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Tony Vargas — State Senator for Nebraska District 7 (official headshot)

Tony Vargas Voting Record & Scorecard | National Democrat Platform

NE Senator

District: 7 • Unaffiliated [U]

2024 DEM Alignment:

11.76%

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Sen. Tony Vargas (U-NE-7) earned a 12% National Democrat Platform score for 2024, showing minimal alignment with Democratic Party Platform principles. Tony Vargas voted on 34 of the 36 substantive bills scored by Dem Platform in 2024. Tony Vargas represents the 7th District in the Nebraska State Senate.

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Lawmaker Position

LB 1004Senate 20241x

Strengthening Individual Liberties by Permitting Motorcycle and Moped Riders to Forego Helmets.

With DEMs
This bill stipulates that licensed motorcycle or moped riders who are 21 years of age or older do not have to wear a helmet if they complete a full basic safety course. Additionally, the bill eliminates the requirement that motorcycle or moped passengers complete a safety course before riding without a helmet. Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as individuals should be free to determine their own safety precautions while riding - even to forego helmets - instead of the government.
LB 1017Senate 20241x

Preventing Abuse of the Workers Compensation System by Providing Greater Clarity Surrounding Injuries and Losses. .

Against DEMs
This bill provides greater clarity surrounding the current workers compensation schedule by stipulating that only employees who have injured two or more parts of different extremities in one accident may qualify for permanent benefits based on their loss of earning capacity. Under previous law, in Espinoza v. Job Source USA , the Nebraska Supreme Court allowed employees with injuries to two or more parts of the same extremity in one accident to qualify for permanent disability, rather than the Schedule of Benefits . Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this measure provides clarity in the workers compensation statute to prevent abuse of the system, which is estimated to save employers and insured $29 million each year.
LB 1023Senate 20241x

Expanding Cronyism and Diluting the Tax Base Through a Tax Credit for Employers who Pay Relocation Expenses for Employees Moving to Nebraska.

Against DEMs
This bill provides a tax credit of 50% of the relocation expenses paid by an employer for a qualifying employee (earning a salary between $70k - $250k), up to $5,000 per employee, who is relocating to accept a job within Nebraska. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as all companies face costs and challenges with hiring and retaining employees and such costs should not be borne by the taxpayers. Lawmakers should instead provide broad-based tax relief, which will help spur economic growth, and reduce excessive regulations that drive-up consumer costs.
LB 1197Senate 20241x

Worsening Cronyism Under the Sports Arena Financing Act by Expanding Taxpayer Subsidies Provided to Private Sports Complexes.

Against DEMs
This bill expands the existing Sports Arena Financing Act, allowing state assistance to be used to pay or reimburse amounts expended for a privately owned sports complex, or taxpayer funds to be borrowed through debt issues to be used to acquire, construct, improve, or equip a privately owned sports complex. Such taxpayer funding of sports complexes must be approved by voters through a ballot question. The bill also removes the 50% state assistance maximum on any one project, instead stipulating funding may not extend past five to ten years. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this measure shifts tax burdens to other individuals and businesses not favored by government, providing select companies with competitive advantages over others. It is not the proper role of government to fund recreational facilities. Instead, lawmakers should work to remove regulatory barriers so the free market can spur investment in the most needed initiatives.
LB 1284 (AM 3061)Senate 20241x

Fueling Out-Of-Control Spending Through Teacher Student Loan Forgiveness, Loans, Scholarships, and Other Programs, Without Offsetting Cuts.

Against DEMs
This bill creates the Special Educators of Tomorrow Act, which contains the Special Educators of Tomorrow Cash Fund and Special Education Teacher Forgivable Loan Program. The Cash Fund funds scholarships and loans for individuals pursing a teaching career, and the bill appropriates $1.5 million for FY 2024-2025 and $250,000 each year thereafter. Under the Loan Program, forgivable loans are awarded to students to pay for instate tuition (up to 25 loans each academic year). The bill implements various grants and research programs: the Dyslexia Research Grant Program, a reading instruction program for teachers, and a computer science education expansion program. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this bill imposes significant additional government spending without any cuts to offset the costs. Furthermore, this measure shifts the costs of higher education onto other individuals and taxpayers, an especially unfair situation for individuals who paid-off their loans or chose not to pursue higher education.
LB 1335Senate 20241x

Protecting Taxpayers from Increased Infrastructure Costs by Exempting Roads from Endangered Species Protections.

