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Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Farmer Cooperative Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Congressional Invasive Species Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Congressional Motorsports Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Nursing Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Organic Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Congressional Shellfish Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, present
Chair, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Congressional Wild Salmon Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Congressional Wine Caucus, present
Member, House Law Enforcement Caucus, present
Member, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, present
Member, House Specialty Crops Caucus, present
Chair, Military Veterans Caucus, present
Former Co-Chair, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
Co-Founder, Congressional Wine Caucus
Former Member, Tax Policy Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Farmer Cooperative Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Congressional Invasive Species Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Congressional Motorsports Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Nursing Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Organic Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Congressional Shellfish Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, present
Chair, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Congressional Wild Salmon Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Congressional Wine Caucus, present
Member, House Law Enforcement Caucus, present
Member, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, present
Member, House Specialty Crops Caucus, present
Chair, Military Veterans Caucus, present
Former Co-Chair, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
Co-Founder, Congressional Wine Caucus
Former Member, Tax Policy Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Joint Committee on Taxation
Member, Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means)
Chair, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Astrological Sign:
Aquarius
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Spouse's Occupation:
Family Nurse Practitioner
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- No
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- No
2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes
Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes
1. Abortions should always be illegal.
- No Answer
2. Abortions should always be legal.
- X
3. Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester.
- No Answer
4. Abortions should be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape.
- No Answer
5. Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered.
- No Answer
6. Dilation and extraction or "partial-birth" abortion procedures should be legal.
- No Answer
7. Medicare, Medicaid, and federal subsidies should be prohibited from being used on abortion procedures.
- No Answer
8. Other or expanded principles.
- No Answer
1. Agriculture
- Maintain Status
2. Arts
- Slightly Increase
3. Defense
- Maintain Status
4. Education
- Slightly Increase
5. Environment
- Slightly Increase
6. FEMA
- Slightly Increase
7. Homeland security
- Slightly Increase
8. International aid
- Slightly Increase
9. Law enforcement (Federal)
- Slightly Increase
10. Law enforcement (State)
- Slightly Increase
11. Medical research
- Slightly Increase
12. National parks
- Slightly Increase
13. Public health services
- Slightly Increase
14. Scientific research
- Maintain Status
15. Space exploration programs
- Slightly Decrease
16. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Greatly Increase
17. United Nations
- Slightly Increase
18. Welfare
- Slightly Increase
19. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
20. Armed forces personnel training
- Greatly Increase
21. Intelligence operations
- Greatly Increase
22. Military hardware
- Greatly Decrease
23. Modernization of weaponry and equipment
- Slightly Increase
24. National missile defense
- Eliminate
25. Pay for active duty personnel
- Slightly Increase
26. Programs to improve troop retention rates
- Slightly Increase
27. Research and development of new weapons
- Slightly Decrease
28. Troop and equipment readiness
- Greatly Increase
29. Less than $12,000
- Greatly Decrease
30. $12,001-$40,000
- Slightly Decrease
31. $40,001-$100,000
- Slightly Decrease
32. $100,001-$180,000
- Slightly Decrease
33. $180,001-$350,000
- Maintain Status
34. $350,001 and above
- Slightly Increase
35. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status
36. Capital gains taxes
- Maintain Status
37. Cigarette taxes
- Slightly Increase
38. Corporate taxes
- Maintain Status
39. Gasoline taxes
- Maintain Status
40. Inheritance taxes
- Maintain Status
41. Charitable contribution deduction
- Maintain Status
42. Child tax credit
- Slightly Increase
43. Earned income tax credit
- Slightly Increase
44. Medical expense deduction
- Maintain Status
45. Mortgage deduction
- Maintain Status
46. Student loan credit
- Slightly Increase
47. Do you support the permanent repeal of the federal estate tax?
- No
48. Do you support requiring the federal budget to be balanced each year?
- Yes
1. Support increasing the amount individuals are permitted to contribute to federal campaigns.
- No Answer
2. Prohibit Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions to candidates for federal office.
- No Answer
3. Allow unregulated soft money campaign contributions to political parties or committees.
- No Answer
4. Remove all contribution limits on federal campaigns and parties.
- No Answer
5. Support prohibiting ads containing candidates' name that are paid for by third parties from airing 60 days before a primary and 30 days before a general federal election.
- X
6. Support instant run-off voting (IRV).
- No Answer
7. Support designating Election Day as a national holiday.
- No Answer
8. Support giving the President the power of the line item veto for items concerning appropriations.
- No Answer
9. Support limiting the President's use of signing statements in order to prevent an alternative interpretation of the bill.
