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Jodey Arrington's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Issue Positions

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  • "Great news on the SCOTUS decision regarding abortion rights. If Justice Alito’s draft opinion holds, Roe v Wade will be overturned and issues of abortion will be delegated to the states and their elected representatives." (x.com)
  • "Today, we mourn the loss of over 62 million unborn Americans as a result of the Supreme Court's misguided and disastrous decision in Roe v. Wade 48 years ago. Sadly, our world will never know the unique, God-given wonder and contributions of this lost generation." (x.com)
  • Rated 100% by National Right to Life Committee (None)
  • "I applaud the Fifth Circuit Court’s decision to allow Texas’ pro-life "heartbeat" protections to take effect. This legislation is the most significant victory for the unborn in defense of their Constitutional right to life since Roe v. Wade. God bless Texas!" (x.com)
  • "I will work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to preserve social security as an earned benefit for seniors, fix what’s broken in the current program (repealing WEP), and make sure we don’t leave our children with an unsustainable tax or debt burden in the process." (x.com)
  • Rated 0% by National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (None)
  • Rated 4% by Alliance for Retired Americans (None)
  • "Across the board, prices for American consumers have skyrocketed to 13-year highs. Gasoline prices nationwide have risen by $1 a gallon while food prices have hit a 10-year high. Still, Dems' priority is higher taxes that will drive up prices for families hit the hardest." (x.com)
  • "Balanced budgets, low taxes, good jobs, freedom, and Friday night lights! God bless Texas!!" (x.com)
  • "The best recovery strategy is simple. Create more jobs and get people back to work. Not levy the largest tax hike of $3.5 TRILLION on our working families and small businesses in order to create new cradle-to-grave government entitlement programs." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1 "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Balanced budgets, low taxes, good jobs, freedom, and Friday night lights! God bless Texas!!" (x.com)
  • Rated 90% by National Tax Limitation Committee (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1 "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "This institution needs to encourage elected officials to do what is right for the people who elected them, not for political parties or D.C. special interests. Proud to have a few of my colleagues join me on the House floor to discuss our desire for cultural change in Washington." (x.com)
  • Rated 6% by Common Cause (None)
  • Voted against HR 1 "For the People Act of 2021." (votesmart.org)
  • "The vast majority of law enforcement officers across this country serve with integrity, and I am profoundly grateful for their commitment to keeping our communities and families safe. H.R. 1280 is another instance of Democrat Leadership expanding big government and federalizing our police force. I will not tie the hands of law enforcement, defund or federalize the police, nor will I penalize the vast majority of honorable officers because of a small percentage of bad cops and isolated incidents." (None)
  • "This is a tragic reminder of the dangerous situations men and women in law enforcement encounter on a daily basis. We can't hamstring our police while defending themselves against dangerous criminals and protecting law abiding citizens." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 1280 "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021." (votesmart.org)
  • "It's time we reinvest in our Armed Forces, empower our military, and send a message to terrorists and terrorist nations -- when you endanger our nation, threaten our allies, and kill Americans, there will be no compromise and the consequences will be severe." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2670: "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 4365: "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7900 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023." (votesmart.org)
  • "Bend the spending curve and grow the economy — that is the formula for avoiding a sovereign debt crisis, which would be devastating to our economy, national security, global leadership, and our very way of life." (x.com)
  • "Biden’s budget punishes Americans with the highest levels of taxing, spending, & borrowing in the history of the US adding $17 trillion to the debt over the next decade. Republicans’ budget reins in spending and restores fiscal responsibility by balancing the budget in 10 years." (x.com)
  • "For the first time in over a decade, Republicans fought for and achieved meaningful fiscal reforms in a debt ceiling deal. The first step to restoring fiscal sanity in Washington is to stop the Democrats’ unbridled spending." (x.com)
  • "For too long, Washington has played by a different set of rules. We must stop the reckless spending & eliminate our national debt!" (twitter.com)
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  • "Biden’s budget punishes Americans with the highest levels of taxing, spending, & borrowing in the history of the US adding $17 trillion to the debt over the next decade. Republicans’ budget reins in spending and restores fiscal responsibility by balancing the budget in 10 years." (x.com)
  • "Massive spending by Dems has led to massive increases in consumer prices. Inflation is the every-man tax!" (x.com)
  • "This progressive infrastructure package is more about the Green New Deal than roads and bridges. With Democrats’ endless spending, runaway inflation, and an unsustainable debt, this bill is a fiscal train wreck." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 5376 "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "Biden's student loan bailout is an act of desperation to blunt the red wave coming in November. It won't work." (x.com)
  • "Biden’s student loan bailout will only further fuel historic inflation and drive up an already soaring national debt while forcing our children and grandchildren to foot the bill." (x.com)
  • "President Biden’s regressive student loan debt bailout is cruelly unfair—to the people who couldn’t afford to go to college, the taxpayers who will shoulder the burden, and the students who worked their way through school." (x.com)
  • "H.R. 1 is a Democrat power grab disguised as election reform that would change elections in America forever. Ballot trafficking, universal mail-in voting, no voter ID, and taxpayer funds for political campaigns. They take us for fools." (x.com)
