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Biographical Profiles and Positions on the Issues

March 3, 2020 Texas Democratic Party Presidential Preference and State Primary

Candidates for U.S. President & Vice President

Bernie Sanders - I

►Websiteberniesanders.com

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Joe Biden - D

►Websitejoebiden.com/

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Elizabeth Warren - D

►Websiteelizabethwarren.com

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Michael Bloomberg - D

►Websitewww.mikebloomberg.com/

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Tulsi Gabbard - D

►Websitewww.tulsi2020.com/

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Robby Wells - D

►Websiteriseupwithrobby.com/

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Bernie Sanders

Joe Biden

Elizabeth Warren

Michael Bloomberg

Tulsi Gabbard

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

Jobs, Economy, Trade, Business, Industry & Agriculture

Economy

Jobs

Business

Big Business & Corporations

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

Farm Corporation Subsidies

Company Job Creation Rewards

Manufacturing Decline

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

Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (TPP)

Fast Track Authority

US - Mexico Trade Agreement

Antitrust Enforcement

Green Jobs & Manufacturing

Factory Farms

Trade Fast-track Authority

Oursourcing of Jobs

Universal Basic Income

Rural Economy

Green Farming

Country of Origin Labeling

Massive Agribusiness

Free Trade Agreements (FTA)

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Universal Jobs Guarantee

Wealth Distribution

Universal Savings Program

Farm Trade Policy

Currency Manipulation

Cash & Currency

Airlines

Sexual Assault

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)

Seed Corporations

Cryptocurrencies & Digital Assets

Worker Participation in Business Management

Labor, Wages & Unions

Unions and Collective Bargaining

Minimum Wage

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

Employment Discrimination

Retired Workers

Unemployment Benefits & Insurance

Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Employee Free Choice Act

Health & Medical

Universal Medical Care & Insurance

Healthcare as a Right

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

Medicare

Mental Health Mass Shootings

Reducing Health Care Costs

Drug Addiction & Substance Abuse

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

Lead Poisoning

Paying for Expanded Medical Insurance

Alzheimer's Disease

Attracting Doctors and Medical Care Providers

Chronic & Catastrophic Illnesses

HIV/AIDS

COVID

COVID Impact & Government Response

COVID Vaccine Mandates & Testing

Medically Uninsured or Underinsured

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Nurses and Public Health Workers

Uniform Billing and Claims

Vaccinations & Immunizations

Wellness Promotion

Universal Free Schools Meals

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Autism

Bird Flu (Avian Influenza)

Breastfeeding

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Preventive Health Care

Elderly's Health & Abuse

Health Care Tax Credits

Market-Based Medical Insurance

Obesity

Patient's Bill of Rights

Resistance to Antibiotics

Smoking

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Cancer

Free Market Health Care

Medical Research

Mercury Pollution

Physicians

TRICARE Health Insurance

Opioid Crisis

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

Sex and Birth Control Education

Student Standards and Testing

Department of Education

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

Teacher Tenure

Computers & Technology in Schools

High Schools

Junk Food & Vending Machines in Schools

Title IX 'Equal Opportunities for Girls'

Education Gap with Other Countries

Bilingual Education

Drugs in Schools

Parental Involvement in Education

Arming Teachers

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

Land, Rivers and Lakes

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

Interior Department

Invasive Species

Polluter Superfund Fees

Wildfires

Environmental Justice

EPA Superfund

Rural Environment

Agricultural Impact on Climate Change

Airline Emissions

Massive Agribusiness

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil Drilling (ANWR )

Clean Air Act of 1963

Flexible Fuel Vehicles

Forest Fires

Low Income Energy Assistance

Spent Nuclear Fuel

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

Human and Animal Cloning

Contraception

Abortion Federal Funding

Abortion for Rape and Incest

Health Insurance Covering Birth Control

Stem Cell Research

Violence Against Women Act

Abortion Clinics & Protesters

Adoption and Foster Care

Life Beginning at Conception

Out-of-State Abortions

Using Embryos in Stem Cell Research

Stem Cell Research Federal Funding

The Morning After Pill (Plan B)

