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Cesar Cisneros' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Cesar Cisneros has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2020.

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  • "Our military will also be top priority. They will have the best weapons and equipment to fight the enemy." (cesarcisneros.com)
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  • "We’ll build more oil refineries, more nuclear power plants, and more solar and windmill energy." (cesarcisneros.com)
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  • "About mass gun violence, it's not going to stop. But guns will stop it. When I'm President, you can carry your gun." (twitter.com)
  • "Cesar Cisneros for President of The United Statesof America.2020.We need that wall in our southern border with Mexico to save 78 thousand Americans from dying from drugs that are coming from Mexico We need to stop issuing visas.put the American people first." (twitter.com)
  • "Cesar Cisneros for president of The United States of America.2020. Please stop deporting back to Mexico and let’s help them. They are a good poor people. Let those mothers and their children stay here in America.I know they will contribute to America." (twitter.com)
  • "Cesar Cisneros for president of The United States of America.2020. The Illegal immigrants that are here illegally are being hired by the American people especially the ones coming from Mexico. So let’s not deport them and let’s help them." (twitter.com)
  • "My fellow Americans,Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon." (twitter.com)
  • "I told president Obama we must leave at least 10 thousand troops in Iraq. He didn't do it.Obama is endangering the security of our Nation." (twitter.com)
  • "Mr President Obama we need to put boots on the ground in Iraq. We need to win the war in Iraq. For the safety of USA." (twitter.com)
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This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
Pro-life Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?

BudgetIndicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,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.

No do you support reducing defense spending?
No do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
No do you support reducing Medicaid spending?
No do you support reducing Medicare spending?
Yes Is balancing the budget an administrative priority?
Maintain Status a) Agriculture
Eliminate b) Arts
Greatly Increase c) Defense
Maintain Status d) Education
Greatly Decrease e) Environment
Greatly Increase f) Homeland Security
Slightly Decrease g) International aid
Slightly Increase h) Medical Research
Slightly Increase i) Scientific Research
Slightly Increase j) Space exploration
Maintain Status k) United Nations
Slightly Decrease l) Welfare
m) Other or expanded categories
Greatly Decrease a) Capital gains taxes
Greatly Decrease b) Corporate taxes
Maintain Status c) Excise taxes (alcohol)
Maintain Status d) Excise taxes (cigarettes)
Greatly Decrease e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel)
Greatly Decrease f) Income taxes (low-income families)
Eliminate g) Income taxes (middle-income families)
Greatly Decrease h) Income taxes (high-income families)
Greatly Decrease i) Inheritance taxes
Greatly Decrease j) Payroll taxes
k) Other or expanded categories
No Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
Yes Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
No Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes 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?
No Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of unemployment benefits?
Yes Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief?
Yes Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?
No Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change?
No Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
Yes Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production?
Yes Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan?
No Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan?
Yes Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict?
Yes Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
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?
No 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?
No Do you support same-sex marriage?
No Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.

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