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Dan Webster

Nationalist
Republican
House Representative
Florida - District 11

Current Position: US House Representative FL-11

Policy Positions

Economic Policy

  • For the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, arguing it reduces tax burdens, ends lobbyist loopholes and special-interest exemptions

Health Care

  • Against the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, which expanded VA benefits for veterans exposed to toxic chemicals
  • For prohibiting removal of feeding tubes from incapacitated patients without written directives, as shown by his sponsorship of SB 804 in the Terri Schiavo case

Education

  • For homeschooling; sponsored the 1985 Home Education Program Act legalizing homeschooling in Florida and remains a homeschooling advocate

Environment

  • For opposing legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue, as indicated by signing an Americans for Prosperity pledge

Civil Rights

  • Against abortion rights; opposes abortion under all circumstances, sponsored legislation requiring ultrasounds before abortion, sponsored a parental notification law for minors seeking abortion, and has declined to clarify or has been alleged to oppose exceptions for rape or incest
  • Against same-sex marriage; co-sponsored the First Amendment Defense Act and has a '0' rating from the Human Rights Campaign on LGBT-related voting record
  • For legislation making divorce more difficult by introducing covenant marriage policy in Florida, except in cases of infidelity

Voting Rights & Democracy

  • For signing the amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit contesting the 2020 presidential election results

Public Safety

  • For gun rights; supports allowing concealed carry permit holders to carry across state lines, voted to block an Obama-era regulation aimed at preventing the mentally impaired from purchasing firearms, and has an 'A' rating from the NRA