Poverty, Welfare & Hunger

Welfare

Poverty

Poor Children

Senior Poverty

Low Income and Public Housing & Assistance

Rural Poverty

Hunger

Urban Poverty

Voting, Elections, Politics & Government

Safe & Fair Elections

Government & Democracy

Voting and Election Reform

Women in Politics

Voter Suppression

Trump's Impeachment & Exoneration

Prosecuting President Trump

Gerrymandering

Supreme Court Term Limits

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

US House and Senate Term Limits

Foreign Election Interference

Federal Bureaucracy & Regulations

527 Stealth & Super PACs

Campaign Finance Reform

Lobbying

Partisan Gridlock

State Governments

Voter Registration

Government & Religion

Public Funding of Political Campaigns

False Online Information & Fake News

Voting Age

DC Statehood

Federalism and States' Rights

Native Americans US Treaties

Post Office & Postal Banking

Ballot Measures & Citizen Participation

Campaign Spending Limits

DC Voting Representation in Congress

Eminent Domain

Government Transparency

FEMA and Hurricane Katrina

Privatization

Sexual Misconduct of Politicians

State Block Grants

Political Party Primaries

Soft-money Political Contributions

Tea Party

Trump and/or Biden as President

Bipartisanship

Democratic Socialism

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

Restorative Justice

Public Defender Services

Juvenile Justice

Crime Victims Rights (Marsy's Law)

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

Eminent Domain

Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA)

Law Enforcement

Tort 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

Financial Crimes

Investment Banking

China Currency Manipulation

High-Frequency Trading

Mortgages

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Federal Mortgage Regulation

Crime, Police & Imprisonment

Crime & Prevention

Black Lives Matter

Police Reform

Police Body Cameras

Death Penalty

Prisons

Minority Incarceration

Private Prisons

Incarcerations

Hate Crimes

Recidivism and Rehabilitation

Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Corporate Crime and Fraud

Parole and Probation

Officer Involved Shootings

Human Rights

Non-Violent Crime

Youth and Gang Crime

Crime Violence Trauma

Human Trafficking

Domestic Violence

Incarcerated Women

Arrests & Prosecutions

Crimes Against Children

Rape

Victimless Crimes

Civil, Religious, LGBTQ & Human Rights

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Tolerance

Racism & Race Relations

Transgender Public Bathroom Restrictions

Black Lives Matter

Civil Rights

LGBTQ+

Women's Issues

Privacy Rights

Native Americans & Indigenous People

African Americans

Gay Rights

Persons with Disabilities

Latino / Hispanic Americans

Roe v. Wade

African American Reparations

Affirmative Action

Same Sex Marriage

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Gays Serving in the Military

Women’s Rights

Hate Crimes

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

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

Personal Data Privacy

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA)

Gender Equality

Marriage Left to States

Freedom

Native American Casinos

Torture & Waterboarding

Housing & Communities

Housing

Affordable Housing / Rentals & Supports

Homeownership

Homelessness

Rural America

Housing Shortage

Urban Sprawl

Public Safety

Community Development

Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

Building Codes

Home Prices

Mortgages

Parks And Open Spaces

Federal Mortgage Regulation

Low Income and Public Housing & Assistance

Low Income Energy Assistance

Redlining Housing & Loans

Values, Religion, Family, Patriotism & Public Service

Values

Patriotism

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

Marriage

Equal Opportunity

Child Support

Single Parents

Youth

The Arts & Artists

Atheists and Agnostics

Boy and Girl Scouts

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Teen Pregnancy

Healing America’s Divisions

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

Marijuana

Medical Marijuana

Cigarettes and Smoking

Illegal Drugs

Gambling

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

Red Flag Laws

Guns Permits and Hunting

Gun Shows

Gun Registry

Gun Straw Purchases

Gun Buyback Programs

Microstamping

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 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

Alternate Energy

Coal

Developing World Climate Change & Energy

Fuel & Energy Efficiency & Standards

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil Drilling (ANWR )