  • "We have a national crisis of confidence in the integrity of our elections. Dems’ answer is a federalized election system where politicians get millions of taxpayer $$ for their campaigns & states are prohibited from enacting safeguards like voter ID. You can’t make this stuff up!" (x.com)
  • Rated 6% by Common Cause (None)
  • "Proud to lead 22 of my colleagues in introducing the CRUDE Act to fight for our hard-working energy producers. The Biden Admin is placating the radical environmental Left and weaponizing trade policies to destroy the oil & gas industry." (x.com)
  • "The Dems’ Green New Deal will devastate WTX and rural economics across the county and undermine our nation’s prosperity and security." (x.com)
  • "Unleashing the full power of American oil and gas production is paramount to protecting American energy independence and providing Europe and our allies with much-needed affordable and abundant energy." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 9 "Climate Action Now Act." (votesmart.org)
  • "Another backward Biden policy. He is implementing the largest draw-down of our national oil reserves. He should save our national stockpile and simply stop assaulting US oil and gas and American energy independence." (x.com)
  • "Proud to lead 22 of my colleagues in introducing the CRUDE Act to fight for our hard-working energy producers. The Biden Admin is placating the radical environmental Left and weaponizing trade policies to destroy the oil & gas industry." (x.com)
  • "Unleashing the full power of American oil and gas production is paramount to protecting American energy independence and providing Europe and our allies with much-needed affordable and abundant energy." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 9 "Climate Action Now Act." (votesmart.org)
  • "Instead of doing anything about it, the President is focused on imposing gun control regulations making it harder for law-abiding citizens to exercise their constitutional right to defend themselves and their families." (twitter.com)
  • "Our second amendment is perfectly clear: the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." (x.com)
  • Voted against S 2938 "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Fundamentally, I do not believe that government-controlled, socialized healthcare is the answer. In fact, I think it is a big part of the problem in terms of the cost and lack of access we are experiencing today," (None)
  • "This week, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on #MedicareforAll: a socialist, single-payer system that would take away patient choice, kick 180 million Americans off private insurance, double our taxes, and end Medicare as we know it for seniors." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 1425 "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6201 "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "I am proud to introduce the Better Deals and Lower Prices Act to require PBMs to share the true costs of drugs arming our job creators with the info they need to get the best deal possible and lower prices for their employees." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 3 "Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 6833 "The Affordable Insulin Now Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "I encourage the Governor to stay the course, stand his ground, and continue to defend the great state of Texas. What Governor Abbott is doing to protect the border is right and necessary, and completely within his constitutional power and authority." (x.com)
  • "Texas has been invaded by terrorist drug cartels and the feds have failed to repel it. The border crisis is an imminent threat to our state and our country. If Texas doesn’t step up and defend our own border, no one else will." (x.com)
  • "The number one safety and security issue for the American people is the border, and our President is nowhere to be found." (x.com)
  • Rated 91% by NumbersUSA (None)
  • "I have co-sponsored legislation to stop dangerous sanctuary cities, ensure we efficiently implement technology to secure our border, and penalize countries that refuse to take back their citizens who were criminally detained and deported from the United States. A comprehensive border security plan must include both virtual and physical barriers in strategic areas along our southern edge. The bottom line is this: we must do whatever it takes to secure our border, stop illegal immigration, and protect our citizens." (arrington.house.gov)
  • "When it comes to welcoming immigrants, the United States is the most generous & compassionate nation in the world, but allowing for open borders & illegal immigration to persist is not compassionate for anyone, including those who are risking the safety of themselves & their families by taking the dangerous trek to come to America." (x.com)
  • Rated 91% by NumbersUSA (None)
  • "When America isn’t strong, the world is less stable. President Biden’s policies of appeasement have emboldened our adversaries and endangered our allies, including Israel. Proud to cosponsor @JimBanks Iran Maximum Pressure Act, which would reinstitute Trump-era sanctions on Iran to actually stop them from funding terrorists and halt their progress on obtaining nuclear weapons." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6968: "Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7108: "Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Biden led efforts to spend $100B of your tax dollars to help defend Ukraine’s sovereign border, but — in his recent budget — cuts the agency charged with defending America’s sovereign border by $600B. Outrageous and insulting!" (x.com)
  • "On October 30th, @RepJackBergman and I sent a letter to OMB Director Shalanda Young demanding a full accounting of how much American taxpayer money has been spent in Ukraine, and what it’s been spent on. We have not received a response. It’s been almost 2 years since Russia invaded Ukraine, but we still have received nothing from the White House to outline a clear military strategy, define success in the war, get a complete accounting of money spent and, most importantly, stop the invasion at our southern border." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 5692: "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "Big Tech continues their alarming quest to cancel conservative voices for simply stating the facts. @TwitterSupport, #AreWeNext?" (x.com)
  • "For too long, Big Tech has systematically eliminated its competition & abused its concentrated power to silence conservative voices with arbitrary content cancelation. I’m proud to join House Republicans in standing for free speech against the tyranny of monopolies." (x.com)

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