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On Civil Rights:
The diversity of our city is a strength for us
Suarez, who is the first Hispanic candidate to enter the 2024 race, is making Miami and its diversity a cornerstone of his campaign. "Miami is a very inclusive city,
we're a city that is very tolerant, we want everyone to feel comfortable and confident being in our city and it's something -- that diversity of our city, is a strength for us," he said on Friday.
Source: NBC News on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 16, 2023
On Abortion:
Supports a 15-week federal abortion ban, not yet for 6-week
Suarez drew some distinctions between himself and his rivals suggesting that the six-week abortion ban signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is too severe and showing an openness to changing the country's immigration system. In an interview with
The Associated Press, Suarez expressed support for a 15-week federal abortion ban, saying the country "is not there yet" on six weeks.
Source: Associated Press on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 15, 2023
On Budget & Economy:
Vowed to make Miami bitcoin hub; as mayor, paid in bitcoin
Bitcoin friendly Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has announced he's running for President.Suarez, who vowed to make the city a bitcoin hub and has accepted his salary in bitcoin, joins a growing Republican field seeking to unseat President Joe Biden in
the 2024 election. Suarez, who touted bitcoin's "democratizing impact on the future of wealth for every American" in a 2021 interview with CoinDesk, has examined ways to accept taxes and pay municipal employees in the currency.
Source: CoinDesk.com on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 14, 2023
On Drugs:
Federal cannabis policy needs to catch up with the states
[On marijuana]: "Federal policy on cannabis needs to catch up with the will of the American people and the 40 states which have legalized medical and/or adult use,"
Suarez wrote. "If congressional leaders can't find a responsible path to ending prohibition, deferring to state policy for regulating cannabis is the best solution."
Source: Marijuana Moment on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 24, 2023
On Education:
Expanding "Don't Say Gay" to all grades is excessive
Suarez took one of his first shots at a GOP primary opponent by criticizing DeSantis' expansion of a school policy that prohibits the discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in classrooms. "I think that that's excessive," the
Republican mayor told NBC News when asked about expanding the law to all grades. "I think we need to make sure that, you know, young adults do get sex education training," Suarez said.
Source: NBC News on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 16, 2023
On Education:
Miami has always led on school choice
[On K-12 education]: "Miami has always led on school choice," said Suarez to express his support for the project that aims to push funding to students instead of schools. The proposal is that a child's education dollars should be for them to decide
where to receive their education, that could be the traditional public school, or that money could follow the child to a charter school, or to a private school, religious or non-religious. That money could also be used to cover the costs of homeschooling.
Source: El American on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jan 28, 2022
On Foreign Policy:
Asks "What's a Uyghur?" during interview
Suarez indicated in an interview that he was unfamiliar with the plight of Uyghur Muslims, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority in China whose treatment has been the subject of worldwide condemnation for years. In an interview on
Hugh Hewitt's radio show, the Republican presidential candidate was asked, "Will you be talking about the Uyghurs in your campaign?"Suarez responded, "The what?"
"The Uyghurs," Hewitt said, prompting Suarez to ask, "What's a Uyghur?"
Source: CNN Politics coverage of 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 27, 2023
On Free Trade:
Defends embargo on Cuba; doesn't think it's cruel
A number of Democrats have called for the decades-old embargo to be lifted. Suarez defended the embargo, saying: "I don't think the embargo is cruel at all.
I think the Cuban people aren't asking for a lifting of the embargo. They're going out on the streets every single day talking about the failure of the communist regime to provide for its people ... It has failed for six decades."
Source: Business Insider on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 14, 2023
On Government Reform:
Supports cryptocurrency but it needs to be regulated
When discussing the recent collapse of crypto exchange FTX, Suarez acknowledged that the technology "screams for regulation." "I think there should have been regulation on what some of these custodial entities could do with custody assets," he
said. "They're like banks--the kind of assets that they had were enormous--and what they were doing when you when you peel back the layers of the onion is frightening… there's a reason why some level of regulation exists already in the banking industry."
Source: BroadbandBreakfast on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jan 19, 2023
On Government Reform:
No need for a police force to investigate election fraud
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he doesn't think there's a need for a police force to investigate election fraud, as
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed. "I don't see this as a major problem in our state or in our city, frankly," he said.
Source: CNN Twitter posting on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jan 21, 2022
On Gun Control:
Cities with the strictest gun laws have the most homicides
People often criticize America and say America is a very violent country and they cite the fact that we are seventh in the nation in the world in per capita gun violence. Do you think the top five cities in America are red or blue in terms of homicides?
You got it; they're blue. If you take out the top five cities in America in homicides, we go from 7 to 90. And these are the cities where they have the strictest gun laws in America, right?
Source: CSPAN on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 16, 2023
On Immigration:
Connect immigration to employment, declining birth rate
He said his status as the only Hispanic candidate in the GOP race gives him "a lot of credibility" in a conversation about reforming immigration laws, though he was vague about what he'd propose. "I do think that we need to right-size legal
immigration and that it should be connected to our employment rate and our declining birth rate," said Suarez, who has Cuban ancestry. "And I do think we have to do something with those who are undocumented in our country."
Source: Associated Press on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 15, 2023
On Principles & Values:
Parents came here for freedom; experienced American Dream
My parents were exiled from their country of birth, Communist Cuba, and they came here seeking freedom and have experienced the American Dream. Something that defines who I am as a person, and it defines the city that I run…
I know that if I'm on the stage and have an opportunity to introduce myself to the country, we're gonna continue to get volume.