Auto Industry

Cap-and-Trade

Department of Energy

Electricity Transmission Grid

Energy Regulation

Energy Research and Development

Hybrid and Electric Cars

Spent Nuclear Fuel

Shale Gas

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)

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

Cyber Security & 5G

Deportation

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE)

Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants in US

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

Domestic Terrorism

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

Immigration of Highly Skilled Workers

Radical Islam

Sanctuary Cities

Torture & Waterboarding

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Immigrant Agriculture Workers

In-state Tuition for Illegal Aliens

Water, Hazardous Materials & Bio Terrorism

Immigrant Healthcare

Infrastructure & Transportation

Transportation

Infrastructure

Train Travel and Amtrak

Driver Safety Measures

Electric Vehicles

Public Transportation

Light Rail

Seaports

Traffic Congestion

Technology, Internet, Media, Science & Space

Big Tech Companies & Antitrust

Internet Neutrality

Rural Internet Access

Internet

Technology

Cyber Security & 5G

Internet Privacy

Science

Digital Rights

Research and Development

Innovation

Internet Sales Tax

5G & High Speed Broadband Deployment

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Internet Gambling

Green Technology & Infrastructure

Office of Technology Assessment (OTA)

Journalism

Freedom of the Press

Voter ID Laws

E-Science & Computer Technology Research

Internet Divide of Rich & Poor

Media Violence, Sex & Indecency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding

Women and Minority Research Grants

Federal Minimum Wage

Chinese Internet Censorship

Space

Telecommuting

Media Fake & Bias News

Taxes

Taxing the Wealthiest

Corporate & Business Taxes

Property Taxes

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

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

Tax Credits

Inheritance / Estate Taxes

Business Tax Breaks and Incentives

Flat Tax

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

Extending the Bush Tax Cuts

Health Care Tax Credits

Offshore Tax Shelters

Charities & Non-Profits

Corporate Relocation Tax Breaks

Business Tax Credits

Marriage Penalty

R&D Tax Credit

Foreign Policy

Iran

Iran Nuclear Deal & Sanctions

Afghanistan

China

Nuclear Weapons & Non-Proliferation Treaty

Israel

Israeli and Palestinian Conflict

North Korea

State Department & Diplomacy

Iraq

Middle East

Russia

Saudi Arabia

World Leadership

Syria

Latin and Central America

Refugee Crisis

Commander in Chief

Cuba

ISIS

Islam and Muslims

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Overseas Interventions

Pakistan

America's Image Abroad

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM)

Burma

Mexico

Promotion of Democracy Around World

Radical Islam

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Third World Debt Relief

Africa

Balkans

Europe

Taliban & Radical Islamic Jihadists

Turkey and Kurds

United Nations (UN)

US Treaties

Overseas Arms Sales

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

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

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Veterans Funding

Veteran Employment

Military Industrial Establishment

POWs and MIAs

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

State Pensions

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

Entitlements

Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment

Earmarks

Balanced Budget

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

African American Reparations

Affirmative Action

Minority & Women-Owned Businesses

Native American Rights

Native Americans US Treaties

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Native American Casinos

Minority Incarceration

Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities

Employment Discrimination

Wage Discrimination

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Sex & Sexuality

LGBTQ+

Gay Rights

Sex and Birth Control Education

Same Sex Marriage

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Equal Rights Amendment

Civil Unions & Domestic Partnerships

Same Sex Adoptions

Homosexuality as Sin

Tax Treatment of Same Sex Couples

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

Transgender Public Bathroom Restrictions

Gender Equality

Marriage Left to States

Sexual Harassment

Boy and Girl Scouts

Sexism

Consumers & Food

Consumer Product Safety, Fraud and Protection

Food

Financial Consumer Protection

Consumers

Dodd-Frank Act

Credit Agencies

Meat Production

Credit Cards

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Genetically Engineered Food (GMOs)

Domestic Food Security

Federal Arbitration Act

Food Safety