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The people of Montana’s 2 nd Congressional District will be d","detail":"financially viable (or maintain current service levels) as they are more financially dependent on Medicaid than their larger counterparts. The people of Montana’s 2 nd Congressional District will be disproportionately harmed if any of their rural hospitals are forced to close their doors. As a cardiologist, it’s easy for me to interpret that delays of even an hour in the care for emergencies such as a heart attack or stroke can mean the difference between life and death. It will hurt if the nearest medical facility is a 3 to 4 hour drive away. The November, 2025, 43-day government shutdown","source_url":"https://www.eisenhauerforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Immigration","stance":"upon migrating workers to harvest their crops – this needs to be supported. The concept of “open borders” is not a good thing ; the very high numbers of illegal immigrants in the U.S. place a signific","detail":"upon migrating workers to harvest their crops – this needs to be supported. The concept of “open borders” is not a good thing ; the very high numbers of illegal immigrants in the U.S. place a significant economic burden upon our citizenry (think healthcare dollars for emergency care, consumption of resources and effects on housing). It is entirely reasonable to remove illegal immigrants who have been convicted of serious crimes or violence against others . At the same time, I am worried that ICE is being overly aggressive or physical in their roundup of both legal and illegal immigrants —","source_url":"https://www.eisenhauerforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Economy","stance":"much lower. At the same time, we’re sending $40B to Argentina in financial support to boost their economy. We’re also adding a new 80,000 metric ton quota for Argentinian beef imports, in addition to ","detail":"much lower. At the same time, we’re sending $40B to Argentina in financial support to boost their economy. We’re also adding a new 80,000 metric ton quota for Argentinian beef imports, in addition to their existing 20,000 metric ton tariff‑rate quota? It would make far more sense to work together on ways to increase profitability for Montana’s beef producers, and thereby increase our own domestic supply. I firmly believe and expect that consumers would rather buy local in-State or regional American beef as opposed to South American beef . We are shooting ourselves in the foot. In November","source_url":"https://www.eisenhauerforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Climate","stance":"their own, and in the field? Congress must act to create a legislative and therefore enforceable environment to allow us to fix our broken equipment, rather than be forced to replace it . ENERGY POLIC","detail":"their own, and in the field? Congress must act to create a legislative and therefore enforceable environment to allow us to fix our broken equipment, rather than be forced to replace it . ENERGY POLICY I support an “ all of the above ” energy policy that supports a wide range of domestic energy sources , including both non-renewable sources like oil, natural gas, and coal, and renewable sources such as solar, wind, hydropower and geothermal – and nuclear . The economics of energy production should be trusted to determine when each may be economically viable, or which is best used in any","source_url":"https://www.eisenhauerforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Education","stance":"vital programs like Title I ($18.4 billion for low-income schools), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; $15.5 billion for special education), and the federal student loan system ($1.6 t","detail":"vital programs like Title I ($18.4 billion for low-income schools), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; $15.5 billion for special education), and the federal student loan system ($1.6 trillion in loans). The arguments about the federal Department of Education controlling school curricula or agenda items is largely false. The very high majority of control over public school curriculum is shared between local school boards and state education departments. More than 10% of public-school students are identified as having disabilities or special needs. Educational programming for","source_url":"https://www.eisenhauerforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Gun Control","stance":"that a very small minority of buyers have a “plan” to do something nefarious when they purchase a firearm. No form of instant background check will uniformly prevent these kinds of acts, but with a be","detail":"that a very small minority of buyers have a “plan” to do something nefarious when they purchase a firearm. No form of instant background check will uniformly prevent these kinds of acts, but with a better process we can make a difference. National Firearms Act (NFA): The NFA should be retained but revised — it makes sense to prevent the sale of fully-automatic weapons and grenade launchers to the public at large, but other current restrictions have little impact upon gun crimes (i.e.: a difference of 2 inches in barrel length does nothing to prevent illicit use). Effective January 1, 2026,","source_url":"https://www.eisenhauerforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"National