James Buford's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- "The federal budget is not a budget at all right now. The government spending is out of control. They need to reduce the federal budget to pre- COVID numbers. It has has been decades since someone has ran their campaign on balancing the budget and for stating our government needs to stop spending. If we, the people, have to budget and live within our means the government should as well." (www.votebuford4congress.com)
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- "I make a commitment to you to push back on anyone who is trying to take away our freedoms to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects these rights and I intend to fight and remind our government that we indeed have the right to keep and bear arms." (www.votebuford4congress.com)
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- "It is clear to me and to fellow Texans that the Biden administration is doing absolutely nothing to secure our southern border. The current administration is completely ignoring the border and are essentially promoting an open border policy, totally disregarding our national, state, and local laws. Today our border-town mayors, sheriffs, county judges, and frontline law enforcement officers, along with the residents, are being overwhelmed and overrun by the number of immigrants illegally crossing our Texas border." (www.votebuford4congress.com)
- "So far this year there have been more than 1.1 million apprehensions, which doesn't include those that walked across unimpeded. If elected to be your representative, on day one, we must put forth legislation to secure our borders, not only for Texans, but for the United States. We will not have time to sit around. We will need to step into action immediately." (www.votebuford4congress.com)
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