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Biographical Profiles and Positions on the Issues

March 17, 2020 Illinois Democratic Party Presidential Preference and State Primary

Candidates for U.S. President & Vice President

Bernie Sanders - D

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Joe Biden - D

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Tulsi Gabbard - D

►Websitewww.tulsi2020.com/

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Bernie Sanders

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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

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

Prosecuting President Trump

Gerrymandering

Electoral College

Voting Rights for X-Felons

Government Efficiency

Campaign Contributions, Limits & Citizens United Case

Voting Rights

Money and Special Interests

Winning the Election

Trump

Foreign Election Interference

527 Stealth & Super PACs

Campaign Finance Reform

Partisan Gridlock

Voter Registration

Public Funding of Political Campaigns

False Online Information & Fake News

Native Americans US Treaties

Post Office & Postal Banking

Campaign Spending Limits

DC Voting Representation in Congress

Sexual Misconduct of Politicians

Political Party Primaries

Trump and/or Biden as President

Bipartisanship

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

World Leadership

Syria

Latin and Central America

Refugee Crisis

Commander in Chief

ISIS

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Overseas Interventions

America's Image Abroad

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM)

Promotion of Democracy Around World

Radical Islam

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Africa

Balkans

Taliban & Radical Islamic Jihadists

Turkey and Kurds

Overseas Arms Sales

Jobs, Economy, Trade, Business, Industry & Agriculture

Economy

Jobs

Business

Small Businesses

Agriculture

Trade

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

Trade Agreements

Employment Discrimination

Government Subsidized Jobs

Family Farm

Bail Outs of Banks, Financial & Auto Corps

Globalism & Nationalism

Minority & Women-Owned Businesses

Middle Class & Its Decline

North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Capitalism

Auto Industry

Trade Deficit

Department of Agriculture

Green Economy

CEO Pay & Executive Compensation

Big Tech Companies & Antitrust

Farm Policies

Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (TPP)

US - Mexico Trade Agreement

Green Jobs & Manufacturing

Factory Farms

Oursourcing of Jobs

Rural Economy

Green Farming

Massive Agribusiness

Universal Jobs Guarantee

Farm Trade Policy

Currency Manipulation

Sexual Assault

Seed Corporations

Crime, Police & Imprisonment

Crime & Prevention

Black Lives Matter

Police Reform

Death Penalty

Prisons

Minority Incarceration

Private Prisons

Incarcerations

Hate Crimes

Recidivism and Rehabilitation

Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Corporate Crime and Fraud

Parole and Probation

Human Rights

Non-Violent Crime

Youth and Gang Crime

Crime Violence Trauma

Human Trafficking

Domestic Violence

Incarcerated Women

Arrests & Prosecutions

Crimes Against Children

Victimless Crimes

Housing & Communities

Affordable Housing / Rentals & Supports

Homelessness

Rural America

Urban Sprawl

Redlining Housing & Loans

Labor, Wages & Unions

Minimum Wage

Unions and Collective Bargaining

Paid Maternity, Family & Medical Leave

Income Inequality

Worker Rights and Benefits

Wages

Working Class

Wage Discrimination

Labor

Women Workplace Violence

Right-To-Work

Employment Discrimination

Retired Workers

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 Price-Gouging

Pharmaceutical Companies

Differences of Other Candidates on Healthcare

Medicaid

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Generic Drugs

Health Insurance Covering Birth Control

Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program

Long-Term Care

Caregivers

Public Option

Paying for Expanded Medical Insurance

Chronic & Catastrophic Illnesses

HIV/AIDS

COVID Pandemic

COVID Impact & Government Response

COVID Vaccine Mandates & Testing

Medically Uninsured or Underinsured

Nurses and Public Health Workers

Uniform Billing and Claims

Wellness Promotion

Universal Free Schools Meals

Preventive Health Care

Elderly's Health & Abuse

Health Care Tax Credits

Cancer

Medical Research

Physicians

TRICARE Health Insurance

Private Insurance

Education & Schools

Education

Higher Education & College Costs

Private Schools Vouchers and Funding

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

Student Standards and Testing

Department of Education

Special Education

Historically Black Colleges

Community Colleges

Free College Tuition

Achievement Gaps like Black-White, Boy-Girl

Classroom Size

Education Tax Credits

Teacher Standards

School Desegregation

After-School, Sports, Art, Music Programs

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

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Dropouts

Head Start

Low-Income Schools

Work-Study Program

Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities

Rural Education

Universal Free Schools Meals

School Budgets

Teacher Diversity

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

Net Zero & Reducing Emissions

Global Greenhouse Emissions

Climate Change Impact on National Security

Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits

Clean Energy

Endangered Species

Natural Disasters

Oceans

Public Lands & Water

Clean Water Act of 1977

Global Environmental Standards

Oil Industry

Humans Affect on Climate Change

Green Offices, Homes and Improvements

Keystone Pipeline

Oil and Gas Subsidies

Carbon Capture Technology

Oil & Gas Leases on Federal Land

Coal

Developing World Climate Change & Energy

Fuel & Energy Efficiency & Standards

Flood Protection And Levee Repair

Invasive Species

Polluter Superfund Fees

Wildfires

Environmental Justice

EPA Superfund

Rural Environment

Agricultural Impact on Climate Change

Massive Agribusiness

Flexible Fuel Vehicles

State & Local Climate Change Initiatives

Biodiversity & Biotechnology

Single Use Plastics

Green Economy

Green Energy

Green Farming

Green Jobs & Manufacturing

Green Technology & Infrastructure

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

Violence Against Women Act

Life Beginning at Conception

Out-of-State Abortions

Poverty, Welfare & Hunger

Poverty

Poor Children

Senior Poverty

Rural Poverty

Courts, Laws & Justice

Criminal Justice System, Reform & Disparity

Supreme Court

Judicial Appointments & Confirmations

Black Lives Matter

Justice Department

Death Penalty

Minority Incarceration

Judicial Discretion & Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

Cash Bail

Criminalization of Poverty

Equal Justice

Crack v Powder Cocaine Disparity

Parole and Probation

Race Sentencing Disparity

Public Defender Services

Juvenile Justice

Crime Victims Rights (Marsy's Law)

