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Wesley Hunt's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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  • "I am Pro Life and believe each life is a precious gift in the image of God. As your Congressman, I will protect the rights of the unborn." (wesleyfortexas.com)
  • Rated 0% by Planned Parenthood Action Fund. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by National Right to Life Committee. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Biden accused Republicans of trying to abandon America’s seniors. LIE. Not addressing these programs will threaten the future of Medicare and Social Security. Not creating and maintaining government that lives within its means threatens America’s seniors." (twitter.com)
  • "I had a great time speaking with members of the Eagle Trace community yesterday. #TX07 needs an advocate in DC who will work for everyone in our community, and that includes protecting access to Medicare and Social Security. Thank you for your support." (twitter.com)
  • "Joe Biden spent his political career attacking Social Security and Medicare. It's ironic that he would attempt to scare seniors into believing this is a Republican position." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 10% by Alliance for Retired Americans. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Biden’s tax plan will take money away from hardworking middle class families. The Tax Policy Center found that under Biden’s plan, "about three-quarters of middle-income taxpayers would face a tax increase."' (twitter.com)
  • "During his first state of the union, Joe Biden unveiled more radical proposals that will harm our country, discussed massive tax increases on the middle class & low income families, and laid out an agenda to disarm law abiding citizens." (twitter.com)
  • "Massive tax increases, new regulations and eliminating deductions for small businesses will harm both business owners and leave their employees with far less after-tax income." (twitter.com)
  • "Biden’s tax plan will take money away from hardworking middle class families. The Tax Policy Center found that under Biden’s plan, "about three-quarters of middle-income taxpayers would face a tax increase."' (twitter.com)
  • "During his first state of the union, Joe Biden unveiled more radical proposals that will harm our country, discussed massive tax increases on the middle class & low income families, and laid out an agenda to disarm law abiding citizens." (twitter.com)
  • "Massive tax increases, new regulations and eliminating deductions for small businesses will harm both business owners and leave their employees with far less after-tax income." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 90% by FreedomWorks. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Our men and women in blue risk their lives every day to keep our communities safe. I will stand with them against the radical liberals in Congress seeking to defund them." (wesleyfortexas.com)
  • "Efforts to defund the police make our families and our communities less safe. Let's work together to strengthen trust with law enforcement and better equip them to do their jobs effectively." (twitter.com)
  • "Our Representatives in Congress must work with our law enforcement to keep our communities safe, not undermine them." (twitter.com)
  • "Yesterday, an employee at the Starbucks next to my campaign office labeled their beverages w/ "Defund the Police." These dangerous ideas have become policy in Dallas & Austin. We must support our law enforcement officers & oppose these efforts that make our cities less safe." (twitter.com)
  • "A strong national defense should always be among our nation’s top priorities. Having served this great nation in combat, I will always make sure our military has the appropriate funds necessary for equipping, training, and sustaining our readiness." (twitter.com)
  • "My campaign is about preserving the principles and ideals that make Texas and our nation so special. If you believe in a free economy, in a secure southern border, and in a strong national defense, then join my campaign. Let’s take back #TX07." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 2670 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (None)
  • "The Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress are saddling future generations with crippling levels of debts and driving up inflation to fund their liberal priorities. I will stand against these massive spending sprees and force our government to live within it’s means." (wesleyfortexas.com)
  • "The United States has a spending problem. Right now, our reckless spending is saddling future generations with a crippling debt. If we're going to continue being the leading world power in the 21st century, we need to get our fiscal house in order. That's why I support the Balanced Budget Amendment, which would force the government to live within our means. We can't continue putting our children at risk with our lack of fiscal restraint." (None)
  • "The single greatest existential threat the United States is our national debt. We currently have over $34 trillion in debt and soon, our interest payments will exceed what the United States spends annually on our military. We must stop Washington’s addiction to bloated spending." (wesleyfortexas.com)
