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Texas U.S. Senator

U.S. Senator: Six-year term. One of two members of the U.S. Senate from Texas. With the U.S. House, the Senate makes laws; raises revenues, appropriates federal funds and manages the federal debt; regulates commerce among states and with other nations; declares war and maintains and regulates the military; establishes the federal court system and defines federal crimes; and directs the census every ten years. The Senate has the exclusive power to advise and consent on presidential nominations to executive and judicial offices, to ratify U.S. treaties, and to try impeachments. Current annual salary: $175,000 Senado de los Estados Unidos: Mandato de seis años. Uno de los dos miembros del Senado de los Estados Unidos por Texas. Junto con la Cámara de Diputados de los Estados Unidos, el Senado dicta las leyes; recauda ingresos, asigna fondos federales y gestiona la deuda federal; regula el comercio entre estados y con otras naciones; declara la guerra y mantiene y regula al ejército; establece el sistema de tribunales federales y define los delitos federales; y dirige el censo cada diez años. El Senado tiene el poder exclusivo de asesorar y dar consentimiento sobre las nominaciones presidenciales a cargos ejecutivos y judiciales, ratificar tratados estadounidenses y dictaminar juicios políticos. Salario anual actual: $175,000 Thượng Nghị Sĩ Hoa Kỳ: Nhiệm kỳ sáu năm. Một trong hai thành viên của Thượng Viện Hoa Kỳ đến từ Texas. Phối hợp cùng Hạ Viện Hoa Kỳ, Thượng Viện xây dựng luật; tăng doanh thu, phân bổ ngân quỹ liên bang và quản lý nợ liên bang; điều hành thương mại giữa các tiểu bang và với các quốc gia khác; tuyên bố chiến tranh và duy trì, điều hành quân đội; thiết lập hệ thống tòa án liên bang và định nghĩa các tội ác liên bang; và chỉ đạo điều tra dân số mười năm một lần. Thượng Viện có đặc quyền cố vấn và chấp thuận các đề cử của tổng thống cho các chức vụ hành pháp và tư pháp, phê chuẩn các hiệp ước của Hoa Kỳ và tiến hành luận tội. Mức lương hàng năm hiện tại: 175.000 USD 美国参议员: 任期六年。来自德克萨斯州的两名美国参议院议员之一。参议院与众议院共同制定法律；增加收入、划拨联邦资金和管理联邦债务；管理各州之间以及与其他国家的贸易；宣战、维持和管理军队；建立联邦法院系统和界定联邦犯罪；以及指导每十年一次的人口普查。参议院拥有就行政和司法职位的总统提名提供建议和同意、批准美国条约以及审理弹劾案的专属权力。目前年薪：17.5万 美元

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    John O. Adefope
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Biographical Information

Qualifications: What training, experience, and characteristics qualify you for this position?

Economy: What specific policies would you support to address the growing wealth gap between the highest and lowest earners, and what do you see as the appropriate role of the federal government in this issue?

Immigration: What policy changes would you propose to make the U.S. immigration system more effective and humane?

Balance of Power: The Constitution establishes a system of checks and balances among the three branches of government. As a Senator, what specific actions would you take to preserve the system so that the federal government can serve the people?

Healthcare: What role should the federal government play in promoting a healthy American population, and what steps would you take to ensure that healthcare is affordable and accessible for all Americans?

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Healthcare entrepreneur, author, former pro athlete, philanthropist. Fighting for Texas—reviving 25 closed rural hospitals, economy, secure borders, term limits, Energy Dominance, Election Integrity.
I support pro-growth policies: fair reciprocal tariffs, American manufacturing incentives, and deregulation to create jobs and lift wages. The federal government’s role is to protect free markets, ensure opportunity, and remove barriers, not punish success, so all Texans—especially low- and middle-income families—can prosper.
I support secure borders, strong enforcement of immigration laws, and ending chain migration abuses. At the same time, we should streamline legal immigration for skilled workers and families, improve processing efficiency, and ensure the system is fair, orderly, and humane—protecting Texans while rewarding those who follow the rules.
I will fight to uphold the Constitution, support term limits, and hold the executive and judiciary accountable to the law. I will oppose federal overreach, ensure Congress enacts laws that serve the people—not bureaucrats—and restore power to states, communities, and citizens while protecting individual freedoms.
The federal government should remove barriers, reduce bureaucracy, and empower patients and providers, not control care. I will expand access to primary care, home based and palliative care, and revive the 25 rural Texas hospitals closed in the last 20 years, ensuring affordable, accessible healthcare while letting Texans make their own decisions.
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