Security","stance":"Right to Repair; this must be resolved. These Right to Repair limitations also ham-string the US Military. Wouldn’t it make better sense for our uniformed millitary mechanics to be able to service and","detail":"Right to Repair; this must be resolved. These Right to Repair limitations also ham-string the US Military. Wouldn’t it make better sense for our uniformed millitary mechanics to be able to service and repair military equipment on their own, and in the field? Congress must act to create a legislative and therefore enforceable environment to allow us to fix our broken equipment, rather than be forced to replace it . ENERGY POLICY I support an “ all of the above ” energy policy that supports a wide range of domestic energy sources , including both non-renewable sources like oil, natural gas,","source_url":"https://www.eisenhauerforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Criminal Justice","stance":"It is entirely reasonable to remove illegal immigrants who have been convicted of serious crimes or violence against others . At the same time, I am worried that ICE is being overly aggressive or phys","detail":"It is entirely reasonable to remove illegal immigrants who have been convicted of serious crimes or violence against others . At the same time, I am worried that ICE is being overly aggressive or physical in their roundup of both legal and illegal immigrants — and this is a matter of training and (unprofessional?) leadership. If a person or family is here legally, they should not be anxious about being tossed into a detention center simply because they came from somewhere else. I have a hard time thinking about deportation for Dreamers – those young adults who were brought into the","source_url":"https://www.eisenhauerforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Agriculture","stance":"simply stop producing crops (at a loss). Family farms will die. Our young people will not go into farming or agriculture. When that happens, the entire supply/balance cart can become irretrievably bro","detail":"simply stop producing crops (at a loss). Family farms will die. Our young people will not go into farming or agriculture. When that happens, the entire supply/balance cart can become irretrievably broken and it will take decades or an entire generation to repair. Our family still owns and operates a small multi-generational small farm in Nebraska, and through that I am familiar with only some of the issues facing today’s farmers and ranchers. I am looking forward to spending significant time in our agricultural communities during this campaign, and to learn more about what can or should be","source_url":"https://www.eisenhauerforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Abortion","stance":"care must be preserved. My own personal thoughts are that although I may not like the concept of abortion, as a physician I am professionally bound by higher concerns about adverse effects upon women’","detail":"care must be preserved. My own personal thoughts are that although I may not like the concept of abortion, as a physician I am professionally bound by higher concerns about adverse effects upon women’s reproductive health as well as potential increased maternal and fetal mortality that followed the 2022 Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs case (which essentially overturned Roe v. Wade ). Women should not have to travel across state lines to get desired or necessary medical care, nor should they have to blindly order prescriptions over the internet to get abortive medications in the absence","source_url":"https://www.eisenhauerforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Housing","stance":"in earnest as it is likely to come up again. Selling off public lands in Montana won’t solve the housing crisis , but it will certainly impede public access for recreational or hunting purposes, and s","detail":"in earnest as it is likely to come up again. Selling off public lands in Montana won’t solve the housing crisis , but it will certainly impede public access for recreational or hunting purposes, and severely limit grazing or leases often granted to Montana’s ranchers. It also makes very little sense for the government to sell off potential mineral rights (or explorable energy assets) associated with these large tracts of public lands. The final version of the OBBB did include provisions that will cost states (including Montana) and U.S. taxpayers billions by rolling back the royalty rate","source_url":"https://www.eisenhauerforcongress.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Social Security","stance":"and not to Wall Street bankers or Washington. Because of this, it is not appropriate to invest Social Security trust funds into riskier assets such as the open stock market rather than more secure US ","detail":"and not to Wall Street bankers or Washington. Because of this, it is not appropriate to invest Social Security trust funds into riskier assets such as the open stock market rather than more secure US Government Securities. Update June 2026 : Earlier this month, Social Security trustees estimated that the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance fund will exhaust its reserves in late 2032, about three months earlier than forecast last year. 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