With DEMs
This bill exempts roadside ditches and other highway right-of-ways from state laws protecting endangered species. Such laws require the mitigation for any damage to critical habitats by forcing the state or political subdivision to buy and establish new ones. Specifically, the bill stipulates that each public road, street, and highway is not a critical habitat for endangered species. Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this measure protects taxpayers from unnecessary costs resulting from state laws that are more stringent than their federal counterparts and ensures continued infrastructure expansion in the state.
LB 1335 (Amd. 3167)Senate 20241x

Driving Up Taxpayer Costs and Slowing Infrastructure Expansion by Weakening Exemptions to Excessive State Endangered Species Protections.

Against DEMs
The Blood amendment #3167 to a bill exempting roads from endangered species protections. This amendment weakens exemptions of transportation infrastructure from endangered species protections by removing any associated right-of-ways of a road, street, or highway from the exemptions to the critical habitat definition. Additionally, the amendment excludes any burrow, waste, plant, stockpile, or construction debris site from the "transportation infrastructure" definition. It does the same for actions permitted by a state agency pertaining to any road or highway and pedestrian or bicycle trails, lanes, or bridges. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this measure drives up taxpayer costs and imposes new barriers to infrastructure expansion in the state by weakening exceptions to stringent state laws.
LB 1344Senate 20241x

Worsening Cronyism Through Tax Credits for Donations to Government-Favored "Community Betterment Organizations".

Against DEMs
This bill, through the establishment of the Creating High Impact Economic Futures Act (CHIEF Act), provides tax credits to taxpayers who make contributions to eligible community betterment organizations. Under the bill, a nonrefundable tax credit equal to 100% of a taxpayers contribution to eligible programs or projects is created for individual filers. Married filers, a partnership or LLC, estate or trust, and corporations are eligible for a tax credit equal to 50% of contributions. The bill caps the tax credits to $6 million annually, with a $150k cap per program in the First and Third Congressional Districts. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize government-favored entities. The free-market - not government central planning via incentives - is the best mechanism to direct private contributions where it will provide the greatest community impact.
LB 1402Senate 20241x

Improving Educational Outcomes by Expanding School Choice Through Scholarships for Students to Attend Private Schools.

Against DEMs
This bill, the Opportunity Scholarships Act, provides $10 million annually for financial grants-in-aid for eligible students to attend a private elementary or secondary school in the state. Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this bill improves educational outcomes for all students by fostering competition and a market in education, which encourages schools to provide the best education so they can attract parents to enroll their child and receive the associated funding.
LB 1412 (Amd. 296)Senate 20241x

Weakening Fiscal Responsibility by Further Hiking HHS Social Spending Without Offsetting Costs.

Against DEMs
The Fredrickson amendment #296 to a bill appropriating funds for government operation. This amendment further hikes social spending by jacking up appropriations to behavioral health at HHS by $10 million ($72 million to $82 million) and increases spending for mental health by $3 million, along with other various increases. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as the state must pursue every available avenue to rein in its out-of-control spending, which, when coupled with the over $185 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.
LB 1412 (Amd. F297)Senate 20241x

Weakening Fiscal Responsibility by Dispersing Unused HHS Program Funds to Government-Favored Service Providers.

Against DEMs
The Vargas amendment #297 to a bill appropriating funds for government operation. This amendment directs unused funds within an HHS program to be dispersed to service providers for those with disabilities. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as any excess monies should be returned to the general fund and reappropriated to the most needed initiatives. This budgeting practice unnecessarily hikes taxpayer costs at a time when the state is facing significant fiscal challenges. taxpayers through tax cuts.
LB 1413 (Amd. 254)Senate 20241x

Promoting Fiscal Responsibility and Protecting Taxpayer Funds from Broadband Spending by Enacting a 2025 Sunset Date.

