page_title: Raúl Labrador
section_title: Tenure
hierarchical_section_title: Raúl Labrador / U.S. House of Representatives / Tenure
caption_attribution_description: Raul Labrador speaking at an event in October 2011.
context_page_description: Raúl Rafael Labrador is an American politician who was the chair of the Idaho Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. Labrador previously represented District 14B in the Idaho House of Representatives from 2006 to 2010. Labrador opted not to seek another term in Congress to run for Governor of Idaho in the 2018 election; he lost the Republican primary to Idaho Lieutenant Governor Brad Little.
context_section_description: Immigration
  Labrador was a member of the "Gang of Eight," a bipartisan group of House members working on immigration reform legislation, but on June 5, 2013, he left the negotiations because he wanted language in the bill requiring that illegal immigrants be responsible for their own health care costs. Labrador said he would use his position on the House Judiciary Committee to pass immigration reform legislation.
  Health
  He voted for the American Health Care Act of 2017, which passed the House May 4, 2017. One of the few Republican lawmakers who hosted a town hall after this vote, Labrador received national attention for stating during the meeting at Lewis-Clark State College that "Nobody dies because they don't have access to healthcare."  The statement caused a huge outcry from the audience present and on social media for several days.
  Labrador voted in favor of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act in 2017.
  Civil liberties
  In June 2015, Labrador introduced HR 2802, titled the "First Amendment Defense Act" (FADA) which was said to protect those who oppose same-sex marriage based on their religious beliefs from action by the federal government. Critics, such as Ian Thompson of the American Civil Liberties Union claimed that the bill would "open the door to unprecedented taxpayer-funded discrimination against LGBT people, single mothers, and unmarried couples."
  Town halls
  Labrador was one of the few Republicans to host a town hall after the election of Donald Trump and the only member of United States congressional delegations from Idaho to host one.
  Tax reform
  Labrador voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. He says the bill will "allow hard-working Idahoans to keep more of their money," including helping them "meet their expenses and make crucial investments."
caption: Labrador in Las Vegas, 2011
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