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  • Jobs and the Economy

    After one of the worst recession’s in our nation’s history and slowest recovery since World War II, the American people are seeing jobs, opportunity, and confidence come roaring back. After promising a bold agenda called A Better Way, the 115th Cong...

  • Health Care

    With my Republican colleagues, I remain committed to replacing ObamaCare with patient-centered health care that works for the American people. That is why I supported the American Health Care Act, a comprehensive replacement of ObamaCare that delive...

  • Energy and Gas Prices

    America possesses a wealth of domestic energy reserves, and yet hardworking Americans continue to struggle with unpredictable energy costs. High energy prices reduce consumer purchasing power, slow economic growth, and increase inflation. That is wh...

  • Budget and Tax Reform

    As American families face financial challenges and work to balance their checkbooks, the federal government should be doing the same. Much of the economic turmoil gripping our nation is the result of government spending beyond its means. America nee...

  • Education and Workforce Development

    Education: Achieving and maintaining the highest standards in American education is key to our national competitiveness and to the success of individual Americans. The United States is home to educational opportunities which have no equal throughout...

  • Agriculture

    North Carolina’s Fifth District has a rich tradition of farming and ranching. From tobacco and poultry to soybeans and grapes, our farmers and ranchers produce some of the best agricultural products in the world. As our farmers and ranchers continue...

  • National Defense and Veterans

    Providing for the common defense of the United States of America is the federal government’s primary duty. The push by the previous administration to shrink the size of our military forces resulted in a readiness crisis that left troops overworked a...

  • Immigration

    As the granddaughter of Italian immigrants, I am thankful America has always opened her arms to people looking to build a better way for themselves and their families. But today America’s immigration system is broken. It’s not working for families; ...

  • Second Amendment Rights

    Since well before our country’s founding, Americans have exercised the right to keep and bear arms, a right formally protected by the ratification of the Second Amendment in 1791. As a lifelong defender of Second Amendment freedoms, I am committed t...

  • Social Security & Medicare

    Medicare and Social Security are vitally important to millions of retired Americans who paid into the programs during their working years. They are important to today’s taxpayers, too, who are covering Medicare and Social Security’s current bills. Ev...

  • Transportation and Infrastructure

    Transportation and infrastructure are key components of economic development and tourism efforts in North Carolina and in the 5th District. During my time in Congress, I have worked to bring accountability to the Highway Trust Fund by introducing le...

  • Values

    Protecting and encouraging a strong family is of vital importance to our nation’s progress and prosperity. We should continue to promote policies in Washington that allow families to flourish and that protect life at all stages. I am grieved by the n...

  • Government Oversight

    Oversight of the Executive Branch and its federal agencies is one of Congress’s primary responsibilities – whether the issue is the election security, abuses in Executive Branch spending, or modernizing the federal government. Accountability, transpa...

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