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Though initially a conservative favorite, Crenshaw quickly moved steadily to the left soon after he took office. He joined with a group of liberals seeking to require the [[Department of Energy]] to establish a carbon capture research program for natural gas plants. This is the House version of a bipartisan bill called the Leading Act.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/daily-on-energy-congress-finds-its-sweet-spot-climate-change-policy|title=Daily on Energy: Congress finds its ‘sweet spot’ climate change policy: House Republican (Crenshaw) Introduces Bipartisan Carbon Capture Bill for Gas Plants|publisher=''[[Washington Examiner]]''|author=Josh Siegel|date=July 18, 2019|accessdate=July 21, 2019}}</ref>
Crenshaw voted to allow 300,000 workers from [[India]] to enter the United States under the [[H-1B]] immigration program, a popular option for businesses seeking new lower-waged wage workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/15/fact-check-dan-crenshaw-echoes-big-business-talking-points-on-green-card-giveaway-amid-backlash/|title=Fact Check: Dan Crenshaw Echoes Big Business Talking Point on Green Card Giveaway Amid Backlash|publisher=Breitbart.com|date=July 15, 2019|accessdate=July 21, 2019}}</ref>
Crenshaw supports red flag laws that permit confiscation of weapons from persons turned in as an alleged terrorist threat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalfile.com/video-dan-crenshaw-says-red-flag-law-critics-are-emotional-and-uninformed/|title=Video: Dan Crenshaw Says Red Flag Law Critics Are Emotional And Uninformed: Rep. Dan Crenshaw is upset that Americans who value their Second Amendment are not willing to see it destroyed by Red Flag Laws|publisher=Nationalfile.com|date=August 12, 2019|author Tom Pappert|accessdate=December 17, 2019}}</ref> He has also defended endless wars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/01/09/dan-crenshaw-advocates-for-endless-wars-on-charlie-kirk-podcast/ Dan Crenshaw Advocates for Endless Wars on Charlie Kirk Podcast|title=Dan Crenshaw Advocates for Endless Wars on Charlie Kirk Podcast|author=Alana Mastrangelo
|date=January 9, 2020|publisher=Breitbart.com|accessdate=February 6, 2020}}</ref>
In January 2020, Crenshaw got into a public dispute at a [[Tea Party]] [[political action committee]] meeting in Montgomery County with a teenage girl who questioned the congressman's Christian faith regarding a comment that Crenshaw made about [[Jesus Christ]] being "a hero archetype." Those in attendance booed Crenshaw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://magaconservatives.com/dan-crenshaw-heckled-by-teen-girl-gets-booed-by-crowd-for-rude-response-moron/|title=Dan Crenshaw Heckled by Teen Girl, Gets Booed by Crowd for Rude Response: ‘Moron’|publisher=magaconservatives.com|author=Gary Fenster |publisher=magaconservatives.com |date=January 18, 2022|accessdate=January 20, 2022}}</ref>
Crenshaw is a defender of the [[homosexual rights advocacy]] group, the [[Log Cabin Republicans]], who were denied a booth at the 2020 Republican State Convention by party leaders. Crenshaw warned conservatives not to allow difference over some policy issues, such as homosexuality and [[transgender]]ed persons, to exclude groups otherwise seeking recognition from the GOP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/02/06/tx-gop-our-beliefs-about-more-than-about-low-taxes|title=TX GOP: Our beliefs about more than about low taxes|author=Charlie Butts|publisher=Onenewsnow.com|accessdate=February 6, 2020}}</ref>
Crenshaw has refused to speak up about the plight of the January 6 political prisoners on the grounds that he has "no power" to act in the matter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=397444|title=True Conservative Superhero Dan Crenshaw: I Have No Power to Help the January 6 Political Prisoners and I Won't Even Bring Attention to Their Plight Because That Would Just be "A Performance" That Helps Me But Not Them|publisher=acecomments.mu.nu|accessdate=January 20, 2022}}</ref>
Crenshaw opposes [[abortion]] and was introduced along with other representatives, at the January 21, 2022, March for Life.
