Hal Rogers
Nationalist
Republican
House Representative
Kentucky - District 5
Current Position: US House Representative KY-5
Running For: House Representative - District 5
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For a balanced budget amendment
- For dismantling the Home Affordable Modification Program
- For ending federal funding for National Public Radio
- For the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
- Against the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Business & Labor
- Against the GM and Chrysler bailout in 2009
- Against regulating the subprime mortgage industry
Health Care
- Against embryonic stem cell research
- Against human cloning
Civil Rights
- Against abortion rights; has 100% rating from National Right to Life Committee and 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America
- Against federal funding for organizations that provide abortions and federal health insurance covering abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or threats to mother's life
- Against same-sex marriage
- Against prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Against allowing single people and same-sex couples to adopt children
- Against classifying crimes motivated by victim's sexual orientation as hate crimes
- Against affirmative action
- For making English the official language of the United States
- Against net neutrality
- For the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, which included provisions for indefinite detention without trial
Voting Rights & Democracy
- Against increasing federal funding for election security despite Russian interference threats
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For building a fence along the Mexico-United States border
Public Safety
- For the death penalty