Against DEMs
The Cavanaugh amendment #254 to a bill regarding transfers of state funds. This amendment would halt the transfer of interest out of the Universal Trust Fund in June of 2025. Previously, such transfers would have been allowed indefinitely. The money from the Fund is expected to be used for broadband expansion. Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as providing "broadband expansion" is not one of the core and essential duties of government. The private sector and free market are best equipped to determine where broadband is most needed and which expansion projects are most economically viable. Additionally, the sunset date allows lawmakers to revisit and review spending to determine its effects and viability.
LB 1413 (Amd. 285)Senate 20241x

Promoting Fiscal Responsibility by Protecting the Unemployment Trust Fund from Being Raided for $70 Million.

Against DEMs
The Conrad amendment #285 to a bill regarding transfer of state funds. This amendment removes a provision that would raid $70 million from the unemployment trust fund to cover other state spending. Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as should reduce the unemployment payroll tax that is imposed onto businesses if the money in the fund is excessive, not raid funds for other uses
LB 164Senate 20241x

Worsening Cronyism for Inland Port Districts and Funneling More Funding to Economic Development and Childcare Programs.

Against DEMs
This bill channels additional funding to economic development initiatives by allowing inland port districts to tap interest earned from federal pandemic funds and through the creation of new innovation districts and grants. Additionally, the bill establishes a new child care grant program. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as not only do these government central planning schemes provide competitive advantages to select companies and industries, they shift tax burdens to other individuals and businesses not favored by government. The free market is the best mechanism to direct investment in the private sector.
LB 233Senate 20241x

Increasing Government Dependency and Hiking Welfare Payments by Ending the "Cost Recovery" Policy in Child Support Payments.

Against DEMs
This bill ends the state''s "cost recovery" policy that takes the child support paid on behalf of families receiving cash welfare benefits and provides it to the federal government for reimbursement of the welfare payments. the federal government for the Specifically, the bill redirects child support funds collected by the state to families receiving ADC benefits, $100 for a household with 1 child and $200 for a household with 2 children or more. The bill would disregard the pass-through child support income when determining the family''s income eligibility for ADC and when calculating their ADC benefits. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this measure not only traps even more individuals into government dependency, but it further hikes welfare payments. The state should instead be pursuing every available avenue to rein in its out-of-control spending, which, when coupled with the over $185 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.
LB 287 (Amd. 2343)Senate 20241x

Strengthening Election Integrity by Ensuring Mailed Ballots are "Non-Forwardable".

Against DEMs
The Clements amendment #2343 to a bill regarding elections. This amendment stipulates that mailed ballots are "non-forwardable" (forward to a different address) and decreases the timeline that the ballot must be delivered from 35 days before a statewide primary or general election to 30 days. Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as maintaining safeguards to prevent voter fraud are critical aspects of ensuring free and fair elections, an essential component of democracy under our nation''s constitutional republic.
LB 358Senate 20241x

Growing Government Dependency and Fueling Out-Of-Control Spending by Increasing Medicaid Dental Service Reimbursement Rates.

Against DEMs
This bill increases the dental services reimbursement rates under the Medical Assistance Act by 12.5% for FY 2024-2025. According to the sponsor, the measure is needed to expand access to the program. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this bill further grows government dependency under the government welfare state. The state must pursue every available avenue to rein in its out-of-control spending, which, when coupled with the over $185 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.
LB 388 (Amd. 445)Senate 20241x

Hiking Taxes on Nicotine Users Through a New 20% Sales Tax on Vape Products.

With DEMs
The Hughes amendment #445 to a bill raising the sales tax. This amendment hikes the sales tax on electronic nicotine delivery system (vapes) to 20% on all products. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as nicotine usage is an individual liberty that should not be punished by "sin taxes."
LB 388 (Motion to Invoke Cloture)Senate 20241x

Improving the Tax Code and Providing Significant Property Tax Relief Through a 1 Cent Increase in the Sales Tax.

Against DEMs
This motion invokes cloture (end debate) on a bill that increases the sales tax by 1 cent, in order to provide property tax relief. Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as, while this measure contains negative provisions, such as "sin taxes," the consumption tax (sales tax) is the best form of taxation (it is the least regressive) and this bill would have provided Nebraskan''s ample property tax relief.
LB 43 (Amd. 2701)Senate 20241x

Weakening Protections of Religious Liberties by Removing the First Freedom Acts Application to State and Local Laws.

