Clinton Secret Documents
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]
|
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]
|
||
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
|
|
|
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]
|
2006: Voted against funding
website to promote Yucca Mountain. [H.R. 5247, Vote 200, 109th Congress, 5/24/06]
|
|||
Offshore drilling
|
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]
|
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]
|
||
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
|
|||||||
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
|
|||||||
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
|
|||||||
Indian nuclear deal
|
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
|
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]
|
Supported
placing handgun permitting in the power of the state attorney general instead
of local police in Rhode Island. [Associated Press, 5/15/13]
|
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
|
2009: Voted to continue TARP. [S.J. Res. 5, Vote 5, 111th
Congress, 1/15/09; New York Times, 5/27/15]
|
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]
|
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]
|
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]
|
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
|
|
|
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]
|
[BJ3]She's
expected to announce a specific plan and/or endorse debt-free college, but
hasn't yet.
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
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.
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