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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

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REPUBLICANS ATTACKED SECRETARY CLINTON FOR USING A PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS AND PRIVATE SERVER

Rand Paul Said That Hillary Clinton Using A Personal Email While At The State Department Was “Directly Flouting The Law.” BRIAN KILMEADE: “But one of the stories for the last two days headlining is that Senator Hillary -- excuse me -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's lack of using the State Department e-mail, using a personal e-mail for four years. And when people request to get it, she has not been handing it over, because she wasn't using it. Is this a big deal to you?” RAND PAUL: “Yeah. And not only is it the e-mails and directly the flouting the law, I think there's going to be a constitutional question of whether or not she was receiving foreign gifts while in office. The Constitution explicitly says that as a senator or as a Secretary of State, you're not allowed to receive gifts from foreign countries. They've been receiving millions of dollars in their foundation. Now if they're going to say, that's not us, me directly, but do they profit in any way from their foundation, does it pay for their travel, does it pay for any of their expenses? She's got a lot of questions she's going to have answer.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 3/4/15]

Rand Paul Posted That Hillary Clinton’s Use Of Private Email Was The Latest In A Long Line Of Reasons She Should Permanently Retire, Including Benghazi And The Failed War In Libya. “The revelation of Hillary Clinton's private email server for State Department business is just the latest in a long line of reasons why she should permanently retire. Her dereliction of duty in defending our consulate in Benghazi and failed war in Libya should disqualify her from ever becoming President. COMMENT below with 'RETIRE NOW' if you agree!” [Rand Paul, Facebook, 3/9/15]

Rand Paul Said That General Petraeus Pled Guilty To Having Secure Information Unsecured And That Somebody Should Ask Hillary Clinton The Same, If Anything On Her Personal Email Should Have Been On A Secure Server. “’There is the question of whether or not if she [Hillary Clinton] has those emails on a personal email and they’re talking about secure subjects, whether that’s actually compromised,’ Paul said. ‘And that’s what he pled guilty to, what Petraeus pled guilty to, having secure information unsecured.’ ‘So I think somebody ought to ask the question, whether or not she has anything on the email that should have been on a secure server,’ Paul said.” [Buzzfeed, 3/6/15]

HEADLINE: “Jeb Bush: ‘Baffling’ That Hillary Clinton Didn’t Consider Security Risk Of Personal E-Mail.” [Washington Post, 3/6/15]

Jeb Bush Said Hillary Clinton’s Decision To Use A Private Computer Server As Secretary Of State Was “A Little Baffling.” “During his conversation with Radio Iowa this morning, Bush also commented on the controversy surrounding the private computer server Hillary Clinton used for her email when she was secretary of state. Bush, as Florida’s governor, used a private email account and personal server. He still encourages people to send messages to that jeb@jeb.org address, but Bush indicated that, if he’s elected president, he would not use a private email account. ‘For security purposes, you need to be behind a firewall that recognizes the world for what it is and it’s a dangerous world and security would mean that you couldn’t have a private server,’ Bush said. ‘It’s a little baffling, to be honest with you, that didn’t come up in Secretary Clinton’s thought process.’” [Radio Iowa, 3/6/15]

Jeb Bush Spokeswoman: “Hillary Clinton Should Release Her Emails. Hopefully She Hasn’t Already Destroyed Them…Governor Bush Believes Transparency Is A Critical Part Of Public Service And Of Governing.” “A potential rival of Clinton in the presidential campaign, former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Fla.), called on the former secretary of state to make the collection of emails public. ‘Hillary Clinton should release her emails. Hopefully she hasn’t already destroyed them,’ Bush spokeswoman Kristy Campbell said. ‘Governor Bush believes transparency is a critical part of public service and of governing.’ Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill emphasized to the Times that emails Clinton sent to other government officials at their official accounts would have been archived as part of those accounts. In her statement, Psaki made the same point.” [Politico, 3/2/15]

3/2/15: Jeb Bush Called On Hillary Clinton To Release Her Unclassified Emails Because “Transparency Matters,” Noted He Released His. Jeb Bush ‏@JebBush “Transparency matters. Unclassified @HillaryClinton emails should be released. You can see mine, here. http://jebbushemails.com.” [@jebbush, Twitter, 3/3/15]

Jeb Bush Spokeswoman Dismissed Comparisons Between His Personal Email Server And Hillary Clinton’s, Noting “His Emails Were Available Via Public Records Requests Throughout His Time In Office And Have Remained Available.” “In an email of talking points to supporters, Burns Strider, a senior advisor to Correct the Record, a group that defends Mrs. Clinton in the news media, pointed out that former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida, also a likely 2016 presidential candidate, also hosts his own personal email server. Mr. Bush is a prolific user of email who continued to use his personal jeb.org domain, which his aides could also access, while he was in the governor’s office, said Kristy Campbell, Mr. Bush’s spokeswoman. Under Florida’s records laws, emails from Mr. Bush’s personal account have been made public. ‘His emails were available via public records requests throughout his time in office and have remained available,’ Ms. Campbell said.” [New York Times, 3/4/15]

HEADLINE: “Walker Says Clinton ‘Should Answer Questions’ About Email Use.” [New York Times, 3/5/15]

·         Walker: Hillary Clinton’s Potential Evasion Of Laws Was Something She Should Answer Questions About. “Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a likely Republican presidential candidate in 2016, criticized Hillary Rodham Clinton for using a personal email account when she was secretary of state. ‘Hillary Clinton's potential evasion of laws is something she should answer questions about,’ Mr. Walker said through his spokeswoman, Kirsten Kukowski, in an email.” [New York Times, 3/5/15]

HEADLINE: “Walker Rips Clinton For ‘Audacity’ In Email Scandal.” [Weekly Standard, 3/9/15]

·         Walker: How Could Hillary Clinton Ensure That Confidential Information Wasn’t Compromised? “In an interview Sunday afternoon, Scott Walker strongly criticized Hillary Clinton's exclusive use of private email as secretary of state and rejected accusations that he's guilty of hypocrisy on the issue. ‘It’s a logical assumption that the secretary of state is talking about highly confidential classified information. How can she ensure that that information wasn’t compromised?’ Walker told The Weekly Standard following an event with supporters in Des Moines.” [Weekly Standard, 3/9/15]

·         Walker: The Bigger Issue Was The “Audacity” For Hillary Clinton To Put Her Personal Interest Above The Interests Of The Country. “‘It’s a logical assumption that the secretary of state is talking about highly confidential classified information. How can she ensure that that information wasn’t compromised?’ Walker told the Weekly Standard following an event with supporters in Des Moines. ‘I think that’s the bigger issue—is the audacity to think that someone would put their personal interest above classified, confidential, highly sensitive information that’s not only important to her but to the United States of America. I think is an outrage that Democrats as well as Republicans should be concerned about.’” [Weekly Standard, 3/9/15]

Rubio On Hillary Clinton Using A Private Email Account When She Was Secretary Of State: “Using A Private Server Outside The Government System Is Extremely Vulnerable, To Hackers And All Sorts Of Foreign Countries That Can Hack In And Get Secrets.”  KELLY: “All right, let me switch gears with you because there was a lot of news today, we just talked about it, about Hillary Clinton using only, exclusively a personal e-mail account when she's secretary of state. Her team said, this is a nonissue. It's exactly the same thing Colin Powell did which there real questions about but that's what they're saying, there's no there, there. Your take on it?” RUBIO: “Well, there may or may not be obviously that's something that will have to be further examined. There are two there's that we have to look at. The first is using a private server outside the government system is extremely vulnerable, to hackers and all sorts of foreign countries that can hack in and get secrets. You're Secretary of State, potentially transacting national business on an unsecured server or private server and that leaves our secrets and not on just that but our strategies exposed for the Chinese and the Russian and other intelligence agencies.” [Kelly File, Fox News, 3/3/15]

Rubio On Hillary Clinton Using A Private Email Account When She Was Secretary Of State: The State Department Disclosure Rule Was “Clearly Violated.”  KELLY: “All right, let me switch gears with you because there was a lot of news today, we just talked about it, about Hillary Clinton using only, exclusively a personal e-mail account when she's secretary of state. Her team said, this is a nonissue. It's exactly the same thing Colin Powell did which there real questions about but that's what they're saying, there's no there, there. Your take on it?” […] RUBIO: “And the other is, the state department has a rule because the diplomatic discourse and so forth, is part of the archives of the United States. So that rule was clearly violated.” [Kelly File, Fox News, 3/3/15]

Rubio When Asked If He Would Use Email If He Was In The Executive Branch In 2017: “You Shouldn’t Put Anything Into Email You Don’t Thinks Going To Be Read By A Foreign Intelligence Agency.”  “When Rubio was asked whether he'd use email if he were in the executive branch in 2017, his answer focused on security. ‘You shouldn't put anything into email you don't thinks going to be read by a foreign intelligence agency. Especially if you're the president of the United States or a candidate for it, it's a real risk,’ he said. He added that ‘virtually every major presidential campaign in the last two cycles has been hacked by a foreign government or foreign intelligence to some extent, so there's a danger involved in communications because it gives your adversaries insight into your thinking and so forth.’” [CBS News, 3/4/15]

Rubio On Hillary Clinton’s Email Controversy At The State Department: If She Was “Transacting State Department Business On An Insecure Server, That Alone Is Reason To Be Alarmed.” VAN SUSTEREN: “What about the Hillary Clinton, secretary of state, controversy over the emails?” RUBIO: “Number one, it appears she violated the rules that the State Department had established. But the bigger concern is was she transacting government business on a server that's not secure? Because we know these servers are targets for foreign intelligence. We know the Chinese, the Russians, the North Koreans, the Cubans and others are constantly trying to hack into computers, and especially that of governmental officials. She if was transacting State Department business on an insecure server, that alone is reason to be alarmed.” [On the Record w/ Greta van Susteren, Fox News, 3/4/15]

CLINTON DEFENSE


CLINTON RELEASED ABOUT 30,000 WORK RELATED EMAILS TO STATE DEPARTMENT FROM HER TENURE AS SECRETARY, DECLINING TO TURN OVER ONLY PERSONAL, PRIVATE EMAILS

New York Times: Secretary Clinton “Turned Over To The Obama Administration All Correspondence About Government Business But Had Erased Records Of About Private Matters.” “Hillary Rodham Clinton revealed on Tuesday that she had deleted about half her emails from her years as secretary of state, saying she had turned over to the Obama administration all correspondence about government business but had erased records of communications about private matters, like yoga routines, her daughter’s wedding and her mother’s funeral…Mrs. Clinton said she turned over some 30,490 emails to the State Department in December, nearly two years after leaving office.” [New York Times, 3/10/15]

