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Julian Castro on Abortion
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Click here for 5 full quotes on Abortion
OR other political leaders on Abortion.
- Codify Roe v. Wade, repeal Hyde Amendment. (Oct 2019)
- I believe in reproductive freedom and reproductive justice. (Jun 2019)
- I believe in a woman's right to choose. (Apr 2019)
- Opposed Texas blocking abortions after 20 weeks. (Feb 2019)
- Allow abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. (Jan 2019)
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Julian Castro on Civil Rights
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Click here for 12 full quotes on Civil Rights
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- Leaders should unite us, not feed bigotry and division. (Aug 2019)
- Passed ground-breaking rule furthering fair housing. (Jun 2019)
- Racial and social justice as important as economic justice. (Jun 2019)
- Pass ERA to ensure equal rights & equal pay for women. (Jun 2019)
- Supports reparations commission, we need healing process. (Apr 2019)
- Supports commission investigating reparations for slavery. (Apr 2019)
- As mayor, banned discrimination against sexual orientation. (Mar 2019)
- Property was taken from slaves, so pay reparations. (Mar 2019)
- Protections for GLBTQ; benefits to same-sex partners. (Feb 2019)
- Chicano; Jewish; gay: common thread is marginalization. (Oct 2018)
- Signed onto the "Mayors for the Freedom to Marry" effort. (Jan 2012)
- Extend city benefits to same-sex domestic partners. (Aug 2011)
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Julian Castro on Corporations
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- Tax capital gains annually, not when assets sold. (Nov 2019)
- Fight back against monopolistic practices. (Oct 2019)
- Supported tax breaks to lure corporations. (Feb 2019)
- Top earners & corporations must pay fair share. (Jan 2019)
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Julian Castro on Crime
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- Police reform plan, to root out white supremacy. (Sep 2019)
- We must do something about "toxic brew of white nationalism". (Aug 2019)
- End qualified immunity to hold police officers accountable. (Jul 2019)
- Remove from the streets police officers who kill civilians. (Jul 2019)
- Eliminate private prisons. (Jul 2019)
- Abolish capital punishment. (Jul 2019)
- We must face police violence against minorities. (Feb 2019)
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Julian Castro on Drugs
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- Send high-level executives to jail for opioids & corruption. (Oct 2019)
- Decriminalize and legalize marijuana. (May 2019)
- Crack down on traffickers of dangerous drugs like fentanyl. (Apr 2019)
- Legalize and regulate marijuana; expunge criminal records. (Apr 2019)
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Julian Castro on Education
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- School curriculum should include climate change. (Sep 2019)
- Inner cities need help; invest in education. (Jul 2019)
- Universal free meals in schools. (Jul 2019)
- Give teachers tax credits of $2,000 to $10,000. (Jul 2019)
- Nationwide expansion of universal pre-K. (Apr 2019)
- Invest in public schools, pre-K through higher ed. (Apr 2019)
- Extended Pre-K education for needy kids. (Feb 2019)
- Two free years of higher education. (Jan 2019)
- Attended Catholic school and public elementary school. (Oct 2018)
- Our most chronic problem is inequity in education. (Oct 2018)
- Graduated high school early to attend Stanford & Harvard Law. (Oct 2018)
- Money for education is investment, not charity. (Sep 2012)
- SERVE SA: 1,500 new volunteers to read in grade schools. (Dec 2011)
- Take "Race to the Top" Funds despite governor's refusal. (Feb 2010)
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Julian Castro on Energy & Oil
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- The ice caps are melting; the Amazon is on fire. (Sep 2019)
- People First, Planet First: net-zero by 2045. (Sep 2019)
- Carbon-free America by 2045, clean electricity by 2035. (Sep 2019)
- Federally mandated price on carbon to spur renewables. (Apr 2019)
- Cut carbon emissions; invest in renewable energy. (Apr 2019)
- Green Jobs Leadership Council: more solar; less coal. (Feb 2019)
- Supported both fossil fuel and green energy. (Feb 2019)
- Rejoin the Paris Climate Treaty. (Jan 2019)
- Federal funding to jumpstart green jobs. (Jan 2010)
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Julian Castro on Environment
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- Backed fracking as mayor; leave bans to each community. (Sep 2019)
- Reinstate private right to sue polluters. (Sep 2019)
- PAW: connect the dots for Protecting Animals and Wildlife. (Sep 2019)
- Don't wait for natural disaster to move to sustainability. (Sep 2019)
- Will appoint EPA administrator to crack down on polluters. (Sep 2019)
- Injustice that 70% of HUD housing is near Superfund site. (Sep 2019)
- I dealt with lead in water in Flint as HUD Secretary. (Jul 2019)
- Executives must deal with disasters in sustainable way. (Jun 2019)
- We still need to find a long-term solution for nuclear waste. (Apr 2019)
- Opposed golf course development to protect city's aquifer. (Oct 2018)
- At HUD: $1 billion National Disaster Resilience Competition. (Jan 2017)
- More funding for lead-safe regulations in low-income housing. (Jan 2017)
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Julian Castro on Foreign Policy
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- North Korea won't work with US after ditching Iran nuke deal. (Oct 2019)
- I call Madura a dictator; allow TPS for Venezuelans. (Sep 2019)
- Pressure China on human rights for Uighurs. (Sep 2019)
- No preparation is why North Korea talks have done little. (Jun 2019)
- We need a Marshall Plan for the Northern Triangle. (Jun 2019)
