Issue Position: Limited Government Conservative

Issue Position

Ronald Reagan once said "Two things can never be compromised -- our freedom and our future."

My fundamental belief is that we can create the most freedom, most prosperity, and most opportunity for our nation by limiting the power and scope of the federal government. As your Representative, I work every day to ensure I am living up to that standard.

During the 1111th Congress, I was proud to be ranked the 7th most conservative member of the House of Representatives by The National Journal. This ranking was a reflection of my commitment to limited government policies and the principles envisioned by our Founding Fathers and embodied in the Constitution.

Applying these principles to the federal government means I am constantly fighting for:

Less Spending -- because we cannot bankrupt our future generations;

Less Taxes -- because Washington doesn't have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem; and

Less Regulations -- because our businesses cannot be competitive and help our economy grow when they are being held down by mountains of bureaucratic red tape.

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