Editing Nathan Deal (section)

===Tenure===
[[File:Early Congressional Photo of Nathan Deal.gif|thumb|Deal early in his congressional career]]
[[File:Nathan Deal, official 110th Congress photo.jpg|thumb|Deal during the [[110th United States Congress|110th Congress]]]]
Deal's voting record was relatively moderate in his first term, getting ratings in the 60s from the [[American Conservative Union]] (ACU). He moved sharply to the right after his party switch and voted for all four [[impeachment of Bill Clinton|articles of impeachment]] against [[Bill Clinton]]. From 1996 onward, he garnered ratings of 90 or higher from the ACU.

During his 17 years in Congress, Deal rose to chair the Health Subcommittee of Energy and Commerce, where he became a noted expert on entitlement reform and health care policy.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Health Subcommittee Chairman Takes Lead on Cancer Care: Interview With Rep. Nathan Deal |journal=Journal of Oncology Practice |date=2006 |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=24 |doi=10.1200/jop.2006.2.1.24 |pmid=29442565 |pmc=2794635 }}</ref>

Deal introduced H.R. 698, the Citizenship Reform Act, which would eliminate [[Jus soli|birthright citizenship]] for undocumented immigrants in the U.S. The [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|14th Amendment]] begins "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States. ... " Deal's argument is that undocumented immigrants (and their children) are not subject to U.S. jurisdiction.<ref>[http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:h698ih.txt.pdf H. R. 698] (see especially section 3)</ref>