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Biographical Profiles and Positions on the Issues

March 15, 2016 Illinois Democratic State and Presidential Primary

Candidates for U.S. President & Vice President

Hillary Clinton - D

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Bernie Sanders - D

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Hillary Clinton

Bernie Sanders

Biographical

General Philosophy

Personal and Family

Professional Experience

Civic Involvement

Political Experience

Religious Affiliation

Accomplishments and Awards

Educational Background

Military Service

Reasons & Objectives

Why I Am Running for Public Office

Goals If Elected

Achievements If Elected

Areas to Concentrate On

On Entering Public Service

Opinions of Other Candidates

Endorsments, Voting, Elections, Politics & Government

Candidate Endorsements

Safe & Fair Elections

Government & Democracy

Voting and Election Reform

Women in Politics

Voter Suppression

Trump's Impeachment & Exoneration

Electoral College

Voting Rights for X-Felons

Government Shut Down

Earmarks

Government Efficiency

Government Corruption and Ethics

Campaign Contributions, Limits & Citizens United Case

Voting Rights

Money and Special Interests

Winning the Election

Trump

Federal Bureaucracy & Regulations

527 Stealth & Super PACs

Campaign Finance Reform

Lobbying

Partisan Gridlock

Voter Registration

Government & Religion

Public Funding of Political Campaigns

False Online Information & Fake News

Native Americans US Treaties

Post Office & Postal Banking

Ballot Measures & Citizen Participation

Campaign Spending Limits

DC Voting Representation in Congress

Eminent Domain

Faith-Based Programs

Separation of Church & State

FEMA and Hurricane Katrina

Government Agencies

Privatization

Sexual Misconduct of Politicians

Soft-money Political Contributions

Democratic Socialism

Foreign Policy

Israel, Hamas and Palestinian Conflict

Israel

Gaza

China

Russia

Ukraine

Iran

Iran Nuclear Deal & Sanctions

Afghanistan

Nuclear Weapons & Non-Proliferation Treaty

North Korea

State Department & Diplomacy

Iraq

Middle East

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Foreign Aid

Refugee Crisis

Commander in Chief

Cuba

ISIS

Islam and Muslims

Overseas Interventions

Pakistan

Burma

Mexico

Promotion of Democracy Around World

Radical Islam

Sanctions

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Africa

Balkans

Europe

India

Lebanon

Other Arab Countries, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia

Recognition of a Palestinian State

Taliban & Radical Islamic Jihadists

Turkey and Kurds

Unilateralism

US Treaties

Worldwide HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

Jobs, Economy, Trade, Business, Industry & Agriculture

Economy

Jobs

Business

Small Businesses

Agriculture

Trade

Economic Stimulus

Infrastructure

Farm Subsidies & Supports

Guest Worker and H-1B Programs

Foreign Job Outsourcing

Tariffs & Trade with China

Paid Maternity, Family & Medical Leave

Trade Barriers to US Goods

Income Inequality

Farm Bill

Trade Agreements

Employment Discrimination

Company Job Creation Rewards

Mine Safety and Health

Government Subsidized Jobs

Family Farm

Bail Outs of Banks, Financial & Auto Corps

Globalism & Nationalism

Telecommuting

Minority & Women-Owned Businesses

Recession

Middle Class & Its Decline

Independent Workers

North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Capitalism

Auto Industry

Businesses Moving Offshore

Trade Deficit

Department of Agriculture

Free Market Vision

Green Economy

CEO Pay & Executive Compensation

Big Tech Companies & Antitrust

Farm Policies

Fast Track Authority

US - Mexico Trade Agreement

Green Jobs & Manufacturing

Factory Farms

Trade Fast-track Authority

Oursourcing of Jobs

Rural Economy

Space & Aerospace Industry

Green Farming

Insurance Industry

Massive Agribusiness

Universal Jobs Guarantee

Currency Manipulation

Sexual Assault

Seed Corporations

Crime, Police & Imprisonment

Crime & Prevention

Black Lives Matter

Police Reform

Sex Crimes & Offenders

Death Penalty

Prisons

Private Prisons

Hate Crimes

Hate Crimes Legislation

Recidivism and Rehabilitation

Corporate Crime and Fraud

Human Rights

Youth and Gang Crime

Human Trafficking

Domestic Violence

Crimes Against Children

Rape

Identity Theft

Housing & Communities

Housing

Affordable Housing / Rentals & Supports

Homeownership

Homelessness

Rural America

Community Development

Mortgages

Federal Mortgage Regulation

Foreclosures

Low Income and Public Housing & Assistance

Redlining Housing & Loans

Labor, Wages & Unions

Minimum Wage

Unions and Collective Bargaining

Paid Maternity, Family & Medical Leave

Income Inequality

Worker Rights and Benefits

Wages

Equal Pay

Working Class

Wage Discrimination

Labor

Women Workplace Violence

Right-To-Work

Child Labor

Employment Discrimination

Retired Workers

Unemployment Benefits & Insurance

Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Employee Free Choice Act

Health & Medical

Medicare

Universal Medical Care & Insurance

Healthcare

Health & Medical Reform

Prescription Drugs

Children's Health, Abuse And Neglect (32)

