Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA)

What it says on the issues

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• Economic Coordinationno state: unregulated markets, no taxation

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA unequivocally supports, first and foremost, the full and final repeal of the federal estate and gift tax”

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• Macroeconomicsless policy activity in Macroeconomics

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA opposes the adoption of a state income tax in Texas and strongly urges the Texas Legislature to resist new and additional spending which might require increased taxes or fees.”

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• Agriculturemore policy activity in Agriculture

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA supports the activities of the Packers and Stockyards Program, enforcement of the P&S Act, and opposes any reduction in protection available to sellers of livestock”

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• Agriculturemore policy activity in Agriculture

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA continues its support of MAP funding and support appropriate legislative action to ensure its existence.”

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• Environmentless policy activity in Environment

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA oppose all efforts by federal agencies to expand, misuse, and/or misinterpret their authority under the Clean Water Act.”

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• Immigrationmore policy activity in Immigration

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA demands that the U.S. government take immediate actions to gain control of the Texas Mexico border”

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• Transportationless policy activity in Transportation

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA oppose the use of federal and state funding for the planning, acquisition of right of way,”

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• Domestic Commerceless policy activity in Domestic Commerce

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA oppose any changes by the CME Group that would create a cash settlement process for Live”

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• Technologymore policy activity in Technology

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA supports the state of Texas establishing reasonable and enforceable standards governing the site selection, construction, operation, resource consumption, and environmental impacts of large-scale digital infrastructure facilities”

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• Foreign Trademore policy activity in Foreign Trade

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA continues its support of MAP funding and support appropriate legislative action to ensure its existence.”

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• Foreign Trademore policy activity in Foreign Trade

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA urges Congress to enable legislation ensuring continued availability of TPA to the President”

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• Macroeconomics: Tax Codeless policy activity in Macroeconomics: Tax Code

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA strongly supports the continuation of open space land valuation for qualified agricultural producers and overall property tax relief for landowners in Texas”

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• Macroeconomics: Tax Codeless policy activity in Macroeconomics: Tax Code

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA opposes the adoption of a state income tax in Texas and strongly urges the Texas Legislature to resist new and additional spending which might require increased taxes or fees.”

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• Macroeconomics: Tax Codeless policy activity in Macroeconomics: Tax Code

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA unequivocally supports, first and foremost, the full and final repeal of the federal estate and gift tax”

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• Macroeconomics: Industrial Policyless policy activity in Macroeconomics: Industrial Policy

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA opposes federal and state subsidies and production mandates for renewable fuels that use grains and/or other feedstuffs used for human and/or animal consumption.”

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• Agriculture: Food Marketing & Promotionmore policy activity in Agriculture: Food Marketing & Promotion

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA strongly supports and endorses the national and state beef checkoff programs.”

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• Agriculture: Food Marketing & Promotionmore policy activity in Agriculture: Food Marketing & Promotion

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA continues its support of MAP funding and support appropriate legislative action to ensure its existence.”

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• Agriculture: Animal and Crop Diseasemore policy activity in Agriculture: Animal and Crop Disease

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA urges the State of Texas, U.S. Congress and USDA to fully support screwworm eradication activities and the building of a sterile fly rearing facility to be located in Texas”

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• Environment: Species & Forestless policy activity in Environment: Species & Forest

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA strongly opposes the re-introduction of the Mexican wolf or any other wolf subspecies in Texas”

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• Transportation: Massless policy activity in Transportation: Mass

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA oppose the use of federal and state funding for the planning, acquisition of right of way,”

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• Foreign Trade: Trade Agreementsless policy activity in Foreign Trade: Trade Agreements

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA continue to support USMCA and oppose any changes to USMCA that would reduce or limit free trade.”

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• Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)power at the lowest competent level

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA oppose all efforts by federal agencies to expand, misuse, and/or misinterpret their authority under the Clean Water Act.”

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• Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)power at the lowest competent level

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA is opposed to a transfer of pesticide regulatory authority from the TDA.”

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• Fiscal discipline ↔ Fiscal expansionbalance the budget; debt is a moral hazard

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA opposes the adoption of a state income tax in Texas and strongly urges the Texas Legislature to resist new and additional spending which might require increased taxes or fees.”

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• Gun rights ↔ Gun regulation (v7 #18 carried over)abolish virtually all gun laws; no licensing, no restrictions even on who may own

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA oppose any legislation, regulation, treaty, and/or agreement at the federal, state and/or international levels that would take, weaken, or in any way limit U.S. citizens”

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• Broad tariffsfree trade; tariffs are a consumer tax

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA continue to support USMCA and oppose any changes to USMCA that would reduce or limit free trade.”

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• Who sets tariffsthe President, by emergency power

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA urges Congress to enable legislation ensuring continued availability of TPA to the President”

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• Border security as a priorityextremely important

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA demands that the U.S. government take immediate actions to gain control of the Texas Mexico border”

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• Troops at the borderyes

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA demands that the U.S. government take immediate actions to gain control of the Texas Mexico border”

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• Eminent domain for private pipelinesban; property rights

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA supports legislation to amend the Texas Constitution and other laws to ensure fair treatment of property owners by requiring condemners to:”

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• "Product of USA" meat labellingvoluntary labelling

  “RESOLVED, that the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association shall oppose mandatory country of origin labeling and its misplaced financial burden on U.S. ranchers”

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• Endangered Species Actnarrow it

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA strongly opposes the re-introduction of the Mexican wolf or any other wolf subspecies in Texas”

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• Endangered Species Actnarrow it

  “RESOLVED, that TSCRA urges the U.S. Congress to reform the ESA to better balance comprehensive science, economic development, input from affected stakeholders, and private property rights”

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