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Elizabeth Warren on Abortion
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- Legal abortions are safer than tonsillectomies. (Jan 2019)
- No bankruptcy for pro-life groups to avoid court levies. (Apr 2014)
- No Supreme Court nominees who oppose legal abortion. (Sep 2012)
- Staunch Pro-Abortion stance. (Aug 2011)
- Supports public abortion funding. (Oct 2012)
- Supports churches providing birth control. (Oct 2012)
- Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services. (Nov 2013)
- Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions. (Jan 2015)
- Keep federal funding for family planning clinics. (Mar 2017)
- Endorsed Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice Democratic women. (Aug 2012)
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Elizabeth Warren on Budget & Economy
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- Utility profit is OK if they don't externalize costs. (Sep 2019)
- Democrats win when they fight for what's right. (Jul 2019)
- Regulate free market; break up Big Tech. (May 2019)
- Regulations built economic stability after 1930s. (Apr 2017)
- Separate consumer banking from risks on Wall Street. (Apr 2017)
- A generation of I-got-mine policy-making has failed. (Apr 2016)
- Middle class grows economy, not financial sector. (Nov 2014)
- When risk & cost aren't disclosed, it's bad for our country. (Nov 2014)
- Banking lobbyists fought me on bank consumer protection. (Apr 2014)
- Bankruptcy is due to job loss or divorce, not deadbeats. (Apr 2014)
- 2005 bankruptcy law: great for companies & bad for families. (Apr 2014)
- Everyone hated "Too Big To Fail" except bankers who benefit. (Apr 2014)
- Make bank complaint hotline public, to force self-policing. (Apr 2014)
- How we spend federal money is about choices. (Apr 2014)
- Financial crisis due to deregulation, not boom-bust cycle. (Apr 2014)
- Balanced approach to deficit reduction. (Sep 2012)
- Deregulation has created Wild West conditions at banks. (Nov 2011)
- Increased financial transparency and accountability. (Apr 2010)
- Harsher rules on credit agencies. (Apr 2010)
- Non-wealthy people need financial books too. (Jan 2006)
- Opposes a constitutional BBA. (Oct 2012)
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Elizabeth Warren on Civil Rights
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- If you believe in one-man-one-woman, marry just one woman!. (Oct 2019)
- White supremacist racism is domestic terrorism. (Jul 2019)
- Supports commission investigating reparations for slavery. (Apr 2019)
- Reparations for slavery and to Native Americans. (Feb 2019)
- Battle bigotry--wherever, whenever, whatever. (Apr 2017)
- Using bigotry & division distracts from real change. (Jul 2016)
- Build future for ALL our kids, including transgendered. (Apr 2014)
- Native American heritage from mother in Oklahoma territory. (Apr 2014)
- We need a reliable vote for equal pay for equal work. (Oct 2012)
- Warren has fought for women throughout her career. (Jan 2012)
- Repeal DOMA; repeal DADT; support ENDA. (Dec 2011)
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
- Opposes defining traditional marriage. (Oct 2012)
- Endorsed by The Feminist Majority indicating a pro-women's rights stance. (Aug 2012)
- Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender. (Jan 2013)
- Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools. (Jun 2013)
- Let states recognize same sex marriage. (Jan 2015)
- Maintain LGBT health info on federal websites. (Apr 2018)
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Elizabeth Warren on Corporations
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- Big, structural change against rigged system. (Jul 2019)
- We need courage to take on corporate monopoly giants. (Jun 2019)
- Economy doing great for top 1%; we need structural change. (Jun 2019)
- Our industrial policy has been "let giants do anything". (Jun 2019)
- Break up big tech platforms like Amazon & Google. (Apr 2019)
- End "integrated" farming favoring corporations over farmers. (Mar 2019)
- Use anti-trust to break up anti-competitive businesses. (Mar 2019)
- Companies can be umpires or team-owners, but cannot be both. (Mar 2019)
- Breaking up big internet companies is doable and necessary. (Mar 2019)
- Breakup online monopolies; wealth shouldn't be concentrated. (Mar 2019)
- Proposes new federal limits for corporations. (Sep 2018)
- Wants workers to choose 40% of corporate boards. (Aug 2018)
- Trickle-down economics overturns FDR-defined system. (Apr 2017)
- Trickle-down is a lie, and has been a lie for 37 years. (Apr 2017)
- 2008: Should have broken up bailed-out banks. (Apr 2017)
- I share the frustration of Occupy Wall Street. (Nov 2014)
- In 1980s, cops were taken off the beat in financial services. (Apr 2014)
- Banks are larger now than when "Too Big To Fail" in 2008. (Apr 2014)
- 2010 Time cover story: The sheriff of Wall Street. (Apr 2014)
- My gaffe: Created intellectual foundation for Occupy Wall St. (Apr 2014)
- Corporations are not people; but system is rigged for them. (Apr 2014)