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA)

Banks & Finance

Banks

Glass-Steagall Act

Federal Reserve

Financial Crisis

Financial Industry Regulation

Big Banks & Too Big to Fail

Wall Street

Redlining Housing & Loans

Credit And Banking

Payday Loans & Predatory Lending

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Civil, Religious, LGBTQ & Human Rights

Racism & Race Relations

Black Lives Matter

Civil Rights

LGBTQ+

Privacy Rights

Native Americans & Indigenous People

African Americans

Persons with Disabilities

Roe v. Wade

African American Reparations

Affirmative Action

Same Sex Marriage

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Gays Serving in the Military

Hate Crimes

Equal Rights Amendment

Civil Unions & Domestic Partnerships

Same Sex Adoptions

Native American Rights

Racial Discrimination & Disparities

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

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

Torture & Waterboarding

Values, Religion, Family, Patriotism & Public Service

Planned Parenthood & Family Planning

Religion

Family

Child Care

Public Service, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps

American Values

Family Values

Equal Opportunity

Child Support

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

Marijuana

Medical Marijuana

Illegal Drugs

Metamphetamines and Opioids

Drug Prevention and Rehabilitation

Punishments for Drug Crimes

Doping in Sports

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

Gun Violence & Homicide

National Rifle Association (NRA)

Gun Show Checks & Manufacturer Law Suits

High Capacity Amo & Gun Locks

Gun Shows

Gun Registry

Gun Straw Purchases

Gun Buyback Programs

Gun Personalization

Energy

Renewable Energy & Fossil Fuels

Fracking and Natural Gas

Nuclear Power

Carbon Tax

Offshore Drilling

Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits

Green Energy

Ethanol & Biofuels

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

Electricity Transmission Grid

Energy Research and Development

Hybrid and Electric Cars

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

White Supremacists

Illegal Immigrants Social Services

Deportation

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE)

Legal Status, Residency & Citizenship for Immigrant Youth

Illegal Immigration Amnesty

War on Terror

Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants

National Security Agency (NSA) & Citizen Surveillance

Radical Islam

Torture & Waterboarding

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Immigrant Agriculture Workers

Water, Hazardous Materials & Bio Terrorism

Immigrant Healthcare

Infrastructure & Transportation

Transportation

Infrastructure

Train Travel and Amtrak

Electric Vehicles

Technology, Internet, Social Media, Science & Space

Big Tech Companies & Antitrust

TikTok

Internet Neutrality

Rural Internet Access

Internet

Internet Privacy

Digital Rights

Innovation

5G & High Speed Broadband Deployment

Green Technology & Infrastructure

Voter ID Laws

Media Violence, Sex & Indecency

Media Fake & Bias News

Taxes

Taxing the Wealthiest

Corporate & Business Taxes

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Income Taxes

Taxes on Interest, Dividends, and Capital Gains

Tax Reform

Corporate Tax Breaks & Loopholes

Education Tax Credits

Financial Institutions & Transaction Tax

Inheritance / Estate Taxes

Business Tax Breaks and Incentives

Health Care Tax Credits

Offshore Tax Shelters

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

Sexual Assault in Military

GI Bill & Veterans' Benefits

Veterans' Beneifts

Military Families

Vetreran Job Retraining

Defense

ISIS

National Guard & Reserves

Veterans Funding

Walter Reed Army Medical Center Scandal

Military Pay, Medical Care and Benefits

Military Bases Overseas

Congressional Military Approval

Seniors, Social Security, Medicare, Pensions

Social Security

Seniors & Aging of Population

Retired Workers

Social Security Reform

Pensions

Retirement Security

Social Security Long Term Viability

Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k)s

Privatizing Social Security

Raising Retirement Age & Reducing Payment Levels

Social Security Means Testing

Federal Budget & Fiscal Policy

Debt, Deficit Spending & Limits

Fiscal Policy

Federal Budget

Minorities

Black Lives Matter

Racism & Race Relations

Racial Discrimination & Disparities

Race Sentencing Disparity

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

African Americans

Native Americans & Indigenous People

African American Reparations

Affirmative Action

Minority & Women-Owned Businesses

Native American Rights

Native Americans US Treaties

Minority Incarceration

Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities

Employment Discrimination

Wage Discrimination

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Sex & Sexuality

LGBTQ+

Same Sex Marriage

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Equal Rights Amendment

Civil Unions & Domestic Partnerships

Same Sex Adoptions

Tax Treatment of Same Sex Couples

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

Gender Equality

Marriage Left to States

Sexual Harassment

Consumers & Food

Food

Financial Consumer Protection

Credit Agencies

Meat Production

Credit Cards

Domestic Food Security