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Cory Booker on Abortion
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- Create Office of Reproductive Freedom & Reproductive Rights. (Oct 2019)
- Women shouldn't be only ones for reproductive rights. (Oct 2019)
- Claimed to support post-viability exceptions, but voted no. (Apr 2017)
- Fix Hobby Lobby: it's not about religious freedom. (Jul 2014)
- Vigorously defend women's access to affordable birth control. (Nov 2013)
- OpEd: In mainstream of NJ, supporting abortion rights. (Oct 2013)
- No restrictions before viability; exceptions after viability. (Sep 2013)
- Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services. (Nov 2013)
- Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions. (Jan 2015)
- Keep federal funding for family planning clinics. (Mar 2017)
- Born-Alive Survivors bill tries to illegalize abortion. (Feb 2020)
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Cory Booker on Budget & Economy
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- 2010 recession: sold city buildings and raised city taxes. (Aug 2016)
- We will not be able to cut our way out of the jobs crisis. (Nov 2013)
- Paying your fair share isn't class warfare, it's patriotism. (Sep 2012)
- Endorsed Gov. Christie's property tax agenda. (Jun 2012)
- Replace spending with tax incentives to stimulate hiring. (Dec 2011)
- Budget crisis: cut $60M in spending; cut municipal taxes. (Feb 2008)
- Performance-based budgeting with no tax increases. (Feb 2002)
- Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package. (Dec 2020)
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Cory Booker on Civil Rights
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- Blacks were fractions of human, in original Constitution. (Oct 2019)
- We must enforce equal rights in schools. (Oct 2019)
- Always fights for LGBTQ and will pass Equality Act. (Oct 2019)
- Question isn't "who's a racist?", but "what to do about it?". (Sep 2019)
- Not enough to say "not a hatemonger myself". (Aug 2019)
- Don't give a damn about the politics: racism is racism. (Jul 2019)
- Next president must talk openly and honestly about race. (Jun 2019)
- Threats to LGBTQ people can no longer be ignored. (Jun 2019)
- Wants new Voting Right Act; end gerrymandering. (May 2019)
- Supports commission investigating reparations for slavery. (Apr 2019)
- Yes to reparations, but as part of larger conversation. (Mar 2019)
- Will fight for LGBTQ rights; everyone should feel safe. (Mar 2019)
- Recognize Native Americans but no Indigenous Peoples' Day. (Feb 2019)
- Parents experienced racist "redlining" at family home in NJ. (Jan 2019)
- Creative civil rights activism revealed rampant injustice. (Feb 2016)
- Blacks more likely to be suspended in school & jailed later. (Feb 2016)
- Officiated same-sex marriage at first moment legally allowed. (Oct 2013)
- Supports gay marriage: We are all equal under the law. (Oct 2013)
- African-Americans & gays should both be equal under the law. (Oct 2013)
- MLK's dream still demands work to do, after 50 years. (Aug 2013)
- Equal marriage rights for same-sex couples are coming. (Jun 2010)
- Until college, tolerated gays but was disgusted personally. (Apr 1992)
- Growing up gay today is like growing up Black decades ago. (Apr 1992)
- Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender. (Mar 2014)
- Let states recognize same sex marriage. (Jan 2015)
- Maintain LGBT health info on federal websites. (Apr 2018)
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Cory Booker on Corporations
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- We will enforce antitrust laws. (Oct 2019)
- You can't separate corporate corruption from other issues. (Sep 2019)
- Deal with corporate consolidation to let free market work. (Jun 2019)
- Enforce antitrust; president shouldn't decide targets. (May 2019)
- Don't condemn high tech business; regulate them. (Mar 2019)
- SOAR Act: $25M for Startup Opportunity Accelerator. (Sep 2014)
- Lower corporate tax rate & close loopholes. (Jul 2014)
- Government procurement should promote women-owned business. (Nov 2013)
- Fund minority businesses with KIVA microloans. (Oct 2013)
- Attacks on private equity "nauseating". (Aug 2013)
- Corporate campaign donors also helped rebuild Newark. (Dec 2012)
- Predatory lending & unchecked avarice destabilized economy. (Sep 2012)
- Supports Women, Minority and Small Business Assistance. (Mar 2011)
- Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
- Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Dec 2017)
- Restrict corporate use of consumer mandatory arbitration. (Aug 2016)
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Cory Booker on Crime
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- Presidential office on hate crimes and white supremacy. (Oct 2019)
- Clemency to 17,000 people who are jailed for outdated crimes. (Sep 2019)
- More black men are in jails now than under slavery. (Jun 2019)
- Legalize marijuana; restore ex-con voting rights. (Mar 2019)
- Evolved from supporting Broken Windows theory to opposition. (Apr 2017)
- 2010: Layoff police officers to push for union concessions. (Aug 2016)
- 1960s cities had mostly white cops & mostly black majority. (Feb 2016)
- Police doesn't solve problem; they just attend to symptoms. (Feb 2016)
- Poor & minorities bear the brunt of policing practices. (Feb 2016)
- Parks and green spaces are associated with safer communities. (Feb 2016)
- Real solution to crime is addressing poverty and education. (Jan 2014)
- Increase the number of police in all neighborhoods. (Nov 2013)
- Cut first responders due to economic downturn. (Nov 2013)
- Ran off armed assailant: "Not in our city anymore!". (Dec 2012)
- Got celebrities to donate cash for police equipment. (Dec 2012)
- Long-term believer in "broken windows" theory. (May 2012)
- Improve police data collection process & homicides dropped. (May 2012)
- $1,000 reward for crime tips leading to gun recovery. (Dec 2010)
- Launch Fatherhood Center and pro-bono legal help for ex-cons. (Sep 2010)
- Police overhaul to change cronyism, favoritism, and cynicism. (Sep 2010)
- Applied "broken windows theory" in Newark policing. (Sep 2010)
Prison Reform
- Broken criminal justice system kindest to rich and guilty. (Sep 2019)
- Cut mandatory minimum sentences; end solitary for juveniles. (May 2019)
- Rich-and-guilty treated better than poor-and-innocent. (Mar 2019)
- Ended "three strike penalty"; more reform is needed. (Mar 2019)
- Opportunities for dropouts: avoid school-to-prison pipeline. (Aug 2016)