- 21st century Marshall Plan for Central and Latin America. (Apr 2019)
- Rebuild alliances & reclaim role as world leader. (Apr 2019)
- Strengthen our relationship with allies to keep us safe. (Jan 2019)
- Sister city builds strong bonds to South Korea. (Oct 2011)
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Julian Castro on Free Trade
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- Erratic, haphazard trade wars hurt American families. (Sep 2019)
- Demand changes to post-NAFTA agreement USMCA. (Jul 2019)
- Protect American workers but take part in global economy. (Apr 2019)
- Renegotiate NAFTA to protect workers & environment. (Feb 2019)
- Renegotiate NAFTA. (Jan 2019)
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Julian Castro on Government Reform
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- Eliminate the Electoral College. (Jul 2019)
- Mandate paper ballots. (Jul 2019)
- Require candidates to release tax returns. (Apr 2019)
- We need election security against foreign interference. (Apr 2019)
- 1995: Studied overcoming minority voter disenfranchisement. (Oct 2018)
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Julian Castro on Gun Control
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- No mandatory buybacks--it means more cops banging on doors. (Oct 2019)
- The answer to mass shooting is not more guns. (Aug 2019)
- Whole slew of gun measures most Americans support. (Aug 2019)
- Yes on gun licensing, but also red flag laws. (Aug 2019)
- Voluntary buyback, despite their mixed success. (Jul 2019)
- Dems can get common sense gun reform in 2021. (Jun 2019)
- Sensible gun laws, and address mental health issues. (Apr 2019)
- Supports background checks at gun shows & assault weapon ban. (Feb 2019)
- Ban assault weapons. (Jan 2019)
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Julian Castro on Health Care
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- Strengthen Medicare and then expand to anyone who wants it. (Jul 2019)
- Denying health care for undocumented is un-American. (Jun 2019)
- US should be the healthiest nation. (Apr 2019)
- Medicare for all, but allow private insurance. (Apr 2019)
- Would tax the richest to fund Medicare for All. (Feb 2019)
- Medicare for all, paid for by tax on wealthy. (Jan 2019)
- Americans should not be on their own for health care. (Apr 2011)
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Julian Castro on Immigration
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- We're not going to give up DACA, or any protections. (Sep 2019)
- Must decriminalize border crossing to stop family separation. (Jul 2019)
- Always for secure border and apprehending criminals. (Jul 2019)
- Independent immigration courts will speed up asylum process. (Jun 2019)
- Can't take in everyone seeking asylum but can do more. (Jun 2019)
- Supports L.A. & Chicago in non-cooperation with ICE. (Jun 2019)
- No to "open borders"; increase number of refugees admitted. (Jun 2019)
- Get rid of metering asylum applicants at the border. (Jun 2019)
- Get rid of section 1325: stop criminalizing desperation. (Jun 2019)
- Decriminalizing illegal crossings is way we used to do this. (Jun 2019)
- Decriminalizing border crossings won't apply to smuggling. (Jun 2019)
- Don't separate kids and families; don't jail asylum seekers. (May 2019)
- Current "merit" system says only certain people have merit. (May 2019)
- Reverse Muslim ban; Marshall Plan for Central America. (Apr 2019)
- Asylum seekers have the right to be heard. (Apr 2019)
- Treat immigration as civil, not criminal, issue. (Apr 2019)
- We can have compassion AND border security. (Feb 2019)
- Against funding border wall. (Feb 2019)
- Compassion for refugees, pathway for those here. (Jan 2019)
- Secure the border by using technology, not a wall. (Jan 2019)
- Support comprehensive immigration reform. (Aug 2011)
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Julian Castro on Jobs
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- We need to invest and spark new job opportunities. (Oct 2019)
- Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hour. (Jul 2019)
- Opposed unionizing city employees. (Feb 2019)
- Minimum wage should be a living wage. (Jan 2019)
- 2009: Convened San Antonio Job Summit. (Jan 2010)
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Julian Castro on Principles & Values
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- Bold, new vision to lift up Americans. (Sep 2019)
- President should bring people together, not divide. (Aug 2019)
- Trump should be impeached for obstruction of justice. (Jul 2019)
- Mueller Report is clear that Trump deserves impeachment. (Jul 2019)
- Make America better than it's ever been. (Jul 2019)
- Help me build the future as one nation with one destiny. (Jul 2019)
- Grew up with Catholic tradition and progressive activism. (Jul 2019)
- Estoy postulando por presidente de los Estados Unidos. (Jun 2019)
- Make America smartest, healthiest, fairest & most prosperous. (Mar 2019)
- Jo & Ju. (Oct 2018)
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Julian Castro on Tax Reform
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- Tax inherited windfalls as ordinary income. (Nov 2019)
- Senior/disabled property tax freeze favored wealthy. (Feb 2019)
- Raise the top marginal tax rate; negotiate the numbers. (Jan 2019)
- Top earners, corporations should pay "fair share". (Jan 2019)
- Stop taking from middle class & favoring the rich. (Sep 2012)
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Julian Castro on Technology
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- E-PALS: Set up email between Harvard students & Texas kids. (Oct 2018)
- City Council 2000: pursue smart growth, knowledge economy. (Oct 2018)
- Investments in mass transit could stimulate job creation. (Jan 2010)
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Julian Castro on Welfare & Poverty
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Click here for 6 full quotes on Welfare & Poverty
OR other political leaders on Welfare & Poverty.
