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ANTI-
TERRORISM
• Aid for Local Police |
Would
give $10 billion for local Homeland Security efforts. more |
Would
reimburse cities for Homeland Security expenses and create fund for
100,000 firefighters. more |
Would
cut Pentagon budget and channel money to local efforts. more |
Would
cut military spending and spend more on local efforts. more |
Promises
to increase Homeland Security money for states and cities by 10 percent. more |
| • Patriot Act |
Would
amend the Patriot Act. more |
Would
amend the Patriot Act. more |
Would
repeal the Patriot Act. more |
Would
repeal the Patriot Act.more |
Would
continue to support the Patriot Act. more |
CRIME
• Gun Laws |
Opposes
granting gun makers immunity from civil lawsuits; supports background
checks for guns. more |
Opposes
granting gun makers immunity from civil lawsuits; supports background
checks for guns. more |
Opposes
granting gun makers immunity from civil lawsuits; supports background
checks for guns. more |
Opposes
granting gun makers immunity from civil lawsuits; supports background
checks for guns. more |
Favors
granting gun makers immunity from civil lawsuits; supports background
checks for guns. more |
• Policing/
Sentencing |
Would
expand community policing; would reform probation and parole; promises
to end racial profiling. more |
Would
expand community policing; would review sentencing laws for non-violent
crimes; would expand drug rehab programs. more |
Would
not expand community policing; would reduce sentencing for non-violent
crimes; would expand drug rehab programs. more |
Would
not expand community policing; would reduce sentencing for non-violent
crimes; would expand drug rehab programs. more |
Would
not expand community policing; would not reduce sentencing for non-violent
crimes; would not expand drug rehab programs. more |
| • Death Penalty |
Supports
the death penalty.more |
Opposes
the death penalty, except for terrorists. more |
Opposes
the death penalty. more |
Opposes
the death penalty. more |
Supports
the death penalty. more |
ECONOMY
• Jobs |
Would
provide federal funds to match private investment to bring new jobs
to cities; would establish job training programs through local colleges
and businesses to train residents. more |
Would
give $50 million in tax breaks for manufacturing jobs; would create
new urban business zones; would expand programs for minority and
women owned businesses. more |
Would
lend $50 billion a year, interest free to state and local governments
for job creation. more |
Would
spend $50 billion a year for five years to rebuild infrastructure
and create jobs. more |
Would
continue tax cuts to encourage job growth. more |
| • Minimum Wage |
Would
raise the minimum wage to $6.65 an hour.more |
Would
raise the minimum wage, but did not say how much. more |
Would
raise the minimum wage to $8.50 an hour. more |
Would
raise the minimum wage to $7.15 an hour. more |
Would
not support a minimum wage increase. more |
| • North America Free Trade Agreement |
Would
amend NAFTA.more |
Voted
for NAFTA, but says it may need to be amended. more |
Would
repeal NAFTA. more |
Would
repeal NAFTA. more |
Would
support NAFTA. more |
| • Taxes |
Would
repeal tax cuts for families with incomes above $200,000.more |
Would
repeal tax cuts for families with incomes above $200,000. more |
Would
repeal all tax cuts and give $87 billion in tax credits for middle-
and low-income families. more |
Would
repeal all tax cuts. more |
Would
continue tax cuts, totaling over $1 trillion over six years. more |
EDUCATION
• Higher Ed |
Would
pay college tuition for teachers who agree to work in difficult urban
schools; would provide one year of free college tuition in exchange
for 10 hours of community service a week. more |
Would
expand tax credits for college; one year of free college tuition
for two years of community service. more |
Would
provide free college tuition for public university students. more |
Supports
a Constitutional amendment guaranteeing every American a quality
education. more |
Would
continue to support tax credits for college. more |
| • No Child Left Behind |
Would
reform No Child Left Behind program and provide more money to meet
the requirements. more |
Would
reform No Child Left Behind program and guarantee funding for it. more |
Would
reform No Child Left Behind program and provide more money to meet
the requirements. more |
Opposes
No Child Left Behind program. more |
Supports
No Child Left Behind program. more |
| • Vouchers |
Opposes
vouchers for private schools. more |
Opposes
vouchers for private schools. more |
Opposes
vouchers for private schools. more |
Opposes
vouchers for private schools. more |
Supports
vouchers for private schools. more |
| HEALTH
CARE |
Would
provide expanded health coverage for low-income people; would require
that all Americans under 21 have health insurance. more |
Would
offer every American access to health care plan offered to federal
employees; would expand existing programs to cover 96 percent of
population. more |
Would
create a national health care plan financed by federal government. more |
Would
create a national health care plan financed by federal government. more |
Would
expand medical savings accounts to give workers more control; would
increase tax credits to help uninsured buy medical coverage. more |
| HOUSING |
Would
give a tax credit of up to $5,000 to cover down payments for low-
and moderate-income families buying a home. more |
Would
create a housing trust fund to build 1.5 million apartments over
ten years; would use tax credits to build and rehab 500,000 homes
over the next ten years. more |
Would
create a housing trust fund to build 1.5 million new apartments and
houses for low- and moderate-income families over ten years. more |
Would
support housing assistance for low-income families. more |
Would
support fund to help families with down payments for homes; would
support programs to encourage minority home ownership. more |
IMMIGRATION
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Would
reform current policy to expedite citizenship process for some immigrants;
would increase enforcement on U.S./Mexico border. more |
Would
reform current policy to expedite citizenship process for some immigrants;
would increase enforcement on U.S./Mexico border. more |
Would
reform current policy to expedite citizenship process for some immigrants;
would work with Mexico to curb illegal immigration. more |
Would
reform current policy to expedite citizenship process for some immigrants. more |
Would
offer temporary visas to immigrants who register with employer; would
increase enforcement on U.S./Mexico border. more |
| MASS
TRANSIT |
Would
support federal mass transit initiatives. more |
Would
support transportation policy that allows cities to choose how best
to use federal money. more |
Would
create a federal program to employ the jobless to rebuild infrastructure,
including roads, highways, and mass transit. more |
Would
spend $50 billion a year over five years on highways, railways, and
infrastructure. more |
Would
continue to support federal mass transit initiatives; would continue
support of federal aid to rebuild lower Manhattan’s transit
system. more |
| POVERTY |
Would
provide job training and childcare for welfare-to-work programs;
would support initiatives to require fathers to pay child support;
would create safety net for homeless; would launch campaign to reduce
teen pregnancy. more |
Would
provide job training and childcare for welfare-to-work programs;
would support initiatives to require fathers to pay child support;
would build affordable housing for homeless. more |
Would
create a zero-unemployment economy; would create living wage; would
building affordable housing for homeless. more |
Opposes
welfare-to-work programs; would create massive job program to help
poor. more |
Would
increase work requirements for welfare-to-work programs; would create
faith-based initiatives to meet needs of poor. more |
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