- Anti-recidivism funds much scanter than prison funds. (Feb 2016)
- Reduced crime by helping prisoners coming home. (Feb 2016)
- Theory of "broken windows" doesn't drive down crime. (Feb 2016)
- Mass incarceration has failed. (Feb 2016)
- Prison construction draws resources from other priorities. (Feb 2016)
- Prisons grow irrespective of crime rates. (Apr 2015)
- Incarceration isn't working; focus on preventing recidivism. (Nov 2013)
- Bipartisan solution to reduce recidivism. (Aug 2013)
- Prisoner re-entry is the new front line of civil rights. (May 2012)
- ReLeSe: Pro bono legal services to ex-offenders. (Feb 2010)
Voting Record
- Make lynching a hate crime. (Feb 2019)
- First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration. (Dec 2018)
- Rated 9% by the NAPO, indicating a police-the-police stance. (Dec 2014)
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Cory Booker on Drugs
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- Deal with impact of pot on blacks not privileged whites. (Nov 2019)
- Release 17,000 who are unjustly incarcerated for drug use. (Sep 2019)
- Don't lock people up for drugs & poverty; lift them up. (Jul 2019)
- Remove cocaine sentencing disparities. (Jul 2019)
- Marijuana Justice Act: decriminalize pot & expunge records. (Jul 2019)
- The war on drugs has been a war on people. (Jun 2019)
- Opioid manufacturers should be held criminally liable. (Jun 2019)
- Legalize marijuana nationally including recreational use. (May 2019)
- Decriminalize marijuana; expunge past criminal records. (Mar 2019)
- Legalize marijuana federally, plus state incentives. (Feb 2019)
- Opposes Drug War, but control border for opioid precursors. (Apr 2017)
- Give addicts treatment instead of long sentences. (Feb 2016)
- Drug war isn't waged in privileged communities. (Feb 2016)
- Staged sit-in at urban housing to disrupt drug trade. (Feb 2016)
- Minorities imprisoned for drugs at 6 times rate for whites. (Apr 2015)
- End mandatory sentencing for nonviolent drug offenders. (Apr 2015)
- The drug war is an abject failure. (Jan 2014)
- The war on drugs has failed; support medical marijuana. (Jul 2012)
- Never attracted to drink and drugs, even as teenager. (Sep 2010)
- Community courts for minor crimes like drug possession. (Feb 2009)
- Rated B+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
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Cory Booker on Education
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- Government should not profit from student debt. (Apr 2019)
- Investment in education helps the whole society. (Apr 2019)
- Support public education including some charter schools. (Mar 2019)
- Free community college; loan forgiveness; apprenticeships. (Mar 2019)
- New public school models & more public education options. (Apr 2017)
- 2010: Make Newark the nation's charter school capital. (Aug 2016)
- OpEd: community engagement or public relations? (Aug 2016)
- Radical reform needed for youth to move forward. (Aug 2016)
- Urban school districts are beholden to public worker union. (Sep 2015)
- Star fundraiser for Democrats for Education Reform. (Sep 2015)
- Ensure that college tuition is not a long-term burden. (Nov 2013)
- Pre-school for 3-year-olds; more teacher empowerment. (Nov 2013)
- Fundamental right to high quality public education. (Nov 2013)
- Newark Workshops got $1.3M in Pell Grants. (Nov 2013)
- Supports "Race to the Top" education reform. (Aug 2013)
- Supports school voucher proposal, like other Democrats. (Aug 2013)
- Brother runs a charter school in inner-city Memphis. (Dec 2012)
- Arranged $100M school grant from Facebook founder Zuckerberg. (Jun 2012)
- Supports school vouchers. (May 2012)
- 2010: Appointed to oversee $100M donation to Newark schools. (Feb 2011)
- OpEd: $100M gift to Newark schools was a publicity sellout. (Feb 2011)
- Supervises Newark schools by gubernatorial appointment. (Feb 2011)
- $120 million for "Teachers Village" where educators live. (Sep 2010)
- Founded the Newark Charter School Fund. (Feb 2010)
- Charters & alternatives for persistently failing schools. (May 2009)
- Vouchers and charters can work in inner cities. (Feb 2001)
- Make two years of community college free. (Jul 2015)
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Cory Booker on Energy & Oil
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- Zero carbon by 2030 requires nuclear as part of the blend. (Sep 2019)
- GOP is only party on earth that denies climate change. (Sep 2019)
- Ban fracking, and no new oil leases, on public land. (Sep 2019)
- Incentivize farmers that help them enrich environment. (Sep 2019)
- Climate change is the lens through which we view every issue. (Jul 2019)
- Carbon tax should go to alleviating inequality. (Apr 2019)
- Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement, plus domestic legislation. (Apr 2019)
- Mixed score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test". (Mar 2019)
- Leadership in dealing with climate change, including nuclear. (Mar 2019)
- Supports tax-funded carbon reduction, but not carbon tax. (Apr 2017)
- Support existing nuclear power by pricing carbon. (Jun 2016)
- Climate change requires American leadership. (Dec 2015)
- Ice-melt is literally creating climate refugees. (Dec 2015)
- Rejoin Greenhouse Gas Initiative under Clean Power Plan. (Jun 2014)
- Treat carbon pollution like mercury and particle pollution. (Jun 2014)
- Sustainability programs: slow growth of carbon footprint. (Nov 2013)
- Eliminate unfair subsidies for oil and ga. (Nov 2013)
- Has never taken a public position on a carbon tax. (Aug 2013)
- Weatherize of 450 homes; free for seniors. (Feb 2010)
- Create green economy with lower carbon output. (Nov 2008)
- Federal collaboration for advanced nuclear technologies. (Jan 2016)
- 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030. (Mar 2016)
- Green New Deal: 10-year national mobilization. (Feb 2019)
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Cory Booker on Environment
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- I'm vegan, but I won't take away your hamburgers. (Sep 2019)
- Next-generation nuclear power is safe with little waste. (Sep 2019)
- Deforestation of Amazon started long before current fires. (Sep 2019)
- Get politics out of Federal aid for natural disasters. (Sep 2019)
- Support next-generation advanced nuclear reactors. (Apr 2019)
- Not a crusade, but addresses animal agriculture. (Apr 2019)
- Rated 100% on all animal welfare ratings. (Dec 2016)
- Vegetarian since 1992; vegan since 2014. (Feb 2016)
- Passaic River poisoned because it was cheaper for business. (Feb 2016)