- FactCheck: negotiated insurance deal for asbestos victims. (Apr 2014)
- FactCheck: Insurers should pay victims, plus future immunity. (Sep 2012)
- People feel like the system is rigged, because it is. (Sep 2012)
- Government regulation makes capitalism work. (Sep 2012)
- Rebuild the middle class instead of CEO tax breaks. (Dec 2011)
- Same rules for trillion-dollar institutions as rest of us. (Nov 2011)
- Bankruptcies result from mishaps, not from gaming the system. (Sep 2011)
- Plenty of people look out for billion dollar corporations. (Sep 2011)
- Small businesses need a level playing field. (Sep 2011)
- New regulatory regime to protect financial consumers. (Oct 2010)
- Scourge of the banking industry, on behalf of consumers. (May 2010)
- Businesses aren't guilty over bankruptcy; neither should you. (Oct 2007)
- Apply consumer protection rules to banks. (Jul 2007)
- Restrict corporate use of consumer mandatory arbitration. (Aug 2016)
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Elizabeth Warren on Crime
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- Criminal liability for corporate execs causing severe harm. (May 2019)
- Must get serious about gun control & background checks. (Apr 2019)
- Criminal justice system is racist front to back. (Aug 2018)
- Supports anti-gang, safe neighborhood initiatives. (Jul 2016)
- Unfair: Kid in trouble for petty theft; CEO steals billions. (Feb 2016)
- Advocates stiff punishment for corporate offenders. (Jan 2016)
- Oppose death penalty but won't fight it for Marathon Bomber. (Jan 2014)
- Rated 64% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues. (Dec 2014)
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Elizabeth Warren on Drugs
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- Legalize marijuana at both federal & state levels. (Jul 2019)
- Marijuana Justice Act: decriminalize pot & expunge records. (May 2019)
- Co-sponsored federal legalization of marijuana. (May 2019)
- Change to pro-legalization of marijuana. (Apr 2019)
- Legalizing marijuana will reduce opioid deaths. (Feb 2016)
- Opposes the outright legalization of marijuana. (Apr 2012)
- Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
- Immunity for banks offering services to marijuana businesses. (Jul 2015)
- Criminalize imports of opioid precursors. (Feb 2017)
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Elizabeth Warren on Education
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- Universal tuition-free college plus more for HBCUs. (Jul 2019)
- Create opportunities for everyone, not just those at top. (Jun 2019)
- Wipe out current student debt; free public college. (May 2019)
- Roll back student debt; free college going forward. (Apr 2019)
- Proposed all-voucher education; now opposes charters. (Apr 2019)
- Invest in black colleges & minority students. (Mar 2019)
- Support teacher unions on this time of crisis. (Jan 2019)
- Invest in education, but focus on results. (Jan 2019)
- Why should government earn $174B profit on student loans? (Apr 2017)
- Preserve Head Start and school lunch programs. (Jul 2016)
- Invest in public education & universal preschool. (Apr 2016)
- Give college students the same deal as corporations get. (Nov 2014)
- Allow refinancing student loans; it's a crushing $1.2T. (May 2014)
- Bank on Students Act: reduce student loan interest rates. (Apr 2014)
- Focus on public schools & public universities. (Sep 2011)
- Comprehensive sex ed for sexually-active adolescents. (Oct 2013)
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Elizabeth Warren on Energy & Oil
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- Environmental standards in trade agreements. (Oct 2019)
- Climate is the existential crisis for the world. (Jul 2019)
- Ten-fold increase in green research & green manufacturing. (Jun 2019)
- Co-sponsored Green New Deal. (May 2019)
- Renewable energy on public land or offshore; end drilling. (May 2019)
- Supports Green New Deal; invest in green infrastructure. (Apr 2019)
- Return to Paris climate accord, & build on it. (Apr 2019)
- Oppose subsidies for fossil fuel companies. (Apr 2019)
- Perfect score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test". (Mar 2019)
- America must lead in combatting climate change. (Mar 2019)
- Supports the idea of a Green New Deal. (Jan 2019)
- BP fined $42B for 2010 explosion, then deducted it on taxes. (Apr 2017)
- Cannot support export bill just cause big oil does. (Apr 2016)
- Invest now in 21st-century energy. (Nov 2014)
- Invest in our kids instead of subsidizing Big oil. (Apr 2014)
- Invest in energy technology instead of subsidizing Big Oil. (Apr 2014)
- Transition to green energy now for long-term growth. (Sep 2012)
- Lead the world in using green technology. (Sep 2011)
- 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030. (Mar 2016)
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Elizabeth Warren on Environment
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- Help Native Americans continue stewardship of their lands. (Sep 2019)
- We need a Blue New Deal to protect our oceans and fisheries. (Sep 2019)