Against DEMs
The Cavanaugh amendment #2701 to the First Freedom Act. This amendment removes the First Freedom Acts applicability to all state and local laws, regardless of when they were adopted. The act protects religious freedoms and ensures localities can''t shut down religious services during a state of emergency if other businesses and organizations were not shut down. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as it is the role of government to ensure equal application of all laws and services while protecting the freedom of speech and religion as enshrined under the First Amendment to the Constitution.
LB 441 (Motion to Invoke Cloture)Senate 20241x

Protecting Children by Closing a Loophole That Prevented Teachers and Librarians from being Charged for Distributing Obscenity.

Against DEMs
This motion invokes cloture (end debate) on a bill that removes an "affirmative defense against prosecution" for employees in K-12 schools or public libraries and galleries who are criminally charged with distributing obscenity., This increases accountability on teachers or librarians for obscene materials being distributed in schools and libraries. Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as librarians and teachers should be held accountable for exposing minors to potentially harmful material. Parents - not public employees - should decide when their children learn about sensitive topics that may be considered "obscene."
LB 575Senate 20241x

Ensuring Fair Competition in K-12 School Sport Leagues and Strengthening Student Safety and Privacy in the Restrooms of Schools through the "Sports and Spaces Act".

Against DEMs
This bill, known as The Sports and Spaces Act, requires that K-12 schools designate athletic teams as either male, female, or co-ed. The bill defines "Biological female" and "Biological male" based on reproductive biology and genetic make-up and requires all participants of a female team to be of the same sex. However, females are allowed to compete in a male sport if their school does not offer a female team in that sport. Biological females who are "taking cross-sex hormones and competing as a transgender male" also may not compete on a female team. Additionally, the bill requires schools with a multi-person restroom or changing facility to designate separate facilities based on biological sex. Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this measure protects the competitiveness of women''s sports by ensuring females are not forced to compete against biological men. This requirement represents one of many restrictions (including height, weight, and age requirements) to ensure fair competition between schools competing across the state. This measure also helps strengthen safety and privacy in restrooms and locker rooms at public schools across the state.
LB 605Senate 20241x

Imposing a New Draconian New Licensing Regime on "Art Therapy" to Restrict Competition and Enrich Certain Politically Connected Private Institutions.

Against DEMs
This bill establishes a new occupational licensing regime for art therapists, including, but not limited to, requiring a master''s or doctoral degree in art therapy . Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this bill serves as an unnecessary employment barrier primarily designed to restrict competition and enrich institutions that provide art therapy education and training. Ultimately, the private sector, via certifications, rating systems, and the free market, is much better equipped to provide consumer protection while also ensuring competition and low consumer costs. Most government licensing entities are overly restrictive and are largely advocated by special interests seeking to restrict competition in the marketplace.
LB 62Senate 20241x

Growing Government Dependency by Expanding the Medicaid Welfare Program Under Obamacare to Now Include Translation Services.

Against DEMs
This bill would require the state to maximize federal funding to provide translation and interpretation services for Medicaid (government-provided healthcare) recipients. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this bill further traps individuals into government dependency by growing benefits under the government welfare state. The state must pursue every available avenue to rein in its out-of-control spending, which, when coupled with the over $185 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country. This bill is especially unnecessary as various technological translation services are already available (i.e., Google Translate).
LB 631 (Advance to Enrollment)Senate 20241x

Threatening Public Safety by Weakening the Integrity of the Parole System.

Against DEMs
This bill contains several provisions related to probation and parole. Most notably, the bill reduces the reasons for which the parole board may deny parole. Under the bill, the board may no longer deny a person parole based on a finding that "His or her release would depreciate the seriousness of his or her crime or promote disrespect for law" or "His or her release would have a substantially adverse effect on institutional discipline". Additionally, the bill requires parole board members to undergo training that includes, among other requirements, "cultural competency" and "implicit bias". Finally, the bill requires the board director to provide a culturally diverse selection of books to offenders. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this bill contains several provisions that weaken the integrity of the parole system. Ensuring public safety and protecting property rights serve as essential components of government. Unfortunately, this bill represents one of many so-called criminal justice "reforms" which have led to skyrocketing crime rates and are being advanced in state legislatures by George Soros and other radical-left billionaires through their funding of advocacy organizations on both sides of the political aisle.
LB 631 (AM 2098)Senate 20241x

Advancing Wasteful Spending and Politicizing the Board of Parole Through "Implicit Bias Training".

