Christian Cano, Jr.'s Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Christian Cano, Jr. has refused 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.
Issue Positions
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- "Our number one interest in regards to abortion is to first protect womenâs health and their right to choose. I believe the government should stay out of what any woman may choose to do." (www.canoforcongress.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 believe that the best move to combat this is to overturn the citizens united ruling with either a constitutional amendment or court appeal." (www.canoforcongress.com)
- "It is time to get money out of politics and begin to address the actual problems we are facing." (www.canoforcongress.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Hardworking Americans donât need to be supplementing multi million dollar corporations." (www.canoforcongress.com)
- "Along with encouraging and incentivizing small business, I plan to help regulate the tax code and make sure big businesses and corporations pay their fair share of taxes." (www.canoforcongress.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Instead of snipping at one another about the causes of climate change, lets work to slow and stop it by reducing state and global carbon emissions, moving towards clean energy, upgrade our infrastructure in energy efficient ways, and change the way we consume." (www.canoforcongress.com)
- "We must not continue on the backward path we are on. We must take action now." (www.canoforcongress.com)
- "If we do not take immediate action to combat the drastic effects that climate change poses on our world, there will be dire consequences." (www.canoforcongress.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Before the Affordable Care Act went in to effect, 15.7% or around 49 million people did not have health insurance. Now, after multiple years of being law and many repeal attempts later, less than 10% of the population goes without coverage." (www.canoforcongress.com)
- "We need to be moving towards either a public option or a single payer system, not going backwards to the pre Obamacare era." (www.canoforcongress.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "I have zero intention of ever supporting the mass deportation of over eleven million human beings from the United States of America." (www.canoforcongress.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.
- "Absent of putting US soldiers on the ground, there is not much left in terms of force to escalate to. And let me be clear-I have no intention at present of supporting the use of United States Soldiers on the ground in countries such as Syria or Iraq." (www.canoforcongress.com)
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-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I support the current status of abortion in the US. The supreme court ruled on this many years ago and as long as we continue to ensure woman have access to quality and safe health measures, I will continue to support the right to choose. | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| I believe we need to spend much wiser than we do now. While we continue to make sure our military is properly funded, and remember that we spend the most on defense in the entire world, we also need to make sure we are not spending wastefully. I support increasing taxes on the highest earners. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| No | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Federal spending is sometimes needed to support economic growth. We must make sure that our businesses are not overburdened while also ensuring the consumer is protected. If spending means helping to create a climate of opportunity, than that is what we will do. | |||
| No | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Climate change is real and is one of the biggest issues facing our country and world today. We must combat it immediately. I support the Paris agreement and any legislation that will continue to fight climate change. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I know that the second amendment, like any other, is incredibly important to the foundation of our country and it is part of what makes America so great. However, that does not mean that simple legislative actions can�t be taken in order to ensure we our using our guns properly. We know two of the easiest steps regarding guns in America is to first begin to have universal background checks, which is something over 90% of Americans can agree on, and to then make sure everybody has all the facts regarding the politics of gun control. | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| The repeal of obamacare would be disastrous. Over 20 million more people now have health insurance. It is foundation we must continue to grow on. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
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 Increase | a) Agriculture | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Slightly Increase | g) International aid | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Eliminate | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| l) Other or expanded categories | |||
| My top priority is returning focus to my district and making sure they have proper representation. We need to emphasize rebuilding our infrastructure and improving our agricultural as well as promoting wiser education spending and protecting and improving our citizens healthcare. For too long our district has not been properly represented in Washington and the toll has been obvious as incomes our lower and poverty higher. But it need not be this way. With the steps outlined above, we can put our people back to work and put more money in their pockets. |
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