Source: Twitter postings by 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Aug 8, 2023
On Principles & Values:
Most important part of my day is time I spend with Jesus
"I can tell you without hesitation that the most important part of my day is the time that I spend with Jesus. It's the relationship that shapes all other relationships, that allowed me to find and marry the love of my life, Gloria," Suarez added.
Suarez credited his faith with helping him form his "commitment to the culture of life from its inception until its end."
Source: The Christian Post on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 25, 2023
On Principles & Values:
I believe America is still a shining city on a hill
I believe America is still a shining city on a hill whose eyes of the world are upon us and whose promise needs to be restored.
And I believe the city needs more than a shouter or a fighter. I believe it needs a servant. It needs a mayor.
Source: PBS Newshour on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 16, 2023
On Tax Reform:
Reduced taxes to lowest level ever and we grew by 12%
What did we do? It was simple. It wasn't hard. We kept taxes low. Shocker. Ok? I reduced taxes to the lowest level ever. And what do you think happened? We grew by 12%. That's three times more than the State of Florida and that's six times more than the
United States. We grew by 12% because we kept taxes low. What else did we do something? The federal government is incapable of doing. We balanced our budget.
Source: CSPAN on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 16, 2023
On Tax Reform:
Lower taxes to the lowest level in recorded history
We decided that with inflation at historic highs, with food prices going up, you know, with gas prices going up, that the right thing to do, the only right thing to do was do exactly the opposite of what every other government is doing, which is to
lower taxes. And so we decided that the right message will be to lower to the lowest level in recorded history. And that's what our residents are going to be benefiting from.
Source: FOX Business on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 29, 2022
On War & Peace:
US should consider potential military action in Cuba
Suarez suggested that the US should explore the option of air strikes against Cuba. "What should be contemplated right now is a coalition of potential military action in Cuba," Suarez said in comments on Fox News. Suarez pointed to US interventions in
Panama and Kosovo as potential models to follow. When asked if he was calling for air strikes in Cuba, Suarez said, "What I'm suggesting is that option is one that has to be explored, and one that cannot be just simply discarded."
Source: Business Insider on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 14, 2023
On Welfare & Poverty:
Faith-based groups helped solved Miami homelessness
Vowing that "we will not stop until we get to zero," he credited churches and faith-based organizations with helping to solve the homelessness problem in Miami: "We did it by applying Christian values and by joining
hands with churches across the city and faith-based organizations, like Hermanos de la Calle, who have taken over 1,000 people off the streets and placed them in permanent housing."
Source: The Christian Post on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jun 25, 2023
On Abortion:
Exceptions for rape, incest and life-threatening emergencies
On abortion: He supports a 15-week national ban with exceptions. The exceptions supported by Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami include rape, incest and life-threatening emergencies.
He described his stance as "a position that will save a tremendous amount of babies." (More than 93 percent of abortions are performed before 15 weeks.)
Source: N.Y. Times on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Aug 18, 2023
On Budget & Economy:
Reduce spending and taxes
On Economic Policy: He has called for reducing spending and taxes, but hasn't given many specifics.
Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami has not provided many details on his economic plans, beyond calling generally for lower spending and taxes. His campaign did not respond to a request for more information.
Source: N.Y. Times on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Aug 18, 2023
On Drugs:
Companies in China spawn fentanyl precursors for cartels
During the portion of his "Conversation with the Candidate" town hall that aired exclusively online, Republican Francis Suarez detailed his plan to combat the opioid epidemic gripping New Hampshire and the country. Suarez said he'd encourage leaders
to think "long and hard" about China's most-favored-nation status given the fact that companies in China spawn fentanyl precursor chemicals, which end up in the hands of cartels in the western hemisphere.
Suarez said he'd move to label drug cartels as terrorist organizations and also added that he'd support sending troops to target cartels in Mexico, but that his administration would be collaborating with
Mexico on that endeavor. "We're not going to invade Mexico," Suarez said. "I just don't see that as a realistic option."
Source: WMUR on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Aug 18, 2023
On Energy & Oil:
Climate change is a serious threat; reduce emissions
On Climate Change: He has pursued significant emission reductions in Miami. Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami has acknowledged that climate change is a serious threat--one that is
already hurting his city, he wrote in 2019 in a New York Times opinion essay with the former United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon.
Source: N.Y. Times on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Aug 18, 2023
On Free Trade:
China is a threat; get US companies out
On China: He wants to reduce the trade deficit by giving U.S. companies incentives to leave China.
"As the son of exiles from a communist country, I understand the threat of Communist China in a way that I think no other candidate does."
Source: N.Y. Times on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Aug 18, 2023
On Health Care:
Focus on healthy lifestyle through physical fitness
He would work to promote a nationwide campaign focused on a healthy lifestyle through sleeping, eating and physical fitness. Healthy activities would give people a more natural high,
Suarez argued, instead of those people seeking the high over and over with opioids."No candidate will give you this plan," Suarez said. "Very different answer than you'll hear from most people."
Source: WMUR on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Aug 18, 2023
On Immigration:
Aggressive policies adversely impact small businesses
On Immigration: He is on the more moderate end of the G.O.P. field.Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami opposes many of the far-right immigration policies outlined by other candidates, including by his governor, Mr. DeSantis.
He argued on Fox Business that the aggressive immigration bill Mr. DeSantis and the Florida Legislature had enacted was "having an adverse impact on small businesses in our state."
Source: N.Y. Times on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Aug 18, 2023
On War & Peace:
Military aid to Ukraine, with NATO equal burden
War in Ukraine: He supports military aid but wants NATO to compel European countries to do more.
Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami wants to tie U.S. military aid to new NATO rules requiring Europe to carry an equal burden.
Source: N.Y. Times on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Aug 18, 2023
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