Campaign promises & positions (2026 race)
What they're telling voters right now, sourced and dated — read it against the voting record above and judge the match yourself.
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Position Government spending / healthcare costs
“It should now be abundantly clear to everyone in our country that Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans do not care that Americans are struggling - that grocery bills, utility bills and health insurance costs are unacceptable. For 42 days, Trump and Republicans have refused to meet with us to negotiate, and today, I will vote against a plan that does nothing to prevent healthcare premiums from skyrocketing at a time when Americans are in crisis. Democrats refuse to turn a blind eye to Americans' hardship, and we will continue to fight for you.”
Press release · 2025-11-12
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Position Immigration
“Irregular migration between ports of entry has been climbing over the last decade, well before President Biden was in the White House. The reality today is that many migrants arriving at our southern border are economic migrants-whom our country desperately needs-but are unlikely to ever qualify for asylum. As a result of the volume, our asylum system has become so overwhelmed that asylum seekers must now wait several years to have their claims heard, and this is unacceptable. The Republican majority in the House rejected the president's request for the resources necessary to deal with this challenge and they have also refused to bring real and sustainable legislative solutions to the floor.”
Press release · 2024-06-04
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Position National defense
“The annual National Defense Authorization Act has always been the product of serious bipartisan negotiation, leading to a bill that prioritizes our service members, their families, and our national defense. Fort Bliss, our military families, and my community of El Paso are my priorities. Today, I voted against the NDAA for the first time in my congressional career. Many aspects of this year's NDAA build on my years of work on the House Armed Services Committee and advance the priorities of Fort Bliss and our service members. But unfortunately, despite great effort to strip the bill of poisonous provisions, Republicans successfully used this bill as a vehicle for their culture wars and propaganda, continuing to marginalize members of the LGBTQ+ community in our military, and have allowed Donald Trump's misuse of our military for his immigration enforcement abuses to be codified into law. I don't take a no vote lightly, particularly when a piece of legislation has the ability to do so much good. This legislation still contains some major wins for service members, families, and institutions like UTEP that I helped secure, but I refuse to be a part of a voting bloc that enables the Trump Administration to expand its abuse of our military, making it an arm of the Department of Homeland Security. Congress should not permit the misuse of the DOD, particularly when this administration has so blatantly shown its disregard for the rule of law.”
Press release · 2025-12-10
Voting record (676 recorded votes this Congress — most recent 20 shown)
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Nay H.Res. 682 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
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No H.Res. 682 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
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Nay H.Res. 1345 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8464) to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1335) condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
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No H.Res. 1345 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8464) to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1335) condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
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Yea H.Res. 1140 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
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Yea S. 2 — Secure America Act
Secure America Act This act provides $70 billion in funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S.
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No S. 2 — Secure America Act
Secure America Act This act provides $70 billion in funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S.
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Yea H.Res. 1140 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R.
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Yea H.R. 5408 — Faster Labor Contracts Act
Faster Labor Contracts Act This bill establishes mandatory deadlines for parties negotiating an initial collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and provides for mediation and arbitration to finalize CBAs.
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Not Voting H.R. 2035 — American Cargo for American Ships Act
American Cargo for American Ships Act This bill requires 100% of equipment, materials, and commodities procured, furnished, or financed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and transported on ocean vessels to be transported on U.S.-fla…
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Not Voting H.Res. 488 — Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado.
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Not Voting H.Res. 481 — Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault in Boulder, Colorado, and reaffirming the House of Representatives commitment to combating antisemitism and politically motivated violence.
This resolution condemns the June 1, 2025, targeted act of terror in Boulder, Colorado, as an act of ideologically motivated violence and reaffirms the House of Representatives' commitment to protecting the rights of all Americans to assemb…
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Nay H.R. 5184 — Affordable HOMES Act
Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards Act or the Affordable HOMES Act This bill rescinds Department of Energy (DOE) energy efficiency regulations applicable to manufactured housing and eliminates DOE’s authority to issue si…
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Nay H.R. 23 — Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act This bill imposes sanctions against foreign persons (individuals and entities) who assist the International Criminal Court (ICC) in investigating, arresting, detaining, or prosecuting certain individuals…
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Yea H.R. 6644 — 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act This act establishes and modifies various federal housing programs.
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Yea H.R. 1531 — PROTECT Taiwan Act
Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to Taiwan Act or the PROTECT Taiwan Act This bill requires certain federal entities to seek to exclude China from six international financial organizations if the President informs Co…
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Yea S. 356 — Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 This act extends and modifies the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, under which states and counties containing certain federal land may receive payments from the Forest Service or the Burea…
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Yea H.R. 1676 — Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025
Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025 or the Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025 This bill modifies the State Wildlife Grant Program (SWGP) to establish a deadline for the Department of the Interior to approve state wildlife c…
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Nay H.Res. 313 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, and for other purposes.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.
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No H.Res. 313 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, and for other purposes.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.
Bills sponsored that became law
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