Candidate Name: | Paul Joseph Romero, Jr. |
Office Candidate is running for: | Congress, US Senate |
Campaign Website: | www.romero4oregon.com |
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CANDIDATE COMPARISON QUESTIONS | ||
Please answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions. The optional explanations will be included in your Individual Candidate Guide. | ||
1 | Do you support President Trump's Energy Independent Plan? | Yes |
2 | Do you support spending cuts to balance the budget? | Yes |
3 | Will you vote to abolish the death tax? | Yes |
4 | Do you support a stronger military to protect America and its interests? | Yes |
5 | Do you support funding for infrastructure to protect the nation's electrical grid against an Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) event by a hostile nation or a natural solar disturbance? | Yes |
6 | Do you support government or private development of 5G capabilities to counter foreign threat to intelligence surveillance? | Yes |
5G really needs more evaluation for both safety and security. | ||
7 | Do you think the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) passed to help disabled veterans is being properly applied by environmental groups suing over environmental issues? | No |
8 | Do you subscribe to the theory that Oregon's human activity has a significant impact on climate change? | No |
9 | Do you support the decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement? | Yes |
10 | Do you support the Green New Deal's proposal to eliminate fossil fuel travel? | No |
11 | Do you support states contracting with other countries in cap-and-trade agreements? | No |
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12 | Do you subscribe to the theory that animal waste on farms is a significant factor in global warming? | No |
13 | Do you support requiring follow-up studies to verify that federal household appliance efficiency regulations produce efficiencies? | Yes |
If Federal dollars are used, YES. Otherwise these regulations need to be removed & allow free market to satisfy consumer needs. | ||
14 | Do you support national hunting and fishing regulations that protect wilderness areas without excluding recreational use? | No |
Regulations are out of hand. There should be fair and equal use by Oregonians for hunting, fishing and recreational use. | ||
15 | Do you support categorizing violent political demonstrations as terrorism? | No |
Violent activity in itself is illegal and should be handled accordingly. Antifa should be labeled a domestic terror group. | ||
16 | Do you support a public audit of the Federal Reserve System? | Yes |
17 | Does the federal government have constitutional authority to regulate schools? | No |
It is in the interest of Sovereign States to provide the best public education they can without Federal interference. | ||
18 | Should biological males who identify as women be allowed to compete in women's sports? | No |
19 | Do you support Common Core State Standards? | No |
Common Core has been a dismal failure and has killed an entire generation of Engineers. We will see what the future holds... | ||
20 | Do you support the right of an American citizen to keep & bear arms as stated in the Second Amendment? | Yes |
NO RED FLAG LAWS. "Shall not be infringed." | ||
21 | Do you believe more laws are an effective response to gun violence? | No |
Harsher penalties for illegal activity with gun violence. Deterent. | ||
22 | Should the federal government return to the states land it controls that is not for the purposes authorized by the Constitution? | Yes |
Yes, however, at this time under the Socialist Democrat control I do not trust our Governor with this responsibility. | ||
23 | Do you support eliminating the regulation that expands navigable waters to include dry drainage ditches? | Yes |
More deregulation is necessary. | ||
24 | Do you support requiring all employers to use the Federal E-Verify system to determine the employee's work eligibility status to work in the United States? | Yes |
25 | Do you support requiring proof that immigration laws are being enforced before laws granting amnesty are considered? | Yes |
26 | Do you support withholding federal funds to sanctuary cities that do not cooperate in federal immigration law enforcement? | Yes |
27 | Do you support blocking ICE from state records when investigating criminal immigrants? | No |
28 | Do you support stronger border security to prevent illegal aliens and illegal drugs from entering the U.S.? | Yes |
29 | Do you support requiring aliens counted in the census to not be used for purposes of redistricting? | Yes |
30 | Do you support ending DACA? | Yes |
31 | Do you support automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. when both parents are not legal residents? | No |
32 | Do you support allowing employer contributions into Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA) for employees to purchase health insurance from the individual market? | Yes |
33 | Do you support proposed healthcare laws that require employers to provide accommodations for gender identity? | No |
Healthcare has nothing to do with someone's arbitrary decision to be the opposite gender. | ||
34 | Do you support raising the Medicare eligibility age? | No |
35 | Do you support states contracting with Canada and other foreign entities to import drugs bypassing the U.S. Drug System for screening? | Yes |
However, if BIG PHARMA is kept in check then we wouldn't have to import all this medication. Prefer FDA/USDA approval. | ||
36 | Do you support drug price fixing for cost control? | No |
Law by Congress that does not allow Medicare/Medicaide to negotiate drug prices creates a overpriced drug market. Needs fixed. | ||
37 | Do you support a national law legalizing marijuana? | No |
I have witnessed the effects of legalized marijuana and I can't support what I've seen as a result. | ||
38 | Do you support the First Amendment right of business owners to run their business in accordance with their religious beliefs? | Yes |
It's the Constitution and it applies to ALL Americans. | ||
39 | Do you support cutting federal funds to Planned Parenthood or any other organization that performs abortions? | Yes |
There is no legitimate reason that the Federal Government is involved with PP, nor should it be funding it. | ||
40 | Do you support a doctor's choice to not perform an abortion? | Yes |
"Do no harm." I like to think this means something to real doctors. | ||
41 | Do you support overturning the Supreme Court decision in Roe versus Wade, returning the decision to the states? | Yes |
This is a Sovereign State decision, NOT the Federal Government per the Constitution. | ||
42 | Do you support the Supreme Court's decision upholding same-sex marriage? | No |
Again, this is not a Federal issue. States and voters for each state decide. | ||
43 | Do you support preserving Israel's existing borders including occupied territories? | Yes |
44 | Do you support cutting aid to countries that vote against the U.S. in the United Nations? | Yes |
They can hate us for free. | ||
45 | Do you support laws that exempt government officials from laws that apply to private citizens? | No |
Equality in all things, especially the law. | ||
46 | Do you support replacing Social Security by gradually transitioning to private retirement plans for future beneficiaries? | Yes |
This could create other issues, but it would address the Congress' mishandling of funds. | ||
47 | Do you see the 2030 Agenda (formerly Agenda 21) as a threat to the U.S. sovereignty? | Yes |
It's intention would ultimately destroy America as we know it. | ||
NARRATIVE QUESTIONS | ||
The following questions will not appear in the Candidate Comparison Guide, but will be included in your Individual Candidate Guide. | ||
48 | If you were writing a bill on gun regulations, what two main issues would you include? | |
1. Requirement for weapons training, notably the safe handling of firearms. Hunters Safety courses already in existence would suffice. 2. Understanding the full and true intentions of the 2nd Amendment guarantee. |