- Dumping pollutants into rivers externalizes costs. (Feb 2016)
- Trees reduce erosion & increase property values. (Feb 2016)
- Green space; green housing; green jobs. (Nov 2013)
- 2003: Neighborhood development instead of new sports arena. (May 2012)
- Vegetarian because of environmental impact of eating meat. (Sep 2010)
- GreenSpaces: public-private partnership for city parks. (Apr 2010)
- Work with Urban Environmental Institute on solar technology. (Feb 2010)
- Save our environment while creating jobs and wealth. (Feb 2009)
- Require labeling genetically engineered food. (Jul 2014)
- Endorsed Endorsed by LCV; supports conservation efforts. (Aug 2014)
- Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska. (Mar 2017)
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Cory Booker on Families & Children
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- New estate tax to fund "baby bond" program. (Nov 2019)
- Government funded savings account at birth. (Apr 2019)
- Opposes family separation policy at southern border. (Feb 2019)
- Paid family leave is a necessity. (Jul 2016)
- Society struggles without paid family leave. (Feb 2016)
- Job-protected time off for bereavement and illness. (Feb 2016)
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Cory Booker on Foreign Policy
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- Call out China for human rights violations. (Nov 2019)
- Trump's withdrawal from world stage is sign of weakness. (Oct 2019)
- Not working with allies on Iran makes us weaker. (Jun 2019)
- Support our allies, not our enemies. (May 2019)
- Re-examine relationship with Saudi Arabia. (Feb 2019)
- Fund the life-saving work done by diplomats. (Mar 2017)
- Trump would denigrate relationships with Muslim countries. (Jul 2016)
- Where Israel's security is at stake, so is America's. (Nov 2013)
- Development funds via international organizations for Africa. (Nov 2013)
- Robust diplomacy and international development. (Nov 2013)
- No head in the sand; but no global police. (Oct 2013)
- Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel. (Jan 2015)
- Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank. (Jan 2017)
- Enforce humanitarian aid access to South Sudan. (Feb 2017)
- Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang. (Nov 2020)
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Cory Booker on Free Trade
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- Labor & environment should be at center of every trade deal. (Sep 2019)
- No fast-track trade authority for Trans-Pacific Partnership. (Feb 2019)
- Deal with China despite their cheating. (Apr 2017)
- Promote exports, but restrict multilateral trade deals. (Apr 2017)
- No fast-track for Trans-Pacific Partnership. (May 2015)
- African trade makes stable countries & good for our security. (Nov 2013)
- China cheats via currency manipulation & IP theft. (Nov 2013)
- China is engaging in unfair trade practices. (Aug 2013)
- Declare Turkish rebar subject to anti-dumping duties. (Apr 2014)
- Fight Chinese predatory trade practices on car tires. (Sep 2014)
- Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank. (Oct 2015)
- $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank. (Apr 2015)
- Oppose USMCA until more environmental & job protections. (Jan 2020)
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Cory Booker on Government Reform
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- Black voters are pissed off and worried about Dems. (Nov 2019)
- Voter suppression most affects low-income minorities. (Nov 2019)
- Paid family leave and child tax credit expansion for all. (Oct 2019)
- Must lead the fight against voter suppression. (Jul 2019)
- 10-day process to fire Russia probe special prosecutor. (Apr 2018)
- Even billionaires need transparency in confirmation hearings. (Jan 2017)
- Declined lavish perks as Newark City Councilor. (Feb 2016)
- Seek common ground to achieve transformative change. (Feb 2016)
- Founding principle: make laws open to public debate. (Nov 2013)
- Threat to voting rights in America remains very real. (Nov 2013)
- Campaign PAC money shouldn't speak louder than people. (Sep 2012)
- Make it harder for wealthy to influence politicians. (Feb 2002)
- Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements. (Mar 2014)
- Statehood for the District of Columbia. (May 2017)
- Automatic voter registration for all citizens. (Apr 2015)
- Sponsored bill for election holiday & easier voting access. (Mar 2019)
- Voted YES on two articles of impeachment against Trump. (Feb 2020)
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Cory Booker on Gun Control
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- More people die from gun violence than from wars. (Sep 2019)
- More people die from gun violence than from wars. (Sep 2019)
- More people die from gun violence than from wars. (Sep 2019)
- Yes on red flag law, but nowhere near enough. (Aug 2019)
- Tired of "thoughts and prayers"--this is personal. (Jun 2019)
- We require licenses to drive; so require licenses for guns. (Jun 2019)
- Evidence-based laws can lower gun violence. (Jun 2019)
- As with civil rights, we can build coalitions for gun laws. (Jun 2019)
- I'm bringing a fight against the corporate gun lobby. (Jun 2019)
- Gun control works; refuse to believe it's not doable. (May 2019)
- 14-part gun control plan, with criminal enforcement. (May 2019)
- Supports national gun licensing every 5 years. (May 2019)
- Consensus on common sense gun laws; ready to fight NRA. (Mar 2019)
- Require background checks; ban assault weapons. (Feb 2019)
- Failed to pass gun legislation after Orlando mass shooting. (Apr 2017)
- Prohibit firearms to suspected terrorists. (Jun 2016)
- $1,000 reward for tip on illegal weapons. (Feb 2016)
- Common sense gun reform on day one. (Jul 2014)
- More background checks & gun trace data. (Jul 2014)
- Criminal gun runners shouldn't have Second Amendment rights. (Oct 2013)
- Insane to carry concealed loaded weapons cross-state. (Oct 2011)
- Coalition "Mayors Against Illegal Guns"; Keep state laws. (Oct 2011)
- Co-sponsored background check for every firearm sale. (Jan 2019)
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Cory Booker on Health Care
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- Forbid charging more for drugs in U.S. than elsewhere. (Oct 2019)
- We cannot sacrifice progress for purity. (Sep 2019)
- We spend multiple times what other countries do on health. (Jul 2019)
- Too many profiting off of people's pain. (Jun 2019)