- Collective trusts for asbestos victims, not individual cases. (Apr 2014)
- Endorsed by Sierra Club and Clean Water Action. (Apr 2012)
- Voted YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems. (May 2013)
- Require labeling genetically engineered food. (Nov 2013)
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Elizabeth Warren on Families & Children
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- Universal childcare for every baby aged 0 to 5. (Sep 2019)
- Federal funds to cap childcare at 7% of income. (Feb 2019)
- America is truly a land of opportunity. (Jul 2016)
- I grew up in a family on the ragged edge of the middle class. (Sep 2012)
- Talk about families from perspective of mother & grandmother. (Oct 2011)
- More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Jan 2013)
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Elizabeth Warren on Foreign Policy
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- Restore help to Central America, to reduce border crisis. (Sep 2019)
- Alliances make us stronger & better able to face China. (Mar 2019)
- Unequivocally support Israel's qualitative military edge. (Jul 2016)
- No UN membership for Palestine until two-state solution. (Jul 2016)
- Military action that kill civilians may create radicalism. ()
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Elizabeth Warren on Free Trade
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- Countries want to trade with us; so push for human rights. (Oct 2019)
- Giant corporations set our trade policy; add in activists. (Sep 2019)
- Everybody wants access to American market; so leverage China. (Sep 2019)
- NAFTA 2.0 is about Big Pharma extending exclusive profits. (Jul 2019)
- Trade policy written by corporations to help corporations. (Jul 2019)
- Having workers in trade negotiations is not extreme. (Jul 2019)
- We need to do trading deals differently & help workers. (Mar 2019)
- We need allies to stand up to China on trade issues. (Mar 2019)
- Alternative to bad trade deals is not to shut down all trade. (Apr 2017)
- Why can corporations sue on trade deals, but workers can't? (Apr 2017)
- Middle-class are angry at trade deals. (Apr 2017)
- Strong export economy means influence around the world. (Jul 2016)
- Key is fair, enforceable agreements that protect workers. (Jun 2015)
- Against a Pacific Trade Deal that only works for rich. (Apr 2015)
- Make trade deals transparent, even if that causes opposition. (Nov 2014)
- Trade deals are Christmas gifts for big corporations. (Nov 2014)
- No secrecy in Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations. (Aug 2014)
- Make things & sell things to the rest of the world. (Dec 2011)
- Fair trade respecting worker rights and environment. (Sep 2011)
- Fight Chinese predatory trade practices on car tires. (Sep 2014)
- Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank. (Oct 2015)
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Elizabeth Warren on Government Reform
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- Why run for president to say what we can't do? (Jul 2019)
- Constitutional Amendment to protect the right to vote. (Apr 2019)
- Every vote matters: so abolish the Electoral College. (Apr 2019)
- Fight voter suppression; abolish Electoral College. (Mar 2019)
- Supports a lifetime ban on officials becoming lobbyists. (Aug 2018)
- Electing judges is a slippery slope to judges for sale. (Apr 2017)
- OpEd: Bullies regulated companies into donation disclosure. (Nov 2014)
- It's THEIR money & power against OUR voices & votes. (May 2014)
- Instead of voter suppression, do everything to help register. (Apr 2014)
- Overcome Wall Street's lobbyists & Congress' dirty tricks. (Dec 2011)
- Congress must represent the people and be held accountable. (Apr 2010)
- Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements. (Feb 2013)
- Statehood for the District of Columbia. (May 2017)
- Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers. (Feb 2015)
- Automatic voter registration for all citizens. (Sep 2017)
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Elizabeth Warren on Gun Control
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- People support gun control but Congress is corrupt. (Sep 2019)
- Seven kids will die today from guns: treat it as emergency. (Jun 2019)
- Sensible gun laws have to be at federal level, not state. (Mar 2019)
- Huge difference between sportsmen's guns and assault weapons. (Nov 2014)
- Handguns kill 8 kids a day; why don't we mobilize? (Apr 2014)
- Extend the federal assault weapons ban. (Jul 2012)
- Supports gun control. (Aug 2011)
- Voted YES on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets. (Apr 2013)
- Supports restricting the Second Amendment. (Oct 2012)
- Ban large-capacity ammunition. (Jan 2013)
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Elizabeth Warren on Health Care
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- My plan builds on Obamacare; adding $740B for public option. (Sep 2019)
- Medicare-for-All means rich pay more, middle class less. (Sep 2019)
- For-profit insurance is not working for Americans. (Jul 2019)