Clinton Spokesman: Clinton Provided “30,490 Printed Copies Of Work-Related Emails” To The State Department In December 2014. “On December 5, 2014, 30,490 printed copies of work-related emails sent and received by Secretary Clinton form March 18, 2009 to February 1, 2013 were provided to the Department. This totaled roughly 55,000 pages. About 90% of thee emails were already in the Department’s record-keeping system because they were sent to or received by ‘state.gov’ accounts. [Before March 18, 2009, Secretary Clinton continued using the email account she had used during her Senate service.]” [Nick Merrill, 3/10/15]

Clinton Spokesman: Secretary Clinton’s “Email Account Contained A Total Of 62,320 Sent And Received Emails From March 2009 To February 2013.” Secretary Clinton’s “email account contained a total of 62,320 sent and received emails from March 2009 to February 2013. Based on the review process described below, 30,490 of these emails were provided to the Department, and the remaining 31,830 were private, personal records.” [Nick Merrill, 3/10/15]

Clinton Spokesman: 31,830 Of Secretary Clinton’s Emails Were “Private, Personal Records.” Secretary Clinton’s “email account contained a total of 62,320 sent and received emails from March 2009 to February 2013. Based on the review process described below, 30,490 of these emails were provided to the Department, and the remaining 31,830 were private, personal records.” [Nick Merrill, 3/10/15]

SECRETARY CLINTON ASKED THE STATE DEPARTMENT TO RELEASE THE EMAILS SHE HAD GIVEN THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Hillary Clinton Asked The State Department To Release Her Emails. “Hillary Clinton broke her 48-hour silence over the use of her personal email account while she served as secretary of state with a late-night tweet Wednesday saying she wants ‘the public to see my email.’ But her response is unlikely to tamp down the pressure for answers as she faces the deepest scrutiny she's been under since leaving the government. ‘I asked State to release them,’ Clinton tweeted at 11:35 p.m. ET ‘They said they will review them for release as soon as possible.’” [CNN, 3/4/15]

SECRETARY CLINTON INSISTED THAT SHE FOLLOWED EVERY RULE AND WENT “ABOVE AND BEYOND” DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

Associated Press: Secretary Clinton On State Department Email Regulations: “I Fully Complied By Every Rule I Was Governed By.” “‘I fully complied by every rule I was governed by,’ Clinton said in her first public comments since it was disclosed last week that she exclusively used a private email and server for government business.” [Associated Press, 3/10/15]

Associated Press: Secretary Clinton “Says She Went ‘Above And Beyond’ What She Was Required To Do As A State Department Employee.” “Clinton was answering questions Tuesday for the first time about her email practices as secretary of state. She spoke following a Tuesday afternoon speech at the United Nations. She says she went ‘above and beyond’ what she was required to do as a State Department employee.” [Associated Press, 3/10/15]

THE STATE DEPARTMENT BEGAN REVIEWING SECRETARY CLINTON’S EMAILS FOR RELEASE

State Department Spokeswoman Psaki: “We Will Review The Entire 55,000-Page Set And Release In One Batch At The End Of That Review To Ensure That Standards Are Consistently Applied.” “‘We will review the entire 55,000-page set and release in one batch at the end of that review to ensure that standards are consistently applied throughout the entire 55,000 pages,’ Psaki said.” [Politico, 3/10/15]

THE STATE DEPARTMENT FIRST ASKED FORMER SECRETARIES OF STATE TO TURN OVER EMAILS CONTAINING OFFICIAL BUSINESS IN OCTOBER 2014, AND SECRETARY CLINTON WAS THE FIRST TO RESPOND

Clinton Spokesman: The State Department “Formally Requested The Assistance Of The Four Previous Secretaries In A Letter To Their Representatives Dated October 28, 2014 To Help In Furtherance Of Meeting The Department’s Requirements Under The Federal Records Act.” “The [State] Department formally requested the assistance of the four previous Secretaries in a letter to their representatives dated October 28, 2014 to help in furtherance of meeting the Department’s requirements under the Federal Records Act. The letter stated that in September 2013, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) issued new guidance clarifying records management responsibilities regarding the use of personal email accounts for government business.” [Nick Merrill, 3/10/15]

Clinton Spokesman: Secretary Clinton Was “The First To Respond” To A State Department Letter Requesting Work-Related Emails From Former Secretaries. “Following conversations with Department officials and in response to the Department’s October 28, 2014 letter to former Secretaries requesting assistance in meeting the Department’s record-keeping requirements, Secretary Clinton directed her attorneys to assist by identifying and preserving all emails that could potentially be federal records. This entailed a multi-step process to provide printed copies of the Secretary’s work-related emails to the Department, erring on the side of including anything that might potentially be a federal record. As the State Department has said, Secretary Clinton was the first to respond to this letter.” [Nick Merrill, 3/10/15]

MULTIPLE FEDERAL REGULATIONS GRANT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THE FLEXIBILITY TO DETERMINE WHICH OF THEIR EMAILS COULD BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC RECORDS

Clinton Spokesman: “The Federal Records Act Puts The Obligation On The Government Official To Determine What Is And Is Not A Federal Record,” As Does The State Department Foreign Affairs Manual. “The Federal Records Act puts the obligation on the government official to determine what is and is not a federal record. The State Department Foreign Affairs Manual outlines guidance ‘designed to help employees determine which of their e-mail messages must be preserved as federal records and which may be deleted without further authorization because they are not Federal record materials.’” [Nick Merrill, 3/10/15]

SECRETARY CLINTON’S ATTORNEYS USED MANY LAYERS OF SEARCHES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHICH WERE WORK-RELATED

Clinton Spokesman: “Secretary Clinton Directed Her Attorneys To Assist [In Determining Which Emails Of Hers Were Work-Related] By Identifying And Preserving All Emails That Could Potentially Be Federal Records.” “Following conversations with Department officials and in response to the Department’s October 28, 2014 letter to former Secretaries requesting assistance in meeting the Department’s record-keeping requirements, Secretary Clinton directed her attorneys to assist by identifying and preserving all emails that could potentially be federal records. This entailed a multi-step process to provide printed copies of the Secretary’s work-related emails to the Department, erring on the side of including anything that might potentially be a federal record. As the State Department has said, Secretary Clinton was the first to respond to this letter.” [Nick Merrill, 3/10/15]

Clinton Spokesman: In Order To Determine Which Emails Would Be Released, Clinton Attorneys Searched By Date, Sender, Recipient, And Keywords Including “Benghazi.” “A search was conducted on Secretary Clinton’s email account for all emails sent and received from 2009 to her last day in office, February 1, 2013. After this universe was determined, a search was conducted for a ‘.gov’ (not just state.gov) in any address field in an email. This produced over 27,500 emails, representing more than 90% of the 30,490 printed copies that were provided to the Department. To help identify any potential non-‘.gov’ correspondence that should be included, a search of first and last names of more than 100 State Department and other U.S. government officials was performed. This included all Deputy Secretaries, Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, Ambassadors-at-Large, Special Representatives and Envoys, members of the Secretary’s Foreign Policy Advisory Board, and other senior officials to the Secretary, including close aides and staff. Next, to account for non-obvious or non-recognizable email addresses or misspellings or other idiosyncrasies, the emails were sorted and reviewed both by sender and recipient. Lastly, a number of terms were specifically searched for, including: ‘Benghazi’ and ‘Libya.’” [Nick Merrill, 3/10/15]

SECRETARY DID NOT ROUTINELY CORRESPOND WITH FOREIGN LEADERS THROUGH EMAIL

Clinton Spokesman: “During Her Time At State, [Clinton] Communicated With Foreign Officials In Person, Through Correspondence, And By Telephone…The Review Of All Of Her Emails Revealed Only One Email With A Foreign (UK) Official.” [Nick Merrill, 3/10/15]

MEMO FROM: Brian Fallon, Hillary for America National Press Secretary TO: Friends and Allies DATE: April 26, 2015 RE: Schweizer appearances on Sunday shows We greatly appreciate all of the support we have gotten from all of you in helping us beat back the false innuendo contained in Clinton Cash. Over the course of the past week, what was billed as a “bombshell” book, written in the “voice of a neutral journalist” and “meticulously” sourced, has turned out to be nothing more than a tangled web of conspiracy theories – without a shred of evidence. Today, we believe we turned a corner as the author himself, Peter Schweizer, conceded multiple times on national TV that his conspiracy theories lack any evidence and that he omitted key facts from his own reporting. I highly recommend you watch the entire interview from This Week. Some highlights: After it was established that the key figure who was said to have profited from the alleged quid pro quo had actually sold his stake in Uranium One two years before Hillary became Secretary of State, Schweizer was forced to admit that he left that key element out of the book: STEPHANOPOULOS: OK, but you didn't disclose in your book that he had sold the interest. SCHWEIZER: Yes. Next, Schweizer was asked about the multi-agency approval process that Uranium One underwent to gain approval for its sale and was forced to admit that the State Department does not control the review process: STEPHANOPOULOS: But the assistant secretary who sat -- the assistant secretary of State who sat on the committee said she never intervened on any CFIUS issue at all. SCHWEIZER: Well, I think that deserves further scrutiny. I would question that. ... STEPHANOPOULOS: But based on what? Based on what? SCHWEIZER: Well, I think based on her (INAUDIBLE)... STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you have any evidence that she actually intervened in this issue? SCHWEIZER: No, we don't have direct evidence. Finally, when asked about these alleged briefings in Congress, Schweizer admits that he briefed only Republicans – as a result of “a friend that asked,” – and not any Democrats. In Schweizer’s other interview of the day, with FOX News Sunday, Chris Wallace was also able to get Schweizer to admit that the core elements of his argument are flawed. Schweizer conceded that CFIUS consists of eight other Cabinet agencies besides the State Department, that he doesn’t have a single piece of evidence that Hillary was involved in approving the Uranium One deal, and that the State Department representative presiding over the case also said she had nothing to do with it: WALLACE: OK. And CFIUS is that the committee that approves in October of 2010 the sale to Russia. SCHWEIZER: Right. WALLACE: … This is precisely the point that the Clinton campaign has hit back on hard, because CFIUS is a committee of nine agencies. Not just the State Department. SCHWEIZER: Correct, yes. At multiple points in the interview, Wallace challenged Schweizer him, saying “You don’t have a single piece of evidence that she was involved in this deal” and “there’s no indication that Hillary Clinton or Bill Clinton took direct action.” Finally, even some Republicans sought to distance themselves from the book’s false allegations. On NBC, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson told reporters that there was "no evidence of a quid pro quo," and that "Republicans need to be careful not to overstate the case."



2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Auto Rescue
Voted for the $14 billion auto rescue bill in 2008 (bill did not become law). [Associated Press, 12/12/08]
Supported auto rescue as Vice President.