- X
10. Support a federal shield law to protect reporter-source privilege.
- X
11. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Support the use of the death penalty for federal crimes.
- X
2. Eliminate the use of the death penalty for federal crimes.
- No Answer
3. Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
- X
4. Support programs to provide prison inmates with drug and alcohol addiction treatment.
- X
5. Reduce prison sentences for those who commit non-violent crimes.
- No Answer
6. Support mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs.
- No Answer
7. Support strict penalties for internet crime (e.g. hacking, identity theft, worms/viruses).
- X
8. Require that crimes based on sexual orientation be prosecuted as federal hate crimes.
- X
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Support the federal government funding universal pre-K programs.
- X
2. Allow parents to use vouchers to send their children to any public school.
- No Answer
3. Allow parents to use vouchers to send their children to any private or religious school.
- No Answer
4. Allow teachers and professionals to receive federal funding to establish charter or magnet schools.
- X
5. Increase funding for the Pell Grant program.
- X
6. Decrease interest rates of Stafford Loans.
- X
7. Support federal tax incentives to help families save for college.
- X
8. Ban university financial aid officers from owning stock in or accepting gifts from student loan lenders.
- X
9. Require universities to disclose financial relationships with lenders.
- X
10. Support federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students (No Child Left Behind).
- X
11. Eliminate all federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students (No Child Left Behind).
- No Answer
1. Increase funding for national job-training programs that retrain displaced workers or teach skills needed in today?s job market.
- X
2. Reduce government regulation of the private sector.
- No Answer
3. Encourage employers to offer child care services, flex-time scheduling, comp-time, and unpaid leave for family emergencies.
- X
4. Increase the federal minimum wage.
- X
5. Support the right of workers to unionize.
- X
6. Eliminate all federal programs designed to reduce unemployment.
- No Answer
7. Include sexual orientation in federal anti-discrimination laws.
- X
8. Include gender identity in federal anti-discrimination laws.
- X
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Strengthen the regulation and enforcement of the Clean Water Act.
- X
2. Strengthen the regulation and enforcement of the Clean Air Act.
- X
3. Support increased development of traditional energy resources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil).
- No Answer
4. Strengthen emission controls on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles.
- X
5. Strengthen fuel efficiency standards on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles.
- X
6. Support domestic oil exploration in areas that are currently restricted.
- No Answer
7. Encourage further development and use of alternative fuels.
- X
8. Support the use of ethanol as an alternative fuel.
- X
9. Support research and development of nuclear reactors as an alternative energy source.
- No Answer
10. Allow energy producers to trade pollution credits under "cap and trade" laws.
- X
11. Support international mandatory emission targets to limit global warming.
- X
12. Support international voluntary emission targets to limit global warming.
- No Answer
13. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Allow individuals to carry concealed guns.
- No Answer
2. Ban the sale, ownership or possession of handguns except by law enforcement and other government officials.
- No Answer
3. Enforcement of existing restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
- Maintain Status
4. Restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
- Maintain Status
1. Implement a universal healthcare program to guarantee coverage to all Americans, regardless of income.
- No Answer
2. Expand eligibility for tax-free medical savings accounts.
- No Answer
3. Allow the importation of prescription drugs into the United States.
- No Answer
4. Support expanding prescription drug coverage under Medicare.
- X
5. Offer tax credits to individuals and small businesses to offset the cost of insurance coverage.
- X
6. Support expanding child healthcare programs.
- X
7. Providing healthcare is not a responsibility of the federal government.
- No Answer
1. Decrease the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country.
- No Answer
2. Establish English as the official national language.
- No Answer
3. Support a temporary worker program.
- X
4. Support harsher financial punishments for those who knowingly employ illegal immigrants.
- X
5. Support amnesty for illegal immigrants already working in the United States.
- No Answer
6. Illegal immigrants should have to return to their countries of origin before being considered for citizenship.
- No Answer
7. Illegal immigrants should be given a pathway to citizenship.
- X
8. Support merit-based visas over family-based visas.
- No Answer
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Support the United States granting aid to countries when extraordinary circumstances cause disaster and threaten civilian lives.
- X
2. Support the United States granting aid to countries when it is in the security interests of the United States.
- X
3. Eliminate United States aid for any nation with documented human rights abuses.
- X
4. Aid granted by the United States should be scaled back and eventually eliminated.
- No Answer
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
6. Should the United States continue to provide leadership in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
- Yes
7. Should the United States support the creation of a Palestinian state?
- Yes
8. Should the United States impose greater international sanctions on Iran if it continues to defy United Nations mandates?
