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
05/03/2017	H.R.2312	Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2017	05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
05/03/2017	H.R.2311	Express Appeals Act	05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
04/06/2017	H.R.1952	Better Drive Act	04/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
04/05/2017	H.R.1509	Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act	04/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
03/30/2017	H.R.1839	Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act	03/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/29/2017	H.R.1790	Veterans Health Care Trust Fund Act	03/29/2017 Referred to House Veterans' Affairs (All Actions)
03/27/2017	H.R.1743	No PAC Act	03/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
03/27/2017	H.R.1508	Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act	03/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/27/2017	H.R.1507	Ask Veterans Act	03/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/27/2017	H.R.1506	VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017	03/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/27/2017	H.R.1505	VA Provider Pay Modernization Act of 2017	03/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/23/2017	H.R.1064	Mental Health Care Provider Retention Act of 2017	03/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
03/22/2017	H.R.1685	Honor Our Commitment Act of 2017	03/22/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/15/2017	H.R.1548	Real Time Transparency Act of 2017	03/15/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
03/09/2017	H.R.1371	Vet Connect Act of 2017	03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/06/2017	H.R.1036	American Families United Act	03/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
03/03/2017	H.R.1063	Veteran Prescription Continuity Act	03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/08/2017	H.R.973	21st Century SCASDP Act	02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
02/08/2017	H.R.532	DREAMer Information Protection Act	02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
01/11/2017	H.J.Res.13	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve.	01/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)

Total: 794

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
01/09/2014	H.R.3344	Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013
01/09/2014	H.R.3323	Children in Families First Act of 2013
12/12/2013	H.Res.434	Honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Nelson Mandela and expressing condolences on his passing.
12/11/2013	H.Res.440	Congratulating Pope Francis on his election and recognizing his inspirational statements and actions.
12/20/2013	H.R.3521	Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013	Passed	Yea
12/16/2013	H.R.3672	S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act
12/13/2013	H.R.3745	Coverage Protection Act of 2013
12/12/2013	H.R.3712	Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013
12/11/2013	H.R.3600	GI Education Benefit Fairness Act
12/06/2013	H.Res.408	Expressing sincere condolences and support for assistance to the people of the Philippines and all those affected by the tragic Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) of November 8, 2013.
12/04/2013	H.R.3649	Jobs for Heroes Act
12/04/2013	H.Res.430	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should ensure that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is making significant progress in fulfilling its deliverable requirements under the Tokyo Conference Agreement in order to receive United States financial assistance.
11/25/2013	H.R.3499	Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act
11/21/2013	H.R.3594	Congressional Death Benefit Elimination Act of 2013
11/21/2013	H.R.3546	Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2013
11/20/2013	H.Res.424	Prohibiting the consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment unless the House has adopted a conference report on the budget resolution.
11/20/2013	H.Res.147	Calling for the release of United States citizen Saeed Abedini and condemning the Government of Iran for its persecution of religious minorities.
11/19/2013	H.R.3538	Affordable College Textbook Act
11/19/2013	H.R.3513	Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
11/18/2013	H.R.3469	SERV Act

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