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Supports creating trade policies that benefit American workers and businesses, and re-negotiating or exiting trade policies that harm small businesses.

Supports reducing federal spending to lower the federal deficit and debt.

Plans to reduce federal spending to lower the federal deficit and debt.

Believes in reducing federal regulations to decrease government size and business costs.

Believes in reducing federal regulations to decrease government size.

Advocates for an infrastructure bill to rebuild roads, bridges, and flood gates.

Believes in prioritizing national growth and worker opportunities.

Wants to ensure "growth for our nation and opportunities for our workers are kept at the forefront."

- Supports creating trade policies that benefit American workers and businesses, and re-negotiating or exiting trade policies that harm small businesses.
- Plans to reduce federal spending to lower the federal deficit and debt.
- Believes in reducing federal regulations to decrease government size.
- Advocates for an infrastructure bill to rebuild roads, bridges, and flood gates.
- Wants to ensure "growth for our nation and opportunities for our workers are kept at the forefront."

Economy

Believes in designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations to combat them more effectively.

- Believes in designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations to combat them more effectively.

Public Safety

Fort Worth Report, Democrats Sam Eppler and Francine Ly hope to replace Rep. Beth Van Duyne in Texas’ District 24 seat

Wants to lower healthcare costs by expanding options and patient-doctor relationships.

- Wants to lower healthcare costs by expanding options and patient-doctor relationships.
- Opposes abortion access.

Healthcare

As of September 7, 2024, Beth Van Duyne’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

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Supports the development of next-generation nuclear reactors that are smaller and safer.

Believes more could be done to develop low or no emission energy sources.

Wants policies that will create abundant, affordable, and reliable energy to families and supply the expanding manufacturing industry.

- Supports the development of next-generation nuclear reactors that are smaller and safer.
- Believes more could be done to develop low or no emission energy sources.
- Wants policies that will create abundant, affordable, and reliable energy to families and supply the expanding manufacturing industry.

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

Believes in closing asylum loopholes, constructing additional walls, and hiring more border agents to address undocumented immigration and drug trafficking.

Believes in establishing relationships with ICE and local law enforcement to apprehend and deport "criminal illegals."

Wants to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local law enforcement to address undocumented immigrants.

Supports creating a pathway to legal status (not citizenship) for undocumented immigrants who are not criminals or have lived in the U.S. since childhood.

Said, "For those in our country who are not committing crimes or have been in the US since they were children, we should create a pathway to legal status (not citizenship)."

- Believes in closing asylum loopholes, constructing additional walls, and hiring more border agents to address undocumented immigration and drug trafficking.
- Wants to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local law enforcement to address undocumented immigrants.
- Said, "For those in our country who are not committing crimes or have been in the US since they were children, we should create a pathway to legal status (not citizenship)."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Supports increasing funding for the interstate highway system.

Supports modernizing all ports of entry, including airports, land crossings, and seaports.

Supports increasing the federal minimum wage.

Supports passing a federal statutory definition of market power to allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prevent "mega-mergers" that create monopolies, harm consumers, and lead to price gouging and predatory practices.

Said he supports "passing a federal statutory definition of market power to allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prevent mega-mergers that create monopolies, harm consumers, and lead to price gouging and predatory practices."

Supports American workers and unions advocating for competitive and fair wages.

Opposes "all extremist legislation that would cut Social Security payments to retired American citizens."

Believes in keeping the full retirement age at 67.

Supports fully guaranteeing benefits indexed to the inflation rate.

Supports a $7,500 First Responder Tax Credit.

Supports incentivizing American businesses to relocate operations, jobs, and factories from China to Latin America.

Believes the "zip code you grow up in is the single biggest factor in determining if you will succeed in life" and said "that's not fair, and we need to fix it so every child has the opportunity to live the American Dream."

Supports all future pro-infrastructure legislation.

- Supports increasing funding for the interstate highway system.
- Supports modernizing all ports of entry, including airports, land crossings, and seaports.
- Supports increasing the federal minimum wage.
- Said he supports "passing a federal statutory definition of market power to allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prevent mega-mergers that create monopolies, harm consumers, and lead to price gouging and predatory practices."
- Supports American workers and unions advocating for competitive and fair wages.
- Supports preserving Social Security.
- Opposes "all extremist legislation that would cut Social Security payments to retired American citizens."
- Believes in keeping the full retirement age at 67.
- Supports fully guaranteeing benefits indexed to the inflation rate.
- Supports a $7,500 First Responder Tax Credit.
- Supports incentivizing American businesses to relocate operations, jobs, and factories from China to Latin America.
- Believes the "zip code you grow up in is the single biggest factor in determining if you will succeed in life" and said "that's not fair, and we need to fix it so every child has the opportunity to live the American Dream."
- Supports all future pro-infrastructure legislation.

Supports waiting periods for purchasing assault-style firearms.

Supports raising the minimum age for all firearm purchases.

Supports government regulation of firearm sales and ownership, in accordance with Supreme Court rulings.

Believes firearms are a significant threat to children, saying "Firearms kill more children (ages 1-18) than any other cause of death."

Believes improving community conditions will aid in recruiting and retaining quality emergency service professionals.

- Supports waiting periods for purchasing assault-style firearms.
- Supports raising the minimum age for all firearm purchases.
- Supports government regulation of firearm sales and ownership, in accordance with Supreme Court rulings.
- Believes firearms are a significant threat to children, saying "Firearms kill more children (ages 1-18) than any other cause of death."
- Believes improving community conditions will aid in recruiting and retaining quality emergency service professionals.

