Mike will always put the people of Southeastern North Carolina ahead of someone else’s national agenda. Fighting for our families and our future is his top priority in Congress. Mike voted against the health care reform plan, cap and trade, Wall Street bailouts and auto company bailouts. Those votes may not have pleased folks in Washington, but Mike does not work for them – he works for you.

Mike has worked with members of both parties to pass meaningful, commonsense legislation including:

Jobs

• America Works Act
• Southeast Crescent Regional Commission

 

Veterans

• Concurrent receipt
• Veterans Outreach Improvement Act

 

Immigration

• English Language Unity Act
• SAVE Act

 

Health Care

• Breast Cancer Protection Act
• Community Pharmacy Fairness Act

 

Budget/Tax

• Balanced Budget Amendment
• Tax Code Termination Act

 

Telecom

• Broadcaster Freedom Act

 

Energy

• New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act
• American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act

 

Education

• FIT Kids Act

 

Military

• Cosponsored bill to ensure that every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own conscience
• National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act

 

Trade

• NAFTA Repeal

 

Banking

• Federal Reserve Transparency Act

 

Social Security

• Social Security Fairness Act