CBS "Face the Nation" interviews during 2018
(John Dickerson & Margaret Brennan interviewing candidates for 2018-20 races)


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OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Budget & Economy     Mike Pence: Great Recession tax-&-spend policy led to weak recovery.     Rand Paul: Trillion-dollar deficits are bad, whether by Dems or by GOP.

Civil Rights     Corey Stewart: Protect Confederate monuments.     Tim Kaine: Redefine VA as rainbow coalition instead of Unite the Right.

Corporations     Bernie Sanders: Americans in red OR blue states oppose enriching the top 1%.     Bernie Sanders: Middle class needs tax breaks; top 1% does not.

Crime     Tim Kaine: Systemic racial inequities in the criminal justice system.

Energy & Oil     Bernie Sanders: No more debate on climate change; it's here & costs $100Bs.     Joe Neguse: Comprehensive solution for planetary crisis, climate change.     Marco Rubio: Climate change is reality, but we're a country, not a planet.     Mike Bloomberg: America should be big part of climate solution.     Mike Bloomberg: If some countries do right thing on climate, we all benefit.

Environment     Lindsey Graham: Manage forest underbrush better, to avoid raging wildfires.     Mike Bloomberg: EPA failing to focus on clean air and clean water.     Bernie Sanders: Leave a planet to our kids that is healthy & habitable.

Families & Children     Kirsten Gillibrand: Women run for office because Trump demeans & devalues women.     Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: More women in Congress means more focus on family leave.

Foreign Policy     Marco Rubio: Engage with Putin, but recognize he supports zero sum games.     Donald Trump: European Union is a foe in trade, & in lack of NATO payments.     Bernie Sanders: Gaza is humanitarian disaster; Israelis shouldn't over-react.

Free Trade     Joni Ernst: Worth the pain of tariffs to get a better deal with China.     John Kasich: Tariffs lead to acrimony among friends & going it alone.     John Kasich: Tariffs slow down the economy and hurt 40 million jobs.     Steve Mnuchin: 3-part agenda: tax & regulatory relief; free & fair trade.

Government Reform     Bernie Sanders: Russian cyber-attacks threaten integrity of US elections.     Marco Rubio: Sanctions against Russia for interfering in 2016 election.

Homeland Security     Bernie Sanders: Don't privatize the Veterans Administration.     Rand Paul: Fiscal conservatives must oppose unlimited military spending.

Immigration     Dan Crenshaw: Build a wall on some parts, but other security along river.     Deb Haaland: Separating children from parents at the border is appalling.     Joe Neguse: Using troops to secure southern border is the wrong approach.     Joni Ernst: Troops on Mexican border is ok, for logistical support.     Lindsey Graham: Change asylum law to not apply to illegal border crossers.     Ted Cruz: Use all tools available to stop asylum for migrant caravan.     Marco Rubio: Child separation policy at border is simply un-American.     John Kasich: DREAMers are part of the fabric of America.     Marco Rubio: Children are trafficked into US illegally by criminal groups.     Bernie Sanders: The Great Wall was ok in 1600s; not so smart today.

Principles & Values     Bernie Sanders: Learn from Gingrich in 1994: propose bold Democratic agenda.     John Kerry: Let's get back to fact-based democracy.     Jennifer Wexton: Women run in 2018 because Trump makes democracy look fragile.     Mike Bloomberg: Trump was not a business manager; I ran large organizations.     Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: Republican Party needs to attract women & minorities.     Jeff Flake: Republican Party needs to attract millennials & minorities.

Technology     Chrissy Houlahan: We need to prioritize a big infrastructure bill.     Marco Rubio: When Chinese companies steal I.P., put them out of business.

War & Peace     Bernie Sanders: Withdraw US support for Saudi-led war in Yemen.     Rand Paul: Cut off arms sales to Saudis; war in Yemen hurts US security.     Marco Rubio: Selling arms to Saudi Arabia gives us leverage over them.     Marco Rubio: Khashoggi: stop Saudi arms sales & reduce Yemen involvement.     Mike Pence: Progress toward denuclearization & peace on Korean Peninsula.     John Kerry: Change calculation in Syria by enforcing ceasefires.     John Kerry: Use of force to respond to Syrian sarin gas attacks.     John Kasich: Talk with North Korea, but reimpose sanctions if no results.     Marco Rubio: North Korea should denuclearize, but I'm not optimistic.     Lindsey Graham: Iran nuke deal allows a bomb after 15 years.     Nikki Haley: Military action & sanctions against Syrian chemical weapons.     Tim Kaine: Respond to Syrian chemical attack, but only via Congress.     Rand Paul: Lesson of Iraq: unintended consequences from regime change.     Rand Paul: We're actively in war in 7 countries, and none are declared.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Democrat U.S. Rep New York- 14 Bernie Sanders Democratic Presidential candidate Chrissy Houlahan Democrat U.S. Rep Pennsylvania- 6 Corey Stewart Republican candidate for Virginia U.S. Senator Virginia Dan Crenshaw Republican U.S. Rep Texas- 2 Deb Haaland Democrat U.S. Rep New Mexico- 1 Donald Trump Republican Presidential incumbent Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican U.S. Rep Florida-27 Jeff Flake Republican Challenger (retiring) Arizona Jennifer Wexton Democrat U.S. Rep Virginia- 10 Joe Neguse Democrat U.S. Rep Colorado- 2 John Kasich Ohio Republican Ohio Governor John Kerry Cabinet Secretary of State Joni Ernst Republican Challenger Iowa Kirsten Gillibrand New York Democratic candidate for President; New York Senator Lindsey Graham South Carolina S.C. Senator; Republican Presidential candidate Marco Rubio FL Senator; Republican Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg New York Mayor of NYC Mike Pence Indiana Republican Vice President Nikki Haley South Carolina UN Ambassador 2017-2018 Rand Paul Republican 2016 Primary Challenger Steve Mnuchin Secretary of the Treasury Ted Cruz Republican 2016 Primary Challenger Tim Kaine Virginia Democratic Nominee for Vice President