Did not vote on the $14 billion auto rescue bill in 2008 (bill did not become law). [Associated Press, 12/12/08]
Supported the auto rescue. [Talking Points Memo, 5/7/12]
Voted for the $14 billion auto rescue bill in 2008 (bill did not become law). [Associated Press, 12/12/08]

Voted for the $14 billion auto rescue bill in 2008 (bill did not become law). [Associated Press, 12/12/08]

Minimum Wage
Supports raising the minimum wage. [The Hill, 4/30/14]
Supports raising the minimum wage. [Weekly Address, White House, 3/29/14]
Signed minimum wage increase bill. [Washington Post, 5/5/14]
2012: Introduced bill to raise minimum wage. [WTVR, 7/31/12]
Supports raising the minimum wage. [Office of Senator Warren, 1/7/15]
Supports raising the minimum wage. [Office of Senator Sanders, 2/12/14]

Signed minimum wage increase bill. [Reuters, 7/3/14]

ENVIRONMENT


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Ethanol
Supported ethanol subsidies during 2008 campaign. [New York Times, 2/28/08]

Opposed ethanol subsidies until 2006. [New York Times, 2/28/08]


2007: Supported “capping subsidies and encouraging renewable energy efforts.” [Associated Press, 11/10/07]

2007: Supported research and investment in the “next generation of ethanol.” [Indiana AgriNews, 11/23/07]


As governor, announced plans to build ethanol pump stations for vehicle refueling around Maryland. [Baltimore Sun, 8/6/08]
Opposes ethanol subsidies and wants to end them. [WHSV, 11/30/10]

2011: Voted to end ethanol subsidies. [S.Amdt. 476, S.782, Vote 90, 112th Congress, 6/16/11]

2011: Did not vote with most other Democrats against ending ethanol subsidies, who objected on procedural grounds. [S.Amdt. 436, S. 782, Vote 89, 112th Congress,  6/14/11; The Hill, 6/15/11]

2013: Opposed continuation of ethanol subsidies. [Burlington Free Press, 11/15/13]

2011: Voted to end ethanol subsidies. [S.Amdt. 476, S.782, Vote 90, 112th Congress,  6/16/11]

2011: Voted with most other Democrats against ending ethanol subsidies due to procedural objections. [S.Amdt. 436, S. 782, Vote 89, 112th Congress, 6/14/11; The Hill, 6/15/11]

Keystone
Has not officially weighed in on Keystone.
[Christian Science Monitor, 4/13/15]

Has not officially weighed in on Keystone. [Politico, 5/9/13]
Opposed Keystone. [Washington Post, 11/17/14]
Voted to approve Keystone in 2012 (bill did not become law.) [S. Amdt. 1537 to S. 1813, Vote 34, 112th Congress, 3/8/12]
Voted against approving Keystone in 2014 (bill did not become law.) [S. 2280, Vote 280, 113th Congress, 11/18/14]
Voted against approving Keystone in 2014 (bill did not become law.) [S. 2280, Vote 280, 113th Congress, 11/18/14]

Voted against approving Keystone in 2012 (bill did not become law.) [S. Amdt. 1537 to S. 1813, Vote 34, 112th Congress, 3/8/12]

RFS
2015: Said the US should support and improve the RFS. [Clinton op-ed, The Gazette, 5/28/15]


2015: Supported RFS in 2008 and did not appear to have changed positions. [Wall Street Journal, 3/5/15]

Supported raising renewable fuels standard to 60 billion gallons/year by 2030 in 2008 campaign. [Platts Oilgram News, 2/25/08]

Voted for the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which expanded the RFS program. [H.R. 6, Vote 226, 110th Congress, 6/21/07]

Voted against the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which established the RFS program. [H.R. 6, Vote 213, 109th Congress, 7/29/05]
May have advocated for weakening RFS by slashing amount of ethanol that must be blended into gasoline in 2014. [Reuters, 5/12/14]

Voted for the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which expanded the RFS program. [H.R. 6, Vote 226, 110th Congress, 6/21/07]

Voted against the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which established the RFS program. [H.R. 6, Vote 213, 109th Congress, 7/29/05]
Supported keeping the RFS. [Des Moines Register, 4/9/15]

Urged the EPA to temporarily waive RFS in 2012. [Associated Press, 8/10/12]
Urged the EPA to temporarily waive RFS in 2012. [Office of Senator Warner, 8/9/12]

Voted for the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which expanded the RFS program. [H.R. 6, Vote 226, 110th Congress, 6/21/07]

Urged to EPA not to weaken RFS standards in 2014. [Office of Senator Durbin, 1/23/14]
Voted for the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which expanded the RFS program. [H.R. 6, Vote 226, 110th Congress, 6/21/07]

Voted against the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which established the RFS program. [H.R. 6, Vote 213, 109th Congress, 7/29/05]
Wind Tax Credits
“By 2025, I Will Make The Production Tax Credit For Wind And Solar Permanent.” [Speech in Cedar Rapids, IA, Council on Foreign Relations, 11/5/07]

Attacked Mitt Romney for wanting to get rid of wind tax credits. [Think Progress, 6/28/12]
Supported wind tax credit. [Des Moines Register, 4/9/15]
2012: Voted against the extension of wind tax credit. [S.2204, Vote 63, 112th Congress, 3/29/12]

2012: Opposed tax credits for renewable technologies because “government should avoid picking winners and losers.” [Think Progress, 3/30/12]

2012: Voted for the extension of wind tax credit. [S.2204, Vote 63, 112th Congress, 3/29/12]
Supported extension of wind tax credit. [NewsOK, 11/17/11]
Climate Change
Under Secretary Clinton, State Department Appointed The First Special Envoy For Climate Change. [State Department, 1/26/09]

Secretary Clinton: “I Believe That American Leadership Is Essential To Meeting The Challenges Of The 21st Century…And Chief Among Those Is The Complex, Urgent, And Global Threat Of Climate Change.” [State Department, 1/26/09]

Proposed To “Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80 Percent From 1990 Levels By 2050” As President. [Speech in Cedar Rapids, IA, Council on Foreign Relations, 11/5/07]

“The Senate Passed My Legislation To Require The Department Of Defense To Integrate [The Threat From]
 Global Warming’ Into Our Planning.” [Speech in Cedar Rapids, IA, Council on Foreign Relations, 11/5/07]
Equated denying climate change with denying gravity. [Salon, 3/6/15]
O’Malley called international collaboration to confront climate change a “security imperative.” [Washington Post, 3/16/15]
Opposed 2009 Copenhagen agreement, citing lack of congressional approval. [Vox, 3/9/15]

Believed climate change was manmade and wanted America to lead the world on Climate Change. [Washington Post, 5/1/15]
Believed climate change was manmade. [Associated Press, 2/21/14]
EPA power plant regulations
Appeared to support 2014 EPA power plant regulations. [Washington Post, 12/12/14]
Supported 2014 EPA power plant regulations, while acknowledging they would hurt coal jobs. [Daily Caller, 3/11/15]
Supported 2014 EPA power plant regulations. [Office of Governor O’Malley, 6/2/14]
Appeared to oppose all EPA carbon regulations under the Clean Air Act. [Think Progress, 3/31/11]

Supported 2014 EPA power plant regulations. [Office of Senator Sanders, 7/30/14]
Supported 2014 EPA power plant regulations. [Office of Governor Chafee, 6/2/14]
Yucca Mountain
Opposed Yucca Mountain. [Las Vegas Review Journal, 1/17/08]

2002: Voted against opening Yucca Mountain. [S.J. Res 34, Vote 167, 107th Congress, 6/9/02]
Opposed Yucca Mountain. [Las Vegas Sun, 2008]

2002: Voted against opening Yucca Mountain. [S.J. Res 34, Vote 167, 107th Congress, 6/9/02]

2009: Voted in favor of energy appropriations. [H.R. 3183, Vote 322, 111th Congress, 10/15/09]

2009: Voted in favor of energy appropriations bill that “fund[ed the Obama] administration’s decision to permanently bar nuclear waste disposal at Yucca Mountain.” [Virginian-Pilot, 10/19/09]

Opposed Yucca Mountain and nuclear power in general. [Brattleboro Reformer, 5/6/10]

2009: Voted in favor of energy appropriations. [H.R. 3183, Vote 322, 111th Congress, 10/15/09]

2006: Voted against funding website to promote Yucca Mountain. [H.R. 5247, Vote 200, 109th Congress, 5/24/06]

2002: Voted against opening Yucca Mountain. [H.J. Res 87, Vote 133, 107th Congress, 5/8/02]
2002: Voted against opening Yucca Mountain. [S.J. Res 34, Vote 167, 107th Congress, 6/9/02]
Offshore drilling
2006: Voted to end offshore drilling ban. [S. 3711, Vote 219, 109th Congress, 8/1/06; League of Conservation Votes, accessed 6/2/15]
2006: Voted against ending offshore drilling ban. [S. 3711, Vote 219, 109th Congress, 8/1/06; League of Conservation Votes, accessed 6/2/15]
Opposed offshore drilling, including President Obama’s 2015 plan. [O’Malley op-ed, New York Times, 2/2/15]
2011: Supported offshore drilling in Virginia. [Washington Post, 7/6/11]

2010: Opposed offshore drilling. [Office of Senator Sanders, 12/1/10]

2006: Voted against ending offshore drilling ban. [H.R.4761, Vote 356, 109th Congress, 6/29/06; Associated Press, 6/29/06]
2006: Voted to end offshore drilling ban. [S. 3711, Vote 219, 109th Congress, 8/1/06; League of Conservation Votes, accessed 6/2/15

WOMEN


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Hobby Lobby
Opposed SCOTUS Hobby Lobby ruling. [CBS News, 9/19/14]
Admitted shortcomings in the ACA’s contraception mandate. [Politico, 3/1/12]
Opposed SCOTUS Hobby Lobby ruling. [Baltimore Sun, 6/30/14]

Opposed SCOTUS Hobby Lobby ruling. [@elizabethforma, Twitter, 6/30/14]
Opposed SCOTUS Hobby Lobby ruling. [Office of Senator Sanders, 6/30/14]

Equal Pay
Supports Equal Pay. [Correct the Record, accessed 1/22/15]

Introduced 2005 and 2007 Paycheck Fairness Act. [Correct the Record, accessed 1/22/15]
Supports Equal Pay. [C-SPAN, 7/20/10]
Supports Equal Pay. [Huffington Post, 6/8/14]
Voted for cloture on 2012 Paycheck Fairness Act (bill did not become law.) [S. 3220, Vote 115, 112th Congress, 6/5/12]
Voted for cloture on 2014 Paycheck Fairness Act (bill did not become law.) [S. 2199, Vote 262, 113th Congress, 9/15/14]
Voted for cloture on 2014 Paycheck Fairness Act (bill did not become law.) [S. 2199, Vote 262, 113th Congress, 9/15/14[BJ1] ]

