League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
San Bernardino, Los Angeles County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
	Anthony Vieyra Answers Questions Candidate for United States Representative; District 35

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Questions & Answers

1. In this time of high unemployment and budget deficits, what are the most important steps that should be taken to improve our nation’s economy and sustain job creation?

Unemployment continues due to the fact that corporations find it cheaper to relocate jobs overseas. We need to bring back the "made in the USA" slogan and get our products "made in the USA" again. Americans are the best workers and make the best products, let Americans do their jobs !
Budget deficits are caused by politicians overspending and favoring tax breaks to corporations and the 1%. Do not vote for a politician who has no finance or accounting experience ! They do not understand where money comes from or how to budget for it. As for taxes, make corporations and the 1% pay their fair taxes. Corporations that hire American workers deserve a tax break, and corporations that favor overseas workers deserve a tax increase.

2. What, if any, changes should be made to federal health care policies or programs?

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a milestone in that this is the first overhaul of our health care. The feedback that we are hearing is that some people are unable to keep their doctors or plans, and we need to address that and make sure to find a way that they can continue the care they want. The second problem is forcing people to sign up, and that is not the "American" way. We need to have a way for those who desire, to "opt out" of the Affordable Care Act.

3. What are your priorities with respect to our nation’s energy policy?

Our nations energy policy has started implementing conservation, efficiency, renewable energy sources, and research and developement. My priority is to continue with this policy while maintaining the affordability for the average citizen.

4. What, if any, changes should be made with respect to our nation’s security, including our national defense or anti-terrorism measures?

Our nation's security must continue to remain a high priority. In regards to conflicts in other parts of the world, we must remain loyal to our allies, and move away from forceful means to negotiations to maintain peace. Due to a weak economy we must maintain our national defense and anti-terrorism measures with regards to making sure we do not overspend.

5. What is your position on the issue of immigration reform? What, if any, changes to legislation or policy would you support?

Immigration reform is urgently needed. In terms of priorities, we need to recover from the economic crisis and get people working again before focusing on immigration.
In the meantime, we need to make the deportation of non-violent immigrants the lowest priority until a comprehensive plan is passed. The Republicans and Democrats need to put aside their differences and work to make immigration work for everybody.

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