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Carlos Beruff's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Carlos Beruff has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 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 2016.

  • "There is nothing more foundational to my worldview than my belief in the sanctity of every human life." (carlosberuff.com)
  • "We need leaders in Washington who aren’t afraid to stand up for their principles and no principle is as important as the sanctity of life." (carlosberuff.com)
  • "I strongly believe there is no better economic model than the American free enterprise system, but our economy is stalled because the Obama Administration has done nothing but hurt businesses and slow job creation with costly overregulation. We need leaders that will cut taxes and reduce the regulations that are strangling our small businesses." (carlosberuff.com)
  • "We need leaders that will cut taxes and reduce the regulations that are strangling our small businesses." (carlosberuff.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • " As Senator, I’ll fight to put a stop to Washington’s massive borrowing spree and end spending more money than we take in." (carlosberuff.com)
  • "I strongly believe there is no better economic model than the American free enterprise system, but our economy is stalled because the Obama Administration has done nothing but hurt businesses and slow job creation with costly overregulation. We need leaders that will cut taxes and reduce the regulations that are strangling our small businesses." (carlosberuff.com)
  • "We need leaders that will cut taxes and reduce the regulations that are strangling our small businesses." (carlosberuff.com)
  • "I strongly believe there is no better economic model than the American free enterprise system, but our economy is stalled because the Obama Administration has done nothing but hurt businesses and slow job creation with costly overregulation. We need leaders that will cut taxes and reduce the regulations that are strangling our small businesses." (carlosberuff.com)
  • "We need leaders that will cut taxes and reduce the regulations that are strangling our small businesses." (carlosberuff.com)
  • "The federal government has no place in educating our children. As Senator, I’ll fight to end Common Core the Washington overreach and replace it with policies that bring the decision-making power back to the state and local level where it belongs." (carlosberuff.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Florida is blessed to have some of the most beautiful natural treasures in the country. From our beaches and waterways to our springs and orange groves, we have a responsibility to make sure our environment is protected and treasured, but we can do it without the job-killing regulations the Obama Administration has proposed and enforced. We need leaders who understand that pro-environment is not anti-business and pro-business is not anti-environment." (carlosberuff.com)
  • "Florida is blessed to have some of the most beautiful natural treasures in the country. From our beaches and waterways to our springs and orange groves, we have a responsibility to make sure our environment is protected and treasured, but we can do it without the job-killing regulations the Obama Administration has proposed and enforced. We need leaders who understand that pro-environment is not anti-business and pro-business is not anti-environment." (carlosberuff.com)
  • Rated 86% by National Rifle Association (votesmart.org)
  • "I stand firmly against any attempt to restrict the constitutional rights of responsible, law-abiding gun owners, like myself, and in the Senate, I will fight from day one to protect the rights of Floridians to keep and bear arms." (carlosberuff.com)
  • "Our founding fathers gave all Americans the right to bear arms, but that right is coming under attack as President Obama continues to show an utter disregard for law-abiding gun owners in Florida and throughout the country. In order to achieve the American Dream, people need to be able to live in safe communities and protect themselves, their families and their property from danger." (carlosberuff.com)
  • "Obamacare is a disaster. It cannot be fixed and must be fully repealed and replaced with a free market system that emphasizes competition and puts you and your doctor, not Washington bureaucrats, in charge of your healthcare." (carlosberuff.com)
  • "President Obama has hand-picked which laws he wants to enforce, ignoring the public safety crisis happening at our southern border while handing out amnesty to those he sees fit. In the U.S. Senate, I will do whatever it takes to make sure our borders are secure and our immigration system is modernized so we can make sure this never happens again." (carlosberuff.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Floridians need a Senator who will fight for an American foreign policy that will regain the respect of our allies and treat radical Islam around the globe as what it is: a threat to the security of the United States." (votesmart.org)
  • "Seniors across our state depend on Social Security and Medicare, and as Senator I will never support anything that would hurt current retirees. However, anyone who is in favor of doing nothing about Social Security and Medicare is in favor of bankrupting Social Security and Medicare." (carlosberuff.com)

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