ISSUES
WHERE RENE STANDS
STOPPING INFLATION
Since Joe Biden took office in January 2021, we have seen record-breaking inflation. In the past two years it has skyrocketed to a 40-year high of over 7 percent. Inflation impacts all of us, but the failed policies of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are really crushing the middle class and the average American. Many families are worried about how they are going to put food on the table as the cost of groceries has increased an average of 4.5 percent. The inflation is a direct result of the reckless spending of the Democrats and their failed economic policies. What is worse, they want to keep spending more!
We need to get serious about stopping inflation and restoring the value of the dollar. The first step is to put an end to the reckless spending policies and the “free rides” of the Democrats. They have created an environment that rewards people for not working, and that must stop. As everyday Americans, we balance our checkbook to make ends meet. It is time we do the same in Washington. Inflation cannot be reined in until we rein in our spending.
SECURING THE BORDER
We need to get serious about the crisis at our southern border. The Biden/Harris administration and the Democrats in Congress have neglected border security entirely and put our country at risk. Cartels are engaging in human and drug trafficking while the Democrats do nothing to stop it. Fentanyl is flowing freely across the border and killing our children while Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer turn a blind eye.
The invasion must stop. The first step is to secure the border and finish the construction of the border wall. Then, we need to focus on enforcing the law and prosecuting the traffickers who created this border invasion. We cannot keep ignoring this problem while it destroys our communities. I have been fighting the effects of trafficking with my non-profit CeCe’s Hope Center, and now I am ready to fight in Washington.
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
We need to restore the might of our energy industry by moving government out of the way to unleash the ingenuity, innovation, and full power of all of our country’s energy partners — not just those that are deemed acceptable by the Biden/Harris administration. In the face of a looming financial crisis and many states dealing with major energy shortages, now is the time to provide solutions and relief to our working class and the many families that struggle to make ends meet. By using an “all the above” approach, we can address inflationary concerns that people are having to deal with NOW and every day they go to work and worry about their next fill-up at the gas station. With my training and work experience in Nuclear Energy and in Oil & Gas, as well as my understanding of all forms of energy production, I understand the complexity of a holistic energy portfolio that can provide solutions, not the platitudes and futuristic dreams that ignore the day-to-day plight of our struggling citizens.
SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
For any community to grow and thrive, residents must feel safe. Effective, innovative law enforcement is pivotal to that goal. I’m proud to have worked alongside the Chandler Police Department to help make Chandler one of America’s safest cities. Our police officers have a thankless job, and I’m proud to ‘have their six’.
As a Council Member, I have fought to ensure that our police officers have the best technology available to perform their duties. One of my proudest achievements was working with my colleagues to provide detectives advanced technology to enhance the capabilities fo the Crimes Against Children Unit and improve their ability to protect children.
We’ve created a very successful model of policing in Chandler by providing law enforcement the resources to succeed and fostering community outreach. I’ll take that same approach to legislation in Washington, D.C.
SECOND AMENDMENT
The Constitution makes it clear: The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. I believe we are a safer society when we respect Americans’ rights to defend themselves. Overbearing gun laws just keep firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens and do nothing to prevent criminals from obtaining them. Accordingly, curbing Second Amendment rights will not make us safer.
STOPPING INFLATION
Since Joe Biden took office in January 2021, we have seen record-breaking inflation. In the past two years it has skyrocketed to a 40-year high of over 7 percent. Inflation impacts all of us, but the failed policies of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are really crushing the middle class and the average American. Many families are worried about how they are going to put food on the table as the cost of groceries has increased an average of 4.5 percent. The inflation is a direct result of the reckless spending of the Democrats and their failed economic policies. What is worse, they want to keep spending more!
We need to get serious about stopping inflation and restoring the value of the dollar. The first step is to put an end to the reckless spending policies and the “free rides” of the Democrats. They have created an environment that rewards people for not working, and that must stop. As everyday Americans, we balance our checkbook to make ends meet. It is time we do the same in Washington. Inflation cannot be reined in until we rein in our spending.
SECURING THE BORDER
We need to get serious about the crisis at our southern border. The Biden/Harris administration and the Democrats in Congress have neglected border security entirely and put our country at risk. Cartels are engaging in human and drug trafficking while the Democrats do nothing to stop it. Fentanyl is flowing freely across the border and killing our children while Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer turn a blind eye.
The invasion must stop. The first step is to secure the border and finish the construction of the border wall. Then, we need to focus on enforcing the law and prosecuting the traffickers who created this border invasion. We cannot keep ignoring this problem while it destroys our communities. I have been fighting the effects of trafficking with my non-profit CeCe’s Hope Center, and now I am ready to fight in Washington.
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
We need to restore the might of our energy industry by moving government out of the way to unleash the ingenuity, innovation, and full power of all of our country’s energy partners — not just those that are deemed acceptable by the Biden/Harris administration. In the face of a looming financial crisis and many states dealing with major energy shortages, now is the time to provide solutions and relief to our working class and the many families that struggle to make ends meet. By using an “all the above” approach, we can address inflationary concerns that people are having to deal with NOW and every day they go to work and worry about their next fill-up at the gas station. With my training and work experience in Nuclear Energy and in Oil & Gas, as well as my understanding of all forms of energy production, I understand the complexity of a holistic energy portfolio that can provide solutions, not the platitudes and futuristic dreams that ignore the day-to-day plight of our struggling citizens.
SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
For any community to grow and thrive, residents must feel safe. Effective, innovative law enforcement is pivotal to that goal. I’m proud to have worked alongside the Chandler Police Department to help make Chandler one of America’s safest cities. Our police officers have a thankless job, and I’m proud to ‘have their six’.
As a Council Member, I have fought to ensure that our police officers have the best technology available to perform their duties. One of my proudest achievements was working with my colleagues to provide detectives advanced technology to enhance the capabilities fo the Crimes Against Children Unit and improve their ability to protect children.
We’ve created a very successful model of policing in Chandler by providing law enforcement the resources to succeed and fostering community outreach. I’ll take that same approach to legislation in Washington, D.C.
SECOND AMENDMENT
The Constitution makes it clear: The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. I believe we are a safer society when we respect Americans’ rights to defend themselves. Overbearing gun laws just keep firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens and do nothing to prevent criminals from obtaining them. Accordingly, curbing Second Amendment rights will not make us safer.