Monique DeSpain's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (OR) - District 4
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- "Achieving prosperity requires the government to lift its stifling regulations, reduce onerous permitting and taxation, and allow Americans to enjoy the fruits of their hard labor and inspire their reinvestment." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "As your Congresswoman, I will work hard to end the radical tax and spend policies coming out of Washington, D.C. that do nothing more than encourage wasteful government spending, increase our national debt, fuel inflation, and make it almost impossible for most Americans to achieve the American Dream." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "Achieving prosperity requires the government to lift its stifling regulations, reduce onerous permitting and taxation, and allow Americans to enjoy the fruits of their hard labor and inspire their reinvestment." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "As your Congresswoman, I will work hard to end the radical tax and spend policies coming out of Washington, D.C. that do nothing more than encourage wasteful government spending, increase our national debt, fuel inflation, and make it almost impossible for most Americans to achieve the American Dream." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
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- "National security, safe communities, and safe workplaces are a fundamental, non-negotiable function of government. No communities are safe without adequate law enforcement. We are a nation of laws, and laws are only effective when enforced. I support the rule of law and the men and women of law enforcement and other emergency responders. It is my goal to ensure they have the necessary authority and resources to do their job effectively, from Customs and Border Patrol to our local sheriffs, police, and district attorneys. Public officials who refuse to enforce our laws and hold criminals accountable must be held accountable themselves and swiftly replaced with officials who will. I will not support federal funding for soft-on-crime cities or cities that defund the police and leave Americans vulnerable." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "As a 30-year retired Air Force Colonel with a top-secret security clearance, the importance of Americaâs national security, both domestically and abroad, remains a top priority for me. âPeace through strengthâ is proven to be key to deterring conflict and attacks on America and our interests and is proven to secure and safeguard lasting peace and prosperity. Our military must be vigilant, ready, and able to fight and win 24/7. Readiness includes maintaining our high technology advantage over adversaries and preparing for new and developing 21st Century threats, which includes investments in cyber capabilities and defenses. While I acknowledge the right of allies to defend themselves from terrorists or hostile regimes who seek to invade them, I oppose blank checks for foreign assistance without accountability for all DoD expenditures and foreign aid. Americans are entitled to transparency and accountability of their government and entitled to know where and how their money is being spent." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "As your Congresswoman, I will work hard to end the radical tax and spend policies coming out of Washington, D.C. that do nothing more than encourage wasteful government spending, increase our national debt, fuel inflation, and make it almost impossible for most Americans to achieve the American Dream." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "To truly address and resolve the affordable housing crisis, we must address the skyrocketing cost of living caused by extreme policies coming from Salem and Washington, D.C. At the same time, we must increase housing availability and affordability. I support ending prohibitive and inflationary policies that stifle new construction with excessive permitting costs, building regulations, city and county codes, bureaucratic red tape, and outdated land use restrictions imposed by the government itself. Do you know that the entire population of Oregon lives on approximately 7 percent of our State? These government-imposed restrictions, coupled with runaway inflation and interest rates, are pricing most working people out of the American Dream of home ownership. I want to be part of the common sense conservative majority in Congress that ensures the federal government does its part to lift housing restrictions." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "There is no doubt we are in a housing crisis in Oregon and the entire nation. However, there is no one solution, no single "Housing First" model that will solve the spectrum of housing needs. The addicted and mentally ill homeless we all see in our city streets, parks, and other public spaces will not be saved by keys to a new home, condo or apartment provided by taxpaying Americans. Common sense dictates that our policies must have the objective of reining in and healing drug addiction and mental illness that leads to homelessness. One obvious step in the right direction is the prompt re-criminalizing of hard drug use, prohibiting drug use in public spaces, and criminalizing all forms of drug trafficking." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "As prices surge and inflation spikes, it's painfully evident: Washington's fiscal responsibility is absent! Let's demand leaders committed to securing our financial future. Deploy Monique to Congress for real change." (x.com)
