Issue Position: Constitution

Issue Position

Values

Believes the Constitution is the bedrock foundation of the United States of America. It enumerates the rights of individuals and the express limitations of government.
Takes seriously the oath to support and defend the Constitution. With its guidance, I look forward to finding solutions for critical issues to the people of the Ninth District of Virginia and the country as a whole.

Actions

Cosponsor of the LIBERT-E Act (H.R. 2399), which would require the FBI to be more specific in its investigations of terrorism, and voted for the Amash-Conyers amendment to protect Americans' Constitutional right to privacy and limit NSA spying.

Cosponsor of the Black Box Privacy Act (H.R. 2414), which clarifies that a vehicle's owner also owns the "black box" data and that the information may not be accessed without the owner's permission or without having obtained a valid, properly-issued search warrant. It also would require manufacturers to provide consumers with the capabilities to control the EDR's recording function -- in other words, you could turn it off.

Supports rules governing the House of Representatives (H. Res. 5) that require all introduced legislation to cite its specific constitutional authority. This will help ensure that congressional action does not exceed the bounds of the Constitution.

Member of the Congressional Constitution Caucus, a bipartisan group that seeks to restore limited government to safeguard individual liberty as prescribed by the Constitution.

Member of the House Liberty Caucus, a congressional caucus dedicated to the principles of limited government, free markets, and individual liberty.

Recipient of the American Conservative Union's Congressional Ratings Award for 2011. This award recognizes recipients' commitment to core principals of the Constitution, such as liberty, personal responsibility, and care for our citizenry.

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