Edgardo Rafael Baez

“Address affordability by reforming health care (e.g., fixing ACA without massive subsidies) that only benefit the big health insurance companies. Open markets is the solution where Americans can pick and choose from a variety of health plans, just as we had prior to the implementation of the ACA.”

“I would support or introduce War Powers Resolutions under the 1973 War Powers Act to require congressional approval for further military actions. I would back bipartisan bills to block specific actions, such as the one introduced by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) barring funds for occupying or annexing Greenland, a NATO ally's territory. I would use appropriations power to withhold funding for unauthorized operations.”

“Congress should prioritize immigration reforms that emphasize border security, interior enforcement, reduced illegal immigration levels, and the protection of American workers and resources, while opposing amnesty or pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. The focus is on restoring sovereignty, deterring illegal entries, and ensuring immigration serves national interests without expanding entitlements or chain migration.”

“First: Target a deficit of 3% of GDP or less by 2030 through spending cuts and revenue measures. This could stabilize debt levels, lower long-term interest rates, and prevent fiscal dominance over the Fed, where high borrowing forces lower rates and risks unanchored inflation expectations.”

“My name is Edgardo Rafael Baez. I am 55 years old. I live in San Antonio, TX. I am a former combat medic, airborne paratrooper, Drill Sergeant in the Army and an Intensive Care Unit Nurse. Over the last 20 years, I have worked as an attorney in San Antonio.”