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Citlaly Larios-Elias' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Citlaly Larios-Elias has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.

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Nevada Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test

Pro-life Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
There are instances where it is required to end a pregnancy in order to protect the life or health of the mother, and also in cases when the mother has been a victim of rape or incest, and we should be kind and show empathy in these situations.
No In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
No Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
No Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
Federal races are not allowed to receive contributions from corporations or unions. The FEC sets the regulations, not congress.
Yes Do you support increasing defense spending?
No Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
No Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
No Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
No Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
It is not the responsibility of the government to fund development of renewable energy, at the expense of the tax-payers.
No Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
"The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed"
Yes Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
No Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
The government should not have the power to dictate such things.
Yes Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
Yes Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
The law requires that all those who are here be so legally, we must do things according to the law. We should give them the opportunity to go home, file for residency here, and come back to apply for citizenship.
No Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
Yes Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
If we use force we risk starting a war.
No Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
Repeal and Replace Obamacare, with free-market system. We must ensure that we protect those with pre-existing conditions. Single-issue-only bills in Congress, no more pork-filled bills to satisfy special interests.

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