- No God-given right to suck billions in healthcare profit. (Jul 2019)
- Costs will go up for billionaires, down for middle class. (Jul 2019)
- Complicated forms gives insurance companies chance to say no. (Jul 2019)
- We've tried private insurance; it sucks out billions. (Jul 2019)
- $23B in insurance profits means they want no change. (Jun 2019)
- $100 billion in multi-faceted program on opioid addiction. (May 2019)
- Start with prescription drugs, then negotiate single payer. (Mar 2019)
- Insurance isn't on/off: real coverage vs. faux coverage. (Nov 2014)
- Obvious solution is universal single-payer healthcare. (Nov 2014)
- No Medicare vouchers and no privatization. (Nov 2014)
- Healthcare costs higher now than in 1970s. (Apr 2014)
- ObamaCare provides free preventive care for women. (Aug 2012)
- No privatizing Medicare, nor voucher program. (Jul 2012)
- Medical problems cause 750,000 bankruptcies each year. (Oct 2007)
- Medicare-for-All would prevent many people from going broke. (Jun 2019)
Voting Record
- Co-sponsored Medicare-for-All. (May 2019)
- Too many huge federal giveaways to the drug industry. (Nov 2016)
- Supports the President's Affordable Care Act. (Mar 2012)
- Opposes repealing ObamaCare. (Oct 2012)
- Keep ObamaCare's prevention, treatment, & recovery services. (Feb 2017)
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Elizabeth Warren on Homeland Security
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- No-first-use nuclear policy makes world safer. (Jul 2019)
- End stranglehold of defense contractors on military policy. (Mar 2019)
- Reagan military spending meant more bombs & fewer textbooks. (Apr 2017)
- Address predatory lending targeting young military enlistees. (Apr 2014)
- Reduce size of standing army to reduce deficit. (Oct 2012)
- Not a good idea to strip terrorists of citizenship. (Oct 2011)
- #1 responsibility: protect Americans from terrorism. (Oct 2011)
- Non-proliferation includes disposing of nuclear materials. (Aug 2014)
- End bulk data collection under USA PATRIOT Act. (Oct 2013)
- Exempt Veterans Affairs from federal hiring freeze. (Jan 2017)
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Elizabeth Warren on Immigration
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- Expand legal immigration, including for visa overstays. (Sep 2019)
- Fix the crisis at the border; don't just stir it up. (Jul 2019)
- Laws matter; don't lock up people who come seeking asylum. (Jul 2019)
- We need border security but must live by our values. (Jul 2019)
- A border wall is about hate & division, not security. (Mar 2019)
- Supports President Obama's immigration reform. (Nov 2014)
- Support the DREAM Act: let immigrants into army or college. (Nov 2014)
- Strongly supports the DREAM Act. (Oct 2012)
- Support the DREAM Act: Let kids stay. (Jun 2012)
- Opposes "Secure Communities" immigration enforcement program. (Dec 2011)
- Bring people out of shadow economy & help social security. ()
- Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported. (Apr 2016)
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Elizabeth Warren on Jobs
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- Require green technology be built by American union jobs. (Sep 2019)
- New jobs part of fighting climate change; it's all connected. (Jul 2019)
- Unions will help rebuild America's middle class. (Mar 2019)
- Workers earning $7.25 cannot keep above poverty line. (Apr 2017)
- How to advance when "flex work" requires 24/7 availability? (Apr 2017)
- Republican majority could ring death knell to unions. (Apr 2017)
- Make it easier for workers to organize. (Nov 2014)
- Minimum wage workers haven't gotten a raise in 7 years. (Nov 2014)
- Before CFPA, banks themselves chose bank regulators. (Apr 2014)
- Unions fight for their workers; not like corporate lobbyists. (Apr 2014)
- Say the word long and loud: "Union!". (Apr 2014)
- Social Contract: Americans don't become wealthy in isolation. (Sep 2011)
- Make it easier for workers who want to organize. (Sep 2011)
- Hardworking families are the real economy. (Apr 2010)
- Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Jan 2014)
- Let Senate cafeteria workers organize their own union. (Nov 2015)
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Elizabeth Warren on Principles & Values
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- I'm not a Democratic Socialist; we can gain from markets. (Mar 2019)
- Calling me "Pocahontas" is a racial slur. (Dec 2017)
- Dropped out of college at age 19 to get married. (Apr 2017)
- We cannot let the American Dream die. (Apr 2017)
- Scapegoating the "other" lets rich guys run America. (Apr 2017)
- We need to fight hard, tirelessly for our core principles. (Apr 2017)
- Fight back against band of billionaires, bankers, & bigots. (Apr 2017)
- Supported Republicans for years prior to political career. (Nov 2014)
- Registered Independent & Republican in Pennsylvania in 1990s. (Apr 2014)
- Fauxcahontas: Accused of using Indian heritage for gain. (Apr 2014)
- Favorite Bible verse: Matthew 25:40. (Apr 2014)
- My family is part Cherokee and I can't change who I am. (Sep 2012)