Rural Health Care

Health and Medical Insurance

Women's Health & Reproduction

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

Mental Health

Mental Health Mass Shootings

Reducing Health Care Costs

Drug Addiction & Substance Abuse

Drug Price-Gouging

Pharmaceutical Companies

Differences of Other Candidates on Healthcare

Medicaid

Generic Drugs

Health Insurance Covering Birth Control

Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program

Long-Term Care

Caregivers

Alzheimer's Disease

Chronic & Catastrophic Illnesses

HIV/AIDS

COVID Pandemic

Medically Uninsured or Underinsured

Nurses and Public Health Workers

Vaccinations & Immunizations

Wellness Promotion

Universal Free Schools Meals

Autism

Diabetes

Preventive Health Care

Elderly's Health & Abuse

Health Care Tax Credits

Market-Based Medical Insurance

Medical Errors

Obesity

Asthma

Business Tax Credits for Employee Health Coverage

Cancer

Free Market Health Care

Medical Malpractice Reform

Medical Research

Mercury Pollution

Paperless Claims

Physicians

State Health Plans

Tax Credit / Deductible for Medical Insurance

TRICARE Health Insurance

Private Insurance

Education & Schools

Education

Higher Education & College Costs

Private Schools Vouchers and Funding

Prayer & Pledge of Allegiance in Schools

Charter and Magnet Schools

School Safety

Pre-School and Early Childhood Education

Student Debt & Forgiveness

Student Loans, Scholarships and Pell Grants

Teacher Pay

Public Schools K-12

No Child Left Behind

Common Core Education

Sex and Birth Control Education

Student Standards and Testing

Special Education

Historically Black Colleges

Community Colleges

Free College Tuition

Evolution and Intelligent Design Education

Teacher Unions

Achievement Gaps like Black-White, Boy-Girl

Classroom Size

Education Tax Credits

Teacher Standards

School Desegregation

After-School, Sports, Art, Music Programs

Home Schooling

Teacher Tenure

Computers & Technology in Schools

High Schools

Title IX 'Equal Opportunities for Girls'

Education Gap with Other Countries

Bilingual Education

Drugs in Schools

Parental Involvement in Education

Dropouts

Head Start

Work-Study Program

Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities

Rural Education

Universal Free Schools Meals

Adult Education

Math and Science in Schools

Education Funding

Environment & Climate Change

Environment

Climate Change & Global Warming

Clean Air and Water

Green New Deal

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) & Regulation

Carbon Tax

National and State Parks

Offshore Drilling

Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits

Clean Energy

Endangered Species

Land, Rivers and Lakes

Oceans

Clean Water Act of 1977

Global Environmental Standards

Oil Industry

Green Offices, Homes and Improvements

Keystone Pipeline

Oil and Gas Subsidies

Toxic Waste

Oil & Gas Leases on Federal Land

Coal

Developing World Climate Change & Energy

Fuel & Energy Efficiency & Standards

Interior Department

Polluter Superfund Fees

Environmental Justice

EPA Superfund

Rural Environment

Agricultural Impact on Climate Change

Clean Air Act of 1963

Flexible Fuel Vehicles

National Forests and Healthy Forests Initiative

Biodiversity & Biotechnology

National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act

Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC)

Single Use Plastics

Green Economy

Green Energy

Green Farming

Green Jobs & Manufacturing

Abortion, Pro-Life & Genetic Engineering

Abortion(Pro-Choice) v Pro-Life

Planned Parenthood & Family Planning

Roe v. Wade

Contraception

Abortion Federal Funding

Abortion for Rape and Incest

Health Insurance Covering Birth Control

Stem Cell Research

Violence Against Women Act

Adoption and Foster Care

Life Beginning at Conception

Out-of-State Abortions

Parental Consent or Notification

Partial-birth Abortions

Using Embryos in Stem Cell Research

Stem Cell Research Federal Funding

Poverty, Welfare & Hunger

Welfare

Poverty

Poor Children

Senior Poverty

Low Income and Public Housing & Assistance

Rural Poverty

Hunger

Urban Poverty

Courts, Laws & Justice

Criminal Justice System, Reform & Disparity

Supreme Court

Judicial Appointments & Confirmations

Black Lives Matter

Justice Department

Death Penalty

Burning the Flag

Judicial Discretion & Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

Cash Bail

Courts & Trials

Criminalization of Poverty

Equal Justice

Crack v Powder Cocaine Disparity

Race Sentencing Disparity

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

Eminent Domain

Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA)

