Chip Roy on VoteMatch | |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Will always oppose abortion in any form: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Life begins at conception; don't fund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored bill to protect infant survivors of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Rated Voted NO on private lawsuits for school race discrimination: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Keep deadline for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rated Voted against combating Islamophobia: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Marriages are one-man-one-woman; so are bathrooms: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | Government by Judeo-Christian values, not Sharia: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Healthcare freedom without Washington interference: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Health insurance via free market plus Medicaid block grants: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare, according to PVS survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Allow investing Soc.Sec. taxes in private savings accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Bureaucrats should not override political officials: Favors topic 7 PVS:States decide standards, not federal government: Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale) | Re-election opposed by LCV: Strongly Favors topic 8 Congress must go further in reining in regulations: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | Supports the death penalty: Favors topic 9 Rated Keep existing rules for police accountability: Favors topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale) | More restrictive gun control doesn't protect public safety: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background checks for private transfers: Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Reduce burden of federal tax code: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax return on a postcard, with lower overall rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 PVS:Don't increase taxes to balance budget: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Design immigration system based on American values: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Blocked disaster relief for not addressing crisis at border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Build the border wall, not sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border wall, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 12 PVS:Illegal immigrants must exit and re-enter: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Rated Allow immigration bans from non-cooperating countries: Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Protect our sovereignty from the United Nations: Strongly Favors topic 14 PVS:No nuclear weapons for hostile governments: Strongly Favors topic 14 Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale) | Strengthen military with tools & rules of engagement: Strongly Favors topic 15 Peace maintained via a strong military: Strongly Favors topic 15 PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale) | Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Rated Oppose expanding voter registration and voter access: Opposes topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale) | Peace through strength; stand up to enemies; support allies: Opposes topic 17 Respond with full force of US military to terrorism: Strongly Opposes topic 17 PVS:Air support and more intervention in Mideast: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Remove US Forces from Hostilities Against Yemen: Favors topic 17 Rated President ok to use military force against Iran: Opposes topic 17 Repeal 2002 Military Force Authorization against Iraq: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Regulating climate change is not a government responsibility: Strongly Opposes topic 18 PVS:Don't regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Rated Voted NO on assisting rural electric renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale) | Label Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Refuse to increase debt ceiling without spending reductions: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Balance budget; cut spending; simplify taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 20 PVS:Don't promote economic growth via federal spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Rated Voted NO on $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Rated Opposed $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
Chip Roy is a Hard-Core Conservative
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