Voted in February 2026 to repeal three federal energy-efficiency programs and claw back roughly $300 million in unspent funding, and opposed extending expanded ACA premium subsidies for three more years, saying the enhanced subsidies cost too much and should be allowed to expire.

Sponsored the Kayla Hamilton Act, requiring gang-tattoo and criminal-history screening for unaccompanied migrant children before sponsor placement and barring placement with anyone unlawfully present. Authored a resolution condemning attacks on ICE facilities and officers, and backs finishing the border wall.

Voted in 2023 for resolutions to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and Somalia within 180 days. On Iran, said at the August debate: 'No boots on the ground... we can finish the mission by defanging Iran and making sure they have no capabilities left,' citing his brother's Iraq service and friends lost in prior wars.

Says 'the Senate has to be shaken up' and would support changing the filibuster to break gridlock on stalled legislation. Argues voters expect senators to 'get the job done, not grandstand or get in the way,' casting institutional norms as less important than passing results-oriented legislation quickly.

Opposes stripping local governments of zoning and permitting control over data-center projects, calling the idea of siting them without community input 'unacceptable.' Raised the issue unprompted at the August debate after a rival's absentee campaign floated preempting local authority to speed construction.

Pledges accessible healthcare and mental-health support for veterans, a smoother transition to civilian life, and stronger VA accountability for wait times and care quality. Says supporting military families and the installations tied to South Carolina's economy is part of honoring the state's veteran and service-member population.

Introduced the Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act requiring a Pentagon report on the national-security fallout from China's 2023 spy-balloon incursion, including analysis of any recovered surveillance technology. Wants to block Chinese farmland purchases near military bases and stop technology theft.

As a state legislator, championed South Carolina's Religion is Essential Act expanding religious-liberty protections for houses of worship, and voted for the federal Antisemitism Awareness Act applying a formal definition of antisemitism to federal civil-rights enforcement on campuses. Frames both as defending faith communities from government overreach.

Wants to rebuild American manufacturing and bring critical supply chains home from overseas rivals, framing reduced reliance on foreign production as both a national-security and economic priority. Backs cutting small-business regulations and permitting reform to lower costs for domestic manufacturers and farmers competing globally.

Co-authored Logan's Law with Sen. Lindsey Graham to create a federal violent-offender database after a Columbia woman's murder by a career criminal, requiring states to submit offender data or risk losing federal grant funds. Also sponsored the Targeting Child Predators Act and the Promoting Police Leadership Act.

Supported South Carolina's Fetal Heartbeat Bill as a state legislator, part of the law the state Supreme Court later upheld restricting abortion after roughly six weeks. Earned a spot on SBA Pro-Life America's list of pro-life House members based on his voting record in Congress.

Says he has no major disagreements with the president and cites his voting record as proof of loyalty. The president's primary endorsement in this race, however, has gone to a rival, not to him -- a reminder the alliance he describes isn't one the president has endorsed.

Says high gas prices and soaring grocery costs are 'hurting hardworking people,' and points to House-passed energy permitting reform as a way to bring costs down over time. Backs making the 2017 tax cuts permanent and cutting small-business and farm regulations to ease pressure on family budgets.

Wants trade policy that puts American farmers first and would cut regulatory barriers slowing agricultural innovation and new farm equipment or crop-technology approvals. Backs investing in rural broadband, healthcare access, and infrastructure, and continued support for USDA programs South Carolina's small and mid-size farms rely on.

Backs school choice, letting federal education dollars follow the student to the public, charter, or private school a family chooses, and would shrink the Department of Education's role in local curriculum decisions. Wants more accountability for results from schools and teachers, without prescribing new mandates.

Introduced the American Enrichment Deployment Act to let uranium-enrichment facilities begin construction before receiving a final NRC license, on the same track already used for other nuclear fuel-cycle plants, aiming to speed domestic nuclear-fuel production and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers.

Backs term limits for members of Congress and a ban on lawmakers trading individual stocks, and voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act to tighten financial-disclosure rules for federal officials. Wants more transparency from federal agencies, including faster responses to congressional oversight requests.

As State House Majority Whip, helped pass South Carolina's Open Carry Act, called the state's biggest expansion of gun rights in 25 years. Says the Second Amendment is a fundamental right, not one Washington should regulate away, and opposes new federal gun-control restrictions.

Voted for the June 2025 rescissions package clawing back $9.4 billion in previously appropriated federal spending, including funds for foreign aid and public broadcasting. Backs making the 2017 tax cuts permanent so families and small businesses keep more of what they earn.