- My Indian heritage played no role in Harvard hiring. (Sep 2012)
- My father's family rejected my mother's Indian heritage. (Sep 2012)
- I know I'm 1/32 Cherokee because my mother told me so. (May 2012)
- Created intellectual foundation for Occupy Wall Street. (Oct 2011)
Ancestry
- DNA test shows Native American ancestry generations back. (Oct 2018)
- Globe review: no use of Native American heritage in hiring. (Oct 2018)
- Religious freedom means no religious registry. (Jan 2017)
- Question Trump on Emoluments clause. (May 2017)
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Elizabeth Warren on Social Security
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- System can be fixed if we have political will. (Apr 2019)
- Retirement benefits are about our values, not about math. (Nov 2014)
- Social Security & Medicare allow seniors dignity. (Sep 2012)
- No unnecessary cuts or risky privatization schemes. (Jul 2012)
- Modest changes will save Social Security, not privatization. (Apr 2012)
- Opposes investing part of your payroll tax. (Oct 2012)
- Sponsored keeping CPI for benefits instead of lower "Chained CPI". (Apr 2013)
- Rated 100% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance. (Jan 2013)
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Elizabeth Warren on Tax Reform
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- Increase taxes on millionaires & billionaires. (May 2019)
- Proposes wealth tax for fortunes over $50 million. (Apr 2019)
- Businesses should recognize how US helped them succeed. (Mar 2019)
- Comparison of Trump wealth tax to Warren wealth tax. (Jan 2019)
- 2% wealth tax on assets over $50M; 3% over $1B. (Jan 2019)
- Wealth tax: $4.1 billion per year on fortune of $137 billion. (Jan 2019)
- Curb inequality: 2% tax on assets over $50M; 3% over $1B. (Jan 2019)
- Making housing affordable by raising estate tax. (Sep 2018)
- Reagan tax cuts reduces revenue and increase national debt. (Apr 2017)
- Demand the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes. (Apr 2017)
- Lots of wealth in America but it stays at the top. (Jul 2016)
- Who pays? Everyone, or just the little guys? (Apr 2014)
- Stop protecting loopholes for millionaires. (Sep 2012)
- End tax breaks to the already-rich and already-powerful. (Jan 2012)
- Supports increasing tax rates. (Oct 2012)
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Elizabeth Warren on Technology
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- Investing in infrastructure help future business. (Mar 2019)
- Amazon benefitted greatly, but put only a little back. (Mar 2019)
- Break up Big Tech companies: they stifle innovation. (Mar 2019)
- Break up tech giants; they destroy competition. (Mar 2019)
- Amazon is a monopolist; limit their monopoly profits. (Mar 2019)
- Public spending on research is investing in ideas. (Apr 2017)
- China spends 8.6% of GDP on infrastructure; we spend 2.5%. (Apr 2017)
- Middle class built by investing in infrastructure & research. (Apr 2016)
- Upgrade our aging roads, mass transit, & water lines. (Nov 2014)
- End bulk collection of phone records. (Aug 2014)
- Would you prefer air travel without any FAA? (Apr 2014)
- Nothing pro-business about crumbling roads and bridges. (Apr 2014)
- Increase research for new industries in Massachusetts. (Dec 2011)
- Upgrade our aging infrastructure and invest in the future. (Dec 2011)
- Push for spending on infrastructure. (Nov 2011)
- Voted YES on authorizing states to collect Internet sales taxes. (May 2013)
- Support Lifeline program for low-income broadband. (Feb 2017)
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Elizabeth Warren on War & Peace
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- Exit from Mideast wars, but do it the right way. (Oct 2019)
- No one can describe what winning looks like in Afghanistan. (Sep 2019)
- Negotiate for nuclear non-proliferation, including Iran. (Jul 2019)
- No intervention in Yemen; but intervention in Gaza OK. (Mar 2019)
- Withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. (Jan 2019)
- Strong sanctions against Iranian nukes, with other countries. (Nov 2014)
- Bring US troops home from Afghanistan before 2014. (Oct 2012)
- Take nothing off the table with Iran's nuclear weapon. (Sep 2012)
- Get out of Afghanistan as fast as possible. (Dec 2011)
- Military action possible to stop Iranian nukes. (Oct 2011)
- Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection. (Mar 2014)
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Elizabeth Warren on Welfare & Poverty
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- Wealth tax of two cents, to fund education and childcare. (Jul 2019)
- Bankruptcy filers are squeezed by economy, not irresponsible. (May 2019)
- Government should subsidize new home building. (Mar 2019)
- Focus on poverty, not corporate profit: raise minimum wage. (Mar 2019)
- Address housing crisis by assisting cities & homebuyers. (Feb 2019)
- Rental market has discrimination just like housing market. (Apr 2017)
- Strong safety net is needed now more than ever. (Apr 2016)
- Those in poverty fight for crumbs left over from the wealthy. (Nov 2014)
