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Tulsi Gabbard on Abortion
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- No 3rd-trimester abortion unless life of mother at stake. (Oct 2019)
- Abortion should remain legal and accessible. (Jan 2019)
- I consider myself pro-choice. (Sep 2012)
- Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services. (Feb 2014)
- Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women. (Jan 2015)
- Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health. (May 2015)
- Endorsed Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice Democratic women. (Aug 2012)
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Tulsi Gabbard on Civil Rights
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- Correct racial injustice in an institutional way. (Nov 2019)
- No one in government should tell anyone who they can love. (Jun 2019)
- My time in the military changed my anti-gay views. (Mar 2019)
- I never personally supported gay conversion therapy. (Mar 2019)
- Must lead in condemning bigotry, regardless of belief. (Mar 2019)
- Supports gay rights, 100% record with Human Rights Campaign. (Mar 2019)
- Views on LGBT rights evolved; 100% rating from HRC. (Jan 2019)
- Early 2000s: supported father's antigay rights group. (Jan 2019)
- Actively supports equal rights on LGBTQ+ issues. (Jan 2019)
- Regrets past anti-gay statements; now pro-LGBTQ+ rights. (Jan 2019)
- 2002: Amend Constitution to protect traditional marriage. (Jan 2019)
- 2004: We shouldn't represent views of homosexual extremists. (Jan 2019)
- 2012: Apologized for anti-LGBT past; pro-LGBT bills now. (Jan 2019)
- Against gay marriage but no government morality. (May 2017)
- Endorsed by The Feminist Majority indicating a pro-women's rights stance. (Aug 2012)
- Supports same-sex marriage. (Sep 2012)
- Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender. (Feb 2013)
- Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class. (May 2016)
- Let states recognize same sex marriage. (Jan 2015)
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Tulsi Gabbard on Crime
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- End cash bail; it hits low-income Americans. (Jul 2019)
- Eliminate private prisons. (Jul 2019)
- Abolish capital punishment. (Jul 2019)
- Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences. (Jul 2019)
- Must expose and punish sexual assaults in military. (Mar 2019)
- First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration. (Dec 2018)
- Rated 85% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance. (Dec 2014)
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Tulsi Gabbard on Drugs
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- Relief for marijuana industry, including SBA assistance. (Apr 2020)
- Failed war on drugs has hurt minorities. (Nov 2019)
- Supports medical and recreational marijuana. (Jul 2019)
- End failed war on drugs, opioid addiction is medical crisis. (Mar 2019)
- Let states legalize marijuana; non-user supports free choice. (Mar 2019)
- Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana. (Jun 2013)
- Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws. (Jun 2013)
- Rated B+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
- Immunity for banks offering services to marijuana businesses. (Jun 2015)
- Voted NO on additional Drug War funding for synthetic drugs. (Jun 2018)
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Tulsi Gabbard on Education
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- Free tuition at public higher education. (Mar 2019)
- Tuition-free community college for all. (Jan 2019)
- No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency. (Jul 2015)
- Oppose private and religious school voucher programs. (Oct 2015)
- Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. (Sep 2020)
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Tulsi Gabbard on Energy & Oil
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- Off Fossil Fuel Act: plan to deal with climate change. (Jul 2019)
- Ban fracking. (Jul 2019)
- 2017: Short-sighted to withdraw from Paris Climate Accord. (Apr 2019)
- OFF Fossil Fuels: retrofit homes & fund new technology. (Apr 2019)
- Mixed score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test". (Mar 2019)
- Address climate change; US must lead worldwide effort. (Mar 2019)
- Silent on Green New Deal; supports push for renewables. (Mar 2019)
- No more fossil fuels for electricity by 2050. (Jan 2019)
- Tax incentives for wind, solar, biomass and wave energy. (Nov 2012)
- Supports regulating greenhouse gas emissions. (Sep 2012)
- Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico. (Jul 2016)
- Voted YES to assist rural electric renewable energy. (Sep 2020)
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Tulsi Gabbard on Environment
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- People of all parties want clean air and safe water. (Nov 2019)
- Close down existing nuclear power reactors. (Jul 2019)
- No, no, no to nuclear energy & nuclear waste. (Apr 2019)
- Require labeling genetically engineered food. (Apr 2013)
- Voted NO on requiring limited GMO labeling. (Jun 2016)
- Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska. (Feb 2017)
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Tulsi Gabbard on Foreign Policy
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- Trump's chicken-hawks push Iran war; go back to nuke deal. (Jun 2019)
- We need to engage in diplomacy & deescalate tensions. (May 2019)
- Met with Syrian president; for "extreme vetting" of Syrians. (Apr 2019)
- Defends meeting Syria's Assad; supports Trump on North Korea. (Jan 2019)
- Skeptical of Iran nuclear deal. (May 2017)
- Supports Egyptian dictator in fight against terrorism. (May 2017)
- Against criticizing India's treatment of Muslims. (May 2017)
- U.S. should focus on fighting terrorism, not regime change. (Jan 2017)
