Roberto Sanchez's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Florida Congressional Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Also believe that this is AN ISSUE FOR THE STATES TO ADDRESS. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS OVER REACHING. | |||
| Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | |||
| THIS COUNTRY SHOULD NOT BE IN THE "NATION BUILDING" BUSINESS. WE SHOULD SEEK TO MINIMIZE THESE LONG TERM, OPEN ENDED MILITARY VENTURES, THAT SERVE NO PURPOSE TO THE US TAX PAYER. | |||
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
| do you support reducing defense spending? | |||
| do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | |||
| do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | |||
| do you support reducing Medicare spending? | |||
| Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | |||
| TAX REFORM - both individual AND CORPORATE ALONG WITH ENTITLEMENT REFORM IS MY FIRST PRIORITY TO GET THE ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| DO SUPPORT GREATER TRANSPARENCY, REPORTING AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR ALL CONTRIBUTIONS | |||
| Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | |||
| Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | |||
| Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | |||
| Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | |||
| Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | |||
| Create stability by having long term reforms that eliminate unpredictability and promote economic growth and jobs creation. Growth is essential to restoring fiscal strength and balance. Our country has tough choices to make. We need to be willing to tell Americans the truth: We cannot afford to continue spending more than we take in, and we cannot continue to make promises we know full well we cannot keep. There is no easy way out of our debt problem, so everything must be on the table. A sensible, realistic plan requires shared sacrifice - and Washington must lead the way and... | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| Update our energy infrastructure; by developing a broad-based national effort to rebuild the infrastructure, to include oil and gas pipelines and the electricity-distribution grid. Instead of handpicking a few technologies, we must harness all our resources, traditional and alternative - while expanding nuclear power and driving greater efficiency. | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| No | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | Do you support allowing illegal immigrants, who were brought to the United States as minors, to pursue citizenship without returning to their country of origin? | ||
| No | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? | ||
| I SUPPORT A COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF OUR IMMIGRATION POLICIES & SYSTEM. SHOULD ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS WITHOUT WEAKENING OUR SECURITY. | |||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | |||
| REFORMING SOCIAL SECURITY IS ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE BOTH PARTIES AGREE ON THE SOLUTIONS -- THE FIXES SEEM FAIRLY EASY BY WASHINGTON STANDARDS. | |||
SpendingIndicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.
| Slightly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| b) Arts | |||
| Slightly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Education | ||
| e) Environment | |||
| f) Homeland Security | |||
| g) International aid | |||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| i) Scientific Research | |||
| j) Space exploration | |||
| Greatly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| a) Capital gains taxes | |||
| b) Corporate taxes | |||
| c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | |||
| d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | |||
| e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | |||
| f) Income taxes (low-income families) | |||
| g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | |||
| h) Income taxes (high-income families) | |||
| i) Inheritance taxes | |||
| j) Payroll taxes | |||
| INDIVIDUAL & CORPORATE TAX REFORM SHOULD BE A PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE NEXT CONGRESS. | |||
| 1) Comprehensive Tax Reform: Sharply reduce rates, broaden the base, simplify the tax code, and reduce the deficit by reducing the many "tax expenditures" - another name for spending through the tax code. Reform corporate taxes to make America more competitive. Everyone must pay their fair share. 2) Entitlement reform: When we are borrowing forty cents for every dollar we spend, we cannot afford excuses, delays or political posturing. We should cut all excess spending - including defense, domestic programs, entitlement spending, spending in the tax code and streamline government operations. Also, we must tackle the nation's overwhelming debt burden... |
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