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Roland Lopez's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2022.

  • "Thousands of pro-life Americans are marching for the unborn today. We remember the babies denied their right to life. We pray for Roe vs. Wade to be overturned." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Build Back Better translation = Bill Back Broke. The middle class is getting a ‘Bill’ and going Broke! Making under $400,000 a year means nothing when your tax comes in the form of INFLATION! Biden is killing the middle-class, everyday American! (twitter.com)
  • "The progressive left always comes in as the party that works for the blue-collar worker but in actuality, they tax them in the form of inflation, regulation, corporate tax rates, etc. All factors trickle down and hit the everyday hardworking American in the pocketbook. These policies are supposedly meant for the rich but end up hurting our most vulnerable working-class families." (texansforlopez.com)
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  • "Halting this slow drip needs to happen immediately and parents have to be involved every step of the way. We need the help from State and local education positions to remain what was the original intent. Critical Thought not critical race theory, education choice for all not social justice or equity at the cost of the vast majority of the population and finally, common sense not common core." (texansforlopez.com)
  • "History based on original sources needs to be taught on our founding, understanding/learning the Constitution. Race to the top, No Child Left Behind, Common Core and now Critical Race Theory, the 1619 Project are the new fads that progressives are trying to seep into our educational systems. These programs/projects will NOT be a part of our curriculum or be implemented in any form. Hate and divisive teaching will not and should not be taught. Critical thought and classical education should be a vital part of the growth of our children." (texansforlopez.com)
  • "Texas accounts for 40% of oil and 25% of the natural gas output in the US, with our state commerce comprising the 9th largest economy in the world. It is imperative to maintain energy independence and not fall behind as the current abomination of a Presidential Administration continues to erase all our hard earned gains. Cyberattacks to our critical pipeline infrastructure should never happen, much less to the extent we are now seeing. As your Congressman, I will call for immediate investigations into this and many similar matters." (texansforlopez.com)
  • "Texas has the largest energy reserves, is one of the largest agricultural strongholds and manufacturing hubs. Texas also has one of the largest ports in the country. Our lone star state ranks as the 9th largest economy in the WORLD!" (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "As a Life Member of the NRA, I will hold this right in the hands of the people. No matter how many laws you pass, criminals will not obey them. Why leave law abiding citizens vulnerable and unarmed. This tactic of control does not make sense for people that have this Constitutional right to protect themselves and love ones around them. I know I would not hesitate to protect any defenseless person around me at any given time. I will not deviate, I will not falter, and I will never give up on this right to bear arms." (texansforlopez.com)
  • As your Congressman, I will vigorously protect our 2nd Amendment Rights! I am a Lifetime Endowment Member of the NRA and I am also a Gun Owners of America member. I have received the highest rating possible at this point from the NRA. #texansforlopez (twitter.com)
  • A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed. The Second Amendment is included in our Constitution so that the government could not overrule the citizens. It is to serve against government encroachments against the will of ‘We the People’. This amendment was developed because of what our founding fathers saw occur in other parts of the world where unrestricted rule immune from consequence always led to tyranny. "Not on my watch." (texansforlopez.com)
  • "I will strive to exhaust all congressional efforts to prohibit exorbitant bills resulting from patients’ accidentally or unknowingly receiving services from out-of-network physicians. To also help push to have the following placed into proper legislation once we repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) aka Obamacare: Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications, Increasing Drug Importation to Lower Prices for American Patients, Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen, Lowering Drug Prices, Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First, Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors and many more sound Patient First initiatives." (texansforlopez.com)
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  • "As your congressman, I am going back to securing our borders. Giving our men and women on the frontlines the tools to do their job. This will also include working with our neighbors to the South to make living conditions more favorable in their country. And finally, FINISHING the wall. (texansforlopez.com)
  • "As your congressman, I will secure the border. I will give CBP tools needed to defend the border. I will label cartels as terrorists and sanction countries that harbor cartels. To be a sovereign nation, we must build the wall and secure the border. (twitter.com)
  • "Democrats are destroying our country. The border is a catastrophic disaster, inflation is skyrocketing, shelves are bare, terrorists are flooding into the United States!" (twitter.com)
  • "The United States has seen an unprecedented and deliberate surge from the day this administration stepped into office and opened the borders through executive fiat. As a border state, Texans are particularly paying the price in light of the lack of controls for the safety and welfare of our citizens during this border crisis and a worldwide pandemic." (texansforlopez.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Until we have fair access to other markets and countries as we allow for here in the United States, our country needs to be more assertive in our stance and impose the same rules, regulations, and tariffs they impose on us. This is a two-way street and that balance has to take hold with a spine and enforce fairness while importing or exporting goods around the world." (texansforlopez.com)

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