- Nobody should work full-time and still live in poverty. (May 2014)
- Foreclosures made recession's biggest victims. (May 2010)
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| No Supreme Court nominees who oppose legal abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Staunch Pro-Abortion stance: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports public abortion funding: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supports churches providing birth control: Strongly Favors topic 1 Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Keep federal funding for family planning clinics: Strongly Favors topic 1 Endorsed Endorsed by EMILY's list for pro-choice Democratic women: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| White supremacist racism is domestic terrorism: Strongly Favors topic 2 Supports commission investigating reparations for slavery: Strongly Favors topic 2 Reparations for slavery and to Native Americans: Strongly Favors topic 2 Criminal justice system is racist front to back: Strongly Favors topic 2 Calling me "Pocahontas" is a racial slur: Favors topic 2 Battle bigotry--wherever, whenever, whatever: Strongly Favors topic 2 Rental market has discrimination just like housing market: Favors topic 2 Using bigotry & division distracts from real change: Favors topic 2 We need a reliable vote for equal pay for equal work: Strongly Favors topic 2 Warren has fought for women throughout her career: Favors topic 2 Endorsed by The Feminist Majority indicating a pro-women's rights stance: Strongly Favors topic 2 More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2 Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Build future for ALL our kids, including transgendered: Strongly Favors topic 3 Repeal DOMA; repeal DADT; support ENDA: Strongly Favors topic 3 Opposes defining traditional marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 3 Let states recognize same sex marriage: Favors topic 3 Maintain LGBT health info on federal websites: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Comprehensive sex ed for sexually-active adolescents: Opposes topic 4 Religious freedom means no religious registry: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Complicated forms gives insurance companies chance to say no: Strongly Favors topic 5 $23B in insurance profits means they want no change: Strongly Favors topic 5 $100 billion in multi-faceted program on opioid addiction: Strongly Favors topic 5 Start with prescription drugs, then negotiate single payer: Strongly Favors topic 5 Insurance isn't on/off: real coverage vs. faux coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5 Obvious solution is universal single-payer healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 5 No Medicare vouchers and no privatization: Favors topic 5 ObamaCare provides free preventive care for women: Strongly Favors topic 5 No privatizing Medicare, nor voucher program: Strongly Favors topic 5 Medicare-for-All would prevent many people from going broke: Strongly Favors topic 5 Co-sponsored Medicare-for-All: Strongly Favors topic 5 Too many huge federal giveaways to the drug industry: Opposes topic 5 Supports the President's Affordable Care Act: Strongly Favors topic 5 Opposes repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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| System can be fixed if we have political will: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Retirement benefits are about our values, not about math: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Social Security & Medicare allow seniors dignity: Strongly Opposes topic 6 No unnecessary cuts or risky privatization schemes: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Modest changes will save Social Security, not privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes investing part of your payroll tax: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Sponsored keeping CPI for benefits instead of lower "Chained CPI": Strongly Opposes topic 6 Rated 100% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Proposed all-voucher education; now opposes charters: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Support teacher unions on this time of crisis: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Invest in education, but focus on results: Opposes topic 7 Invest in public education & universal preschool: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Focus on public schools & public universities: Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| We need a Blue New Deal to protect our oceans and fisheries: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Regulate free market; break up Big Tech: Opposes topic 8 Government regulation makes capitalism work: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Endorsed by Sierra Club and Clean Water Action: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Upgrade our aging infrastructure and invest in the future: Opposes topic 8 Require labeling genetically engineered food: Opposes topic 8 YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Criminal