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Manuel Santos' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Manuel Santos has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2018 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

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 2018.

  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Realizing evil does exist, we must deter aggression towards us by making our military the best it can possibly be: "peace through strength." As a war veteran, I have a keen appreciation for our military and national defense. Our men and women in uniform deserve the best equipment to do the job required to preserve our democracy and defend our nation." (www.santosforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I will promote pro-job legislation, including addressing the root-causes of economic disparities." (www.santosforcongress.com)
  • "The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) is responsible for the economic recovery we are experiencing: companies have given bonuses to tens of thousands of employees and many have received raises for the first time in years; tax cuts to over 80% of American workers; American companies overseas have repatriated some $450 million back into our country; unemployment is at an all-time low in every category. American corporations and the people they employ can again be globally competitive. All this will be undone, if Democrats takeover Congress (read it here). " (www.santosforcongress.com)
  • "No one in Washington, D.C. knows better how to educate our children than the local school teachers and administrators. The federal government should play no role in the education system, other than perhaps providing some guidance or funding to the most needy communities." (www.santosforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I will not support the various proposed bans or further restrictions on our Second Amendment." (www.santosforcongress.com)
  • "Instead of bailing out and propping up a failed system, I'll support the Trump Administration and Republican efforts to provide block grants to the state to give them resources and greater regulatory flexibility to revive their individual and small group health insurance markets. I'll further support efforts to allow the purchase of insurance across state lines, injecting more competition to pressure premiums downward." (www.santosforcongress.com)
  • "However, the southern border must be secured, before any legislation to address this issue. I will support funding for 'the wall.'" (www.santosforcongress.com)
  • "Children that were brought illegally into this country by their parents and are in the DACA program, and who have been educated in American schools, speak our language and are productive individuals, should not be held hostage because our representatives in Congress are not willing to reach a deal. These individuals should have a clear path to permanent residency, not be kept in limbo used as pawns by our elected representatives." (www.santosforcongress.com)
  • "The vast majority of the parents of DACA children are hardworking members of our society. If we value the integrity of a loving family, we cannot separate them. On the other hand, we cannot reward law-breaking; they cannot become citizens, but they too should have a clear path to legal status. This is a compromise from both sides, and it can be done tomorrow, but not with the current representation in Congress." (www.santosforcongress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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