- Bring back LGBT non-discrimination policies for HUD housing. (Oct 2019)
- Construction funding & rent subsidies for affordable housing. (Jul 2019)
- ConnectHome: Support affordable housing. (Apr 2019)
- Lower energy consumption in HUD-assisted housing. (Apr 2019)
- Government can help needy families get back on their feet. (Mar 2019)
- ConnectHome: make HUD the Department of Opportunity. (Jan 2017)
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topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
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| Codify Roe v. Wade, repeal Hyde Amendment: Favors topic 1 I believe in reproductive freedom and reproductive justice: Strongly Favors topic 1 I believe in a woman's right to choose: Strongly Favors topic 1 Opposed Texas blocking abortions after 20 weeks: Strongly Favors topic 1 Allow abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
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| Leaders should unite us, not feed bigotry and division: Favors topic 2 Passed ground-breaking rule furthering fair housing: Strongly Favors topic 2 Racial and social justice as important as economic justice: Favors topic 2 Pass ERA to ensure equal rights & equal pay for women: Strongly Favors topic 2 Supports reparations commission, we need healing process: Favors topic 2 Supports commission investigating reparations for slavery: Strongly Favors topic 2 Chicano; Jewish; gay: common thread is marginalization: Strongly Favors topic 2 Too-tight credit market hurts minority home ownership: Favors topic 2 |
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topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
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| As mayor, banned discrimination against sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3 Protections for GLBTQ; benefits to same-sex partners: Favors topic 3 Signed onto the "Mayors for the Freedom to Marry" effort: Strongly Favors topic 3 Extend city benefits to same-sex domestic partners: Favors topic 3 |
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| Grew up with Catholic tradition and progressive activism: Favors topic 4 |
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topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
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| Strengthen Medicare and then expand to anyone who wants it: Strongly Favors topic 5 Denying health care for undocumented is un-American: Strongly Favors topic 5 US should be the healthiest nation: Strongly Favors topic 5 Medicare for all, but allow private insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Would tax the richest to fund Medicare for All: Strongly Favors topic 5 Medicare for all, paid for by tax on wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 5 Americans should not be on their own for health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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| Trust Fund needs immigrants to shore up Baby Boomers: Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
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| Inner cities need help; invest in education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Universal free meals in schools: Opposes topic 7 Give teachers tax credits of $2,000 to $10,000: Opposes topic 7 Nationwide expansion of universal pre-K: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Invest in public schools, pre-K through higher ed: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Extended Pre-K education for needy kids: Opposes topic 7 Our most chronic problem is inequity in education: Favors topic 7 Money for education is investment, not charity: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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| Reinstate private right to sue polluters: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Don't wait for natural disaster to move to sustainability: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Will appoint EPA administrator to crack down on polluters: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Injustice that 70% of HUD housing is near Superfund site: Opposes topic 8 I dealt with lead in water in Flint as HUD Secretary: Strongly Opposes topic 8 We still need to find a long-term solution for nuclear waste: Opposes topic 8 Opposed golf course development to protect city's aquifer: Strongly Opposes topic 8 At HUD: $1 billion National Disaster Resilience Competition: Opposes topic 8 More funding for lead-safe regulations in low-income housing: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
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| Send high-level executives to jail for opioids & corruption: Strongly Favors topic 9 We must do something about "toxic brew of white nationalism": Favors topic 9 End qualified immunity to hold police officers accountable: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Remove from the streets police officers who kill civilians: Opposes topic 9 Eliminate private prisons: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Abolish capital punishment: Strongly Opposes topic 9 We must face police violence against minorities: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
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topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