Against DEMs
The Judiciary Committee amendment #2098 to a bill establishing new spending programs. This amendment requires members of the Board of Parole to receive initial and ongoing training on cultural competency and implicit bias. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as "implicit bias trainings" primarily serves as a political indoctrination tool and impose unnecessary costs onto taxpayers, while enriching providers of these services.
LB 829Senate 20241x

Hiking Health Insurance Premiums Through Additional Health Insurance Mandates Regarding Colorectal Cancer Screening Services.

Against DEMs
This bill requires all health insurers in the state to provide coverage for the removal and biopsy of polyps during a colorectal cancer screening. The bill also prohibits an insurer from imposing a deductible, coinsurance, or any other cost-sharing requirement for any service involved in performing a colorectal cancer screening. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as each and every health insurance mandate or price control on co-payments prevents individuals from having the ability to select a plan with basic or customized coverages to fit their specific needs. As a result, health insurers are forced to only offer costly plans loaded with coverages that most individuals do not need. This can result in lower-income or younger individuals choosing to purchase no insurance plan at all due to the high cost.
LB 840Senate 20241x

Worsening Poverty Through Local "Poverty Elimination Plans", which Serve to Grow Government, and Bolstering Cronyism Through Housing Development Grants Increases.

Against DEMs
This bill requires certain Nebraska cities to create detailed poverty elimination plans. The plans shall include use of federal, state, and local incentives to eliminate poverty, goals for poverty elimination, qualified census tracts, and economic redevelopment areas. Additionally, the bill makes changes to the Nebraska Housing Agency Act, and increasing the workforce housing grant maximum to any nonprofit development organization over a two-year period from $5 to $10 million. The bill decreases the amount a grant applicant must match the grant funds from fifty percent to twenty-five percent. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as measures such as these merely worsen poverty, as the nation has witnessed since Johnsons "War on Poverty." Lawmakers should instead reduce excessive regulations to promote economic growth and combat crime by protecting property rights. This bill fuels cronyism by enriching select developers through government central planning and shifting tax burdens to entities not favored by the government.
LB 856Senate 20241x

Expanding Wealth Redistribution by Expanding Eligibility for the Federal Child Care Subsidy Program.

Against DEMs
This bill expands the eligibility under the Child Care Subsidy program for households with at least one individual who holds employment in a qualifying child care setting by excluding all earned and unearned income from eligibility determinations. Additionally, the bill permits enrollment of a household member''s child in a child care program other than the member''s child care program and receive subsidies for the child''s care. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as taxpayers should not be forced to pay for select individuals through this wealth redistribution scheme. Instead of growing government, lawmakers should empower the free market to make childcare more affordable and accessible by reducing regulations and other anti-competitive measures.
LB 857Senate 20241x

Growing Government Dependency by Expanding the Medicaid Welfare Program Under Obamacare to Now Include Prenatal Coverage and Continuous Glucose Monitors.

Against DEMs
This bill creates the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program, expanding Medicaid (government-provided healthcare) coverage for at-risk mothers for six prenatal nutrition counseling visits and targeted case management. The bill also expands coverage for continuous glucose monitors to individuals who meet local coverage determinations, as opposed to just the less costly traditional monitors and test strips. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this bill further traps individuals into government dependency by growing benefits under the government welfare state. The state must pursue every available avenue to rein in its out-of-control spending, which, when coupled with the over $185 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.
LB 857 (Amd. 218)Senate 20241x

Improving the Medicaid Expansion Bill by Providing a Sunset (Termination) Date for the Newly-Created Medicaid Prenatal Program.