liability for corporate execs causing severe harm: Favors topic 9 Supports anti-gang, safe neighborhood initiatives: Favors topic 9 Unfair: Kid in trouble for petty theft; CEO steals billions: Strongly Favors topic 9 Advocates stiff punishment for corporate offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9 Oppose death penalty but won't fight it for Marathon Bomber: Opposes topic 9 Rated 64% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Seven kids will die today from guns: treat it as emergency: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Must get serious about gun control & background checks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Sensible gun laws have to be at federal level, not state: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Huge difference between sportsmen's guns and assault weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Handguns kill 8 kids a day; why don't we mobilize?: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Extend the federal assault weapons ban: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Supports gun control: Opposes topic 10 Supports restricting the Second Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Ban large-capacity ammunition: Opposes topic 10 YES on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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| Wealth tax of two cents, to fund education and childcare: Strongly Favors topic 11 Increase taxes on millionaires & billionaires: Strongly Favors topic 11 Proposes wealth tax for fortunes over $50 million: Strongly Favors topic 11 Businesses should recognize how US helped them succeed: Strongly Favors topic 11 Amazon benefitted greatly, but put only a little back: Strongly Favors topic 11 Comparison of Trump wealth tax to Warren wealth tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 2% wealth tax on assets over $50M; 3% over $1B: Strongly Favors topic 11 Wealth tax: $4.1 billion per year on fortune of $137 billion: Strongly Favors topic 11 Curb inequality: 2% tax on assets over $50M; 3% over $1B: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Making housing affordable by raising estate tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Demand the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes: Strongly Favors topic 11 Lots of wealth in America but it stays at the top: Strongly Favors topic 11 Balanced approach to deficit reduction: Favors topic 11 Stop protecting loopholes for millionaires: Strongly Favors topic 11 Rebuild the middle class instead of CEO tax breaks: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports increasing tax rates: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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| Laws matter; don't lock up people who come seeking asylum: Strongly Favors topic 12 A border wall is about hate & division, not security: Favors topic 12 Supports President Obama's immigration reform: Strongly Favors topic 12 Support the DREAM Act: let immigrants into army or college: Strongly Favors topic 12 Strongly supports the DREAM Act: Strongly Favors topic 12 Support the DREAM Act: Let kids stay: Strongly Favors topic 12 Opposes "Secure Communities" immigration enforcement program: Strongly Favors topic 12 Bring people out of shadow economy & help social security: Strongly Favors topic 12 Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported: Favors topic 12 |
Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Countries want to trade with us; so push for human rights: Opposes topic 13 NAFTA 2.0 is about Big Pharma extending exclusive profits: Opposes topic 13 Trade policy written by corporations to help corporations: Favors topic 13 Having workers in trade negotiations is not extreme: Opposes topic 13 We need to do trading deals differently & help workers: Favors topic 13 We need allies to stand up to China on trade issues: Favors topic 13 Alternative to bad trade deals is not to shut down all trade: Favors topic 13 Why can corporations sue on trade deals, but workers can't?: Opposes topic 13 Middle-class are angry at trade deals: Opposes topic 13 Strong export economy means influence around the world: Favors topic 13 Key is fair, enforceable agreements that protect workers: Favors topic 13 Against a Pacific Trade Deal that only works for rich: Opposes topic 13 Make trade deals transparent, even if that causes opposition: Opposes topic 13 No secrecy in Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations: Opposes topic 13 Fair trade respecting worker rights and environment: Opposes topic 13 Fight Chinese predatory trade practices on car tires: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Rated Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Alliances make us stronger & better able to face China: Opposes topic 14 America is truly a land of opportunity: Favors topic 14 No UN membership for Palestine until two-state solution: Favors topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 15:Expand the military
(+2 points on Social scale)
