Nathan Dahm in 2020s senatorial press release
On Abortion:
Taking an innocent life through abortion must be stopped
Dahm has filed a trio of abortion-related measures to prohibit abortion procedures and limit funding to Planned Parenthood in the state. "For almost half a century, our nation has sacrificed unborn children, costing over 60 million lives.
The core and proper function of government is to protect our rights. Any attempt to knowingly and willingly take an innocent life through abortion must be stopped."
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 25, 2021
On Crime:
Jan. 6 insurrection arrestees are political prisoners
SB 1166, the "Prohibition on Political Prisoners in Oklahoma Act," would define a political prisoner as a citizen of the United States who has been arrested, charged or convicted of any crime, other than a felony, relating to the Capitol building on
Jan. 6, 2021. "It's well past time we stand up to this political thuggery being imposed on people who entered a building--a building which they own as citizens--through doors opened by police and security personnel to grant them access," Dahm said.
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 4, 2022
On Education:
Don't single out homeschool, non-accredited school students
"Rather than unfairly singling out homeschool and non-accredited private school students for extra testing requirements, this bill would implement testing for all OHLAP applicants," Dahm said. "This could ensure some base level
of competency for all students who apply for financial help through OHLAP, while eliminating a blatant form of discrimination against homeschool and non-accredited private school students."
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 13, 2022
On Education:
Education dollars should fund students not systems
Senate Bill 1420 would provide any student in the state with a scholarship in the amount of their calculated state aid to attend the private school of their choice. "I believe that our education dollars should fund students, not systems,"
Dahm said. "In addition, I think parents should have options. This bill, coupled with the open transfer legislation signed into law last session, goes a long way toward realizing those goals."
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 19, 2022
On Energy & Oil:
End tax credits for wind energy companies
Oklahoma State Senators Josh Brecheen and Nathan Dahm filed legislation that would end check-in-the-mail tax credit payouts paid to wind energy companies who are exempt from paying income taxes. Dahm said it was not right to pay wind energy tax credits
when the Legislature was raising taxes on other Oklahoma taxpayers. "We should not be taking money out of the wallets of every Oklahoman by raising their taxes while continuing to cut a check for $70 million to the wind industry every year."
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Apr 9, 2018
On Free Trade:
Promotes economic, cultural ties between Oklahoma, Romania
During a trip to Romania Dahm had the opportunity to discuss the continuing efforts to finalize the Strategic Partnership between Romania and the U.S. "There is a great opportunity for Oklahoma to help Romania and our own economy by sharing our
abundance of natural energy and agriculture with them," said Dahm. "I'm working to promote the possible establishment of sister cities. This would be a wonderful way to foster further cultural and commercial ties."
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Aug 16, 2013
On Government Reform:
Serious doubts about the integrity of the 2020 election
SB 1690 calls for a forensic audit of the 2020 election. Nine counties would be audited: the three most populous counties, the three least populous counties, and three randomly selected counties."There are serious doubts about the integrity of the
2020 election," Dahm said. "This audit will verify those results to ensure our electoral process has not been undermined. Elections should be vetted to the highest degree to ensure that the will of the people is not distorted."
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 21, 2022
On Government Reform:
Absentee ballots only for those physically unable to go
SB 1748 would specify valid reasons that individuals may ask for an absentee ballot. "Election laws in Oklahoma should make it easy to vote, but hard to cheat,"
Dahm said. "And absentee ballots should be limited to those individuals who physically cannot make it to the ballot box."
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 21, 2022
On Gun Control:
2nd Amendment among most important in Constitution
[On gun rights]: "I believe that the Second Amendment is one of the most important, if not the most important provision in the Constitution," Dahm said. "It's our means of protecting every other right.
Unfortunately, this means it is on the top of every tyrant's hit list.""The founders believed that well-armed citizens would never allow their rights to be taken away by a tyrannical central government," Dahm said.
