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Nicholas LaLota's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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On The Ballot: Running, Conservative, Republican for U.S. House (NY) - District 1

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  • "I join with the 72% of Americans who oppose abortion in the second trimester and the 80% of Americans who oppose abortion in the third trimester. I do not oppose abortion in cases of rape, incest, or to save the mother’s life." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • "The recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade placed abortion policy-making power back in the state legislatures. Here in New York, voters should aim to elect State Assemblymembers, State Senators and a Governor who share their view on this issue. That is why I will be voting for and supporting candidates who oppose second and third trimester abortions." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • Rated 100% by National Right to Life Committee (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "I've said it once and I'll say it 10,000 times if necessary: I am unequivocally opposed to cuts to our seniors' social security and medicare. Those ideas are a non-starter for House Republicans and would not come anywhere close to passing the House if offered." (x.com)
  • "I've vowed to protect Social Security and Medicare and will continue to ensure these vital programs are protected!" (x.com)
  • "Social Security is a vital program that helps millions & I am proud that my team has been able to help over 50 Long Islanders get the benefits they've earned. I am committed to ensuring that Social Security remains accessible and viable for generations and will not support cuts." (x.com)
  • Rated 10% by Alliance for Retired Americans (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Committed to my promise to Long Island families, I voted against a bipartisan tax package lacking crucial SALT reforms. I won't stop fighting until we secure the relief our community deserves." (x.com)
  • "Despite 207 House Democrats and 18 House Republicans blocking a bill to raise the SALT cap, I will continue to fight for ways to help New Yorkers survive our state's oppressive taxes." (x.com)
  • "I promised Long Islanders I would fight tooth and nail for SALT relief and vote against this year’s tax bill if it didn’t have a reasonable amount of SALT in it. Tonight I fulfilled that promise by voting against the Wyden-Smith tax bill." (x.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "As an Amityville Trustee, I stood by our law enforcement. Despite financial woes we inherited from a previous administration, I made sure we put more cops on the street than at any other time in our village’s history. Our brave men and women in Law Enforcement deserve to have elected officials who will stand up for them when-- in the course of protecting our communities-- they find themselves in harm's way." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • "In this era of hatred and animosity directed at our police, Congress must take action to send a clear message of support for our great law enforcement officers." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • "Kathy Hochul’s New York is a disaster; and our neighborhoods and our police are left to feel less safe each day. With an unprecedented rise of violence committed towards those in Blue, Congress must step up to make sure that our law enforcement is treated with the respect it deserves. That is why I would support the "Protect and Serve Act" which would make police officers across all 50 states a protected class. Specifically, the Act would make it a crime to knowingly cause or attempt to cause "serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer." The crime is punishable by 10 years in prison. If the crime results in the death of a law enforcement officer, or the crime involves kidnapping or the attempt to kidnap or kill a law enforcement officer, then the sentence can be up to life in prison." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • "America is the greatest nation the world in large part because of our military men & women. As a Navy Vet & Armed Services Cmte member, I’m proud we were able to pass the NDAA so our troops have the resources they need to remain the world’s most lethal fighting force for good." (x.com)
  • 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)
  • "In Washington, I will support Congress allocating funds to each state so that they can adequately address their own infrastructure needs, followed by a federal survey of the repairs made to assess the quality of improvements made. By properly addressing Long Island’s - and the nation’s - infrastructure needs, we would greatly improve the means of transportation that we all depend on while avoiding certain disaster in the future." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • "Washington politicians (of both parties) must reign in federal spending and finally pass a balanced budget. For too long, the Congress has spent more than it has taken in. That must stop." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2811: "Limit, Save, Grow Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "As Congressman, I would support measures to make drastic cuts to our bloated agencies, and lower government’s operating costs. Congress has been too caught up in its current "free stuff" spending spree to realize the impact it’s having on future generations. Congress needs to be taking action NOW to start working towards a sustainable budget going forward." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I will fight for policies which help lower inflation and bring down the rising prices of gasoline, groceries and even the costs to heat and cool our homes." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • "inflation is exacerbated by our nation’s $600 billion trade imbalance and supply chain disruptions caused by an overreliance on overseas products. Congress must react by promoting trade deals and regulations which promote American manufacturing while simultaneously ensuring we are not incentivizing American workers to stay home." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • "America has a college affordability problem, but the answer isn’t to force one family to pay off another’s college debt. I am pleased the Supreme Court ruled President Biden exceeded his authority when he tried to do so." (x.com)
  • Rated 0% by National Education Association (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Committing fraud by impersonation at a polling place is relatively easy in New York because, unlike 34 other states, our state doesn’t have a voter ID law. To pull off this crime in New York, all a fraudster needs to do is appear at a polling place and present a signature on an iPad that looks somewhat like the real voter’s signature. Given this vulnerability to our democracy, I testified before the New York Senate Elections Committee and advocated for a New York State photo voter ID law. Unfortunately, my advocacy fell on the deaf ears of Senate Democrats who controlled the committee." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • "In Congress, I will support legislation that requires a voter to have ID to participate in any Federal Election. If a qualified voter doesn’t have ID, one should be made easily available and at no cost because voting in our elections shouldn’t be contingent on paying a de facto poll tax. Moreover, a voter who comes to a polling place without an ID should be offered the interim solution of voting by affidavit ballot." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • "Our democracy is best served when candidates for public office campaign on a fair and transparent playing field. Voter ID, limiting absentee ballots and providing transparency to big tech’s algorithms will even the playing field, build the public’s confidence in our elections and ensure the candidate with the most valid votes wins. As a former elections commissioner, I will fight for just that in Congress!" (www.nicklalota.com)
