U.S. Senate

Introduced the Protecting National Access to Reproductive Care Act, which would affirm FDA authority over state laws for approved reproductive health products, including medication abortion.

Describes himself as pro-life and says life begins at conception, with exceptions for the life of the mother, rape and incest; opposes taxpayer funding of abortion and supports parental notification.

Original cosponsor of the Green New Deal; supports environmental justice legislation, lead pipe replacement and reducing fossil-fuel-based plastic production.

Supports expanding domestic oil and nuclear energy and faster federal leasing and permitting for energy projects; wants the Jersey Shore kept "pollution and windmill free" and the Pinelands protected.

Criticized the U.S. war with Iran during the October 2026 debate; says military force should be a last resort, used alongside diplomacy.

Supports the U.S. war with Iran and says it should be finished, citing the risk of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon; says the military should be able to fight and win two wars at once and wants DEI programs removed from the military.

Calls health care "a human right"; supports protecting and building on the Affordable Care Act and permanent postpartum Medicaid coverage; leads the Black Maternal Health Momnibus in the Senate.

Opposes government-run health care; supports Health Savings Accounts for every American, letting people buy insurance from any state, and a Medicare and Medicaid fraud unit.

Says he will not support more funding for ICE; has called for stronger detention oversight and for removing ICE officers hired without completed background checks. Said in the October 2026 debate that cities should be places where anyone, regardless of immigration status, feels safe coming forward to report crimes.

Supports completing the southern border wall, stationing the U.S. military at the border, local police participation in enforcement under section 287(g), and withholding federal aid from sanctuary jurisdictions.

Calls parental rights "the civil rights issues of our time"; supports school choice and abolishing the federal Department of Education, with its budget divided among local school boards for public schools and vouchers.

Opposes government efforts to restrict the right to bear arms and supports constitutional carry.

Introduced the Transit-Oriented Housing Development Act, which would raise private activity bond authority used with the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit by 30% and invest $300 billion over ten years in the national Housing Trust Fund.

Supports substantially increasing federal transportation investment, including the Gateway rail project under the Hudson River; says he helped pass the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Supports reducing incarceration and sentencing reform; authored the First Step Act and backs ending the federal prohibition on cannabis.

Supports abolishing the IRS and the Internal Revenue Code and replacing them with a flat income tax of 10% to 12%; would eliminate capital gains, estate and alternative minimum taxes.