VAWA
Supports VAWA. [New York Times, 4/2/13]

2005: VAWA Reauthorization passed the Senate by unanimous consent. [H.R. 3402, 109th Congress,  12/16/05]

Bill Clinton signed original VAWA. [White House, 9/17/12]
Introduced the original VAWA in 1994. [Congressional Research Service, 3/6/14]

Voted for VAWA in 1994. [H.R. 3355, Vote 295, 103rd Congress, 8/25/94]

Supports VAWA. [@GovernorOMalley, Twitter, 2/28/13]
Voted for VAWA reauthorization in 2012 (bill did not become law). [S. 1925, Vote 87, 112th Congress, 4/26/12]
Voted for VAWA reauthorization in 2013. [S. 47, Vote 19, 113th Congress, 2/12/13]
Voted for VAWA reauthorization in 2013. [S. 47, Vote 19, 113th Congress, 2/12/13]
2005: VAWA Reauthorization passed the Senate by unanimous consent. [H.R. 3402, 109th Congress,  12/16/05]


LGBT


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Marriage Equality
Supported marriage equality. [CNN Town Hall, 6/17/14]
Supported marriage equality. [Think Progress, 5/6/12]
Supported marriage equality, signed into law. [Washington Post, 12/6/12]
Said marriage equality is best done state by state. [NBC News, 10/5/14]
Supported marriage equality. [Politico, 3/22/12]

Supported marriage equality. [Office of Senator Sanders, 5/9/12]
Supported marriage equality since 2004. [Lincoln Chafee op-ed, New York Times, 5/1/13]
ENDA
Co-sponsored ENDA in 2001. [S.1284, 107th Congress, 7/31/01]
Supported federal nondiscrimination legislation. [Washington Blade, 3/6/15]

Co-sponsored ENDA in 2001. [S.1284, 107th Congress, 7/31/01]
Supported ENDA and as governor, signed Maryland employment nondiscrimination laws. [Huffington Post, 5/28/14]
Co-sponsored ENDA in 2010. [S. 1584, 111th Congress 3/10/10]
Voted for ENDA in 2013. [S. 815, Vote 229, 113th Congress, 11/4/13]
Voted for ENDA in 2013. [S. 815, Vote 229, 113th Congress, 11/4/13]
Co-sponsored ENDA in 2001. [S.1284, 107th Congress, 7/31/01]

EDUCATION


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Class Size
Supports small class sizes. [Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/11/14]

2001: Voted for class-size reduction amendment (bill did not become law). [S.Amdt. 378, H.R. S. Amdt. 358, S.1, Vote 103, 107th Congress, 5/15/01]

Supports small class sizes. [New York Times, 4/27/07]

2001: Voted for class-size reduction amendment (bill did not become law). [S.Amdt. 378, H.R. S. Amdt. 358, S.1, Vote 103, 107th Congress, 5/15/01]

2000: Voted for class-size reduction amendment (bill did not become law). [S.Amdt. 3604, H.R. 4577, Vote 148, 106th Congress, 6/27/00]
Average class size in Maryland dropped from 22 to 20.1 from 2011-2 to 2012-3. [Maryland State Department of Education, 3/27/14]


2009: Introduced expanding pre-kindergarten programs with a cap of 20 students per class. [S.839, 111th Congress, 4/21/09]

2001: Co-sponsored an amendment to reduce class size. [H.R. 1036, Library of Congress, 107th Congress, 5/10/01]
2001: Voted against class-size reduction amendment (bill did not become law). [S.Amdt. 378, H.R. S. Amdt. 358, S.1, Vote 103, 107th Congress,  5/15/01[BJ2] ]


2000: Voted against class-size reduction amendment (bill did not become law). [S.Amdt. 3604, H.R. 4577, Vote 148, 106th Congress, 6/27/00]
Common Core
No stated position. [New York Times, 3/25/15]

In 2007, “Introduced Legislation To Create A Voluntary National Curriculum And Standards For Math And Science Education.” [Education Week, 3/3/15]

Supported Common Core Standards. [USA Today, 2/26/15]

Under O’Malley, Maryland was one of the first states to adopt common core. [CBS, 11/20/14]



Under Chafee, Rhode Island began implementing common core. [Deborah Gist, Providence Journal, 2/22/15]

Chafee generally distanced himself from the debate over common core. [Brown Daily Herald, 10/18/13]
Testing
Was “sympathetic that the test regime has become very burdensome in driving the education system.” [New York Times, 3/25/15]

2008: Supported rewarding entire schools, not individual teachers, based on test scores and other metrics. [Education Week, 3/3/15]

2007: Opposed the heavy use of testing under No Child Left Behind. [Education Week, 3/3/15]
2007: Opposed the heavy use of testing under No Child Left Behind. [YouTube, 12/26/07]
2014: Opposed a moratorium on state standardized tests. [Baltimore Sun, 1/14/14]

2010: Proposed broader use of standardized test scores to evaluate teachers. [Washington Post, 2/20/10]
Introduced legislation to give states temporary reprieve from federal testing standards. [Washington Post, 3/21/07]


2014: Allowed a moratorium on the use of standardized tests as a graduation requirement in Rhode Island to become law, although he did not sign the bill. [Associated Press, 7/1/14]

Support the use of standardized testing but backed down due to General Assembly opposition. [WPRI, 7/22/14]
Free Community College
Supported free community college plan. [Fusion, 4/14/15]
Supported free community college plan. [The White House, YouTube, 4/11/15]
Received the Champion For Maryland Community Colleges Award in 2014. [@GovernorOMalley, Twitter, 12/5/14]


Supported free community college but thought it should go farther to include two free years of public college. [The Hill, 2/17/15]

College affordability
2014: Said more needs to be done to make college more affordable. [Las Vegas Review-Journal, 10/13/14[BJ3] ]

2007: Called for student borrower’s bill of rights. [New York Times, 11/24/07]
Supported Obama’s efforts to ease student loan burdens as Vice President. [KABC, 1/23/15]
Called for using federal aid and student loan policies to bring about debt-free college. [Martin O’Malley op-ed, Washington Post, 4/23/15]
Voted against Democratic-backed legislation to keep student loan interest rates from doubling. [Huffington Post, 4/27/15]

Supported free community college but thought it should go farther to include two free years of public college. [The Hill, 2/17/15]
2014: Presided over three consecutive years of tuition freezes at public colleges as Rhode Island governor. [WPRI, 7/22/14]
For-profit colleges
Criticized for-profit colleges as predatory. [Huffington Post, 4/14/15]

Bill Clinton served as an honorary chancellor of a for-profit college. [Bloomberg, 4/24/15]
Served as Vice President when the Obama administration sought to curb for-profit college abuses. [White House, 10/30/14] 
Signed a law curbing for-profit college abuses as governor of Maryland. [S.B. 695, Maryland General Assembly, 5/10/11]
Criticized some for-profit colleges for abusive practices towards veterans. [Office of Senator Webb, 3/22/12]

Criticized some for-profit colleges for abusive practices towards veterans. [Office of Senator Murphy, 4/24/15]
Signed a law requiring for-profit colleges to provide students with refunds and access to academic records before closing. [Providence Journal, 7/24/13]

IMMIGRATION


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Arizona Immigration Law
Opposed Arizona immigration law. [Fox News, 5/2/10]
Opposed Arizona immigration law. [Arizona Republic, 5/2/10]
Opposed the Arizona immigration law. [Baltimore Sun, 7/15/10]

Opposed the Arizona immigration law. [Elizabeth Warren For Senate, 6/25/12]

Opposed the Arizona immigration law. [Go Local Prov, 6/24/10]
DREAM Act
Supported DREAM Act. [CBS, 10/30/14]

2007: Voted for comprehensive immigration reform. [S. 1639, Vote 235, 110th Congress, 6/28/07]
Supported DREAM Act as Vice President. [ABC News, 6/20/13]

2007: Voted for comprehensive immigration reform. [S. 1639, Vote 235, 110th Congress, 6/28/07]
Signed Maryland DREAM Act. [WBAL, 5/10/11]
2010: Voted for the DREAM Act (bill did not become law). [New York Times, H.R. 5281, S. 278, 111th Congress, 12/18/10]
Supports the DREAM Act. [Elizabeth Warren For Senate, 6/25/12]
2010: Voted for the DREAM Act (bill did not become law). [New York Times, H.R. 5281, S. 278, 111th Congress, 12/18/10]
Supports federal DREAM Act. [Providence Journal, 2/16/11]
Comprehensive Immigration Reform & Senate bill specifically
2007: Voted for comprehensive immigration reform. [S. 1639, Vote 235, 110th Congress, 6/28/07]
2007: Voted for comprehensive immigration reform. [S. 1639, Vote 235, 110th Congress, 6/28/07]
Supported comprehensive immigration reform. [Baltimore Sun, 9/11/14]
2014: Supported comprehensive immigration reform. [Washington Post, 12/3/14]


2007: Voted against comprehensive immigration reform. [S. 1639, Vote 235, 110th Congress, 6/28/07]
2013: Voted for comprehensive immigration reform. [S. 744, Vote 167, 6/27/13]
2013: Voted for comprehensive immigration reform. [S. 744, Vote 167, 113th Congress, 6/27/13]

2007: Voted against comprehensive immigration reform. [S. 1639, Vote 235, 110th Congress, 6/28/07]
Lincoln Chafee: “I Have Been Pushing For Comprehensive Immigration Reform At The Federal Level Since My Time In The U.S. Senate, When I Worked In Support Of Senators Mccain And Kennedy's Bipartisan Legislation.” [Providence Journal, 1/29/13]

Dorgan amendment (“poison pill” amendment to Bush’s 2007 comprehensive immigration reform bill that significantly cut the guest worker program. It was offered first in 2006, but did not pass until 2007.)
2007: Voted for the Dorgan amendment. [S.Amdt. 1316, S.Amdt. 1150, S.1348, Vote 201, 110th Congress, 6/6/07]

2006: Voted for the Dorgan amendment. [S.Amdt. 4095, S. 2611,Vote 150, 109th Congress, 5/24/06]
2007: Voted for the Dorgan amendment. [S.Amdt. 1316, S.Amdt. 1150, S.1348, Vote 201, 110th Congress, 6/6/07]

2006: Voted for the Dorgan amendment. [S.Amdt. 4095, S. 2611,Vote 150, 109th Congress, 5/24/06]

2007: Voted for the Dorgan amendment. [S.Amdt. 1316, S.Amdt. 1150, S.1348, Vote 201, 110th Congress, 6/6/07]