Supports expanding the federal government’s ability to negotiate drug prices for Medicare.

Supports incentivizing states to opt into Medicaid to assist struggling hospitals.

Supports expanding the open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) healthcare marketplace.

Supports legislation that mandates one dedicated mental health counselor in every secondary public school in America.

Supports increasing in-home hospice care services for Medicaid and Medicare recipients.

Supports capping out-of-pocket maximums for co-pays and deductibles.

Supports expanding federal investments in curing diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's.

Supports providing life-saving Narcan supplies and training to every school in America in order to prevent fatal overdoses.

Supports providing life-saving Narcan supplies and training to every school in America to prevent fatal overdoses.

Supports passing the Women’s Health Protection Act.

Believes that uninsured Americans financially burden hospitals, local municipalities, and taxpayers.

Supports the establishment of a Rural Hospital Staff Corps to address staffing shortages in rural hospitals.

- Supports expanding the federal government’s ability to negotiate drug prices for Medicare.
- Supports incentivizing states to opt into Medicaid to assist struggling hospitals.
- Supports expanding the open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) healthcare marketplace.
- Supports legislation that mandates one dedicated mental health counselor in every secondary public school in America.
- Supports increasing in-home hospice care services for Medicaid and Medicare recipients.
- Supports capping out-of-pocket maximums for co-pays and deductibles.
- Supports expanding federal investments in curing diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's.
- Supports providing life-saving Narcan supplies and training to every school in America to prevent fatal overdoses.
- Supports passing the Women’s Health Protection Act.
- Believes that uninsured Americans financially burden hospitals, local municipalities, and taxpayers.
- Supports the establishment of a Rural Hospital Staff Corps to address staffing shortages in rural hospitals.
- Supports access to abortion care.

Supports universal, full-day pre-kindergarten education and plans to match funding for states that implement it.

Supports a moratorium on tuition increases for all publicly funded universities and colleges.

Supports reallocating federal Department of Education funds towards vocational and career technical education.

Supports open enrollment in traditional public and magnet schools, believing all parents should have the right to choose the best public school for their child.

Supports a program that would allow students to attend public universities or community colleges for free if they complete two years of public service.

- Supports universal, full-day pre-kindergarten education and plans to match funding for states that implement it.
- Supports a moratorium on tuition increases for all publicly funded universities and colleges.
- Supports reallocating federal Department of Education funds towards vocational and career technical education.
- Supports open enrollment in traditional public and magnet schools, believing all parents should have the right to choose the best public school for their child.
- Supports a program that would allow students to attend public universities or community colleges for free if they complete two years of public service.

Believes in protecting national parks and federal lands.

Supports requiring methane capture at new wellheads and banning gas flaring with increased fines.

Supports tax credits for energy companies to develop renewable energy infrastructure, including wind turbines, solar farms, and geothermal drilling, to maintain Texas as the top energy-producing state for the next century.

Supports tax credits for energy companies to develop renewable energy infrastructure, including wind turbines, solar farms, and geothermal drilling.

Supports modernizing the Texas grid and connecting it to neighboring states.

Supports directing the Department of Energy to identify and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the U.S.

Supports investing in all types of existing energy infrastructure and expanding renewable sources such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, and geothermal.

- Believes in protecting national parks and federal lands.
- Supports requiring methane capture at new wellheads and banning gas flaring with increased fines.
- Supports tax credits for energy companies to develop renewable energy infrastructure, including wind turbines, solar farms, and geothermal drilling.
- Supports modernizing the Texas grid and connecting it to neighboring states.
- Supports directing the Department of Energy to identify and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the U.S.
- Supports investing in all types of existing energy infrastructure and expanding renewable sources such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, and geothermal.

Supports the Voting Rights Act and ending "extreme partisan gerrymandering on both sides, in both 'Blue' and 'Red' states.'"

Supports the Voting Rights Act and ending partisan gerrymandering 

Supports a 10-year ban on lobbying after serving in Congress.

Supports banning members of Congress and federal government agencies from trading individual stocks.

- Supports the Voting Rights Act and ending partisan gerrymandering 
- Supports a 10-year ban on lobbying after serving in Congress.
- Supports banning members of Congress and federal government agencies from trading individual stocks.

Supports a $10,000 sign-on bonus for all enlisted service members.

Supports providing free tuition at public universities for all dependents of service members and veterans.

Supports a "strong, secure, and modernized border" to prevent unlawful crossings, human trafficking, and drug smuggling.

Believes improving economic opportunities and stable jobs in Mexico and Central America would reduce migration to the U.S.

Supports establishing and funding a fentanyl smuggling task force between the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and U.S. Border Patrol.

Believes in increasing federal funding to immigration courts to address being "overwhelmed and underfunded."

Supports comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, and addressing the root causes of migration.

Believes the U.S. should not rely on oil and gas imports from countries like Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Russia.

- Supports a $10,000 sign-on bonus for all enlisted service members.
- Supports providing free tuition at public universities for all dependents of service members and veterans.
- Supports a "strong, secure, and modernized border" to prevent unlawful crossings, human trafficking, and drug smuggling.
- Believes improving economic opportunities and stable jobs in Mexico and Central America would reduce migration to the U.S.
- Supports establishing and funding a fentanyl smuggling task force between the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and U.S. Border Patrol.
- Believes in increasing federal funding to immigration courts to address being "overwhelmed and underfunded."
- Supports comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, and addressing the root causes of migration.
- Believes the U.S. should not rely on oil and gas imports from countries like Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Russia.

Sam Eppler

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