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 18, 2022
On Health Care:
Allow over the counter sale of unproven COVID remedies
Dahm has filed Senate Bill 1525 to make Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin available over the counter. "The sole focus of the current administration is on a vaccine that isn't quite as `safe and effective' as they make it out to be," Dahm said. "I
believe we should focus on proven early illness treatments, such as Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine, rather than continuing to pad the pockets of big pharma."The Week fact-check: A large new trial has reportedly found no indication
ivermectin is useful in treating COVID-19 patients. The trial of almost 1,400 COVID-19 patients at risk of severe disease found the drug failed to reduce hospital admissions.
News-Medical.net fact-check: The researchers concluded that
the results of this analysis are concordant with that of at least 50 previously published meta-analyses evaluating HCQ/CQ in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. None of the subgroups included in the study particularly benefited from the HCQ/CQ treatment.
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 25, 2022
On Health Care:
Prohibit gender reassignment medical treatment for minors
Dahm has filed a measure that would prohibit any person under the age of 18 from undergoing gender reassignment medical treatment in the state. "Senate Bill 583 would prohibit any sex-change surgeries or chemicals from being used upon any minor for
that purpose." Under SB 583, gender reassignment medical treatment means any health care to facilitate the transitioning of a patient's assigned gender identity to the gender identity experienced and defined by the patient.
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 27, 2021
On Health Care:
Health care is not a right; it is an enterprise
[On ObamaCare]: "Depriving citizens of the right to make their own choices about health care runs contrary to American ideals," said Dahm. "If we want a health care system that is innovative,
efficient, and controls costs, we need to allow the free market to work. Health care is not a right, it is an enterprise, and it works best with fewer market distortions and the incentive to improve the services it offers customers."
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 10, 2013
On Homeland Security:
Revitalize Oklahoma militia to protect its citizens
Dahm filed Senate Bill 1251 to revitalize the Oklahoma militia and provide greater protection for the citizens of Oklahoma. The bill states local guard units can be voluntarily funded and supplied, and that individuals may be required to use privately
owned semi-automatic weapons if mustered into service. "State guards and militias have a rich history in our nation dating back to the Minutemen of times past," Dahm said. "They were necessary in 1776, and they are necessary today."
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 12, 2022
On Immigration:
No citizenship for "illegal alien anchor babies"
Dahm filed Senate Bill 1226 to prohibit illegal alien anchor babies from receiving citizenship in Oklahoma. "Birthright citizenship was never the intent of the 14th Amendment," Dahm said. "We remain one of the last western civilized nations that grants
citizenship to anchor babies."The bill requires each birth certificate include the citizenship of the parents. If neither of the parents are citizens of the United States, the child will not be granted U.S. or Oklahoma citizenship.
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 10, 2022
On Principles & Values:
Require reading of historic Thanksgiving proclamations
"It's important that students and all future generations understand the value of Thanksgiving," Dahm said. "Some of these proclamations date back all the way to our founding fathers and have serious historical significance that should be explored."
The new bill requires students to read, or have read to them, five Thanksgiving proclamations. The first of these proclamations is dated back to December 18, 1777, in which the Continental Congress thanked "Almighty God."
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Nov 24, 2021
On Principles & Values:
Filed resolution declaring 2020 "Year of the Bible"
Legislation filed by Dahm would declare 2020 the "Year of the Bible." Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 would recognize the unique contribution the Bible has made, including that biblical teachings inspired civil government concepts found in the
Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. "We have turned away from the foundational principles and truths that established our country," Dahm said. "This resolution allows us to recognize the influence the Bible has on our land."
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Jan 13, 2020
On Principles & Values:
Proposed renaming part of Route 66 "Trump Highway"
Dahm and Sen. Marty Quinn have filed Senate Bill 1089 to create the President Donald J. Trump highway on world famous Route 66. "President Trump has done an outstanding job on behalf of our nation and Oklahoma," Dahm said. "We feel like this
is a perfect opportunity to commemorate the great impact his leadership has had on improving the economy and bringing jobs and commerc
Source: State Senate press release on 2022 Oklahoma U.S. Senate race
Nov 5, 2019
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