2007: Voted for the Dorgan amendment. [S.Amdt. 1316, S.Amdt. 1150, S.1348, Vote 201, 110th Congress, 6/6/07]
2006: Voted for the Dorgan amendment. [S.Amdt. 4095, S. 2611,Vote 150, 109th Congress, 5/24/06]
Executive action
Supported immigration action. [MSNBC, 11/22/14]
Supported immigration action as Vice President. [CNN, 11/26/14]
Supported immigration action. [Talking Points Memo, 11/21/14]
Believed immigration action was within presidential powers. [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 12/3/14]

Supported immigration action. [Press Release, Office of Senator Sanders, 11/20/14]

Approach for handling children at the border
Supported sending unaccompanied minors back to home countries. [Huffington Post, 6/18/14]
Supported sending unaccompanied minors back to home countries.  [White House, 6/20/14]
Opposed sending unaccompanied minors back to home countries. [Washington Post, 7/16/14]


Supported housing children, called crisis a refugee and not an immigration issue. [Ed Show, MSNBC, 7/16/14]
Said he would look to place unaccompanied minors in Rhode Island, but was not asked to do so by a federal agency. [Washington Post, 7/23/14]
Driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants.
2015: Supported driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants. [Huffington Post, 4/16/15]

2008: Opposed driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants after equivocating on the issue at a Democratic primary debate. [Huffington Post, 4/16/15]

2007: Opposed driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants without comprehensive immigration reform. [Democratic Primary Debate, 11/15/07]
Supported driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants. [@GovernorOMalley, Twitter, 4/17/15]


Voted against a bill that sought to crack down on illegal immigrant drivers. [NBC News, 2/10/05]
Supported driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants. [Associated Press, 2/4/14]
Guest workers / H1B visas
2007: Supported raising the cap on H1B visas. [Computer World, 4/14/15]

2009: As Secretary of State, did not firmly support H1B visas, echoing Obama administration hesitation. [Computer World, 4/14/15]




Opposed expansion of H1B visas. “The bottom line is that I feel, very much, that a lot of the initiative behind these guest workers programs, a very large expansion of guest worker programs — H2B visas would go up to as many as 195,000, H1B to as many as 205,000 a year — is coming from large corporations who want cheap labor from abroad.” [Washington Post, 5/25/13]

Wanted to rein in guest worker program. [New York Times, 5/1/15]
Supported guest-worker program. [New York Times, 6/3/15]

FOREIGN POLICY


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Iraq (support for going in/comments on withdrawal)
Voted to authorize the invasion of Iraq. [H.J. Res. 114, Vote 237, 107th Congress, 10/11/02]

Said the invasion of Iraq was a mistake. [Fusion, America with Jorge Ramos, 7/29/14]

Pushed to keep more forces in Iraq as U.S. withdrew. [Daily Beast, 6/18/14]
Voted to authorize the invasion of Iraq. [H.J. Res. 114, Vote 237, 107th Congress, 10/11/02]

Supported the withdrawal from Iraq as Vice President. [Guardian, 5/26/12]
Opposed the Iraq War. [Washington Post, 12/16/11]

Supported withdrawal from Iraq. [Washington Post, 12/16/11]
Opposed entering the Iraq War. [Washington Post, 9/4/02]

Called for withdrawal from Iraq in 2007. [Daily Press, 3/11/07]

Supported withdrawal from Iraq. [James Webb, accessed 1/22/15]

Voted against authorization the invasion of Iraq. [Associated Press, 10/10/02]

Supported withdrawal from Iraq. [Office of Senator Sanders, 10/21/11]
Voted against authorizing the invasion of Iraq. [H.J. Res. 114, Vote 237, 107th Congress, 10/11/02]


Afghanistan (support for going in/comments on withdrawal)
Opposed a quick withdrawal of NATO troops. [CBS News, 4/14/11]
Supported the withdrawal as Vice President. [Guardian, 5/26/12]
Supported the withdrawal. [Charlie Rose, 9/4/12]
Supported quick and total withdrawal from Afghanistan. [Hardball, MSNBC, 6/4/14]

Did not have an issue with announcing a withdrawal date from Afghanistan. [Hardball, MSNBC, 6/4/14]

Warned against U.S. involvement in Afghanistan before invasion. [New York Times, 5/1/15]
Supported withdrawal from Afghanistan. [WPRI, YouTube, 4/20/12]
2009 Afghanistan surge
Supported the surge. [TIME, 1/14/14]
Opposed the surge. [Yahoo, 6/25/12]
Supported the surge. [Charlie Rose, 9/4/12]
Opposed the surge. [Jim Webb, Washington Post, 12/4/09]

Appeared to oppose the surge. [Office of Senator Sanders, 12/1/09]

Fight against ISIL
Supported Obama’s ISIL strategy. [CBS News, 9/25/14]
Supported as Vice President.

Defended progress against ISIL under Obama. [New York Times, 4/10/15]
Supported ISIL coalition. [Salon, 3/13/15]
Supported a military “policy” against ISIS, but says we are “reaping the consequence” of Iraq occupation. [PBS Newshour, 2/26/15]

Wanted fight against ISIL to be led by Saudi Arabia and neighbors. [New York Times, 5/1/15]
Said rise of ISIS was a result of the Iraq invasion. [New Day, CNN, 4/16/15]

2014: Appeared not to support air strikes against ISIS. [Crossfire, CNN, 6/18/14]
Libya intervention
Spearheaded the U.S. decision to intervene in Libya. [New York Times, 3/18/11]
Appeared skeptical of the decision to intervene in Libya. [Rolling Stone, 10/13/11]
Appeared not to support U.S intervention to remove Gadhafi. [Salon, 3/13/15]
Opposed unilateral intervention in Libya, specifically citing lack of Congressional approval. [Vox, 3/9/15]



Said he had reservations about intervention in Libya. [Real Clear Politics, 6/8/11]
Opposed the intervention in Libya. [WPRI, 4/14/11]
Benghazi

Defended the Administration in 2012 campaign, saying Congress cut diplomatic security funding. [Guardian, 10/12/12]
Defended President’s characterization of Benghazi during 2012 campaign. [Starting Point, CNN, 10/17/12]
Implied that Benghazi was a result of the misguided intervention of Libya. [State of the Union, CNN, 6/1/14]

Called the Benghazi attacks a tragedy and criticized Republicans for politicizing it. [Office of Senator Sanders, 5/16/13]

Putin
Said she was among the most skeptical of Putin. [Politico, 7/26/14]


Urged Europe to be more aggressive in confronting Putin. [CNN, 2/13/15]
Forcefully denounced Russian aggression in Ukraine, calling on Russia to leave. [CNN, 2/7/15]

Apparently said to Putin “I don’t think you have a soul.” [Salon, 7/21/14]



Supported the Obama Administration’s approach to Ukraine. [National Press Club, 9/23/14]

Supported approaching Putin’s aggression through sanctions and working with European partners. [National Press Club, 9/23/14]

Supports sanctions against Russia over Ukraine policies. [New York Times, 5/1/15]
Supported the idea of a Russia “reset” but said it was blundered. [New Day, CNN, 4/16/15]
Iranian missiles
2007: Voted for a bill stating the policy of the U.S. was to “develop and deploy…an effective defense” against Iranian ballistic missiles. [S.Amdt. 2024, S.Amdt. 2011, H.R. 1585, Vote 245, 110th Congress, 7/12/07; New York Times, 5/27/15]




2007: Voted against a bill stating the policy of the U.S. was to “develop and deploy…an effective defense” against Iranian ballistic missiles. [S.Amdt. 2024, S.Amdt. 2011, H.R. 1585, Vote 245, 110th Congress,  7/12/07; New York Times, 5/27/15]

Iran’s Green Movement
Regretted not speaking out more forcefully in support of the Green Movement. [Hillary Clinton, Hard Choices, 6/10/14]
Expressed skepticism over the results of election that kept Ahmadinejad in power and launched the Green Movement. [Meet the Press, NBC, 6/14/09]

Supported President Obama’s response to the Green Movement. [Ed Show, MSNBC, 6/18/09]



Iranian influence in Iraq
2007: Voted in favor of setting U.S. policy to combat Iran-backed violence in Iraq. [S.Amdt. 3017, S. Amdt. 2011, H.R. 1585, Vote 349, 110th Congress, 9/26/07; New York Times, 5/27/15]




2007: Voted against setting U.S. policy to combat Iran-backed violence in Iraq. [S.Amdt. 3017, S. Amdt. 2011, H.R. 1585, Vote 349, 110th Congress, 9/26/07;  New York Times, 5/27/15]

Negotiating with terrorists
2007: “We cannot negotiate with individual terrorists.” [New York Times, 10/15/07]


In supporting engagement with authoritarian regimes, appeared open to negotiation with terrorists. [Meet the Press, NBC, 5/18/08]



Guantanamo
2007: Voted to block transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the U.S. [S.Amdt. 2351, S.Amdt. 2327, H.R. 2669, Vote 259, 110th Congress, 7/19/07; New York Times, 5/27/15]




2007: Voted against blocking transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the U.S. [S.Amdt. 2351, S.Amdt. 2327, H.R. 2669, Vote 259, 110th Congress, 7/19/07;  New York Times, 5/27/15]

Indian nuclear deal
2008: Voted for Indian nuclear deal. [H.R. 7081, Vote 211, 110th Congress, 10/1/08]




2008: Voted against Indian nuclear deal. [H.R. 7081, Vote 211, 110th Congress, 10/1/08]


INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
NSA
Endorsed USA Freedom Act, which would roll back domestic surveillance. [MSNBC, 5/7/15]

Supported scaling back domestic surveillance. [Atlantic, 2/25/15]
2006: Opposed bulk collection of metadata. [Business Insider, 7/5/13]
Did not appear to oppose NSA surveillance. [Politico, 2/17/14]
Believed bulk data collected on Americans not accused of terrorism or crime should be destroyed. [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 12/3/14]

Opposed bulk collection of metadata. [Office of Senator Sanders, 5/7/15]
Opposes bulk collection of metadata. [US News, 4/10/15]
Snowden
Said she could never condone Snowden’s leaks. [The Week, 2/25/15]
Called Snowden a “fugitive of American justice” and urged Ecuador not to grant him asylum. [Cleveland Plain Dealer, 6/29/13]
Called Snowden an “internal threat.” [Associated Press, 7/9/14]


Defended Snowden and said he deserved leniency. [USA Today, 1/6/14]
Hinted he may be open to pardoning Snowden, and would announce a position on the matter. [US News, 4/10/15]


GUNS


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Background checks
Supports universal background checks. [TIME, 6/17/14]




Supports universal background checks. [Biden op-ed, Houston Chronicle, 5/3/13]





