Ricardo Franco's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Ricardo Franco 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
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.
- "I am committed to fight for equal pay, preventing sexual assault, protecting a woman's right to choose, ending human trafficking, and maintaining access to reproductive care, including birth control." (ricofranco.com)
- "I believe that healthcare is a human right, and will ensure that we maintain access to emergency, preventative, and reproductive healthcare." (ricofranco.com)
- "I stand FOR a woman's right to choose." (www.facebook.com)
- "I stand FOR closing corporate loopholes. Ordinary Americans should not pay more in taxes than profit-generating corporations. We need everyone to chip in to fund our schools, infrastructure, and medical services (to name just a few). You and I already pay our fair share, we need to make sure corporations and billionaires do as well." (www.facebook.com)
- "Taxes for the middle class and small businesses must be cut, and wealthy corporations need to pay their fair share." (ricofranco.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.
- "After giving corporations and billionaires a tax cut, this administration wants to cut back on key programs like healthcare for children (a program that pays for itself). We don't need more corporate welfare, we need investment in the people." (www.facebook.com)
- "I stand FOR bringing high speed internet to rural areas that have been held back. As more and more businesses and educational systems rely on the internet, the gap between the haves and the have-nots has widened. We have to reverse the trend." (www.facebook.com)
- "I stand FOR growing our economy. We must invest in our green economy and technology and bring good, stable jobs to the Valley." (www.facebook.com)
- "We need a government that faces systemic poverty and its causes and invests in people over profits." (www.facebook.com)
- "After giving corporations and billionaires a tax cut, this administration wants to cut back on key programs like healthcare for children (a program that pays for itself). We don't need more corporate welfare, we need investment in the people." (www.facebook.com)
- "I stand FOR ending corporate loopholes. Corporations should pay their fair share and not receive tax breaks and loopholes that ordinary Americans can't use." (www.facebook.com)
- "Providing corporate welfare to companies while regular Americans have to pay is contributing to income inequality in America. Corporations and billionaires benefit from our education and infrastructure and need to pay their fair share." (www.facebook.com)
- "Taxes for the middle class and small businesses must be cut, and wealthy corporations need to pay their fair share." (ricofranco.com)
- "We need to ensure appropriate teacher-student ratios, support for nursing and mental health, full funding for education, universal Pre-K access, and well-rounded curriculum that includes the arts." (ricofranco.com)
- "We need to make sure that a higher education is within reach by eliminating access barriers based on your parents' income, your racial background, gender, or zip code." (ricofranco.com)
- "I stand FOR growing our economy. We must invest in our green economy and technology and bring good, stable jobs to the Valley." (www.facebook.com)
- "I stand FOR growing our green economy. We have pumped billions into the Valley economy through the use of green technology and clean air initiatives. Let's become the experts in green tech and benefit our air and water at the same time." (www.facebook.com)
- "People ask me a lot about how we support the economy and the environment. For too long we've been thinking that these two ideas are in conflict. That's because politicians often describe them that way. But the economy and the environment don't always have to be opposed. Look at how much the green economy and technology has already brought to the Central Valley, more than $13 billion! Why wouldn't we invest in this segment of the economy? It brings good paying jobs and clean air/water." (www.facebook.com)
- "Climate change is real, and it is a humanitarian issue. We must address this global crisis through promotion of green jobs, common sense regulations, and helping businesses go green." (ricofranco.com)
- "Our young people are leading the way and we must support them not only today, but everyday until gun reform legislation is passed. We can't tolerate anymore student deaths. Thank you students and youth for leading the way." (www.facebook.com)
- "We march today, we vote in June AND in November! Remember, your voice and your vote are both important. Make the issue of gun reform a voting issue for you and vote out the candidates and representatives that are beholden to the NRA. This is how we make them listen to us." (www.facebook.com)
- "I fully support Medicare for All and pledge to cosponsor it if elected to Congress. I believe that healthcare is a human right, and will ensure that we maintain access to emergency, preventative, and reproductive healthcare." (ricofranco.com)
- "I stand FOR making healthcare affordable for everyone. By enacting Medicare For All, we can make your money work better and more efficiently." (www.facebook.com)
- "I stand FOR Medicare for all. Healthcare is a basic human right, not something for the rich. We all deserve to live healthy lives and seek medical care when we are ill." (www.facebook.com)
- "I stand FOR Medicare For All. No one should worry about how to pay for medical expenses or go bankrupt getting treatment. We must deliver healthcare to everyone." (www.facebook.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "I fully support the DREAM Act and would cosponsor it if elected to Congress. I also support the reinstatement of DACA." (ricofranco.com)
- "I stand FOR defending the American Dream. We need to pass a clean DREAM Act and provide a clear path to citizenship for DREAMers and their families. Our economy is powered by immigrant work and we need a representative who will fight for the Valley and our community." (www.facebook.com)
- "Reminder, Congress still hasn't taken action on DACA. Hundreds of thousands of people are living with uncertainty and confusion. Teachers don't know what to tell their students, small business owners can't plan for a future, and families live in limbo. We demand a clean DREAM Act now!" (www.facebook.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.
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