O'ROURKE, ROBERT BETO

O'ROURKE, ROBERT BETO
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: Experience: House: District 16, 2013-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $354,630Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 62

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
12/08/2016	H.R.6517	INFORM Act	12/08/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
12/08/2016	H.R.6516	To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish a minimum period of care or services under such program, and for other purposes.	12/08/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
12/08/2016	H.R.6445	Veterans Health Care Trust Fund Act	12/08/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
12/08/2016	H.R.5873	To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the "R.E. Thomason Federal Building and United States Courthouse".	12/08/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-252. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
11/15/2016	H.R.6317	Veteran Mental Health Care Expansion Act of 2016	11/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
10/19/2016	H.R.6273	VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2016	10/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
10/19/2016	H.R.6272	VA Provider Pay Modernization Act of 2016	10/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/27/2016	H.R.5162	Vet Connect Act of 2016	09/27/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
08/11/2016	H.R.5726	Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act	08/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
07/14/2016	H.R.5648	Mental Health Care Provider Retention Act of 2016	07/14/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/27/2016	H.R.5501	Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act	06/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/13/2016	H.R.5337	Veteran Prescription Continuity Act	06/13/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/19/2016	H.R.4268	Castner Range National Monument Act	01/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (All Actions)
12/18/2015	H.Res.572	Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Texas Western College's 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship and recognizing the groundbreaking impact of the title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights in the United States.	12/18/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
11/17/2015	H.R.1319	Ask Veterans Act	11/17/2015 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
11/06/2015	H.R.3879	Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2015	11/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
11/03/2015	H.R.3647	Fairness for Families Act of 2015	11/03/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
10/28/2015	H.R.3854	Real Time Transparency Act of 2015	10/28/2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
10/05/2015	H.R.3576	Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2015	10/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. (All Actions)
07/23/2015	H.R.3208	Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act of 2015	07/23/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)

Total: 794

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2854	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017	H.R.2549	To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the administration of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017	H.R.2288	Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.2519	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017	H.Res.218	Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.1428	American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.1162	No Hero Left Untreated Act
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017	H.R.2472	Disability Integration Act of 2017
05/16/2017	H.R.2452	Deborah Sampson Act
05/11/2017	H.R.2421	Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act
05/05/2017	H.R.2345	National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017
05/05/2017	H.R.2273	Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2327	PAWS Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
05/02/2017	H.R.2052	PRIVATE Act
05/01/2017	H.R.2043	Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2017
04/28/2017	H.R.2119	Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

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