Called for federal gun control legislation. [Baltimore Sun, 9/20/13]




Opposes gun control. [Bloomberg, 9/7/14]


2013: Voted for universal background checks (bill did not become law). [S.Amdt. 715, S.649, Vote 97, 113th Congress, 4/17/13]
2013: Voted for universal background checks (bill did not become law). [S.Amdt. 715, S.649, Vote 97, 113th Congress, 4/17/13]

1993: Voted against universal background checks. [H.R. 1025, Vote 614, 103rd Congress, 11/22/93]
2013: Supported reviewing sources used in background checks in Rhode Island. [Associated Press, 5/15/13]

Assault weapons ban
Supports assault weapons ban. [Politico, 6/17/14]

2004: Voted for renewal of federal assault weapons ban (bill did not become law). [S. Amdt. 2637, S. 1805, Vote 24, 108th Congress, 3/2/04]

Supports assault weapons ban. [The Hill, 3/20/13]

2004: Voted for renewal of federal assault weapons ban (bill did not become law).  [S. Amdt. 2637, S. 1805, Vote 24, 108th Congress, 3/2/04]
Signed assault weapons ban law. [NBC, 7/25/14]

Opposes gun control. [Bloomberg, 9/7/14]


2013: Voted for assault weapons ban. [S.Amdt. 711, S. 649, Vote 101, 113th Congress 4/17/13]
2013: Voted for assault weapons ban. [S.Amdt. 711, S. 649, Vote 101, 113th Congress 4/17/13]
2013: Supported assault weapon ban in Rhode Island. [Associated Press, 5/15/13]

2004: Voted for renewal of federal assault weapons ban (bill did not become law). [S. Amdt. 2637, S. 1805, Vote 24, 108th Congress, 3/2/04]

High capacity magazine ban
Supports high capacity magazine ban. [CNN, 6/17/14]
Supports high capacity magazine ban. [NBC News, 1/24/13]
Signed high capacity magazine ban law. [NBC, 7/25/14]
Opposes gun control. [Bloomberg, 9/7/14]
2013: Voted to ban high capacity magazines. [S.Amdt. 714, S. 649, Vote 103, 113th Congress, 4/17/13]
2013: Voted to ban high capacity magazines. [S.Amdt. 714, S. 649, Vote 103, 113th Congress, 4/17/13]
Supported high capacity magazine ban law. [Associated Press, 5/15/13]
Other
2005: Voted against Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act, which shields gun manufacturers from liability suits. [S. 397, Vote 534, 109th Congress, 10/20/05; TIME, 12/24/12]
2005: Voted against Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act, which shields gun manufacturers from liability suits. [S. 397, Vote 534, 109th Congress, 10/20/05; TIME, 12/24/12]
Signed fingerprinting for handgun purchase law. [NBC, 7/25/14]

2009: Voted to repeal DC gun restrictions (bill did not become law). [S.Amdt. 575, S.160, Vote 72, 111th Congress, 2/26/09]

2009: Voted against repeal of DC gun restrictions (bill did not become law). [S.Amdt. 575, S.160, Vote 72, 2/26/09]

2005: Voted for Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act, which shields gun manufacturers from liability suits. [S. 397, Vote 534, 109th Congress, 10/20/05; TIME, 12/24/12]
Supported placing handgun permitting in the power of the state attorney general instead of local police in Rhode Island. [Associated Press, 5/15/13]

2005: Voted against Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act, which shields gun manufacturers from liability suits. [S. 397, Vote 534, 109th Congress, 10/20/05; TIME, 12/24/12]

VOTING


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Voter ID
Opposed voter ID laws. [Politico, 8/13/13]

2007: Voted against bill to require photo IDs for federal elections. [S.Amdt. 1170, S.Amdt. 1150, S.1348, Vote 184, 110th Congress, 6/5/07]
Opposed voter ID laws. [CBS News, 7/24/14]

2007: Did not vote on bill to require photo IDs for federal elections. [S.Amdt. 1170, S.Amdt. 1150, S.1348, Vote 184, 110th Congress, 6/5/07]
Opposed voter ID laws. [Huffington Post, 5/2/13]
2007: Voted against bill to require photo IDs for federal elections. [S.Amdt. 1170, S.Amdt. 1150, S.1348, Vote 184, 110th Congress, 6/5/07]

2007: Voted against bill to require photo IDs for federal elections. [S.Amdt. 1170, S.Amdt. 1150, S.1348, Vote 184, 110th Congress, 6/5/07]
Signed voter ID into law in Rhode Island. [Press Release, State of Rhode Island, 7/6/11]





SPENDING


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Sequester
Opposed the sequester. [CBS News, 6/14/13]
Called the sequester unnecessary. [San Antonio Express-News, 10/31/13]

Negotiated the fiscal cliff deal that left the sequester in place. [Congressional Quarterly News, 12/11/13]
Opposed the sequester. [Politico, 2/24/13]
Voted for the Budget Control Act. [S. 365, Vote 123, 8/2/11]

Opposed the sequester. [Politico, 7/30/12]

Voted against the Budget Control Act. [S. 365, Vote 123, 8/2/11]

Opposed the sequester. [Military Times, 3/11/15]
Appeared to oppose the sequester. [Associated Press, 11/19/13]

Criticized cuts to defense spending under the sequester. [Providence Journal, 2/28/13]
Defense cuts
Criticized cuts to defense spending under the sequester. [The Hill, 8/16/10]

2007: Voted for bill to only cut military funding if it did not undermine troop safety or mission.  [S.Con.Res. 20, Vote 77, 110th Congress, 3/15/07]
2014: Opposed the idea that it was “inherently more important to spend money on the military than on domestic needs.” [TIME, 7/16/14]

2012: Criticized Romney for wanting to raise defense spending by $2 trillion. [CNN, 10/12/12]
Criticized cuts to defense spending under the sequester. [Face the Nation, CBS, 2/24/13]
2010: Criticized Pentagon plans to close the Joint Forces Command headquartered in Virginia. [Boston Globe, 8/10/10]

1988: Resigned as Navy Secretary over cutbacks in the Reagan administration’s defense budget. [Los Angeles Times, 2/23/88]

2015: Opposed increases in defense spending at the expense of domestic programs. [Defense News, 1/16/15]

2007: Voted against bill to only cut military funding if it did not undermine troop safety or mission.  [S.Con.Res. 20, Vote 77, 110th Congress,  3/15/07]
Criticized cuts to defense spending under the sequester. [Providence Journal, 2/28/13]
National debt
2010: Said the national debt was a national security threat and weakened the country. [Fox News, 9/8/10]
2013: Cited debt reduction as a goal of the administration. [White House, 2/2/13]

Called Romney and Ryan hypocritical for focusing on debt reduction but being unwilling to raise taxes on millionaires. [Democratic National Convention, 9/6/12]
Said the Bush tax cuts were the primary driver of the national debt. [Stateline, 2/28/12]
Proposed taxing high bonuses in order to help pay down national debt. [Virginian-Pilot, 3/10/10]

Said Social Security had not contributed a dime to the national debt. [@SenSanders, Twitter, 7/3/13]

Said that we cannot continue tax breaks for billionaires with such a high national debt. [@SenSanders, Twitter, 7/25/12]


2006: Said it was “extremely important” to make debt reduction a priority. [Lincoln Chafee, New York Times, 11/12/06]

SENIORS


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Social Security
2007: Opposed cutting benefits. [The Hill, 8/24/14]

2007: Opposed privatization. [The Hill, 8/24/14]

2007: Opposed raising retirement age. [The Hill, 8/24/14]

2007: Would consider committing more of workers’ income. [The Hill, 8/24/14]
2012: Promised no change to Social Security. [NBC News, 8/14/12]

2008: Opposed raising retirement age. [Remarks at Early Vote for Change Rally, 10/29/08]

2007: Supported committing more of worker’s income. [MSNBC, 9/26/07]

Supports expanding Social Security benefits. [Salon, 3/13/15]

Opposed Social Security cuts. [Washington Post, 8/19/14]
Did not sign letter opposing Social Security cuts as part of deficit grand bargain. [The Hill, 9/20/12]
Supports expanding Social Security benefits. [Politico, 11/18/13]
Opposed Social Security cuts as part of deficit grand bargain. [The Hill, 9/20/12]

Wanted to raise the income cap on Social Security tax, have people making more than $250,000 pay into it. [Situation Room, CNN, 6/4/15]
2011: Signaled that he supported President Obama’s compromise to raise the retirement age. [Providence Journal, 8/12/11]

2005: Supported Bush plan to cut Social Security for “all but low-income workers.” [Associated Press, 5/6/05]

2005: Appeared to support raising taxable income cap on Social Security. [Providence Business News, 4/1/05]
Medicare cuts/expansion
2007: Supported expanding Medicare as part of her proposed health plan. [Associated Press, 9/17/07]
Supported the ACA as Vice President, which slowed Medicare spending while closing the “doughnut hole” coverage gap and expanding some benefits. [Politifact, 8/25/14]

2008: Supported expanding Medicare. [Wall Street Journal, 8/25/08]
Opposed Republican efforts to voucherize Medicare. [MSNBC, 10/12/12]
Initially opposed the ACA out of feat it would cut Medicare. [Nightly News, NBC, 12/18/09]

Supports expanding Medicare to all Americans (i.e., he wants a single-payer Medicare-like system for everyone). [Bernie Sanders op-ed, Guardian, 9/30/13]
Criticized Republicans under Bush for “expanding the cost of Medicare…and failing to pay.” [Providence Journal, 9/5/12]
Doc fix
2008: Voted for the doc-fix. [H.R.6331, Vote 177, 110th Congress, 7/15/08]
2008: Voted for the doc-fix. [H.R.6331, Vote 177, 110th Congress, 7/15/08]


2008: Voted for the doc-fix. [H.R.6331, Vote 177, 110th Congress, 7/15/08]
2015: Voted for the doc-fix. [H.R. 2, Vote 144, 114th Congress, 4/14/15]

2015: Voted for the doc-fix. [H.R. 2, Vote 144, 114th Congress, 4/14/15]

2008: Voted for the doc-fix. [H.R.6331, Vote 177, 110th Congress, 7/15/08]
2006: Voted for the doc-fix. [H.R. 6111, Vote 279, 109th Congress, 12/9/06]

HEALTHCARE


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Medicaid Expansion
Supported Arkansas’ public-private Medicaid expansion plan. [Politico, 3/5/14]
Supported Medicaid expansion. [Politico, 1/23/14]
Expanded Medicaid as governor. [Kaiser Family Foundation, 12/17/14]
Voted for ACA. [H.R. 3590, Vote 396, 111th Congress, 12/24/09]
Supported Medicaid Expansion. [Elizabeth Warren, Facebook, 7/2/14]
Supported Medicaid expansion. [Office of Senator Sanders, accessed 1/26/15]
Expanded Medicaid as governor. [Kaiser Family Foundation, 1/6/14]
Obamacare
Supported the ACA but is willing to make adjustments. [CNN, 6/25/14]

