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Greg Steube's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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  • Rated 100% by National Right to Life Committee. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Received an "A Rating" from Florida Right To Life. There is no place for abortion in a civilized society. Roe v. Wade is bad law and violates the right to life guaranteed by our Constitution. Sponsored the "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act", which bans abortions in the state of Florida after 20 weeks." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 3755 "Women's Health Protection Act of 2021." (votesmart.org)
  • Signed Letter to Administrator Verma: "Medicare Advantage offers affordable, high-quality care coordination, disease management programs, out-of-pocket spending limits, access to community-based programs, additional supplemental benefits such as vision and dental coverage, and often prescription drug coverage for no additional premium. The program also serves vulnerable and underserved populations that have special needs and chronic conditions and provides supports for seniors at critical times of their life. Moreover, as a result of greater flexibility in plan benefit offerings, next year nearly 14 million enrollees will have access to additional telehealth benefits, and an estimated 2.6 million beneficiaries will have access to more supplemental benefits, including adult day care services and in-home support services to help them manage their health. In addition, up to 1.2 million enrollees will have access to new benefits that address social barriers to accessing care such as food assistance, transportation, and home modifications." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "My Republican colleagues and I are fighting to secure the success of our nation. We have made efforts to strengthen and preserve Social Security and Medicare so Americans can continue to get the care that was promised to them." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 7% by Alliance for Retired Americans. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against S 610 "Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act." (votesmart.org)
  • "Democrats want to force the American people to pay for their campaigns with taxpayer dollars while telling states like Florida they have to end voter ID laws in violation of Article 1, section 4 of the U.S. Constitution," Steube said. "Americans do not want their tax dollars going to fund political contributions and, after the election integrity issues we faced in the presidential election, the last thing we should be doing is ending requirements for voter identification." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1 "For the People Act of 2021." (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 0% by Common Cause. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Our elections should be held to the highest ethical standards and this loophole only serves to invite corruption into the process," Steube said. "We should be serving the people as elected officials, not lining our own pockets. This legislation will add more protections for American campaign dollars and prevent candidates from violating the trust of the public." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Mr. Speaker, this bill would end qualified immunity. Qualified immunity is only applicable when they follow their training and protocol and protects officers from being personally sued for official actions. If we repeal qualified immunity, we will not find anyone willing to serve as police officers because they can be sued out of everything they own for doing their jobs." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1280 "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021." (votesmart.org)
  • "I'm honored to be selected as a Conferee for next year's NDAA and represent @JudiciaryGOP. I look forward to bringing my military experience to the conference as we set a sound defense policy and provide our servicemembers with the resources they need." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of S 1605 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022." (votesmart.org)
  • "The Democrats' "infrastructure" package has nothing to do with real infrastructure. It's an excuse to spend American taxpayer money on outrageous proposals related to climate change, supporting partisan unions, and increasing funding for schools that refuse to open." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 3684 "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act." (votesmart.org)
  • "Less than 10% of Biden’s Infrastructure package went to roads and bridges. The other 90% went to reckless spending and a progressive climate agenda." (twitter.com)
  • "On Friday, in the dead of night, House Democrats passed the $1.2 trillion so-called “infrastructure bill," where only $110 billion actually goes to roads and bridges. I voted no and will continue to relentlessly oppose these dangerous bills that are destroying our country." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 266 "Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "How high will Democrats let inflation go before they stop spending? 9.1% inflation is crippling our Country." (twitter.com)
  • "Inflation has risen rapidly over the past year, increasing food and labor costs for Americans and farmers," Steube said. "Biden's inept leadership and reckless economic policies have created historic inflation and an unemployment and supply chain disaster that is leaving our grocery store shelves and wallets empty. The temporary stay placed on the H-2A AEWR will help address the rising input costs crippling our farmers and consumers." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 5376 "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "We cannot spend ourselves out of this recession. The Democrats’ Inflation Expansion Act cuts jobs and raises taxes on millions of Americans across all incomes during 40-year high inflation." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 2547 "Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Will Biden send every American who paid off their loans a $10,000 check? Since he’s back from his vacation, let’s hope he takes some questions today on his Student Loan Debt Transfer!" (twitter.com)
  • "Democrats want to force the American people to pay for their campaigns with taxpayer dollars while telling states like Florida they have to end voter ID laws in violation of Article 1, section 4 of the U.S. Constitution," Steube said. "Americans do not want their tax dollars going to fund political contributions and, after the election integrity issues we faced in the presidential election, the last thing we should be doing is ending requirements for voter identification." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 5746 "Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 4447 "Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019." (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by American Energy Alliance. (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Signed Letter to Secretary Granholm: "As your Administration considers tapping into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to help slow rising gas prices, we write to express our concern and opposition to this proposed plan of action. Gas prices have and will continue to rise due to production restrictions on federal lands, cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline, and heightened environmental regulations, including those on methane emissions. In addition, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) recently rejected President Biden’s request for more crude exports to the U.S. We should not extract oil from the SPR to address a self-inflicted crisis caused by this administration. We must continue to reserve the world’s largest supply of emergency crude for national emergencies that cannot otherwise be prevented." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Democrats are taking this national emergency and using it as an opportunity to push their crooked Green New Deal. Instead of focusing on public health, they are trying to push new emissions standards for airlines in the COVID-19 response bill. Shameful!" (twitter.com)
