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For decades, America has spent vast amounts of blood and treasure defending ","detail":"on hardworking American citizens who are paying the price through higher costs for housing, healthcare, and basic services. For decades, America has spent vast amounts of blood and treasure defending the borders of other nations. Securing our own is common sense and a matter of duty. When a nation fails to control its borders, national security collapses, criminal networks thrive, and humanitarian crises inevitably follow. We saw that firsthand under Biden and Hoyle—and we must never allow this type of national assault to happen again. No representative who votes to promote or allow","source_url":"https://www.moniqueforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-20"},{"topic":"Immigration","stance":"Shocking and Out of Touch with Voters’ Priorities ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: American Sheriff Alliance Immigration and Border Security Priorities and Positions Sept 2024 National Sheriffs Association Oppos","detail":"Shocking and Out of Touch with Voters’ Priorities ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: American Sheriff Alliance Immigration and Border Security Priorities and Positions Sept 2024 National Sheriffs Association Opposes Senate Border Bill 02-06-2024 Letter U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to Congressman Tony Gonzales Confirming 662,566 Noncitizens with Criminal Histories Entered U.S. during Biden Administration 09-25-2024 Veterans Issues Veterans Issues I am keenly aware of what it means to take the oath to defend our great nation and of the many sacrifices made by those who serve, and their","source_url":"https://www.moniqueforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-20"},{"topic":"Economy","stance":"approximately 7 percent of our State? These government-imposed restrictions, coupled with runaway inflation and interest rates, are pricing most working people out of the American Dream of home owners","detail":"approximately 7 percent of our State? These government-imposed restrictions, coupled with runaway inflation and interest rates, are pricing most working people out of the American Dream of home ownership. I want to be part of the common sense conservative majority in Congress that ensures the federal government does its part to lift housing restrictions. Climate Change & Environment Climate Change & Environment Oregon’s natural-resource industries are the backbone of prosperity and livability in Oregon’s Congressional District 4. After decades of empty promises from career politicians, our","source_url":"https://www.moniqueforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-20"},{"topic":"Climate","stance":"that ensures the federal government does its part to lift housing restrictions. 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Parents deserve a primary, active role in their children’s education—not a one-size-fits","detail":"and accountability: full access to curricula, clear reporting on school performance, and genuine school choice. Parents deserve a primary, active role in their children’s education—not a one-size-fits-all system dictated by distant bureaucrats. Economy Economy My goal in Congress is to help restore the American Dream for working families. A strong, growing middle class is essential—and today it is struggling and shrinking. As your Congresswoman, I will champion sustainable private-sector job creation, especially for small and medium-sized businesses and the skilled trades. I will support","source_url":"https://www.moniqueforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-20"},{"topic":"National Security","stance":"that veterans receive the care and attention they have earned. Back home in Oregon, I will have a veteran on my congressional staff who is dedicated 100 percent to working with me to serve all of my v","detail":"that veterans receive the care and attention they have earned. Back home in Oregon, I will have a veteran on my congressional staff who is dedicated 100 percent to working with me to serve all of my veteran constituents, including our forgotten homeless veterans. As your Congresswoman, I will continue to stand up and fight for our current service members and veterans, and I will ensure we preserve their incredible legacies. RELEVANT PRESS RELEASES: Retired Colonel Monique DeSpain Blasts Congresswoman Val Hoyle For Putting Illegal Immigrants Above Our Veterans Public Safety and Crime Public","source_url":"https://www.moniqueforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-20"},{"topic":"Criminal Justice","stance":"the tragedy of substance abuse. 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By ending cartel control of our borders and preventing criminals from illegally entering our cities and other communities, we will stop the delivery and distribution of deadly drugs, human trafficking, and other","source_url":"https://www.moniqueforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-20"},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"that includes physical barriers, cutting-edge technologies to include sensors and drones, robust cybersecurity, and an expanded Border Patrol empowered to enforce the law. I support confronting drug a","detail":"that includes physical barriers, cutting-edge technologies to include sensors and drones, robust cybersecurity, and an expanded Border Patrol empowered to enforce the law. I support confronting drug and human trafficking cartels as the foreign terrorist organizations they are, using every available federal law enforcement and intelligence tool to dismantle their operations and end their exploitation of immigrants and entire communities. This cartel web of terror is in our 4th District, and I will not ignore the problem as Rep Hoyle does. Meanwhile, law-abiding immigrants have suffered for","source_url":"https://www.moniqueforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-20"},{"topic":"Housing","stance":"sense conservative majority in Congress that ensures the federal government does its part to lift housing restrictions. Climate Change & Environment Climate Change & Environment Oregon’s natural-resou","detail":"sense conservative majority in Congress that ensures the federal government does its part to lift housing restrictions. Climate Change & Environment Climate Change & Environment Oregon’s natural-resource industries are the backbone of prosperity and livability in Oregon’s Congressional District 4. After decades of empty promises from career politicians, our timber communities and coastal residents deserve a strong, pragmatic advocate in Congress. 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