Issues

I voted to cut red tape on small businesses so they can grow and hire more workers.  I also supported laws making Tennessee more attractive to manufacturers and the new jobs they create.  

Thanks to Tennessee’s business-friendly climate, we are one of the top three states for businesses.  We are experiencing record low unemployment and have some of the lowest taxes in the country.  Tennessee has the lowest debt per person in the U.S.

Fighting for Tennessee’s children and abused mothers is important to me.  I was the prime sponsor of a law increasing the prison sentence for statutory rape by an authority figure.  I voted for greater protections for domestic violence victims and tough new laws against human trafficking.  I’m proud that Tennessee is now considered to have the strongest laws in the country against human trafficking.  

Increasing competition will unleash market forces and drive down the cost of health care.  I want to reduce the role of government and insurance companies in the decision-making process.  Patients, in consultation with their doctor, should make health care decisions.  You can count on me to always protect the doctor-patient relationship.  

I remain an opponent of Obamacare expansion in Tennessee.  Obamacare is failing.  If our state were to expand Obamacare, taxpayers could be on the hook for untold millions of dollars.  Governor Lee’s block grant proposal is promising alternative.  His plan would take decision-making out of the hands of Washington bureaucrats and permit Tennesseans to shape a health care program that works best for low-income citizens.