- Health care is a right; public option is step towards goal. (May 2019)
- Support Medicare for All but do what's possible now. (May 2019)
- Public option is first step, negotiate lower drug prices. (Apr 2019)
- Medicare for all; start with commonsense reforms. (Mar 2019)
- Reduce Medicare eligibility to 55 from current age of 65. (Mar 2019)
- Allow importing prescription drugs to lower Rx prices. (Feb 2019)
- Backs Medicare-for-All. (Feb 2019)
- Ok to consider single-payer, but I'm not behind it. (Mar 2017)
- Repealing ObamaCare hurts working-class. (Mar 2017)
- Repealing ObamaCare with no replacement just hurts Americans. (Jan 2017)
- ObamaCare is a vital step in the right direction. (Nov 2013)
- ObamaCare needs to be improved, but is helping people now. (Oct 2013)
- Control healthcare cost; no comment on single-payer. (Aug 2013)
- We need a national solution and also local solutions. (Feb 2009)
- Newark Rx: affordable medications for uninsured Newarkers. (Feb 2009)
- Keep ObamaCare's prevention, treatment, & recovery services. (Feb 2017)
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Cory Booker on Homeland Security
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- Supports military spending on Foreign Affairs Committee. (Mar 2019)
- Transgender troops should be allowed to serve. (Feb 2019)
- No irresponsible spending on weapons military doesn't want. (Apr 2017)
- Form National Guard Cyber Protection Team. (Nov 2014)
- Maintain the strongest military force in the world. (Nov 2013)
- Irresponsible to spend on irrelevant weapon systems. (Nov 2013)
- Public oversight needed for NSA domestic spying. (Oct 2013)
- Incentives to train & hire troops returning home. (Sep 2012)
- Restrict domestic monitoring of phone calls. (Jul 2014)
- Funding wars separately is gimmick against sequestration. (Oct 2015)
- Exempt Veterans Affairs from federal hiring freeze. (Jan 2017)
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Cory Booker on Immigration
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- Decriminalize border crossings and treat people humanely. (Jul 2019)
- We should not pit some immigrants against others. (Jul 2019)
- Make major investments in the Northern Triangle. (Jun 2019)
- Get rid of section 1325 & deal with ICE abuses at home. (Jun 2019)
- Intervene in refugees' home countries; reform asylum process. (Apr 2019)
- Support DREAMers, reform immigration to reflect our values. (Mar 2019)
- Supports DACA and DREAMers. (Feb 2019)
- Welcome Syrian refugees and fight any bans. (Nov 2015)
- Blocking the DREAM Act is crazy; it's how we built America. (Dec 2010)
- Against involving city police in immigration matters. (Aug 2007)
- Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported. (Feb 2016)
- Terminate national emergency at the Southern border. (Mar 2019)
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Cory Booker on Jobs
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- Unions: This dream ain't free; you gotta work for it. (Aug 2020)
- Increase union strength to improve workers' conditions. (Oct 2019)
- Supports $15 minimum wage; pays campaign staff at least that. (Jul 2019)
- Pilot program to fund jobs paying at least $15/hour. (May 2019)
- Supports $15 minimum wage and guaranteed jobs. (Feb 2019)
- Fair wage jumpstarts consumer spending and creates jobs. (Apr 2017)
- Supports unions, except maybe teacher unions. (Apr 2017)
- $1,000 tax credit for job-training apprenticeships. (Apr 2014)
- Great Recession decreased hourly wages overall. (Nov 2013)
- Gender wage gap problematic; minority wage gap worse. (Nov 2013)
- 1/3 of all NJ development is in Newark, where only 3% live. (Aug 2013)
- 2002 campaign: unemployment & housing hasn't improved. (May 2012)
- Passed laws on prevailing wage & large-scale firings. (Feb 2008)
- Held over 100 Job Fairs to employ local residents. (Feb 2002)
- Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Jan 2014)
- Let Senate cafeteria workers organize their own union. (Nov 2015)
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Cory Booker on Principles & Values
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- This election is about all of us standing together. (Dec 2019)
- Unlike Trump who demeans, will bring country together. (Nov 2019)
- Impeachment: We need a moral moment, not a political one. (Oct 2019)
- Rugged individualism is fine, but we must work together. (Oct 2019)
- His faith taught love, so he fought his own homophobia. (Oct 2019)
- Unity of purpose leads to transformative change. (Sep 2019)
- It's not who's racist; it's what are you doing about it. (Aug 2019)
- Trump is acting as an authoritarian against the Constitution. (Jul 2019)
- Trump divides America; we need to heal and move forward. (Jul 2019)
- Understand our common purpose to address our common pain. (Jul 2019)
- I've taken on bullies & won, by seeing common purpose. (Jun 2019)
- Supports impeachment investigation necessary to get to truth. (Jun 2019)
- Trump undermines constitutional intent: no one above the law. (Jun 2019)
- We succeed by showing the best of who we are. (May 2019)
- Pragmatic Democrat: support private/faith-based initiatives. (Aug 2016)
- 2010 stump speech: Work to perfect America. (Aug 2016)
- Even those with no religion are entitled to rights. (Jul 2016)
- As we owe the past, we must pay for the future. (Jul 2016)
- Raised in only black family in segregated neighborhood. (Feb 2016)
- After law school, worked with non-profits for city kids. (Feb 2016)
- Father raised in 1930s colored funeral home. (Feb 2016)
- First African-American senator from New Jersey. (Oct 2013)
- Money to cities is ok: we're one state with one destiny. (Oct 2013)
- Vegetarian, non-smoker, non-drinker, but over-eater. (Dec 2012)
- Grew up in Harrington Park; commuted from Newark to Yale. (May 2012)
- Won with rainbow coalition, but softest support among blacks. (May 2012)
- Show your religion in how you treat other people. (Apr 2012)
- I believe in Newark as the city of opportunity. (Feb 2008)
- Led effort for religious freedom via no religious registry. (Jan 2017)
- Question Trump on Emoluments clause. (May 2017)
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Cory Booker on Social Security
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- Raise the cap on Social Security taxes to fund system. (Mar 2019)
- COLA adjustments needed for retirement plans. (Apr 2017)
- Once supported raising retirement age; now opposes it. (Apr 2017)
- Opposes raising the retirement age for several decades. (Aug 2014)
- Don't raise retirement age, except maybe for young workers. (Aug 2013)