  • "I am proud to cosponsor this important legislation that will aim to reduce the plastics polluting our waterways. We need to ensure the EPA makes clean water for Florida a priority." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 9 "Climate Action Now Act." (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 100% by National Rifle Association (NRA). (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "Red flag laws do nothing to prevent crime, and implementing them unconstitutionally strips law-abiding citizens of their firearms," Steube said. "I will never support any legislation that enables the government to trample on our Second Amendment rights." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The magazine limits in the bill are even more egregious because it affects all Americans and all firearms, not just rifles, and will effectively serve as a ban on most commonly used handguns. As I demonstrated in the Judiciary Committee last week, numerous firearms that millions of Americans use every single day to protect themselves and their families could be rendered useless by a 15-round magazine limit. And those 15-round magazine limits have absolutely no effect on solving mass shootings." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 7910 "Protecting Our Kids Act." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against S 2938 "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1425 "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 6201 "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "H.R. 3 would do just that; if it were implemented, we would be woefully unprepared for future health crises. H.R. 3 and the budget reconciliation process would allow the government to set prescription drug prices with little insight from biopharmaceutical manufacturers. This kind of blatant government overreach would prevent biopharmaceutical companies' from recouping their investments. And this kind of government "negotiation" on drug pricing would in practice lead to American patients losing out on access to lifesaving treatments." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The so-called "solutions' my Democrat colleagues have presented are inadequate and misguided," Steube wrote. "Their primary proposal, H.R. 3, is not only an egregious government overreach, but would negatively affect seniors by expanding entitlements and disregarding the Medicare trust fund. This could risk the ultimate failure of the entire program and almost certainly increase out-of-pocket costs for our seniors." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 3 "Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 6833 "The Affordable Insulin Now Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Our #BorderSecurity is National Security. #Biden has made a joke of our borders. We must NOT let this continue to happen." (twitter.com)
  • "Our southern border has been bombarded with hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants and our country is in crisis, but Democrats want to give millions of taxpayer dollars to enhance border security in foreign countries?" (twitter.com)
  • "The border is not secure. Border security is national security!" (twitter.com)
  • "The Biden Administration has driven illegal crossings up to historic highs by encouraging more illegal immigration and loosening restrictions to give criminals a free pass. I spoke today in opposition to the NO BAN Act, which would only exacerbate the crisis at our border." (twitter.com)
  • "There is a crisis at our border and this dangerous legislation only serves to incentivize more illegal crossings by granting amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants," Steube said. "With Border Patrol encountering an average of 565 unaccompanied children a day, and some migrant facilities operating at over 729% capacity, we cannot afford misguided policies that fan the flames of the blazing disaster at the southern border." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1333 "NO BAN Act." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 6 "American Dream and Promise Act of 2021." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 1333 "NO BAN Act." (votesmart.org)
  • Voted against HR 6 "American Dream and Promise Act of 2021." (votesmart.org)
  • "Today I voted for a House Resolution to support the Ukrainians. While Congress can lend support through words, now is the time for action. We must sanction Russia’s energy sector and send much-needed military supplies to a country fighting an evil regime." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 4695 "Protect Against Conflict by Turkey (PACT) Act" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 6968 "Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "We have an administration who is negotiating a path towards nuclear weapons, a path towards opening up financial resources to terror regimes, and a path towards removing terror sanctions for a country who chants 'Death to America.' This weak deal with the Iranians is the worst-case scenario for our country and will destabilize the entire Middle East region. The Trump Administration cared about the safety and security of the American people and removed the United States from the disastrous Obama-era JCPOA. Haven't we learned our lesson?" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "I have long supported the Ukrainian people in their fight against Putin’s evil aggression. That’s why I voted in April to approve a loan of U.S. military equipment to Ukraine and voted in March for $14 billion in military and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine." (twitter.com)
  • "Let’s get Ukraine weapons, ammunition, javelins - let’s get them what we can to be able to defend themselves. We have a moral obligation to help the Ukrainian civilians and citizens in any way we can." (twitter.com)
  • "Tonight, I voted against an additional $40 billion of new funding in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. I have long supported the Ukrainian people in their fight against Putin's evil aggression. That's why I voted in April to approve a loan of U.S. military equipment to Ukraine and voted in March for $14 billion in military and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine. Since then, Congress has not received a single report on how much of this funding was spent, if any, nor assurances that the funding even reached Ukraine. Today less than 6 hours before a vote, the Democrats dropped a massive, last-minute bill to send $40 billion more without any safeguards, assurances of use, or proof of a strategic plan for the U.S. role in Ukraine." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of S 3522 "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "I’ve never supported increasing taxes and we most certainly shouldn’t be taking more of Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars for handouts. I joined @noahpransky to discuss how we can prevent further inflation" (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 5377 "Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "We cannot spend ourselves out of this recession. The Democrats’ Inflation Expansion Act cuts jobs and raises taxes on millions of Americans across all incomes during 40-year high inflation." (twitter.com)
  • "Today, I voted in favor of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement. Florida relies on trade with Canada and Mexico to survive and thrive. From transportation equipment to machinery, to agricultural products, in 2017 alone, Florida exported $6.7 billion in goods to Canada and Mexico and we aren't alone. Canada was the leading market for U.S. goods exported followed closely by Mexico in 2017. These allies account for 34 percent of U.S. exports and 35 percent of U.S. imports. They are our strategic partners and an important part of our successful economy." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5430 "United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act." (votesmart.org)

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