Brian Fitzpatrick

Moderate

Republican

House Representative

Pennsylvania - District 1

Current Position: US House Representative PA-1

Running For: House Representative - District 1

Policy Positions

For COVID-19 relief legislation including CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program, and Health Care Enhancement Act
For eliminating income taxes on Social Security benefits through the Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act
For repealing government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions through the Social Security Fairness Act
For enhanced COLA (CPI-E) for seniors and protecting medical expense tax deductions

For reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank to support U.S. manufacturing jobs and exports
For the Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act creating $5,000 tax credit for companies hiring apprentices
For the Youth Workforce Readiness Act providing funding for hands-on skills education in after-school programs

For Medicare drug price negotiation program and out-of-pocket maximums for Medicare Part D enrollees
For healthcare tort reform, repeal of Independent Payment Advisory Boards, and repeal of medical device tax
For Right to Try legislation allowing terminally ill patients access to experimental treatments
For increasing federal funding allocation for pediatric cancer research through the Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act
For the SUPPORT Act to combat the opioid crisis through treatment, recovery, and prevention initiatives
For removing barriers to substance use disorder treatment services under Medicaid
For the Parity Enforcement Act and Mental Health Compliance Act requiring equal coverage for mental and medical care
For doubling funding for women's health at the National Institutes of Health
For the PFAS Action Act and establishing strong standards for regulating PFAS chemicals
For extending disability benefits to Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans exposed to Agent Orange through the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019
For expanding VA mental health services and accountability through the Whole Veteran Act requiring analysis of VA facility services

For the Student Apprenticeship Act to modernize workforce training and grow registered apprenticeships
For the 529 OPTIONS Act allowing tax-free distributions from college savings plans for apprenticeship programs
For the Keeping Girls in School Act supporting educational opportunities for adolescent girls worldwide
For the Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act to create a national museum dedicated to American women's history
For student loan reform through the Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act allowing refinancing, eliminating origination fees, and deferring payments for medical residents
For the College Transparency Act providing families with data on education costs and outcomes
For providing education aid to children of fallen law enforcement and first responders through the Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

For banning fracking in the Delaware River Basin
For combating climate change through carbon fee implementation via the MARKET CHOICE Act, which eliminates gas tax and implements carbon emissions fee
For funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund from offshore oil and gas royalty payments
For strengthening animal welfare protections through the WOOF Act and Puppy Protection Act

For the Paycheck Fairness Act ensuring women receive equal pay for equal work
For ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
For the Equality Act protecting Americans from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
For expanding veterans' education benefits through the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017

For the USMCA trade agreement as an improvement over NAFTA with enforceable labor standards
For $25 billion in border security funding including physical barriers, aerial surveillance, and enhanced intelligence programs
For tougher sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile program and opposition to anti-Israel UN resolutions
For tougher sanctions on North Korea and holding China accountable for COVID-19 pandemic and human rights abuses
For comprehensive immigration reform that includes both border security and protection for Dreamers
For Kate's Law increasing penalties for criminal illegal immigrants who reenter the country
Against sanctuary cities that shield criminal illegal immigrants from federal immigration enforcement
For border security funding including physical barriers, technology, drones, and aerial surveillance
For protecting Dreamers who were brought to the US as children
For the INTERDICT Act providing resources to law enforcement to stop fentanyl flow from Mexico

For tougher penalties for repeat criminal illegal immigrants and gang members, and crackdown on sanctuary cities
For reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act
For the States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act giving prosecutors tools to hold websites accountable
For the End Banking for Human Traffickers Act to help identify and report suspected human traffickers
For the NO HATE Act to strengthen federal hate crime laws and improve victim assistance
For full funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
For maintaining law enforcement funding; introduced the Defund Cities that Defund Our Police Act to withhold federal assistance from cities that defund police departments
For police reform while maintaining support for law enforcement officers