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Barry Loudermilk

Nationalist
Republican
House Representative
Georgia - District 11

Current Position: US House Representative GA-11

Policy Positions

Economic Policy

  • For dismantling the IRS and establishing a flat tax system or Fair Tax as alternatives to the current tax code
  • For the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; voted for it and called it a 'big Christmas present' for constituents
  • For increased defense spending to provide military with necessary resources and equipment

Health Care

  • For repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare); voted numerous times to repeal it and supports allowing insurance providers to offer innovative, affordable plans

Environment

  • For eliminating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; co-sponsored H.R. 861 to abolish the EPA by 2018
  • For energy independence through oil production and exports; supported repealing the ban on U.S. oil exports

Civil Rights

  • Against abortion; believes life begins at conception and consistently fought to protect unborn children through legislation and voting to ban taxpayer funding for abortions
  • Against federal legalization of same-sex marriage; believes it should be decided by states and condemned the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision
  • For Veterans Affairs reform including the Veterans Affairs and Whistleblower Protection Act to remove VA employees for misconduct

Voting Rights & Democracy

  • Against certifying the 2020 presidential election results; voted to reject results in Arizona and Pennsylvania and signed amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit

Immigration & Foreign Affairs

  • Against the Iran nuclear deal; argued Iran was a dangerous terrorist state seeking regional or global hegemony
  • For building physical barriers along borders and increasing border patrol agents to secure America's borders before addressing illegal immigration
  • For ending chain migration and visa lotteries as part of immigration reform

Public Safety

  • For Second Amendment rights; opposes measures restricting law-abiding citizens' rights to purchase and carry firearms despite being a victim of gun violence