- Opposes raising retirement age; expand entitlements. (Aug 2013)
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Cory Booker on Tax Reform
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- No wealth tax, but raise estate tax. (Nov 2019)
- Expand Earned Income Tax Credit. (May 2019)
- Helped people claim earned-income tax credit. (Apr 2019)
- Tax plan that rewards hard work. (Oct 2017)
- Promised no taxes; but meant "no on one city tax increase". (Apr 2017)
- Raise taxes because quick fix of cuts wasn't enough. (Jul 2011)
- One-time building sale, plus tax increase, to balance budget. (Feb 2010)
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Cory Booker on Technology
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- Prison construction draws resources from other priorities. (Feb 2016)
- We can't afford to ignore aging infrastructure anymore. (Mar 2015)
- Fix crumbling rail & road with National Infrastructure Bank. (Jul 2014)
- Invest in Next-Gen air traffic; broadband, and smart grid. (Jul 2014)
- Protect critical infrastructure from cyberattack. (Nov 2013)
- Technology empowers individuals but creates diverse threats. (Nov 2013)
- Millionaire from Silicon Valley-funded tech startup. (Aug 2013)
- Businesses realize a return on our infrastructure investment. (Sep 2012)
- Teach City Council to read spreadsheets, then pass budget. (May 2012)
- Support Lifeline program for low-income broadband. (Feb 2017)
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Cory Booker on War & Peace
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- War & Peace. (Sep 2019)
- No military action by Tweet; out of Afghanistan later. (Jul 2019)
- Get back into nuclear deal with Iran; negotiate if possible. (Jun 2019)
- Would rejoin Iran nuclear deal & work with allies. (Jun 2019)
- End intervention in Yemen & Iran, but not Israel. (Mar 2019)
- All options on the table with Iran, including military. (Nov 2013)
- Direct military intervention in Syria only as last resort. (Aug 2013)
- We're spending billions on a war based on unjust pretenses. (Aug 2008)
- Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection. (Mar 2014)
- Hold Assad accountable for slaughter of civilians. (Feb 2017)
- No military force against Iran without Congress approval. (Feb 2020)
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Cory Booker on Welfare & Poverty
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- Refundable tax credit for difference from average rent. (Nov 2019)
- Level of U.S. child poverty is a moral obscenity. (Oct 2019)
- HOME Act: $134 billion a year via EITC for people in poverty. (Jan 2019)
- Newark got disproportionate share of dumps & jails. (Feb 2016)
- Post-WWII policy of redlining forced racially-biased housing. (Feb 2016)
- Expand EITC to more families & to job grants. (Jun 2014)
- Increase EITC collections with public-private partnerships. (Oct 2013)
- Resided in housing project after law school, to help tenants. (Dec 2012)
- 2011: Founded PAC to support urban-issue candidates. (May 2012)
- Assist beneficiaries with earned income tax credit. (Feb 2008)
- Force landlords to provide heat to residents. (Feb 2002)
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Create Office of Reproductive Freedom & Reproductive Rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 Claimed to support post-viability exceptions, but voted no: Strongly Favors topic 1 Fix Hobby Lobby: it's not about religious freedom: Favors topic 1 Vigorously defend women's access to affordable birth control: Strongly Favors topic 1 OpEd: In mainstream of NJ, supporting abortion rights: Favors topic 1 No restrictions before viability; exceptions after viability: Favors topic 1 Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Keep federal funding for family planning clinics: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated Born-Alive Survivors bill tries to illegalize abortion: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| It's not who's racist; it's what are you doing about it: Favors topic 2 Not enough to say "not a hatemonger myself": Strongly Favors topic 2 Don't give a damn about the politics: racism is racism: Favors topic 2 Next president must talk openly and honestly about race: Strongly Favors topic 2 Supports commission investigating reparations for slavery: Strongly Favors topic 2 Yes to reparations, but as part of larger conversation: Strongly Favors topic 2 Recognize Native Americans but no Indigenous Peoples' Day: Neutral on topic 2 Creative civil rights activism revealed rampant injustice: Strongly Favors topic 2 Blacks more likely to be suspended in school & jailed later: Strongly Favors topic 2 Raised in only black family in segregated neighborhood: Favors topic 2 Government procurement should promote women-owned business: Strongly Favors topic 2 Gender wage gap problematic; minority wage gap worse: Strongly Favors topic 2 First African-American senator from New Jersey: Favors topic 2 Fund minority businesses with KIVA microloans: Favors topic 2 Supports Women, Minority and Small Business Assistance: Strongly Favors topic 2 Until college, tolerated gays but was disgusted personally: Opposes topic 2 Growing up gay today is like growing up Black decades ago: Strongly Favors topic 2 Prisoner re-entry is the new front line of civil rights: Favors topic 2 Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
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| Threats to LGBTQ people can no longer be ignored: Strongly Favors topic 3 Will fight for LGBTQ rights; everyone should feel safe: Strongly Favors topic 3 Transgender troops should be allowed to serve: Strongly Favors topic 3 Parents experienced racist "redlining" at family home in NJ: Strongly Favors topic 3 Officiated same-sex marriage at first moment legally allowed: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports gay marriage: We are all equal under the law: Strongly Favors topic 3 African-Americans & gays should both be equal under the law: Strongly Favors topic 3 Equal marriage rights for same-sex couples are coming: Strongly Favors topic 3 Let states recognize same sex marriage: Favors topic 3 Maintain LGBT health info on federal websites: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Opposes
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
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| Pragmatic Democrat: support private/faith-based initiatives: Favors topic 4 Even those with no religion are entitled to rights: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Resided in housing project after law school, to help tenants: Opposes topic 4 Show your religion in how you treat other people: Opposes topic 4 Led effort for religious freedom via no religious registry: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