- Yes
9. Should the United States support the Lebanese government against insurgent forces?
- Yes
10. Should the United States maintain its troop levels in Iraq?
- No
11. Should the United States withdraw its troops from Iraq?
- Yes
12. Should the United States apply greater economic and diplomatic sanctions against North Korea if it fails to abide by its agreement to suspend its nuclear program?
- Yes
13. Should the United States increase financial support for Afghanistan?
- Yes
14. Should the United States increase military support for Afghanistan?
- Yes
15. Should the United States trade nuclear fuel to India for civilian purposes?
- No
16. Should the United States decrease financial support for Pakistan?
- No
17. Should the United States decrease military support for Pakistan?
- No
18. Should the United States be involved in bringing an end to the violence in Darfur, Sudan?
- Yes
19. Should the United States be involved in bringing an end to the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Yes
20. Should the United States provide economic and military support to the Transitional Government of Somalia?
- No
21. Should the United States use sanctions to encourage the government of Zimbabwe to end its human rights abuses?
- Yes
22. Should the United States support the creation of an independent nation of Kosovo?
- Yes
23. Do you support the United States imposing economic sanctions on China?
- No Answer
24. Do you support the United States imposing trade sanctions on Venezuela?
- No Answer
25. Do you support the United States involvement in free trade agreements?
- No Answer
26. Do you support the United States involvement in intergovernmental organizations dedicated to trade?
- Yes
1. Do you support using military tribunals to try suspected terrorists when ordinary civilian courts are deemed inappropriate or impractical?
- No
2. Should law enforcement agencies have greater discretion to monitor domestic communications, to prevent future terrorist attacks?
- No
3. Should the United States hold foreign states accountable for terrorists who operate in their country?
- Yes
4. Should the federal government increase funding to states and cities for homeland security?
- Yes
5. Do you support pre-emptive military strikes against countries deemed to be a threat to United States national security?
- No
6. Do you support the creation of a federal identification card system?
- No
7. Do you support long-term use of National Guard troops to supplement the armed forces in assignments overseas?
- No
8. Should the United States expand its missile defense shield?
- No
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Should same-sex couples be allowed to marry?
- Yes
2. Do you support a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman?
- No
3. Do you support federal funding for research on existing embryonic stem cell lines?
- Yes
4. Do you support federal funding to create lines of stem cells from new embryos?
- Yes
5. Should the federal government consider race and gender in government contracting decisions?
- Yes
6. Should the federal government continue affirmative action programs?
- Yes
7. Should the federal government regulate internet gambling?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Allow workers to invest a portion of their payroll tax in private accounts that they manage themselves.
- No Answer
2. Ensure the viability of Social Security by increasing the payroll tax.
- No Answer
3. Decrease benefits paid to retirees.
- No Answer
4. Support proportional increases of Social Security benefits based on the cost of living index.
- No Answer
5. Raise the retirement age for individual eligibility to receive full Social Security benefits.
- No Answer
1. Require welfare recipients to spend at least 40 hours a week in a combination of work and training programs.
- X
2. Continue to give states and local governments flexibility in and responsibility for welfare programs through federal block grants.
