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Josh Brecheen's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2024.

  • "Today we celebrate the thousands of children who are alive because of the historic Dobbs decision, which corrected the Court’s unconstitutional ruling 49 years earlier in Roe v. Wade. There is still a lot more work to do to protect the right to life, especially with President Biden’s Administration being one of the most pro-abortion in the history of our nation. I will never stop fighting for the right to life and a nation where every life is valued." (x.com)
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  • Voted against HR 2670 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "America’s current financial path is unsustainable. We must course correct by cutting spending, reducing the size and scope of government, and increasing revenue through growth — not tax increases. We must put America on a sustainable path. It is not an option." (joshbrecheen.com)
  • "Here’s what’s in House Republicans’ Limit, Save, Grow Act—one of the largest cuts to federal spending in our nation’s history." (x.com)
  • "Biden’s addiction to deficit spending has made housing unaffordable for many Americans due to skyrocketing interest rates. Yet his budget requests nearly $50 billion in "free money" for mortgages. This will only make housing even more unaffordable." (x.com)
  • "All of us are feeling the devastating impact of inflation. The inflation crisis in America is the direct result of the Democrats’ interference in the economy. By artificially pumping trillions into the economy, career politicians are destroying the buying power of those they intended to help. The remedy for inflation is to stop government’s runaway spending." (joshbrecheen.com)
  • "Our nation has been headed down a path to fiscal ruin because of repeated congressional decisions to live beyond our means. Inflation continues because the Washington establishment is incapable of saying "no" to heightened spending." (x.com)
  • "The Biden Administration is moving forward with its plan to cancel $39 billion in student loan debt for 804,000 borrowers. This is a massive giveaway to elites and is an unconstitutional use of executive power." (x.com)
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  • Voted in favor of HR 1 "Lower Energy Costs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "I strongly support our second amendment rights to bear arms. If we lose the second amendment, then our first amendment rights will soon fall." (joshbrecheen.com)
  • Rated 92% by National Rifle Association (NRA) (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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  • "A nation cannot exist without borders. The immigration crisis at the Southern border is a result of decades of misguided policies that neglect border security and disregard the rule of law. We must enforce the rule of law and we must build the wall at the Southern border." (joshbrecheen.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2 "Secure the Border Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • "If there is such a positive benefit of illegal immigration as some may claim, then why are liberal cities that are being overrun like New York telling citizens to brace for 15% cuts to government benefits? The cost of President Biden’s border crisis is immense, with some estimates as high as a $400 BILLION hit to the American taxpayer." (x.com)
  • Rated 92% by NumbersUSA (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "I just voted for the Hamas International Financing Prevention Act, which would impose sanctions on Hamas and other terrorist groups that are targeting Israel. Hamas and their financiers need to pay for their atrocious actions in Israel and across the globe." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 4691 "Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5923 "Iran-China Energy Sanctions Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • "Joined Steve Bannon on the War Room today to outline why we need to get serious about cutting spending and how those advocating for more Ukraine funding aren’t willing to pay for it. Instead, they want our children to pay for it by charging it to the maxed out national credit card." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 5692 "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 8035 "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7521 "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" (votesmart.org)

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