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| We spend multiple times what other countries do on health: Strongly Favors topic 5 Too many profiting off of people's pain: Strongly Favors topic 5 Health care is a right; public option is step towards goal: Strongly Favors topic 5 Support Medicare for All but do what's possible now: Strongly Favors topic 5 Public option is first step, negotiate lower drug prices: Strongly Favors topic 5 Medicare for all; start with commonsense reforms: Strongly Favors topic 5 Reduce Medicare eligibility to 55 from current age of 65: Strongly Favors topic 5 Allow importing prescription drugs to lower Rx prices: Favors topic 5 Backs Medicare-for-All: Strongly Favors topic 5 Ok to consider single-payer, but I'm not behind it: Opposes topic 5 Repealing ObamaCare hurts working-class: Strongly Favors topic 5 Repealing ObamaCare with no replacement just hurts Americans: Favors topic 5 ObamaCare is a vital step in the right direction: Strongly Favors topic 5 ObamaCare needs to be improved, but is helping people now: Strongly Favors topic 5 Control healthcare cost; no comment on single-payer: Favors topic 5 We need a national solution and also local solutions: Favors topic 5 Newark Rx: affordable medications for uninsured Newarkers: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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| Government funded savings account at birth: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Raise the cap on Social Security taxes to fund system: Strongly Opposes topic 6 COLA adjustments needed for retirement plans: Opposes topic 6 Once supported raising retirement age; now opposes it: Opposes topic 6 Opposes raising the retirement age for several decades: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Don't raise retirement age, except maybe for young workers: Favors topic 6 Opposes raising retirement age; expand entitlements: Opposes topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
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| Investment in education helps the whole society: Opposes topic 7 Support public education including some charter schools: Opposes topic 7 New public school models & more public education options: Favors topic 7 2010: Make Newark the nation's charter school capital: Favors topic 7 Radical reform needed for youth to move forward: Strongly Favors topic 7 Urban school districts are beholden to public worker union: Favors topic 7 Star fundraiser for Democrats for Education Reform: Favors topic 7 Pre-school for 3-year-olds; more teacher empowerment: Favors topic 7 Fundamental right to high quality public education: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports "Race to the Top" education reform: Favors topic 7 Supports school voucher proposal, like other Democrats: Strongly Favors topic 7 Brother runs a charter school in inner-city Memphis: Favors topic 7 Supports school vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Charters & alternatives for persistently failing schools: Favors topic 7 Vouchers and charters can work in inner cities: Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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| Deforestation of Amazon started long before current fires: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Support next-generation advanced nuclear reactors: Favors topic 8 Rated 100% on all animal welfare ratings: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Parks and green spaces are associated with safer communities: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Vegetarian since 1992; vegan since 2014: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Passaic River poisoned because it was cheaper for business: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Dumping pollutants into rivers externalizes costs: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Trees reduce erosion & increase property values: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Green space; green housing; green jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Businesses realize a return on our infrastructure investment: Opposes topic 8 Vegetarian because of environmental impact of eating meat: Strongly Opposes topic 8 GreenSpaces: public-private partnership for city parks: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Save our environment while creating jobs and wealth: Opposes topic 8 Require labeling genetically engineered food: Opposes topic 8 Endorsed Endorsed by LCV; supports conservation efforts: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices: Opposes topic 8 Rated Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
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| More black men are in jails now than under slavery: Strongly Favors topic 9 Opioid manufacturers should be held criminally liable: Strongly Favors topic 9 Legalize marijuana; restore ex-con voting rights: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Evolved from supporting Broken Windows theory to opposition: Strongly Opposes topic 9 1960s cities had mostly white cops & mostly black majority: Opposes topic 9 Police doesn't solve problem; they just attend to symptoms: Favors topic 9 Poor & minorities bear the brunt of policing practices: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Increase the number of police in all neighborhoods: Strongly Favors topic 9 Ran off armed assailant: "Not in our city anymore!": Favors topic 9 Got celebrities to donate cash for police equipment: Favors topic 9 Long-term believer in "broken windows" theory: Favors topic 9 Launch Fatherhood Center and pro-bono legal help for ex-cons: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Applied "broken windows theory" in Newark policing: Favors topic 9 Cut mandatory minimum sentences; end solitary for juveniles: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Rich-and-guilty treated better than poor-and-innocent: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Ended "three strike penalty"; more reform is needed: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Opportunities for dropouts: avoid school-to-prison pipeline: Opposes topic 9 Anti-recidivism funds much scanter than prison funds: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Reduced crime by helping prisoners coming home: Opposes topic 9 Theory of "broken windows" doesn't drive down crime: Strongly Favors topic 9 Mass incarceration has failed: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Prison construction draws resources from other priorities: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Prisons grow irrespective of crime rates: Opposes topic 9 Incarceration isn't working; focus on preventing recidivism: Strongly Opposes topic 9 ReLeSe: Pro bono legal services to ex-offenders: Opposes topic 9 Make lynching a hate crime: Favors topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Rated 9% by the NAPO, indicating a police-the-police stance: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