2008: Said people must be able to keep pre-reform plans. [Editorial, New York Times, 1/25/08]
Supported ACA as Vice President. [CBS News, 3/21/14]
Supported the ACA. [Martin O’Malley op-ed, Baltimore Sun, 5/3/12]
Supported the ACA but says it needs to be changed. [The Hill, 9/23/14]

Voted for ACA. [H.R. 3590, Vote 396, 111th Congress, 12/24/09]
Supported the ACA but was willing to make adjustments. [Office of Senator Warren, 1/22/15]
Supported the ACA but believes we need a single-payer system. [Huffington Post, 10/1/13]

Voted for ACA. [H.R. 3590, Vote 396, 111th Congress, 12/24/09]
Issued an executive order to establish a state health exchange as governor and appeared to support the ACA. [Associated Press, 6/21/12]
Veterans’ health
2008: Criticized President Bush for not adequately funding the VA. [Buzzfeed, 5/29/14]

2006: Introduced legislation provide mental health services for returning National Guard and reserve veterans. [S.Amdt. 4868, H.R. 5631, 109th Congress, 8/3/06]

As senator, worked with Lindsey Graham to “expand veterans’ health benefits to reservists and National Guard members.” [Yahoo, 4/12/15]
2014: Strongly urged Congress to pass VA reform. [Politico, 7/21/14]
2008: Signed into law a bill that sought to address behavioral needs of veterans with “trauma-related brain injuries and stress disorders.” [State of Maryland, 1/31/11]
2015: Criticized long wait times for veterans care. [Des Moines Register, 4/11/15]

As a senator, advocated for mental and physical health programs aimed at allowing veterans to properly transition into civilian life. He also supported veteran suicide prevention programs. [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 5/14/12]
2014: Voted for the veterans health care bill that reformed the VA. [H.R. 3230, Vote 254, 113th Congress, 7/31/14]
2014: Voted for the veterans health care bill that reformed the VA. [H.R. 3230, Vote 254, 113th Congress, 7/31/14]
2013: While governor, Rhode Island won federal approval for construction of a new Veteran’s Home. [Office of Governor Chafee, 9/4/13]

FINANCIAL SECTOR


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Bailout
2008: Voted for bank bailout. [H.R. 1424, Vote 213, 110th Congress, 10/1/08]

2009: Voted to continue TARP. [S.J. Res. 5, Vote 5, 111th Congress, 1/15/09; New York Times, 5/27/15]





2008: Voted against bank bailout. [H.R. 1424, Vote 213, 10/1/08]

2009: Voted to stop continuation of TARP. [S.J. Res. 5, Vote 5, 111th Congress,  1/15/09; New York Times, 5/27/15]


Wall Street
Said the business community helped end 2013 shutdown. [Boston Globe, 7/27/14]
Criticized opponents of Wall Street reform. [Associated Press, 8/21/12]
Vocal critic of Wall Street. [Washington Post, 4/16/15]
Proposed tax on Wall Street bonuses for bailed-out companies. [The Hill, 3/3/10]
Vocal critic of Wall Street. [Politico, 11/11/13]
Vocal critic of Wall Street. [Washington Post, 9/14/14]

Wanted to break up the six biggest banks. [New York Times, 5/1/15]

Wanted to bar bank CEOs from serving on Federal Reserve boards. [New York Times, 5/1/15]
Criticized Clinton for being “too close to Wall St.” [Politico, 4/10/15]
Carried interest rule
2015: Indirectly advocated eliminating carried interest loophole when she criticized hedge fund managers for paying low tax rates. [CNN, 4/16/15]
2012: Denounced the carried interest loophole. [Vice Presidential Debate, 10/11/12]
Supports eliminating carried interest loophole. [Salon, 3/13/15]
Supports eliminating carried interest loophole. [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 7/12/11]

Supported eliminating carried interest loophole. [Office of Senator Sanders, 3/5/15]

Dodd-Frank
Opposed weakening Dodd-Frank. [Bloomberg, 1/16/15]
Supported Dodd-Frank as Vice President. [Associated Press, 8/21/12]
Accused other Democrats of supporting “Dodd-Frank lite.” [Salon, 3/13/15]

Opposed weakening Dodd-Frank. [@GovernorOMalley, Twitter, 12/12/14]
Voted for Dodd-Frank. [H.R. 4173, Vote 208, 111th Congress, 7/15/10]
Supports Dodd-Frank but thinks it did not go far enough. [MSNBC, 12/12/14]
Voted for Dodd-Frank. [H.R. 4173, Vote 208, 111th Congress, 7/15/10]

Offshoring penalties
2005: Voted for offshoring penalties. [S.Amdt. 210, S.Con.Res. 18, Vote 63, 109th Congress, 3/17/05]
2005: Voted for offshoring penalties. [S.Amdt. 210, S.Con.Res. 18, Vote 63, 109th Congress, 3/17/05]


2014: Voted for offshoring penalties. [S.2569, Vote 249, 113th Congress, 7/30/14]
2014: Voted for offshoring penalties. [S.2569, Vote 249, 113th Congress, 7/30/14]
2005: Voted against offshoring penalties. [S.Amdt. 210, S.Con.Res. 18, Vote 63, 109th Congress, 3/17/05]
Reinstating Glass Steagall
Has not called for reinstating Glass-Steagall. [New Republic, 4/10/15]

President Clinton signed repeal of part of Glass-Steagall. [New Republic, 4/10/15]
1999: Voted for a bill that repealed part of Glass-Steagall. [S.900, Vote 354, 106th Congress,  11/4/99]
Supported reinstating Glass-Steagall. [Bloomberg, 3/23/15]


Supported reinstating Glass-Steagall. [Washington Post, 5/1/15]

1999: Voted against a bill that repealed part of Glass-Steagall. [S.900, Vote 354, 106th Congress,  11/4/99]
Regretted voting to repeal Glass-Steagall. [MSNBC, 4/11/15]

1999: Voted for a bill that repealed part of Glass-Steagall. [S.900, Vote 354, 106th Congress,  11/4/99]

TAXES


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Capital gains tax
2008: Supported raising top rate to 20% at most (from 15%) [New York Times, 3/13/15]

2006: Voted to end lower rates for the capital gains tax. [S.Amdt. 2737, S.Amdt. 2707, H.R. 4297, Vote 8, 109th Congress, 2/2/06]

Reached a deal with McConnell to raise the top rate to 20% in 2013 (from 15%). [New York Times, 1/1/13]

2006: Voted to end lower rates for the capital gains tax. [S.Amdt. 2737, S.Amdt. 2707, H.R. 4297, Vote 8, 109th Congress, 2/2/06]

Supported raising the lower tax rate on capital gains. [Salon, 3/13/15]
Supported increasing capital gains tax. [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 12/3/14]

Supported raising capital gains tax to match corporate tax. [Office of Senator Sanders, 7/10/13]
2006: Voted to end lower rates for the capital gains tax. [S.Amdt. 2737, S.Amdt. 2707, H.R. 4297, Vote 8, 109th Congress, 2/2/06]

Voted against Bush tax cuts, which lowered capital gains tax. [Associated Press, 8/30/06]
Corporate tax

Supported lowering the corporate income tax rate to pay for infrastructure spending. [The State, 2/18/15]
2007: Raised the Maryland corporate income tax. [Washington Post, 10/11/14]
Supported reducing corporate income tax. [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 12/3/14]

Supported reforming the tax code so that corporations pay more (a larger percent of federal revenue). [Politifact, 8/28/14]
Reduced state corporate income tax rate from 9 to 7 percent. [Providence Journal, 1/1/15]
Bush tax cuts
2007: Supported extending the Bush tax cuts only for taxpayers earning less than $250,000. [Forbes, 4/13/15]

Voted Against The Bush Tax Cuts In 2001. [H.R.1836, Vote 170, 107th Congress, 5/26/01]

Voted Against The Bush Tax Cuts In 2003. [H.R.2, Vote 196, 108th Congress, 5/23/03]

Voted Against Extending The Bush Tax Cuts In 2006. [H.R.4297, Vote 118, 109th Congress, 5/11/06]

Voted Against The Bush Tax Cuts In 2001. [H.R.1836, Vote 170, 107th Congress, 5/26/01]

Voted Against The Bush Tax Cuts In 2003. [H.R.2, Vote 196, 108th Congress, 5/23/03]

Voted Against Extending The Bush Tax Cuts In 2006. [H.R.4297, Vote 118, 109th Congress, 5/11/06]

Said the Bush tax cuts were a major driver of the deficit. [Charlie Rose, PBS, 9/4/12]
2012: Supported extending all Bush tax cuts. [Washington Post, 7/25/12]

Voted Against The Bush Tax Cuts In 2001. [H.R.1836, Vote 170, 107th Congress, 5/26/01]

Voted Against The Bush Tax Cuts In 2003. [H.R.2, Vote 196, 108th Congress, 5/23/03]


Voted Against Extending The Bush Tax Cuts In 2006. [H.R.4297, Vote 118, 109th Congress, 5/11/06]
Voted Against The Bush Tax Cuts In 2001. [H.R.1836, Vote 170, 107th Congress, 5/26/01]

Voted Against The Bush Tax Cuts In 2003. [H.R.2, Vote 196, 108th Congress, 5/23/03]

Voted Against Extending The Bush Tax Cuts In 2006. [H.R.4297, Vote 118, 109th Congress, 5/11/06]

Gas tax
2008: Proposed suspending federal gas tax temporarily. [New York Times, 4/29/08]
2014: Appeared to supported a gas tax increase as part of an infrastructure bill, even though this was opposed by the Obama administration. [The Hill, 8/6/14]
Signed a gas tax increase into law. [NBC Washington, 5/16/13]
2006: Wanted Virginia to “get back every dollar it sends to the federal government in the form of gas tax revenue” because of the low rate of return. [Washington Post, 10/30/06]

2015: Proposed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill without funding from a gas tax that Congress had been debating. [The Hill, 1/27/15]