- $500M and 3,000 troops to Africa to fight Ebola. (Jul 2014)
- Maintain World Bank funding as part of multilateralism. (Jan 2018)
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Tulsi Gabbard on Free Trade
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- TPP gave away our sovereignty to international panel. (Jul 2019)
- Don't keep Trump tariffs on China. (Jul 2019)
- Ban oil & gas exports; end fossil-fuel subsidies. (Apr 2019)
- $25B more loans from Export-Import Bank. (Feb 2015)
- Implement USMCA for improved North American trade. (Dec 2019)
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Tulsi Gabbard on Government Reform
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- Dems represent foreign policy establishment, not people. (Nov 2019)
- Mandate paper ballots to ensure that every vote is heard. (Nov 2019)
- Eliminate the Electoral College. (Jul 2019)
- Mandate paper ballots. (Jul 2019)
- No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote. (Jul 2017)
- Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions. (Feb 2014)
- Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers. (Jan 2017)
- Statehood for the District of Columbia. (Apr 2018)
- Automatic voter registration for all citizens. (Mar 2015)
- Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access. (Mar 2019)
- Mixed vote on two articles of impeachment against Trump. (Feb 2020)
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Tulsi Gabbard on Health Care
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- We don't have a healthcare system; it's a sick-care system. (Jul 2019)
- Medicare-for-All will reduce bureaucratic costs. (Jun 2019)
- Supports Medicare for All; address prescription costs. (Mar 2019)
- Supports Medicare-for-All but keep private insurance. (Mar 2019)
- Supports Medicare-for-All; tax wealthiest 5% to pay for it. (Jan 2019)
- Opposes repealing ObamaCare. (Sep 2012)
- GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster". (Feb 2015)
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Tulsi Gabbard on Homeland Security
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- I will work to end this new Cold War. (Jul 2019)
- Served as Army Major for 16 years; deployed twice to Mideast. (Jun 2019)
- Don't cut military budget; fund weapons systems & ABMs. (Mar 2019)
- End this new cold war and nuclear arms race. (Mar 2019)
- Allow transgender Americans in the military. (Jan 2019)
- Supports reducing defense spending. (Sep 2012)
- Endorsed by VoteVets.org; against wasteful defense spending. (Nov 2012)
- Restrict domestic monitoring of phone calls. (Oct 2013)
- End bulk data collection under USA PATRIOT Act. (Oct 2013)
- $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars. (Apr 2015)
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Tulsi Gabbard on Immigration
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- Don't treat immigrants as second-class, but no free college. (Jul 2019)
- Secure borders AND humane immigration policies. (Jul 2019)
- 2015: Favor Christian over Islamic refugees. (May 2017)
- Relax onerous visa requirements for Indian & Chinese tourism. (Nov 2012)
- Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service. (Jun 2016)
- Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps. (Feb 2019)
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Tulsi Gabbard on Principles & Values
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- Endorses Donald Trump, after quitting Democratic Party. (Aug 2024)
- Democrats want to erase God from every facet of public life. (Apr 2023)
- Voted "present" because of lack of bipartisan support. (Dec 2019)
- Treat people with "Aloha spirit" of respect and justice. (Nov 2019)
- Hillary Clinton & military-industrial complex smearing me. (Oct 2019)
- Supports impeachment inquiry providing info to Americans. (Oct 2019)
- Would be youngest president, but has experience. (Oct 2019)
- Treat people with respect, even when we disagree strongly. (Oct 2019)
- Bring spirit of patriotism to the White House. (Jul 2019)
- To understand socialism, look at Venezuela. (Mar 2019)
- Labels like "capitalist" and "socialist" are misused. (Mar 2019)
- Endorsed by Our Revolution national progressive group. (Nov 2016)
- Question Trump on Emoluments clause. (May 2017)
- Endorsed by Bernie Sanders/Our Revolution. (Nov 2016)
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Tulsi Gabbard on War & Peace
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- Oppose Bush-Clinton-Trump policy of regime-change wars. (Nov 2019)
- End the regime change war in Syria. (Oct 2019)
- Indefinite stay in Syria IS "endless war". (Oct 2019)
- No arbitrary deadline, but out of Afghanistan in one year. (Jul 2019)
- No war with Iran: it would escalate region-wide. (Jun 2019)
- Troops home from Afghanistan; we're no better off than 2001. (Jun 2019)
- Ending regime change wars allows investment at home. (May 2019)
- No regime change in Iran; no war in Yemen. (Mar 2019)
- No more wars for regime change, like Syria and Afghanistan. (Mar 2019)
- U.S. government lied to American people to launch Iraq War. (Mar 2019)
- Oppose regime change wars in Syria, Venezuela, Iran. (Mar 2019)
- End US support for Saudi-led conflict in Yemen. (Jan 2019)
- Use military to fight terrorists, not for regime change. (May 2017)
- Opposes fighting in Afghanistan & Syria; end arms to Saudis. (May 2017)
- Iraq was a war we never should have gotten into. (Nov 2016)
- Policy allowing women in combat roles long overdue. (Jan 2014)
- End our involvement in Afghanistan. (Nov 2012)
- Opposes combat operations in Afghanistan. (Sep 2012)
- Voted NO on net neutrality: don't regulate the internet. (Sep 2014)
- Sponsored bill to remove US forces from Yemen. (Feb 2019)
- No military force against Iran without Congress approval. (Feb 2020)
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