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| Yes on red flag law, but nowhere near enough: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Tired of "thoughts and prayers"--this is personal: Strongly Opposes topic 10 We require licenses to drive; so require licenses for guns: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Evidence-based laws can lower gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10 As with civil rights, we can build coalitions for gun laws: Strongly Opposes topic 10 I'm bringing a fight against the corporate gun lobby: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Gun control works; refuse to believe it's not doable: Strongly Opposes topic 10 14-part gun control plan, with criminal enforcement: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports national gun licensing every 5 years: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Consensus on common sense gun laws; ready to fight NRA: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Require background checks; ban assault weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Failed to pass gun legislation after Orlando mass shooting: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Prohibit firearms to suspected terrorists: Strongly Opposes topic 10 $1,000 reward for tip on illegal weapons: Opposes topic 10 Common sense gun reform on day one: Strongly Opposes topic 10 More background checks & gun trace data: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Criminal gun runners shouldn't have Second Amendment rights: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Insane to carry concealed loaded weapons cross-state: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Coalition "Mayors Against Illegal Guns"; Keep state laws: Strongly Opposes topic 10 $1,000 reward for crime tips leading to gun recovery: Favors topic 10 Co-sponsored background check for every firearm sale: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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| New estate tax to fund "baby bond" program: Favors topic 11 Expand Earned Income Tax Credit: Favors topic 11 Helped people claim earned-income tax credit: Favors topic 11 Tax plan that rewards hard work: Opposes topic 11 Promised no taxes; but meant "no on one city tax increase": Favors topic 11 Lower corporate tax rate & close loopholes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Replace spending with tax incentives to stimulate hiring: Opposes topic 11 Raise taxes because quick fix of cuts wasn't enough: Favors topic 11 One-time building sale, plus tax increase, to balance budget: Favors topic 11 Budget crisis: cut $60M in spending; cut municipal taxes: Opposes topic 11 Assist beneficiaries with earned income tax credit: Favors topic 11 Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs: Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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| Decriminalize border crossings and treat people humanely: Strongly Favors topic 12 We should not pit some immigrants against others: Strongly Favors topic 12 Make major investments in the Northern Triangle: Strongly Favors topic 12 Get rid of section 1325 & deal with ICE abuses at home: Strongly Favors topic 12 Intervene in refugees' home countries; reform asylum process: Favors topic 12 Support DREAMers, reform immigration to reflect our values: Strongly Favors topic 12 Opposes family separation policy at southern border: Favors topic 12 Supports DACA and DREAMers: Strongly Favors topic 12 Welcome Syrian refugees and fight any bans: Strongly Favors topic 12 Blocking the DREAM Act is crazy; it's how we built America: Strongly Favors topic 12 Against involving city police in immigration matters: Strongly Favors topic 12 Against involving city police in immigration matters: Favors topic 12 Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported: Favors topic 12 Terminate national emergency at the Southern border: Favors topic 12 |
Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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| Labor & environment should be at center of every trade deal: Opposes topic 13 No fast-track trade authority for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Opposes topic 13 Deal with China despite their cheating: Favors topic 13 Promote exports, but restrict multilateral trade deals: Opposes topic 13 No fast-track for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Strongly Opposes topic 13 African trade makes stable countries & good for our security: Strongly Favors topic 13 China cheats via currency manipulation & IP theft: Strongly Opposes topic 13 China is engaging in unfair trade practices: Opposes topic 13 Declare Turkish rebar subject to anti-dumping duties: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Fight Chinese predatory trade practices on car tires: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Rated Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 Rated Oppose USMCA until more environmental & job protections: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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| Would rejoin Iran nuclear deal & work with allies: Strongly Favors topic 14 Fund the life-saving work done by diplomats: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Trump would denigrate relationships with Muslim countries: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Where Israel's security is at stake, so is America's: Favors topic 14 Development funds via international organizations for Africa: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Robust diplomacy and international development: Strongly Opposes topic 14 No head in the sand; but no global police: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 Enforce humanitarian aid access to South Sudan: Opposes topic 14 Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