| End stranglehold of defense contractors on military policy: Opposes topic 15 Reagan military spending meant more bombs & fewer textbooks: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Unequivocally support Israel's qualitative military edge: Favors topic 15 Reduce size of standing army to reduce deficit: Strongly Opposes topic 15 #1 responsibility: protect Americans from terrorism: Favors topic 15 Military action that kill civilians may create radicalism: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Non-proliferation includes disposing of nuclear materials: Opposes topic 15 Exempt Veterans Affairs from federal hiring freeze: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Constitutional Amendment to protect the right to vote: Strongly Favors topic 16 Every vote matters: so abolish the Electoral College: Strongly Favors topic 16 Fight voter suppression; abolish Electoral College: Strongly Favors topic 16 Instead of voter suppression, do everything to help register: Strongly Favors topic 16 Congress must represent the people and be held accountable: Favors topic 16 Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements: Favors topic 16 Statehood for the District of Columbia: Favors topic 16 Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers: Favors topic 16 Automatic voter registration for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Exit from Mideast wars, but do it the right way: Favors topic 17 No-first-use nuclear policy makes world safer: Favors topic 17 Negotiate for nuclear non-proliferation, including Iran: Favors topic 17 No intervention in Yemen; but intervention in Gaza OK: Favors topic 17 Withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria: Strongly Favors topic 17 Strong sanctions against Iranian nukes, with other countries: Opposes topic 17 Bring US troops home from Afghanistan before 2014: Strongly Favors topic 17 Take nothing off the table with Iran's nuclear weapon: Opposes topic 17 Get out of Afghanistan as fast as possible: Strongly Favors topic 17 Military action possible to stop Iranian nukes: Opposes topic 17 Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Environmental standards in trade agreements: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate is the existential crisis for the world: Strongly Favors topic 18 Ten-fold increase in green research & green manufacturing: Strongly Favors topic 18 Co-sponsored Green New Deal: Strongly Favors topic 18 Renewable energy on public land or offshore; end drilling: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports Green New Deal; invest in green infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 18 Return to Paris climate accord, & build on it: Strongly Favors topic 18 Oppose subsidies for fossil fuel companies: Favors topic 18 Perfect score on "350 Action's 2020 Climate Test": Strongly Favors topic 18 America must lead in combatting climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18 Supports the idea of a Green New Deal: Strongly Favors topic 18 Cannot support export bill just cause big oil does: Strongly Favors topic 18 Invest now in 21st-century energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Invest in our kids instead of subsidizing Big oil: Strongly Favors topic 18 Transition to green energy now for long-term growth: Strongly Favors topic 18 Lead the world in using green technology: Strongly Favors topic 18 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
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| Legalize marijuana at both federal & state levels: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Marijuana Justice Act: decriminalize pot & expunge records: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Co-sponsored federal legalization of marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Change to pro-legalization of marijuana: Opposes topic 19 Legalizing marijuana will reduce opioid deaths: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Opposes the outright legalization of marijuana: Favors topic 19 Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Immunity for banks offering services to marijuana businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Keep ObamaCare's prevention, treatment, & recovery services: Opposes topic 19 Criminalize imports of opioid precursors: Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
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| Why run for president to say what we can't do?: Strongly Favors topic 20 End "integrated" farming favoring corporations over farmers: Strongly Favors topic 20 Government should subsidize new home building: Strongly Favors topic 20 Address housing crisis by assisting cities & homebuyers: Strongly Favors topic 20 Middle class built by investing in infrastructure & research: Strongly Favors topic 20 End tax breaks to the already-rich and already-powerful: Favors topic 20 New regulatory regime to protect financial consumers: Strongly Favors topic 20 Foreclosures made recession's biggest victims: Strongly Favors topic 20 Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016: Favors topic 20 |
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