Against DEMs
The Clements amendment #218 to a bill creating a Medicaid (government-provided healthcare) prenatal program. This amendment adds a sunset date to the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program, which expands Medicaid coverage for at-risk mothers for prenatal nutrition counseling visits. The amendment stipulates that the program shall terminate on June 30, 2028. Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as, while Medicaid should not be expanded to begin with, this measure is a step in the right direction to reducing government dependency by providing for automatic termination of the program unless renewed by lawmakers, thus encouraging review and greater accountability in welfare spending.
LB 876Senate 20241x

Providing an Alternative to Abortion by Expanding the State''s "Safe Haven" Law to Allow Newborns to Be Surrendered up to 90 Days After Birth and Provide Funding.

With DEMs
This bill, known as the Newborn Safe Haven Act, appropriates $65,000 for 2024-25 (if funding is available) and $10,000 each year thereafter to the Department of Health and Human Services. The funding is utilized todevelop and maintain a public information program about a website providing information about authorized newborn drop-off locations, to distribute literature, develop educational and promotional materials, and provide training to carry out the Act for emergency care providers, 911 operators, hospital staff, and more. Additionally, the bill expands the timeframe for newborns to be surrendered from 30 days to 90 days after birth. Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this measure strengthens an alternative to abortion. All abortions are tragedies and every child deserves the right to life.
LB 937 (AM 3116)Senate 20241x

Diluting the Tax Base and Shifting Tax Burdens onto Other Individuals and Businesses Through an Expansion of Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers.

Against DEMs
This bill creates a sales tax exemption on the sale, storage, use, or other consumption of diapers. Oppose is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as all state and local tax codes should be constructed in a broadly applied manner with the lowest rates possible for everyone. While well intentioned, this measure ultimately dilutes the tax base and shifts tax burdens onto other products and individuals not favored by government. Instead of merely engaging in tax cronyism, lawmakers should work to make all products more affordable for consumers by significantly cutting government spending.
LB 937 (AM 3205)Senate 20241x

Protecting Life by Providing an Income Tax Credit for Donations to Crisis Pregnancy Centers.

Against DEMs
This bill, the Nebraska Pregnancy Help Act, creates an income tax credit for taxpayers that donate to crisis pregnancy centers. Such organizations provide free services to assist women with the following: carry their pregnancies to term, encourage and enabling parenting or adoption, prevent abortion, and promote health childbirths. Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as crisis pregnancy centers serve as critical institutions to reducing abortion. All abortions are tragedies and every child deserves the right to life.
LB 1317 (Amd. 3362)Senate 20241x

Banning State Recognition of Central Bank Digital Currencies and Exempting Gold and Silver Bullion from the State Capital Gains (Inflation) Tax.

Neutral
The Hansen amendment #3362 to a bill containing various fiscal provisions. This amendment repeals the state capital gains tax on gold and silver bullion. Additionally, the amendment declares that Central Bank Digital Currencies are not considered currency in the state. Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as this bill helps ensure gold and silver bullion can serve as an alternative competitive currency to the dollar and ensures individuals are not taxed due to government inflation. This is especially critical considering the Federal Reserve''s reckless policies , such as quantitative easing. This measure also protects civil liberties by prohibiting Central Bank Digital Currencies, which allows the government to track and monitor every consumer transaction.
LB 16Senate 20241x

Reducing Employment Barriers and Expanding Competition by Enacting Occupational License Reciprocity.

Neutral
This bill requires state licensing authorities to recognize the occupational licenses held by individuals from other states, as long as certain requirements are met. The bill additionally clarifies which specific convictions potentially disqualify an applicant from earning an occupational license, such as terroristic threat, child abuse, human trafficking, and more. The bill does stipulate that an individual shall not be required to disclose, nor shall consideration be given regarding a deferred adjudication, a conviction with no incarceration, a conviction that has been sealed, annulled, dismissed, expunged, or pardoned, and more. Support is the Club for Growth Foundation''s position as the private sector, via certifications, rating systems, and the free market, is much better equipped to provide consumer protection while also ensuring competition and low consumer costs. Most government licensing entities are overly restrictive and are largely advocated by special interests seeking to restrict competition in the marketplace.

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Sen. Tony Vargas (U-NE-7) earned a 12% National Democrat Platform score for 2024, showing minimal alignment with Democratic Party Platform principles. Tony Vargas voted on 34 of the 36 substantive bills scored by Dem Platform in 2024. Tony Vargas represents the 7th District in the Nebraska State Senate.

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