2008: Proposed suspending federal and state gas tax for 6 months. [Office of Senator Sanders, 5/6/08]
2014: Signed a 1-cent gas tax increase into law as governor. [State of Rhode Island General Assembly, 6/19/14]
Medical device tax
2014: Did not take a stance. [The Hill, 10/8/14]
Supported ACA as Vice President. [CBS News, 3/21/14]
Supported Maryland tax credit for biotech companies as governor and emphasized their role as medical device innovators. [Baltimore Sun, 7/1/14]
2010: Voted to table an amendment to strike the medical device tax from an early version of the Affordable Care Act. [S.Amdt. 3579, H.R. 4872, Vote 79, 111th Congress, 3/24/10]
2013: Voted for medical device tax repeal. [S.Amdt. 297, S.Con.Res. 8, Vote 47, 113th Congress, 3/21/13]
2013: Voted against medical device tax repeal. [S.Amdt. 297, S.Con.Res. 8, Vote 47, 113th Congress, 3/21/13]
Expanded sales tax in Rhode Island but exempted medical devices. [Providence Journal, 3/16/11]
Buffett Rule

Supported the Buffett Rule. [Union Leader, 5/17/12]

2012: Voted to proceed on consideration of the Buffett Rule. [S.2230, Vote 65, 112th Congress, 4/16/12]

Supported the Buffett Rule but preferred to raise capital gains tax instead. [Office of Senator Webb, 4/24/12]

2012: Voted to proceed on consideration of the Buffett Rule. [S.2230, Vote 65, 112th Congress, 4/16/12]
2012: Voted to proceed on consideration of the Buffett Rule. [S.2230, Vote 65, 112th Congress, 4/16/12]
Estate tax
2008: “Advocated making the wealthiest Americans pay more estate tax by capping the per-person exemption at $3.5 million and setting the top rate at 45 percent.” [CBS News, 6/17/14]

2007: Voted against an amendment that would raise the estate tax exemption to $5 million instead of letting it drop to $1 million. [S. Amdt. 583, S. Con. Res. 21, Vote 102, 110th Congress, 3/23/07; Associated Press, 3/23/07]

2006: Voted against repeal of the estate tax. [H.R. 8, Vote 164, 109th Congress, 6/8/06]

2013: The Biden-McConnell Fiscal Cliff Compromise “Permanently Increase[d] Tax Rates To 40 Percent From 35 Percent On The Value Of Estates Over $5 Million.” [New York Times, 1/1/13]

2007: Voted against an amendment that would raise the estate tax exemption to $5 million instead of letting it drop to $1 million. [S. Amdt. 583, S. Con. Res. 21, Vote 102, 110th Congress, 3/23/07; Associated Press, 3/23/07]

2006: Voted against repeal of the estate tax. [H.R. 8, Vote 164, 109th Congress, 6/8/06]
2014: As governor, signed into law a bill that “will gradually cut the number of taxpayers subject to the estate tax by more than 80 percent” in Maryland. [Baltimore Sun, 5/15/14]
2007: Voted against an amendment that would raise the estate tax exemption to $5 million instead of letting it drop to $1 million. [S. Amdt. 583, S. Con. Res. 21, Vote 102, 110th Congress, 3/23/07; Associated Press, 3/23/07]



Supports the estate tax on individuals above $3.5 million. [Bernie Sanders, Huffington Post, 9/8/14]

2007: Voted against an amendment that would raise the estate tax exemption to $5 million instead of letting it drop to $1 million. [S. Amdt. 583, S. Con. Res. 21, Vote 102, 110th Congress, 3/23/07; Associated Press, 3/23/07]
]

2014: Signed into law an increase in the amount of income exempted from the estate tax as governor. [Associated Press, 6/20/14]

2006: Voted against repeal of the estate tax. [H.R. 8, Vote 164,109th Congress, 6/8/06]


DRUGS


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Marijuana
Neither supports nor opposes medical marijuana. [KPCC Radio, AirTalk, 7/22/14]

Neither supports nor opposes recreational marijuana. [KPCC Radio, AirTalk, 7/22/14]
Opposes legalization of marijuana. [Time, 2/6/14]
Signed marijuana decriminalization into law in Maryland. [CBS News, 4/14/14]

Opposed legalization of marijuana. [State of the Union, CNN, 1/12/14]
Indicated that marijuana legalization should be on the table as part of criminal justice reform. [Huffington Post, 4/27/09]
Supports medical marijuana. [Think Progress, 9/24/12]
Supports medical marijuana. [Time, 3/5/14]

Neither supports nor opposes recreational marijuana. [Time, 3/5/14]
Oversaw marijuana decriminalization as governor. [KPCC, 7/22/14]

TRADE


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Trans-Pacific Partnership
2015: Said she would only support a trade deal that protected American workers and strengthened national security. [@jeneps, Twitter, 4/17/15]

Supported TPP as Secretary of State. [Remarks at Far Eastern Federal University, State Department, 9/8/12]
Supported TPP as Vice President. [@IsaacDovere, Twitter, 4/17/15]
Opposed TPP. [@GovernorOMalley, Twitter, 4/17/15]
2015: Declined to weigh in on TPP until Congress saw the text of the deal. [Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, MSNBC, 4/16/15]

Cautiously supported TPP as senator. [Dispatch Japan, 2/6/12]
Specifically opposed the Investor-State Dispute Settlement clause of the TPP. [Elizabeth Warren op-ed, Washington Post, 2/25/15]
Opposed TPP. [@SenSanders, Twitter, 4/17/15]

Supported the TPP. [Providence Journal, 12/30/13]
Trade with China
As a senator, pressured China to drop discriminatory trade practices. [Hillary Clinton, Hard Choices, 6/10/14]
2012: Promised to “enforc[e] trade laws against China.” [Joe Biden, USA Today, 10/25/12]

2011: Emphasized the importance of trade and investment between U.S. and China. [Joe Biden, New York Times, 9/8/11]

2000: Voted in favor of permanent normal trade relations with China. [H.R. 4444, Vote 251, 106th Congress, 9/19/00]
2012: Said it was “critical that we move forward now to explore new opportunities for trade and investment” with China, especially in science and technology. [Baltimore Business Journal, 4/13/12]
Called on the U.S. to take “concrete steps” to address China’s unfair trade policies. [Associated Press, 11/5/10]

Called for imposing a fee on China for manipulating currency. [Office of Senator Sanders, accessed 5/8/15]

2000: Voted against permanent normal trade relations with China. [H.R. 4444, Vote 228, 106th Congress, 5/24/00]

2000: Voted in favor of permanent normal trade relations with China. [H.R. 4444, Vote 251, 106th Congress, 9/19/00]
Labeling China a currency manipulator
Urged China to let its currency rise as Secretary of State. [Hillary Clinton, Hard Choices, 6/10/14]

2005: Voted in favor of authorizing action against China if China refused to change currency manipulation practices. [S.Amdt. 309, S.600, Vote 86, 109th Congress, 4/6/05]
2010: Said U.S. could not make a judgment as to whether China was manipulating its currency. [Politico, 5/8/15]

2005: Voted in favor of authorizing action against China if China refused to change currency manipulation practices. [S.Amdt. 309, S.600, Vote 86, 109th Congress, 4/6/05]

Denounced China for manipulating currency. [Associated Press, 11/5/10]

Called for imposing a fee on China for manipulating currency. [Office of Senator Sanders, accessed 5/8/15]

2005: Voted against authorizing action against China if China refused to change currency manipulation practices. [S.Amdt. 309, S.600, Vote 86, 109th Congress, 4/6/05]

PERSONAL FINANCES


2016 Dem Position
Hillary Clinton
Senator: 2001-2009
Joe Biden
Senator: 1973-2009
VP: 2009-
Martin O’Malley
Governor: 2007-2015
Jim Webb
Senator: 2007-2013

Elizabeth Warren
Senator: 2013-
Bernie Sanders
Rep.: 1991-2007
Senator: 2007-
Lincoln Chafee
Senator: 1999-2007
Governor: 2011-2015
Tax returns
2008: Released tax returns or summaries of information from 2001-2007. [Politico, 4/4/08]

1993-2000: Released tax returns from each year of Bill Clinton’s presidency. [Politico, 4/4/08]

1992: Released tax returns from 1980-1991. [Politico, 4/4/08]
2009-2015: Released tax returns for every year as Vice President. [Tax History, accessed 5/11/15]

2008: Released tax returns for 1998-2007. [New York Times, 9/13/08]


2010: Revealed tax returns for 2007-2009, but did not allow reporters to keep or photograph them. [Baltimore Sun, 9/28/10]



2012: Did not typically release tax returns as governor. [Providence Journal, 5/2/12]


Personal financial disclosures
2001-2012: Released personal financial disclosures as senator and Secretary of State. [Washington Post, 7/30/14]

1995-2013: Released personal financial disclosures at least as far back as 1995. [Open Secrets, accessed 5/11/15]
2007: Financial disclosure forms were only available at the Maryland State Ethics Commission office. [Washington Examiner, 7/19/07]
2006-2012: Released personal financial disclosures as senator and candidate. [Open Secrets, accessed 5/11/15]

Released personal financial disclosures for at least 1990 and years 1995-2013. [Open Secrets, accessed 5/11/15]
Released personal financial disclosures as a senator. [Open Secrets, 5/11/15]






 [BJ1]Did not cosponsor Paycheck Fairness Act In 2001, 2003, or 2005.


 [BJ2]Couldn't find anything more recent from him


 [BJ3]She's expected to announce a specific plan and/or endorse debt-free college, but hasn't yet.



Friends and Allies Talking Points
Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership (CGEP)

·         Let's be clear about the facts here: The Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership (CGEP) is a Foundation initiative focused on alleviating global poverty. That initiative receives funding from a separate Canadian charity called CGEP (Canada), which Frank Guistra created to give Canadians the opportunity to support the initiative's work and get a charitable tax credit.

·         CGEP (Canada) is in no way a general operating fund for the Foundation -- it's a distinct entity that provides funding on a project-by-project basis to the poverty-fighting Foundation initiative. Like other independent organizations that give to the Clinton Foundation, in keeping with the organization's voluntary transparency efforts, this Canadian charity is listed as a donor on the websites.

·         Simply put, the Canadian charity's individual donors aren't listed on the Clinton Foundation website because it operates separately from the Clinton Foundation. In light of Canadian privacy laws, CGEP (Canada) does not publicly name its donors without prior permission from those individuals.

·         This is hardly an effort on the Foundation's part to avoid transparency. In fact, the main donor noted in the Post article as contributing to CGEP (Canada) -- Canadian businessman Ian Telfer -- was also disclosed as a Foundation donor. So the fact of his status as a Foundation contributor was not at all a secret.

·         In recent days, the Foundation has shown that its commitment to transparency is stronger than ever. Since Secretary Clinton decided to run for President, the Foundation committed to disclosing all of our donors on a quarterly basis. And the Foundation recently opted to undergo a voluntary external review, promising to refile some of its recent 990 forms as necessary.

The Clintons are rightly proud of the Foundation, which is a global philanthropy, and will not let misguided attacks in the course of this campaign distort its critical, life-saving w





























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