  • "The real tax on the America people is NOT what you label taxes. It’s total spending." He was right then, and he’s right NOW. You can’t print your way out of inflation, you can’t tax your way out of inflation, you must CUT spending and GROW your way out. The Biden Administration is destroying our economy because there’s no one in the White House who understands basic economics." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Biden will claim his "Inflation Reduction Act," has reduced record inflation, but this is a lie. Biden’s massive spending spree contributed to the record prices American families are suffering through right now. #SOTU" (twitter.com)
  • "The reason why inflation is ravaging American families and why energy prices have never been higher is because democrats have America’s priorities backwards. We should be choosing the middle class before the Rice Whale." (twitter.com)
  • "We must bring our nation back from the brink and President Trump is the man who can deliver. This is the worst inflation I’ve seen in my lifetime, the worst border crisis I’ve seen in my lifetime, and we’re being laughed at on the world stage. It’s time to play the Trump card." (twitter.com)
  • "The real tax on the America people is NOT what you label taxes. It’s total spending." He was right then, and he’s right NOW. You can’t print your way out of inflation, you can’t tax your way out of inflation, you must CUT spending and GROW your way out. The Biden Administration is destroying our economy because there’s no one in the White House who understands basic economics." (twitter.com)
  • "Economists are warning that inflation will plague the U.S. for years, despite Joe Biden telling us it was temporary, transitory, and had peaked. Americans are paying record prices for nearly everything and Biden’s plan is to further fuel inflation by canceling student debt." (twitter.com)
  • "Food stamps for our soldiers but a student loan bailout for the liberal donor class? After Afghanistan, it became clear how this administration feels about the American soldier so this messaging from the Army should really come as no surprise." (twitter.com)
  • "While Biden prepares to force the middle class to pay for someone else’s student loan debt, retirees are being forced back into the workforce due to the worst economic policies in our lifetime." (twitter.com)
  • "A new poll indicates that a large majority of Americans, regardless of skin color, support voter ID to preserve election integrity." (twitter.com)
  • "Example 4,265,708,211 that everything and everyone is racist according to the Democratic Party. Calling the border crisis an invasion is RACIST! Demanding voter ID is RACIST! Suggesting the U.S. have common sense energy policy is… RACIST. America is struggling because we have very unserious people in serious positions of power." (twitter.com)
  • "I flew 55 missions in Iraq to defend our right to free and fair elections. I’ll support Voter ID and other measures to make sure all legal registered voters can have faith that their vote is counted." (wesleyfortexas.com)
  • "It’s no surprise that key Democrats are now backpedaling on previous opposition to Voter ID. Government issued photo identification helps maintain election integrity. This should be a bipartisan issue." (twitter.com)
  • "As the Energy Congressman of the World, I fully understand the importance of Oil and Gas in America’s future. Our leaders should be focused on energy addition, not energy transition. The United States produces the cleanest and safest oil and gas found anywhere in the world and we should be drilling more of it, not less." (wesleyfortexas.com)
  • "In fact, we need it. We don’t have enough electrons to suffice the eight billion people on this earth," he says. "But quite frankly, God gave us all these resources here. We need to be in the business of using our own resources to fuel ourselves and our allies."' (twitter.com)
  • "Mr. Hunt represents Houston’s Energy Corridor, including headquarters for ConocoPhillips and BP America, and he wants permitting reform and exports of liquefied natural gas. "I have absolutely no issue with renewable energy."' (twitter.com)
  • "As the Energy Congressman of the World, I fully understand the importance of Oil and Gas in America’s future. Our leaders should be focused on energy addition, not energy transition. The United States produces the cleanest and safest oil and gas found anywhere in the world and we should be drilling more of it, not less." (wesleyfortexas.com)
  • "As the Energy Congressman of the World, Rep Hunt visited Oceaneering’s HQ today in Houston, TX. Oceaneering employs more than 8,000 people and specializes in providing advanced technological solutions for offshore drilling subsea oil and gas production." (twitter.com)
  • "Ooofff what an embarrassing moment for the administration that makes up their own statistics. Americans want the freedom that oil and gas provides. The EV agenda is failing miserably." (twitter.com)
  • "Today, Rep Hunt grilled BLM Deputy Director Nedd on Biden’s continued assault on domestic oil and gas production." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 92% by National Rifle Association (NRA) (None)
  • "As a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment and gun owner, I will support our right to defend ourselves and our families." (wesleyfortexas.com)
