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Mike Ezell's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (MS) - District 4

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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 2024.

  • "In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled abortion to be a Constitutional right - one of the worst decisions in American history. Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case coming from Mississippi, Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health, that could finally overturn Roe v Wade." (twitter.com)
  • "The right to life is a fundamental, Constitutional and moral principle. I'm proud of @LynnFitchAG for taking the battle all the way to the Supreme Court. I pray this is the case that overturns Roe v Wade & puts us on the path to ending abortion in America." (twitter.com)
  • "Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision. While we should celebrate life today and every day, the pro-life mission is not over." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 26 "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act" (None)
  • "Biden's spin: "Republicans want Medicare and Social Security sunset" The truth: Republicans are committed to strengthening Social Security and Medicare. Biden chooses to lie because he can't defend his radical spending agenda." (twitter.com)
  • Rated 80% by FreedomWorks (None)
  • Rated 80% by FreedomWorks (None)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Across the nation, violent crime rates are skyrocketing. At the same time, progressive prosecutors are letting serial criminals go free. Radical activists have pushed to "defund" the police, and retirement and retention rates for law enforcement officers are moving in the wrong direction." (ezell.house.gov)
  • "Mike will fight any and all efforts to defund the police, and he'll make sure our men and women in law enforcement have the support they need to keep us safe." (www.mikeezell.ms)
  • "To protect our communities, we must stand up for law and order. As a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, I'm fighting to ensure that law enforcement is able to do its job and keep criminals off the streets." (ezell.house.gov)
  • "With over 40 years of experience in law enforcement, Mike Ezell knows what it takes to protect our communities. He'll stand up against the radical left's pro-crime policies, which have led to spikes in violent crime across the country." (www.mikeezell.ms)
  • "He'll fight to ensure that our servicemen and women are properly equipped and protected to defend freedom at home and abroad. Mike will oppose the radical left's attempts to cut our defense budget, which would leave our military under-prepared and under-equipped." (www.mikeezell.ms)
  • "I was proud to vote for @HouseGOP's FY2024 NDAA, which increases military readiness and takes on the woke agenda. Our military budget should be focused on supporting and equipping servicemembers, not pushing CRT and gender-transition surgeries." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2670 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 4365 "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024" (None)
  • "I came to Washington to change how things operate. We can’t keep extending out-of-control spending levels while doing nothing to secure our southern border. That’s why I voted against a clean continuing resolution last year and why I voted against another one today." (twitter.com)
  • "No on H.R. 2872 and H.R. 5860, which extended out-of-control Biden-Pelosi spending levels without securing the southern border." (ezell.house.gov)
  • "The American people want to tackle wasteful spending and shut down the border, not the country. With a shutdown looming, we need to ensure our troops and border patrol get paid while Washington negotiates." (twitter.com)
  • "Thousands of people responded to last week's survey, and almost 75% of them said they experienced the effects of #Bidenomics as they planned Thanksgiving. It's past time for the Senate to pass our@HouseGOP bills that would curb inflation & put a stop to DC's spending problem." twitter.com/RepEzell/status/1729544331428515855
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Can someone explain to me how having 3 million fewer jobs than pre-pandemic and the highest inflation in 40 years is a #BidenBoom?" (twitter.com)
  • "Regardless of what was said last night, the facts are the facts: Under the Biden Administration, we’ve got inflation that’s hurting all American families, a nationwide crime wave that must be addressed and an ongoing immigration crisis on our border that continues to be ignored." (twitter.com)
  • "This administration is doing nothing to help hard working families who are facing RECORD HIGH inflation. Do they just expect us not to notice? Ridiculous." (twitter.com)
  • "Thousands of people responded to last week's survey, and almost 75% of them said they experienced the effects of #Bidenomics as they planned Thanksgiving. It's past time for the Senate to pass our@HouseGOP bills that would curb inflation & put a stop to DC's spending problem." twitter.com/RepEzell/status/1729544331428515855
  • "Yes on House Joint Resolution 45*, which disapproved of Biden's student loan transfer scheme." (ezell.house.gov)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "This week, the House is considering H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. It's a major piece of legislation that will bring gas prices down and end the Biden Administration's war on energy." (twitter.com)
  • "Why does it seem like every "green energy" proposal the Biden administration tries to push is tied to the CCP? I'm all for cleaner American energy, but the White House shouldn't be doing China's bidding." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1 "Lower Energy Costs Act" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 21 "Strategic Production Response Act" (None)
  • "Democrats' anti-energy policies have not only raised gas prices for American families & businesses, but also strengthened Putin and encouraged this horrific invasion. We must return to President Trump's pro-America policies & focus on becoming a truly energy independent nation." (twitter.com)
  • "Energy security is national security, and we can't allow Biden Administration bureaucrats to move America further away from energy independence." (twitter.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 1 "Lower Energy Costs Act" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 21 "Strategic Production Response Act" (None)
  • "As a Christian, a lifelong conservative, and a father and grandfather, I believe in the value of faith, freedom, and family—and as a former competition shooter, I believe our founding fathers wrote the Second Amendment to protect these principles." (ezell.house.gov)
  • "As a former competition shooter, Mike knows that criminals ignore gun laws, so law-abiding citizens must have their 2nd Amendment rights protected." (www.mikeezell.ms)
  • "House Republicans just voted to DEFEND the 2nd Amendment and OVERTURN the ATF's unconstitutional pistol brace rule. I’ve been a proud cosponsor of H.J.Res. 44 since Day 1 and I’m excited to see it pass the House." (twitter.com)
  • "Mike will work to kill any legislation aimed at taking away our right to bear arms, and he is proudly endorsed by the NRA." (www.mikeezell.ms)
  • "This is absolutely appalling. Washington liberals want to use the VA to provide free healthcare to illegal immigrants INSTEAD of taking care of our veterans. We need leaders in DC who are willing to take on these radicals and fight for common sense conservative values." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Voted in favor of HR 5378 "Lower Costs, More Transparency Act" (None)
  • "It's time to fix the border crisis because border security is national security. As a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, I'm fighting to secure our southern border and keep drugs out of our country." (ezell.house.gov)
  • "Our nation has a crisis at its southern border. As a sheriff, I witnessed how the Biden-Mayorkas border crisis has transformed every state into a border state. As your Congressman, I made it a priority to visit the border and see the problems there for myself." (ezell.house.gov)
  • "This administration's border policies encourage illegal immigration and empowers cartels and other bad actors, endangering the lives of both American citizens and migrants." (ezell.house.gov)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2 "Secure the Border Act of 2023" (None)
  • "He'll work to finish Trump's wall and end Biden's border disaster by opposing the radical left's catch-and-release policies." (www.mikeezell.ms)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2 "Secure the Border Act of 2023" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2494 "POLICE Act of 2023" (None)
  • "Cosponsor of H.R. 558, which would prevent hostile foreign nations from buying American land near sensitive sites such as military bases or defense contractors." (ezell.house.gov)
  • "Yes on the SHIP Act*, which would require the President to sanction foreign nationals who sell Iranian petroleum and petroleum products." (ezell.house.gov)
  • Voted in favor of HR 340 "Hamas International Financing Prevention Act" (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 3774 "Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act" (None)
  • "It takes an incredible amount of delusion to argue Ukraine funding is a national security issue but our wide-open southern border isn't." (twitter.com)
  • "No on the Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, which would allocate $300 million in funds for Ukraine without sufficient oversight." (ezell.house.gov)
  • Voted against HR 5692 "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (None)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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