- "Since Biden took office, prices surged by 17.3%, inflation averaging 5.7%âdouble that of the last four presidents. Food up 20.2%, rent up 19%, electricity up 25%. The impact is hitting hard. America deserves better leadership than Biden & his radical counterparts in Congress." (x.com)
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- "Our election system, like any aspect of our government, must be secure, accurate, and transparent. It is absolutely essential to our democratic process of one person, one vote. This includes requiring a photo ID to vote, updated and accurate voter registration records, and vote tallying by controlled and certified machines and software that are made in America." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "As we all know from experiencing the storms and fires that hit our District, energy equals civilization, and energy is a serious local and national security issue. As your Congresswoman, I will fight against the persistent attack on energy choice for all Americans. The first-world nation we currently enjoy must continue to ensure access to an array of reliable and affordable energy options without the threat of arbitrary government bans, penalties, or prohibitive taxes. Consumers and business owners have the right to decide when to adopt alternative energy without excessive cost and without unwanted government intervention. To deliver on this, the government should pursue an "all of the above" energy strategy as it strives for scientifically based cleaner energy choices, protects our energy infrastructure, and ends reliance on sources of energy from hostile and unreliable nations." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "As we all know from experiencing the storms and fires that hit our District, energy equals civilization, and energy is a serious local and national security issue. As your Congresswoman, I will fight against the persistent attack on energy choice for all Americans. The first-world nation we currently enjoy must continue to ensure access to an array of reliable and affordable energy options without the threat of arbitrary government bans, penalties, or prohibitive taxes. Consumers and business owners have the right to decide when to adopt alternative energy without excessive cost and without unwanted government intervention. To deliver on this, the government should pursue an "all of the above" energy strategy as it strives for scientifically based cleaner energy choices, protects our energy infrastructure, and ends reliance on sources of energy from hostile and unreliable nations." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "I am an adherent to the U.S. Constitution, and therefore, I support and will continue to defend our individual right to self-protection and our right to keep and bear arms under the 2nd Amendment. I support reasonable measures to separate the mentally ill from weapons while respecting the Constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
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- "As your Congresswoman, national security will remain my priority and I will work with anyone in Congress to secure our border by taking an âall of the aboveâ approach. My security plan includes physical barriers, using advanced technologies to include sensors, cybersecurity, and drones, and increasing the number of border patrol agents to actually secure the border, not merely process and distribute illegal migrants throughout the interior of our country. We should treat cartels as the foreign terrorist organizations they are and respond by using all federal law enforcement capacity, intelligence, and defense assets to end terrorist threats to our country. We must stop cartels from preying on innocent immigrants and poisoning our citizens by ending the cartelâs multi-billion dollar drug and human trafficking empires." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "No common sense person can deny we have a crisis at our borders that will not be controlled if we do not secure our border. Our open border is both a serious national security threat to our survival as a country and an intentional humanitarian crisis of profound suffering for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from throughout the world. Millions of people from around the world have illegally entered our country via our intentionally open border, and we taxpayers are paying for their housing, medical, and sustenance needs. This assault on our nation is due to the policies of the current Biden Administration" (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "I am proud to be the only candidate in the race to call out current Congresswoman Hoyle for her vote to allow homeless encampments for illegal immigrants in our national parks and forests. The border crisis must be stopped, not accommodated by encampments and subsidies at taxpayer expense." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "Our current catch-and-release policies and other codified abuses and exploitations of our immigration system must end. I support the reinstatement of the "Remain in Mexico" Policy and other proven effective measures to return criminals, gang members, and other illegal aliens to their originating country promptly." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
- "It is essential to peace on earth that America stands against terrorism and stands proudly and strongly with her allies, including Israel. America should and must defend herself against all enemies, and I support all nations in defending themselves against attacks on their people and their sovereign lands. When elected, I will ensure that Israel and her enemies never doubt that America will stand for Israel and against terrorism. This clear rejection of terrorism will also deter similar terrorist attacks on our homeland." (www.moniqueforcongress.com)
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