- X
3. Support housing assistance for welfare recipients.
- X
4. Abolish all federal welfare programs.
- No Answer
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No
Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/19/2019 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/18/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Tracker:By Mike Thompson and Jared Huffman Wednesday was a heartbreaking day to serve in Congress. We were elected to represent our constituents and this week, as we began to certify the free and fair election of President-elect Joe Biden, we witnessed a violent insurrection in the halls of the Capitol. The United States has been a beacon of democracy for almost 250 years. Our peaceful transfer of power has long been seen as the model for other countries that aspire to a free and democratic form of government. In fact, there are only two nations, America and the United Kingdom, that have existed since 1800 without seeing their governments turned over by violence. But this week, the eyes of the world saw us differently. The global standard-bearer for democracy teetered on becoming a tinpot dictatorship. The riot that took place on Wednesday was provoked and encouraged, repeatedly, by the president. No president has ever done anything remotely like this. Desperate to maintain power, he attacked our electoral process and the rule of law, which hold our democracy together. On Twitter, at rallies and through surrogates, he spewed craven lies and deliberately pushed his followers down the path of violence and insurrection. He engaged in textbook sedition, and he must be held accountable. Anyone who was somehow still willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt -- on his character, his veracity and his intentions -- can no longer do that after this debacle. All doubt about the president's unfitness and the growing threat he poses to our republic has been removed. That's why we are calling upon the vice president and the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove the president from office immediately. This is necessary to protect our nation from further violence and damage to our democratic structure. We are also joining dozens of House colleagues in calling for the president to be impeached -- a second time. It is undeniable that the president has engaged in gross abuse of power and committed serious crimes, including sedition and incitement of election fraud. It is unlikely that the president's impeachment in the House and conviction in a Senate trial can be completed before he leaves office. Nevertheless, it is our constitutional duty to pursue this remedy to ensure that his crimes and abuses never happen again. Wednesday's breach of the Capitol by armed rioters was among the darkest days in recent American history. But it also showed our resilience and our resolve. Just hours later, Congress reconvened to certify the Electoral College results. We affirmed that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be inaugurated on Jan. 20 as president and vice president of the United States. We affirmed that our nation is governed by the will of the people, not mob rule. And we affirmed that our legislative body, enshrined in Article I of the Constitution, will not be intimidated. With the eyes of the world upon us and the future of American democracy at stake, we are committed to ensuring that Congress defends the peaceful transfer of power and the rule of law. Our country is so much better than what transpired on Wednesday. We must come together to defeat these attacks on our republic and to protect and strengthen our democracy for future generations.
By Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Mike Thompson The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of our lives. One of the hardest hit has been our small businesses. The mom and pop bagel store, the sporting goods store your neighbor owns, and the hardware store that gave your kids their first jobs, are all wondering how they will pay rent and pay their employees. Both of our states, California and Pennsylvania, are under statewide stay-at-home orders. In addition to these orders, Govs. Gavin Newsom of California and Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania have ordered the closing of all non-essential businesses. This means that the suffering small businesses are going through is not because of fraud or business malpractice, but so that we can attempt to flatten the coronavirus curve and get through this pandemic. During a time like this, most businesses would look to access their business interruption insurance, to help them through weeks of lost income. Business interruption insurance typically allows a business to protect against losses caused by the inability to operate because of a hazard or peril "insured against," such as a fire or storm that causes physical damage to a business' physical plant or real property. Unfortunately, most insurance companies have stated that claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic are not covered under business interruption insurance. We are both proposing legislation that provides assurance to businesses that in the case of future national emergencies that they will never have to go through such excruciating uncertainty ever again. Congressman Fitzpatrick's Never Again Small Business Protection Act would require that business interruption insurance provide coverage for businesses and nonprofits for losses that stem from any federal, state, or local government-ordered business shutdown following the declaration of a future national or health emergency. This coverage would support businesses that are impacted for at least 30 days if businesses keep their employees employed and maintain their health insurance coverage. To ensure transparency for policyholders, insurers would only be able to exclude coverage for emergencies if the insurer has received a written statement from the policyholder that affirmatively authorizes the exclusions, or if the policyholder fails to pay premiums associated with the coverage. To provide adequate stability for insurers, the government would put in place a federal backstop that would cover the costs of insurers saving the small businesses within their communities. Finally, the Never Again Small Business Protection Act would require the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance to conduct a study on the feasibility of a federal backstop for small business access to business interruption insurance. For the mandate on business interruption insurance to come into effect prospectively, the secretary of Treasury will need to certify that an adequate federal backstop has been put in place. Congressman Thompson's Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Act would ensure businesses who purchase interruption insurance won't get their claims denied because of major events, such as the coronavirus pandemic, public safety power shutoffs, or evacuations. This bill will allow businesses to have their future insurance claims honored during these kinds of crises and compensate the owners for lost revenue. Business owners will then be able to take care of rent or mortgage obligations, meet overhead costs, and pay their employees. This insurance will be a vital piece of their lifeline through these major events that disrupt our everyday lives. In many cases, it's the difference between a business staying open and closing permanently. We have heard from so many local businesses in our districts who are getting denied and are worried about making necessary expenses, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Small businesses employ over 50 percent of the American workforce and they are the backbone of our economy. It is time for the insurance industry to stop moving the goalpost and shirking its duty to act as a responsible stakeholder. The insurance industry does have a role to play going forward and must be a part of the solution--not run away from it. Though our bills differ in the details, we have come together across party lines with the same goals in mind -- saving our small businesses. It is time for all of us to come to the table and work in good faith to protect our communities, just as the many small businesses across our country are doing now. Forced closures should not mean the end of the local businesses that power our economy. Main Street America is looking for help, and they need it now.
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