  • "Why are we spending billions of dollars to help other countries make their people safer but we can’t do the same to harden our schools? And I don’t want to hear chatter about how gun control measures should be attached to this type of legislation. Securing our kids and arguments about gun control are NOT mutually exclusive. It’s often law abiding citizens who help prevent tragedies like these in the first place. Provide armed guards, create controlled points of entry, have dead man doors, and empower those who wish to protect our children." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 100% by Gun Owners of America (GOA) (None)
  • "Healthcare isn't a political issue; it's a family issue. Houston families need a representative in DC who will fight to lower the cost of healthcare while preserving the excellent quality of care Houstonians experience every day." (twitter.com)
  • "I will always protect individuals with pre-existing conditions. My opponent knows this. Yet, she lies to voters to push her narrative that govt healthcare is the only way to protect pre-existing conditions. This kind of dishonesty hurts #TX07 voters." (twitter.com)
  • "Medicare For All would be destructive for families in the 7th District. I’ll do everything in my power to push for free market reforms that will lower premiums and increase choice for Americans." (twitter.com)
  • "My opponents' support of a federal government takeover of our healthcare won't help Houston families. I'll take steps to increase affordability, drive innovation, & reduce government overreach because our healthcare should be shaped by doctors & patients - not DC bureaucrats." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "According to Bloomberg, the average U.S. family now has to spend an extra $5,200 this year because of inflation. Some Americans now have to choose between gas in their tank or life-saving insulin." (twitter.com)
  • "Under Joe Biden, Americans now have to choose between putting gas in their car or buying life saving insulin. NOT the case under President Trump." (twitter.com)
  • "Biden has turned our southern border into a WELCOME MAT for terrorists. The DOJ and the FBI can hunt down Jan 6th protestors without a problem, but the Biden Administration can’t find thousands of illegal aliens released into the interior U.S. who pose a REAL national security threat. It’s not an oversight. It’s not a mistake. It’s a choice. Biden and the Democrats have made a choice to put our country at risk." (twitter.com)
  • "It’s been crisis after crisis after crisis for the Biden Regime. So it should come as no surprise that in this moment, there is only one candidate best positioned to end the corruption, the inflation, the historic border crisis, and the global instability we are seeing today. America wants President Trump back and I’m honored to stand with him." (twitter.com)
  • "Last time I checked, I’ve been black for a long time. I’ve been a minority for a long time. Am I racist for calling what’s happening at the southern border, an invasion? No. I’m a Congressman who is tired of this administration using racism as a scapegoat for everything. -WPH" (twitter.com)
  • "The Mexican cartels currently run and operate our southern border. Enough Fentanyl has been smuggled into our country from Mexico to kill every American 6 times. Over 9 million illegal alliens have entered our country in the last 3 years. I have fought and will continue to fight to secure our border now." (wesleyfortexas.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Israel is American’s one true ally in the Middle East and should have every right to defend itself against hostile actors, including Hamas. Iran should have no path to a nuclear weapon while its proxies in the Middle East should all be labeled as terrorist organizations. America must defend Israel." (wesleyfortexas.com)
  • "We’re already at WAR with the Mexican drug cartels. They’ve turned Chinese fentanyl into a weapon of war against the American people. Here’s how to respond ↙️▪️Launch a comprehensive program to identify, sanction and dismantle the cartels operating in our neighborhoods.▪️Revamp the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force ▪️Increase funding to state and local law enforcement agencies to target drug trafficking organizations. ▪️Take the fight to them." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 340 "Hamas International Financing Prevention Act" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 3774 "Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act" (None)
  • "Another billion to Ukraine and 87,000 new IRS agents. At this rate we should at least make them the 51st state so they can start paying some federal income tax." (twitter.com)
  • "Are you listening Biden? To my colleagues in Congress, are you listening? Our #1 priority should be to SECURE the sovereign borders of the United States, NOT negotiate on our safety to help Ukraine secure theirs." (twitter.com)
  • "Tonight, we got 117 Republicans to vote against additional funding to the proxy war in Ukraine. The tide is turning." (twitter.com)
  • "Why has the United States government sent $113 billion to defend Ukraine’s border and NOT a dime of real funding to secure our own border? Enough." (twitter.com)
  • "The CCP is poisoning us with their fentanyl, they are poisoning our children’s minds with TikTok, they are plotting and executing a strategy of global domination, and while they fly spy balloons over our country, Biden vacations." (twitter.com)

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