. I support our local law enforcement. We must back the blue.
Gun policy and firearms
Candidate positionSecond Amendment – I strongly support our second amendment right to bear arms. If we lose the second amendment, then our first amendment rights will soon fall.
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Second Amendment – I strongly support our second amendment right to bear arms. If we lose the second amendment, then our first amendment rights will soon fall.
Enact Congressional Term Limits
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyEnact term limits for members of Congress to reduce entrenched power and corruption.
- Apply the same term-limit principle the candidate says he followed in the state Senate.
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End the Federal Role in Education
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyEnd the federal role in education and recognize education as a parental responsibility.
- Return education decisions away from Washington.
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Stop Runaway Federal Spending
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyStop runaway federal spending as the candidate's stated remedy for inflation.
- Avoid artificial fiscal expansion that reduces purchasing power.
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Advanced Federal Spending Cuts
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionRequested spending cuts, introduced or cosponsored bills proposing cuts, and voted for budget-cutting amendments.
- Preserve the actions as a record rather than a promise.
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Operate the Federal Government With Fiscal Responsibility
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PriorityOperate the federal government with fiscal responsibility and reduce the national debt.
- Scrutinize federal spending and borrowing.
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Close the Border Except to Lawful Immigration
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyClose unauthorized border entry while preserving entry through the legal immigration process.
- Treat border enforcement as a national-security matter.
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Protect Life Before and After Birth
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyProtect unborn and born life through constitutional and federal policy.
- Apply legal protection consistently to human life.
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Recognize Life as Beginning at Conception
Candidate positionFactVote summary · BeliefRecognize human life as beginning at conception.
- Use that belief as the basis of the candidate's abortion position.
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Protect Social Security and Medicare Solvency
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PriorityProtect the long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare.
- Preserve retirement and health benefits for eligible Americans.
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Maintain a Strong National Defense
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PriorityProvide for a strong national defense to protect American freedom.
- Treat military readiness as a core federal responsibility.
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Support Local Law Enforcement
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PrioritySupport local law-enforcement officers and oppose efforts to defund police departments.
- Back local public-safety capacity.
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Defend the Right to Bear Arms
Candidate positionFactVote summary · BeliefDefend the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
- Treat firearm ownership as a constitutional liberty.
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