Claudia Tenney

Nationalist

Republican

House Representative

New York - District 24

Current Position: US House Representative NY-24

Running For: House Representative - District 24

Policy Positions

Against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
For the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, including reductions in personal and corporate tax rates, elimination of the ACA individual mandate, and doubling the child tax credit
For allowing the U.S. Treasury Secretary to designate nonprofits as 'terrorist supporting organizations' and revoke their tax-exempt status; sponsored H.R. 9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act
For protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits

Against the Affordable Care Act; voted for the American Health Care Act in 2017, which would have eliminated the individual mandate and federal protections for pre-existing conditions in favor of high-risk pools
Against COVID-19 vaccine mandates; opposed Biden administration's vaccine mandate for companies with more than 100 employees, calling it 'unconstitutional'

Against climate science consensus; cast doubt on the scientific consensus on climate change in 2016 and supported Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement in 2017

Against same-sex marriage; voted against New York's Marriage Equality Act in 2011 and was the sole New York House delegation member to vote against the federal Respect for Marriage Act, which codified Obergefell v. Hodges
Against transgender youth gender-affirming care; co-sponsored the 'Protect Children's Innocence Act' to make providing gender-affirming care to transgender minors a class C felony
Against ISP privacy regulations; voted in 2017 to reverse the FCC privacy rule that blocked ISPs from selling customer browsing history without customers' permission

Against strict immigration enforcement in agriculture; voted for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which would grant legal status to undocumented agricultural workers and provide a pathway to permanent residency
For strict border security and against illegal immigration

Against gun control; voted against the NY SAFE Act in 2013, and co-sponsored federal legislation to substantially eliminate National Firearms Act restrictions on gun silencers, maintaining support even after the 2017 Las Vegas shooting