Differences Between Me and the Incumbent...

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Recently I was asked …..Where do I and Incumbent Representative Al Green differ… 

- Phil Kurtz, 2018 Candidate for US House Texas Congressional District 9. 

The best way to illustrate the ways Incumbent Al Green would I would differ in the representation of Texas Congressional District 9, is to show where I would have voted differently than he over the last year. Below are a number of House Bills and Resolutions. In reading them I made a decision based on each motion’s alignment with my values as a conservative Libertarian.

Part1

H R 7      RECORDED VOTE      24-Jan-2017      4:48 PM
QUESTION:  On Passage
BILL TITLE: To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
Sponsored by Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.), the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 (H.R. 7) would permanently codify the Hyde Amendment across government programs to provide federal funds from paying for elective abortion and health care plans that include elective abortion coverage.

I would have voted Aye;  Al Green Voted Nay,
(Passed 01/24/2017, 238 yeas to 183 nays, Roll Call No. 65)
                                                                                                                                                           
Part 2

H J RES 43      RECORDED VOTE      16-Feb-2017      3:27 PM
QUESTION:  On Passage
BILL TITLE: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients

Resolution of Disapproval to Overturn Obama's HHS Title X Rule
Sponsored by Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.), this resolution of disapproval (H.J. Res. 43) overturned former President Barack Obama's Department of Health and Human Services rule, finalized in December 2016, that prevented states from redirecting Title X family planning funds away from abortion providers like Planned Parenthood.

I would have voted Aye;  Al Green Voted Nay,
(Passed 02/16/2017, 230 yeas to 188 nays, Roll Call No. 99)
                                                                                                                                                           
Part 3

H R 1628      RECORDED VOTE      4-May-2017      2:18 PM
QUESTION:  On Passage
BILL TITLE: American Health Care Act

Obamacare Repeal and Replace
Sponsored by Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.), the American Health Care Act of 2017 (H.R. 1628) would repeal the major pillars of Obamacare, with its taxpayer funding of elective abortion, and replace it with legislation that respects the fundamental federal policy that abortion is not health care and provides better health insurance solutions for families than Obamacare. This bill would also eliminate mandatory federal funding for certain large abortion providers like Planned Parenthood for one year.

I would have voted Aye;  Al Green Voted Nay,
(Passed 05/04/2017, 217 yeas to 213 nays, Roll Call No. 256)
                                                                                                                                                           
Part 4

H R 2810      RECORDED VOTE      13-Jul-2017      5:41 PM
AUTHOR(S):  Hartzler of Missouri Amendment No. 10
QUESTION:  On Agreeing to the Amendment

Amendment to Stop DOD Transgender Funding
Offered by Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), this amendment (H.Amdt 183) to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (H.R. 2810) would have ensured that taxpayer funding for the Department of Defense not pay for sex-reassignment surgery and hormone therapy intended to change a person's gender. This Amendment would have provided for mental health treatment for transgender persons, as well as healthcare unassociated with gender transition efforts.

I would have voted Aye;  Al Green Voted Nay,
(Failed 07/13/2017, 209 yeas to 214 nays, Roll Call No. 369)
                                                                                                                                                           
Part 5

H R 3354      RECORDED VOTE      13-Sep-2017      5:38 PM
AUTHOR(S):  Norton of District of Columbia Amendment No. 117
QUESTION:  On Agreeing to the Amendment

Amendment to Undermine Congressional Authority Over D.C. Budget
Offered by Rep. Eleanor Norton (R-D.C.), this amendment (H.Amdt. 434) to the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R. 3354) would have protected D.C.'s 2013 referendum on budget autonomy, which would have allowed D.C. to use taxpayer money to pay for elective abortions, legalize recreational marijuana, and cover drug needle-exchanges, among other things, in violation of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.

I would have voted Nay;  Al Green Voted Aye,
(Failed 07/06/2017, 182 yeas to 238 nays, Roll Call No. 496)
                                                                                                                                                           
Part 6
H R 3354      RECORDED VOTE      14-Sep-2017      11:06 AM
AUTHOR(S):  Palmer of Alabama Amendment No. 192
QUESTION:  On Agreeing to the Amendment

Amendment to Stop D.C.'s Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act
Offered by Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.), this amendment (H.Amdt. 432) to the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R. 3354) would block D.C. from enforcing its harmful law called the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act (RHNDA), which targets pro-life organizations and employers by forcing them to employ people who disagree with their pro-life principles.

I would have voted Aye;  Al Green Voted Nay,
(Passed 07/07/2017, 223 yeas to 192 nays, Roll Call No. 518)
                                                                                                                                                           
Part 7

H R 36      RECORDED VOTE      3-Oct-2017      6:02 PM
QUESTION:  On Passage
BILL TITLE: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act(H.R. 36) would outlaw elective abortion nationwide after 20 weeks gestation, the point at which an unborn baby possesses the ability to experience severe pain.

I would have voted Aye;  Al Green Voted Nay,
(Passed 10/03/2015, 237 yeas to 189 nays, Roll Call No. 549)
                                                                                                                                                           
Part 8

H R 849      YEA-AND-NAY      2-Nov-2017      5:11 PM
      QUESTION:  On Passage
      BILL TITLE: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act

IPAB Repeal
Sponsored by Rep. David Roe (R-Tenn.), the Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2017 (H.R. 849) would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) created by Obamacare. IPAB represents the wrong way to control health care costs and will result in government healthcare rationing.
(Passed 11/02/2017, 307 yeas to 111 nays, Roll Call No. 604)
I would have voted Aye;  Al Green Voted Nay
                                                                                                                                                           
Part 9

H R 1      YEA-AND-NAY      16-Nov-2017      1:48 PM
QUESTION:  On Passage
BILL TITLE: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Sponsored by Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) would roll back the Johnson Amendment, increase the Child Tax Credit, eliminate numerous marriage penalties from the tax code, repeal the death tax, and allow unborn children to qualify for 529 education savings accounts.

I would have voted Aye;  Al Green Voted Nay
(Passed 11/16/2017, 227 yeas to 205 nays, Roll Call No. 637)


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