U.S. House, Texas District 23

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Says he backs putting American workers first and reversing Biden-administration regulations. 1

Ties cost of living to the tax code; on TPR she backed a higher minimum wage and required paid parental leave. 23

Has signed a no-new-taxes pledge and supports the REINS Act requiring congressional approval of major regulations. 45

Opposes tax cuts for the wealthiest and wants a tax code that favors working families. 6

Pledges to cut federal spending he links to inflation. 7

Proposes universal pre-K and paid parental leave, suggesting leave could be funded through existing unemployment insurance programs. 8

At the October debate he described West Texas as a center for data centers and said they should be regulated because of water use and local utility costs. 9

Says the U.S. should rejoin the Paris Climate Accord; at the debate she backed federal minimum standards for data centers. 1011

Opposes benefit cuts and supports more investment options for younger workers. 12

Her site proposes expanding Medicare to cover all Americans; it does not address Social Security. 13

Supports funding border technology, more Border Patrol agents and infrastructure, and reinstating 'Remain in Mexico'. In the October debate he opposed a physical wall in Big Bend. 1415

Calls for bipartisan legislation pairing border security with humane rules and paths to citizenship; opposes the proposed Big Bend wall. 1617

At the October forum coverage he took a firm border-security stance and supported expanded seasonal H-2A and H-2B worker visas. 18

Opposes sending large sums abroad while U.S. borders remain open and would bring troops home from Syria and Iraq. 19

His campaign says communities deserve "safety, security, and the rule of law," mainly in the context of border enforcement. Asked about the 2022 Uvalde shooting, he called for armed security at schools. 2021

On school shootings, said armed officers have not prevented them and called for mental health investment and raising the age to buy assault weapons to 21. 22

During his 2024 campaign he said on X he would vote against the roughly $95 billion foreign aid package that included aid to Israel; asked about ending foreign aid including to Israel, he said domestic problems come first. 23

Would expand TRICARE so veterans can choose doctors and supports MAHA nutrition and chronic-disease initiatives; listed veterans' health care as a debate priority. 2425

Supports expanding Medicare to all Americans; failing that, strengthening the ACA and expanding community health centers. 2627

Opposes government funding for abortion and says he would sponsor the Infant Born Alive Act. 28

Supports protecting reproductive rights and says medical decisions belong to a woman and her doctor. 29

Supports national concealed-carry reciprocity, opposes red-flag laws and new firearms restrictions, and backs funding for school staff firearm training. 3031

Supports universal background checks, a bump-stock ban, red-flag laws and raising the purchase age for what she calls assault weapons to 21, plus mental-health funding. 3233

Calls for Congress to restore and expand the Voting Rights Act, opposes voter roll purges and late changes to voting procedures, and supports a federal Election Day holiday. 34

Says he would act so that female athletes are not required to compete against male athletes (participation in sports by sex assigned at birth), using the phrase "woke leftists" for opponents. 35