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Bernard Sanders on The Issues
Sanders on the issues:
Campaign preparation • Taxes • Government regulations • International trade • Budgets • Agricultural subsidies • Federal assistance programs • Foreign affairs • Federalism • Healthcare • Immigration • Education • Abortion • Gay rights • Character • Communications • Political and leadership attributes
Gay Rights
Bernie Sanders voted against H.J.Res.88 - the Marriage Protection Amendment, which proposed declaring "that: (1) marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman; and (2) neither the U.S. Constitution nor the constitution of any state shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon any other union."[2]
Abortion
Bernie Sanders voted against H.R.1833 - the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995, which proposed making it a crime to perform a partial-birth abortion, "except where such an abortion is necessary to save the life of a mother endangered by a physical disorder, illness, or injury, provided that no other medical procedure would suffice."[2]
Immigration
Bernie Sanders voted for the comprehensive immigration reform bill, S.744 - the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, which passed the Senate on June 27, 2013.[2]
Sanders voted against H.R.6095 - the Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006, which, among other things, sought to affirm "that state and local law enforcement personnel have the inherent authority to investigate, identify, arrest, detain, or transfer to federal custody aliens in the United States (including the transportation of such aliens across state lines to detention centers) for purposes of assisting in the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws in the course of carrying out routine duties."[3]
Sanders voted against H.R.6061 - the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which required the Secretary of Homeland Security construct a fence along the U.S. - Mexico border "to prevent unlawful border entry and facilitate border access by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, such as additional checkpoints, all weather access roads, and vehicle barriers." It became law on October 26, 2006.[4]
Sanders voted against H.R.4437 - the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, which, among other things, proposed directing "the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to take all appropriate actions to maintain operational control over the U.S. international land and maritime borders."[5]
Sanders voted against H.R.6095 - the Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006, which, among other things, sought to affirm "that state and local law enforcement personnel have the inherent authority to investigate, identify, arrest, detain, or transfer to federal custody aliens in the United States (including the transportation of such aliens across state lines to detention centers) for purposes of assisting in the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws in the course of carrying out routine duties."[3]
Sanders voted against H.R.6061 - the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which required the Secretary of Homeland Security construct a fence along the U.S. - Mexico border "to prevent unlawful border entry and facilitate border access by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, such as additional checkpoints, all weather access roads, and vehicle barriers." It became law on October 26, 2006.[4]
Sanders voted against H.R.4437 - the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, which, among other things, proposed directing "the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to take all appropriate actions to maintain operational control over the U.S. international land and maritime borders."[5]
Healthcare
Bernie Sanders sponsored S.1782 - the American Health Security Act of 2013, which "Expresses the sense of the Senate concerning: (1) enactment of a Medicare-for-All Single Payer Health Care System; (2) recognition of health care as a human right; (3) state flexibility in designing health care programs; and (4) the goals of a new single-payer health care system, efficiencies through integrated care, and implementation of policies to ensure higher quality, better prevention, and lower per capita costs."[2]
Sanders voted for H.R.3590 - the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare". It became law on March 23, 2010.[3]
Sanders voted for H.R.3103 - the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, also known as HIPPA. It became law on August 21, 1996.[4]
Sanders voted for H.R.3590 - the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare". It became law on March 23, 2010.[3]
Sanders voted for H.R.3103 - the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, also known as HIPPA. It became law on August 21, 1996.[4]
http://ballotpedia.org/Bernie_Sanders_presidential_campaign,_2016/Healthcare
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Bernie last week, April 20 in D.C. at a Rally against the TPP, Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement with labor leaders in front of the office of the US Trade Representative.