Bankruptcy Reform

Banks & Finance

Banks

Glass-Steagall Act

Federal Reserve

Financial Crisis

Financial Industry Regulation

Big Banks & Too Big to Fail

Wall Street

Dodd-Frank Act

Redlining Housing & Loans

Credit And Banking

Payday Loans & Predatory Lending

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

China Currency Manipulation

High-Frequency Trading

Mortgages

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Federal Mortgage Regulation

Foreclosures

Truth In Lending

Civil, Religious, LGBTQ & Human Rights

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Tolerance

Racism & Race Relations

Black Lives Matter

Civil Rights

LGBTQ+

Privacy Rights

Burning the Flag

Native Americans & Indigenous People

African Americans

Persons with Disabilities

Latino / Hispanic Americans

Roe v. Wade

African American Reparations

Affirmative Action

Same Sex Marriage

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Anti-semitism

Gays Serving in the Military

Hate Crimes

Hate Crimes Legislation

Property Rights vs. Civil Rights

Equal Rights Amendment

Civil Unions & Domestic Partnerships

Racial Profiling

Same Sex Adoptions

Native American Rights

Racial Discrimination & Disparities

Cruelty to Animals

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Homosexuality Choice or Chance

Muslims Entering US

USA Patriot Act

Military Transgender Ban Reinstatement

Human Rights

Tax Treatment of Same Sex Couples

The Military Don't Ask/Don't Tell Policy

Native American Funding

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA)

Gender Equality

Marriage Left to States

Religious Rights

Torture & Waterboarding

Muslim Americans

Values, Religion, Family, Patriotism & Public Service

Values

Burning the Flag

Planned Parenthood & Family Planning

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

Religion

Family

Child Care

Public Service, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps

Cruelty to Animals

American Values

Family Values

National Service and AmeriCorps

Adoption and Foster Care

Evolution vs. Intelligent Design

Faith-Based Programs

Child Support

Pornography and Adult Oriented Media

Tolerance & Political Correctness

Atheists and Agnostics

Boy and Girl Scouts

Fatherhood

Mandate Public Service

Mormon Religion and Polygamy

Teen Pregnancy

Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Alcohol, Cigarettes, Gambling & Prostitution

Marijuana

Medical Marijuana

Cigarettes and Smoking

Illegal Drugs

Metamphetamines and Opioids

Drug Prevention and Rehabilitation

Punishments for Drug Crimes

Gun & Property Rights

Gun Legislation and Control

Ban on Bump Stocks & Assault Weapons

Right to Own and Cary Guns - Second Amendment

Gun Background Checks

Mental Health Mass Shootings

National Rifle Association (NRA)

Gun Show Checks & Manufacturer Law Suits

High Capacity Amo & Gun Locks

Gun Shows

Local Gun Laws

Gun Straw Purchases

Energy

Renewable Energy & Fossil Fuels

Fracking and Natural Gas

Nuclear Power

Carbon Tax

Offshore Drilling

Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits

Green Energy

Ethanol & Biofuels

Oil Drilling

Oil Industry

Green Offices, Homes and Improvements

Foreign Oil Energy Independence

Gas Prices & Gas Taxes

Keystone Pipeline

Oil and Gas Subsidies

Oil Company Profits

Oil & Gas Leases on Federal Land

Coal

Developing World Climate Change & Energy

Fuel & Energy Efficiency & Standards

Auto Industry

Cap-and-Trade

Department of Energy

Electricity Transmission Grid

Energy Research and Development

Hybrid and Electric Cars

Hydrogen Cell Fuel Initiative

Shale Gas

Strategic Energy Fund

Immigration, Border Security, Terrorism & Homeland Security

Immigrants, Refugees, & Asylum Seekers

The Wall, Border Security & Border Patrol

Terrorist Attacks

Immigration Policy & Reform

Airport, Air, Rail & Port Security

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Local First Responders

National Security

Illegal Immigration Enforcement

Dream Act

Homeland Securtiy

Undocumented Immigrants

Guest Worker and H-1B Programs

Illegal Immigration as a Crime or Felony

Illegal Immigrants Social Services

Deportation

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE)