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| No mandatory buybacks--it means more cops banging on doors: Opposes topic 10 The answer to mass shooting is not more guns: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Whole slew of gun measures most Americans support: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Yes on gun licensing, but also red flag laws: Opposes topic 10 Voluntary buyback, despite their mixed success: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Dems can get common sense gun reform in 2021: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sensible gun laws, and address mental health issues: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports background checks at gun shows & assault weapon ban: Strongly Favors topic 10 Ban assault weapons: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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| Tax capital gains annually, not when assets sold: Strongly Favors topic 11 Tax inherited windfalls as ordinary income: Strongly Favors topic 11 Senior/disabled property tax freeze favored wealthy: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Raise the top marginal tax rate; negotiate the numbers: Strongly Favors topic 11 Top earners & corporations must pay fair share: Strongly Favors topic 11 Top earners, corporations should pay "fair share": Strongly Favors topic 11 Stop taking from middle class & favoring the rich: Favors topic 11 |
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topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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| Must decriminalize border crossing to stop family separation: Strongly Favors topic 12 Always for secure border and apprehending criminals: Favors topic 12 Independent immigration courts will speed up asylum process: Strongly Favors topic 12 Can't take in everyone seeking asylum but can do more: Strongly Favors topic 12 Supports L.A. & Chicago in non-cooperation with ICE: Strongly Favors topic 12 No to "open borders"; increase number of refugees admitted: Strongly Favors topic 12 We need a Marshall Plan for the Northern Triangle: Favors topic 12 Get rid of metering asylum applicants at the border: Strongly Favors topic 12 Get rid of section 1325: stop criminalizing desperation: Strongly Favors topic 12 Decriminalizing illegal crossings is way we used to do this: Strongly Favors topic 12 Decriminalizing border crossings won't apply to smuggling: Strongly Favors topic 12 Don't separate kids and families; don't jail asylum seekers: Strongly Favors topic 12 Current "merit" system says only certain people have merit: Strongly Favors topic 12 Reverse Muslim ban; Marshall Plan for Central America: Strongly Favors topic 12 Asylum seekers have the right to be heard: Strongly Favors topic 12 Treat immigration as civil, not criminal, issue: Strongly Favors topic 12 We can have compassion AND border security: Favors topic 12 Against funding border wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Compassion for refugees, pathway for those here: Strongly Favors topic 12 Secure the border by using technology, not a wall: Opposes topic 12 Support comprehensive immigration reform: Favors topic 12 |
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topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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| Demand changes to post-NAFTA agreement USMCA: Opposes topic 13 Protect American workers but take part in global economy: Opposes topic 13 Renegotiate NAFTA to protect workers & environment: Opposes topic 13 Renegotiate NAFTA: Opposes topic 13 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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| 21st century Marshall Plan for Central and Latin America: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Rebuild alliances & reclaim role as world leader: Opposes topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
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| Supported military expansion into cybersecurity: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
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topic 16:Make voter registration easier
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| Eliminate the Electoral College: Favors topic 16 Mandate paper ballots: Favors topic 16 We need election security against foreign interference: Favors topic 16 1995: Studied overcoming minority voter disenfranchisement: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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| North Korea won't work with US after ditching Iran nuke deal: Strongly Opposes topic 17 No preparation is why North Korea talks have done little: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Don't entangle ourselves in wars, but rebuild alliances: Strongly Favors topic 17 Opposed troops in Syria, but have to plan withdrawal: Favors topic 17 Withdraw US troops from Syria: Strongly Favors topic 17 Strengthen our relationship with allies to keep us safe: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
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topic 18:Prioritize green energy
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| School curriculum should include climate change: Favors topic 18 Carbon-free America by 2045, clean electricity by 2035: Strongly Favors topic 18 Backed fracking as mayor; leave bans to each community: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Federally mandated price on carbon to spur renewables: Strongly Favors topic 18 Lower energy consumption in HUD-assisted housing: Strongly Favors topic 18 Cut carbon emissions; invest in renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Green Jobs Leadership Council: more solar; less coal: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supported both fossil fuel and green energy: Opposes topic 18 Rejoin the Paris Climate Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 18 Investments in mass transit could stimulate job creation: Favors topic 18 |
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topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
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| Decriminalize and legalize marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Crack down on traffickers of dangerous drugs like fentanyl: Favors topic 19 Legalize and regulate marijuana; expunge criminal records: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
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| ConnectHome: Support affordable housing: Favors topic 20 Property was taken from slaves, so pay reparations: Favors topic 20 Supported tax breaks to lure corporations: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
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