Chip Roy — Republican Candidate for U.S. House in Texas, 2026

Chip Roy introduced the Pausing All Admissions Until Security Ensured (PAUSE) Act, aiming to freeze most immigration until security and system reforms are achieved. He also led efforts to advance H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, to codify border security policies against illegal immigration. He advocates for strict entry criteria, including prohibiting Sharia Law adherents, to ensure entry aligns with constitutional order.

“Why are we importing any human being that is adhering to Sharia law which is totally contrary to the Constitution. We can amend the bill but I am going to introduce a framework why don't we just freeze immigration entirely until we sort this crap out.Until we figure out who’s here, why they’re here, how many Chinese communists, how many people who are Islamists who want to remake America, how many people are living on the public dole, living on welfare, going into the emergency room to get care, or in our education system getting taxpayer-funded education.”

Chip Roy advocates for "healthcare freedom," emphasizing patient and doctor empowerment to address what he views as a broken, cronyistic system. He supports expansive health savings accounts and direct medical care models, introducing the Direct Medical Care Freedom Act and the Personalized Care Act. He opposes taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood and criticized a Republican bill on ACA premium subsidies as "milquetoast garbage."

““Right now, Congress has a tremendous opportunity to put American healthcare back on track by embracing the empowerment of patients and doctors through the promotion of expansive health savings accounts in the budget reconciliation process, and we need to take full advantage. Giving the same actors more power and money won't work; if we want to Make America Healthy Again, the answer is healthcare freedom. If we want to control our budgets and healthcare spending, the answer is healthcare freedom.” - Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21), in a press release announcing "The Case for Healthcare Freedom" report.”

Chip Roy expressed a desire for deeper cuts to green spending. He described a Senate bill, which included clean energy tax credits, as 'a deal-killer of an already bad deal.' This stance indicates his opposition to government expenditure related to certain environmental initiatives and clean energy provisions.

“Chip Roy called it "a deal-killer of an already bad deal." (Grist.org)”

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Chip Roy advocates for a foreign policy centered on "peace through strength" and the defense of national security interests, emphasizing the need to support allies. He believes in restoring American leadership globally and commends actions such as the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Roy also supports strengthening the military, ensuring service members have the necessary tools and rules of engagement to succeed.

“We need a foreign policy rooted in peace through strength, where the United States stands up to our enemies and strongly defends our national security interests and supports our allies. After eight years of weakness and appeasement under President Obama, it is critically important that we restore American leadership in the world, and stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, including Israel, which deserves our resolute support in the most dangerous parts of the world. - Chip Roy (via Ballotpedia)”

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“Do you know what they don't want? They don't want a senator that's going to co-author gun control legislation. And if it means that I'm missing some votes in order to continue to ensure that that doesn't happen again in Texas, I think they're okay with it." - Rep. Chip Roy, WFAA, Feb 22, 2026”