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| Supports military spending on Foreign Affairs Committee: Opposes topic 15 No irresponsible spending on weapons military doesn't want: Favors topic 15 Form National Guard Cyber Protection Team: Favors topic 15 Maintain the strongest military force in the world: Strongly Favors topic 15 Irresponsible to spend on irrelevant weapon systems: Opposes topic 15 Technology empowers individuals but creates diverse threats: Favors topic 15 Incentives to train & hire troops returning home: Opposes topic 15 Rated Funding wars separately is gimmick against sequestration: Opposes topic 15 Exempt Veterans Affairs from federal hiring freeze: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
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| Must lead the fight against voter suppression: Strongly Favors topic 16 Wants new Voting Right Act; end gerrymandering: Strongly Favors topic 16 Even billionaires need transparency in confirmation hearings: Favors topic 16 Declined lavish perks as Newark City Councilor: Favors topic 16 Founding principle: make laws open to public debate: Favors topic 16 Threat to voting rights in America remains very real: Strongly Favors topic 16 Campaign PAC money shouldn't speak louder than people: Strongly Favors topic 16 Make it harder for wealthy to influence politicians: Strongly Favors topic 16 Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements: Favors topic 16 Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill for election holiday & easier voting access: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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| War & Peace: Strongly Favors topic 17 No military action by Tweet; out of Afghanistan later: Opposes topic 17 Get back into nuclear deal with Iran; negotiate if possible: Opposes topic 17 Not working with allies on Iran makes us weaker: Opposes topic 17 Support our allies, not our enemies: Opposes topic 17 End intervention in Yemen & Iran, but not Israel: Favors topic 17 Re-examine relationship with Saudi Arabia: Favors topic 17 All options on the table with Iran, including military: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Direct military intervention in Syria only as last resort: Favors topic 17 We're spending billions on a war based on unjust pretenses: Strongly Favors topic 17 Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection: Opposes topic 17 Hold Assad accountable for slaughter of civilians: Opposes topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
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| Incentivize farmers that help them enrich environment: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate change is the lens through which we view every issue: Strongly Favors topic 18 Carbon tax should go to alleviating inequality: Favors topic 18 Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement, plus domestic legislation: Strongly Favors topic 18 Mixed score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test": Favors topic 18 Leadership in dealing with climate change, including nuclear: Favors topic 18 Supports tax-funded carbon reduction, but not carbon tax: Favors topic 18 Support existing nuclear power by pricing carbon: Neutral on topic 18 Climate change requires American leadership: Strongly Favors topic 18 Ice-melt is literally creating climate refugees: Favors topic 18 Rejoin Greenhouse Gas Initiative under Clean Power Plan: Favors topic 18 Treat carbon pollution like mercury and particle pollution: Strongly Favors topic 18 Sustainability programs: slow growth of carbon footprint: Favors topic 18 Eliminate unfair subsidies for oil and ga: Strongly Favors topic 18 Has never taken a public position on a carbon tax: Neutral on topic 18 Create green economy with lower carbon output: Strongly Favors topic 18 Federal collaboration for advanced nuclear technologies: Opposes topic 18 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18 Green New Deal: 10-year national mobilization: Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
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| Remove cocaine sentencing disparities: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Marijuana Justice Act: decriminalize pot & expunge records: Opposes topic 19 The war on drugs has been a war on people: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Legalize marijuana nationally including recreational use: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Decriminalize marijuana; expunge past criminal records: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Legalize marijuana federally, plus state incentives: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Opposes Drug War, but control border for opioid precursors: Favors topic 19 Give addicts treatment instead of long sentences: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Drug war isn't waged in privileged communities: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Staged sit-in at urban housing to disrupt drug trade: Strongly Favors topic 19 Minorities imprisoned for drugs at 6 times rate for whites: Opposes topic 19 End mandatory sentencing for nonviolent drug offenders: Strongly Opposes topic 19 The war on drugs has failed; support medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Never attracted to drink and drugs, even as teenager: Favors topic 19 Community courts for minor crimes like drug possession: Opposes topic 19 Rated B+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Keep ObamaCare's prevention, treatment, & recovery services: Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
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| Pilot program to fund jobs paying at least $15/hour: Strongly Favors topic 20 Don't condemn high tech business; regulate them: Favors topic 20 2010 recession: sold city buildings and raised city taxes: Favors topic 20 We can't afford to ignore aging infrastructure anymore: Favors topic 20 SOAR Act: $25M for Startup Opportunity Accelerator: Strongly Favors topic 20 We will not be able to cut our way out of the jobs crisis: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Raise taxes because quick fix of cuts wasn't enough: Favors topic 20 One-time building sale, plus tax increase, to balance budget: Favors topic 20 Performance-based budgeting with no tax increases: Opposes topic 20 Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20 Voted YES on $900 billion COVID relief package: Favors topic 20 |
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