  • "The lack of Voter ID, proliferation of absentee ballots, and big tech companies’ political bias have caused too many Americans to lose confidence in our elections. As a former Elections Commissioner, I am uniquely qualified to tackle these issues in Congress." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • "America's ""All of the Above"" energy policy should start with the safe extraction of America's oil and natural gas. Doing so would drive down prices and decrease our reliance on our adversaries." (x.com)
  • "First and foremost, the President and Congress must incentivize the safe extraction of America’s 43,800,000,000 barrels of proven oil reserves. That means approving and expediting permits to drill on federal land. Here in New York, the Governor should allow for the safe extraction of the Empire State’s immense natural gas reserves. If government allows for an increase in the supply of energy, prices will fall." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1: "Lower Energy Costs Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 21: "Strategic Production Response Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6285: "Alaska's Right to Produce Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • "I am a gun owner and I have deep respect for the Constitutional right to bear arms. My father was a Nassau County Police Officer and both of my grandfathers proudly wore the badge for the NYPD. I grew up being taught to operate firearms safely. I have done so as a Military Officer and as a civilian. In Kathy Hochul’s New York, we’ve never been less safe. Crime is rampant, and criminals are now released without bail the same day they commit violent crimes. In Congress I’ll do everything that I can to protect our rights to safely and responsibly protect ourselves and our families from the violent criminals who are overrunning our communities due to the direct abdication of duty by our Albany elected officials." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • Rated 100% by Gun Owners of America (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Rated 92% by National Rifle Association (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I believe that requiring medical care providers to be transparent with their pricing information will enable patients to have more power in choosing the provider and care that is best for them in addition to spurring previously non-existent competition between providers. By giving consumers more power to make more informed healthcare decisions and negotiating for lower prices, Americans will be able to access much-needed healthcare without the burdensome financial repercussions." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • "In Congress, I will work with Republicans and Democrats to lower prescription drug prices, continue to require insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions and protect people from surprise medical bills. I will also support a system that allows for Medicare to negotiate prices for its members 65 years and up. These price negotiations will not only protect seniors from predatory pricing, it will cause prices to come down for those who need it most." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5378: "Lower Costs, More Transparency Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "America needs President Biden to secure our border ASAP." (x.com)
  • Rated 89% by NumbersUSA (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2: "Secure the Border Act of 2023" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5525: "Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "NY's migrant crisis has made NY like a ship taking on water. Rather than more buckets to catch the water, NY and NYC need to repeal its sanctuary policies which are helping to cause the flooding." (x.com)
  • "Repealing NY's sanctuary city policies will help bring an end to NYC's migrant crisis." (x.com)
  • "Sanctuary cities' temporary cooperation with ICE sounds a bit like an election-year stunt, but it would help. A FULL and PERMANENT repeal of sanctuary policies is needed to end the border and migrant crises" (x.com)
  • Rated 89% by NumbersUSA (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Israel is the battle-tested cruiser to America’s aircraft carrier. In addition to the moral imperative that comes with protecting an ally who is constantly unjustly attacked, for our own country’s sake, we must continue to invest in Israel’s defense against those who would want to do and have done Americans harm, too. In Congress, I will support the $3.8 billion in annual security assistance to Israel as negotiated in the U.S.-Israel MOU, the continued sharing of intelligence, joint cooperation in cybersecurity and counterterrorism, and continued funding for the lifesaving Iron Dome missile defense system. Likewise, I will oppose proposals that would empower our adversaries such as the Iran Nuclear Deal. Doing so is essential to our own national security." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8030: "Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8034: "Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8035: "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "Just cast my vote to support Israel and Ukraine defeating common adversaries, while also deterring conflict with China. Investing in our future, we aim to lessen the burdens of war on our children. Big thanks to Speaker Johnson for his dedicated leadership. Now, it's crucial for President Biden to fully stand by Israel and rally NATO allies to bolster Ukraine's defense. Decisive action is key for our security and global stability." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 8035: "Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "As we see big tech companies grow to become almost omnipresent in our lives, Congress has a responsibility to regulate the tech industry to ensure its coding, which has tended to censor and suppress conservative news, is politically neutral or properly disclaims what they are censoring" (www.nicklalota.com)
  • "Big tech and social media companies are private entities. Within reason, they should be allowed control over what they will and won't allow on their platforms. However, a user shouldn’t be led to falsely believe what or how much of what they see is politically neutral. This highly-advanced trickery undermines the very core of our democracy. In Congress, I will support legislation that requires tech companies to provide a disclaimer when they are throttling news that tends to marginalize a political ideology or party." (www.nicklalota.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7521: "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" (votesmart.org)

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