Immigrant Military Service & Citizenship

Legal Status, Residency & Citizenship for Immigrant Youth

Muslims Entering US

Visa Enforcement

Illegal Immigration Amnesty

Naturalization Backlog for Immigrants

War on Terror

Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants

Criminalize Assistance to Illegal Immigrants

Driver's Licenses to Illegals

English as Official Language

National Security Agency (NSA) & Citizen Surveillance

Americanization of Immigrants

Arizona's Strict New Immigration Law

Employers Who Hire Illegals

Radical Islam

Torture & Waterboarding

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Immigrant Agriculture Workers

Alien Minors

Domestic Intelligence & Agencies

Evacuation Preparedness

Terrorist & Enemy Combatant Rights

Water, Hazardous Materials & Bio Terrorism

Infrastructure & Transportation

Transportation

Infrastructure

Train Travel and Amtrak

Highway Congestion

Public Transportation

Seaports

Technology, Internet, Social Media, Science & Space

Big Tech Companies & Antitrust

TikTok

Internet Neutrality

Rural Internet Access

Internet

Internet Privacy

Science

Research and Development

Innovation

Internet Sales Tax

5G & High Speed Broadband Deployment

Internet Gambling

Spamming

Voter ID Laws

E-Science & Computer Technology Research

Internet Crime

Internet Divide of Rich & Poor

Media Violence, Sex & Indecency

Women and Minority Research Grants

Chinese Internet Censorship

Internet Freedom Preservation Act

Nanotechnologies

Parental Blocking & Children Internet Protections

Private Company Space Travel

Space

Space & Aerospace Industry

Telecommuting

Media Fake & Bias News

Taxes

Taxing the Wealthiest

Corporate & Business Taxes

Property Taxes

Income Taxes

Taxes on Interest, Dividends, and Capital Gains

Tax Reform

Corporate Tax Breaks & Loopholes

Education Tax Credits

Child Tax Credit

Financial Institutions & Transaction Tax

Inheritance / Estate Taxes

Business Tax Breaks and Incentives

Extending the Bush Tax Cuts

Health Care Tax Credits

Offshore Tax Shelters

Business Tax Credits

Business Tax Credits for Employee Health Coverage

Marriage Penalty

R&D Tax Credit

Military, National Defense & Veterans

Veterans

Military

Wars, Warmaking & Overseas Deployments

Defense and Military Budget

Gays Serving in the Military

Veterans' Health and Medical Care

Veterans Administration (VA)

Veterans Health Care

Immigrant Military Service & Citizenship

GI Bill & Veterans' Benefits

Veterans' Beneifts

Department of Defense and Pentagon

Homeless Veterans

Military Families

Vetreran Job Retraining

Defense

ISIS

National Guard & Reserves

Veterans Funding

Military Industrial Establishment

Missile Defense System

Walter Reed Army Medical Center Scandal

Drone Strikes

Length of Deployments

Military Pay, Medical Care and Benefits

Persian Gulf War Illnesses

President Hamid Karzai

Private Security like Blackwater

Survivor Benefits

Seniors, Social Security, Medicare, Pensions

Social Security

Seniors & Aging of Population

Retired Workers

Social Security Reform

Pensions

Retirement Security

Social Security Long Term Viability

Privatizing Social Security

Raising Retirement Age & Reducing Payment Levels

Social Security Trust Fund

Tax on Social Security Benefits

Federal Budget & Fiscal Policy

Debt, Deficit Spending & Limits

Fiscal Policy

Federal Budget

Entitlements

Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment

Earmarks

Minorities

Black Lives Matter

Racism & Race Relations

Racial Discrimination & Disparities

Racial Profiling

Race Sentencing Disparity

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Tolerance

African Americans

Native Americans & Indigenous People

Latino / Hispanic Americans

Muslim Americans

African American Reparations

Affirmative Action

Minority & Women-Owned Businesses

Native American Rights

Native Americans US Treaties

Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities

Employment Discrimination

Wage Discrimination

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Sex & Sexuality

LGBTQ+

Sex and Birth Control Education

Same Sex Marriage

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Equal Rights Amendment

Civil Unions & Domestic Partnerships

Same Sex Adoptions

Homosexuality Choice or Chance

Sex Crimes & Offenders

Homosexuality as Sin

Tax Treatment of Same Sex Couples

The Military Don't Ask/Don't Tell Policy

Gender Equality

Marriage Left to States

Sexual Harassment

Pornography and Adult Oriented Media

Boy and Girl Scouts

Consumers & Food

Consumer Product Safety, Fraud and Protection

Food

Financial Consumer Protection

Consumers

Dodd-Frank Act

Credit Agencies

Meat Production

Credit Cards

Domestic Food Security

Telemarketing

Food Safety