Bernie Sanders

"Fully fund Planned Parenthood, Title X, and other initiatives that protect women’s health, access to contraception, and the availability of a safe and legal abortion." "Title X funds provide much-needed family planning services for millions of people around this country."

No. Voted against S. 311.

"Healthcare is a human right." Sanders introduced the Medicare For All Act (S.1129).

"As president, Bernie will raise up to $3 trillion over 10 years by repealing all of the disastrous corporate tax breaks enacted under Trump, closing corporate tax loopholes, and demanding that large corporations pay their fair share of taxes." "With more brackets for individuals and families, Sanders’s proposal is estimated to raise $1.6 trillion more in revenue than Warren’s plan over 10 years."

"We have got to expand social security benefits by lifting the cap on taxable incomes."

"It is time to raise the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour."

Sanders refers to himself as a "democratic socialist." "Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont offered a vigorous defense of the democratic socialism that has defined his five decades in political life on Wednesday..."

Sanders promises to “end all forms of discrimination,” including discrimination with regard to employment, housing, military service, and marriage. “And it means being able to buy a wedding cake at any bakery in America,” he added.

"We must not end the separation of church and state."

Sanders supports Medicare for All, which would mandate a public health care program.

"We are going to pass Medicare for All ..."

"You're damn right we're going to get rid of greedy health insurance companies. We need a health care system that guarantees affordable health care to all, not one designed to make huge profits for corporations."

"What we need is a foreign policy that focuses on diplomacy, ending conflicts by people sitting at a table, not by killing each other. As president of the United States, I will go to the United Nations and not denigrate it, not attack the UN, but bring countries together in the Middle East and all over the world to come to terms with their differences and solve those problems peacefully."

"We can defeat ISIS without getting ourselves involved in perpetual warfare in the Middle East."

"...We must focus on comprehensive immigration reform and treating those seeking asylum with dignity—not spending billions on a wall."

"As president, I will provide immediate legal status for Dreamers."

"Completely reshape and reform our immigration enforcement system, including breaking up ICE and CBP and redistributing their functions to their proper authorities."

"1. Triple Title I funding to ensure at-risk schools. 2.Mandating that charter schools comply with the same oversight requirements as public schools. 3.Rethink the link between property taxes and education funding. 4.Significantly increase teacher pay by working with states to set a starting salary for teachers at no less than $60,000 tied to cost of living, years of service, and other qualifications; and allowing states to go beyond that floor based on geographic cost of living."

Sanders would ban for-profit charter schools.

"Everyone, regardless of sexuality or gender identity, must be guaranteed equal protection under the law. The Supreme Court must protect those rights, and we must end discrimination in all its forms."

Senator Sanders is Jewish.

"The United States must join almost every other advanced country on Earth and abolish the death penalty."

"We need real, comprehensive criminal justice reform. We must invest in jobs and education, not more jails and incarceration."

"Sanders vowed he would halve the prison population through measures including ending mandatory sentencing minimums." He would shift from “an overly punitive approach” to one that focuses on preventing crime and rehabilitating “people who have made mistakes.” He also promised to legalize pot and establish “safe injection sites,” stating on his website, 'The disastrous policies that make up the War on Drugs have not reduced drug use and violent crime.'"

"Arming teachers is not the answer to our country’s gun epidemic."

"We should be working to: expand background checks, end the gun show loophole, end the so-called 'straw man' provision, ban the sale & distribution of assault weapons."

No. "Moderator April Ryan asked the presidential hopeful why he was against 'reparations for descendants of African slaves.' 'Here’s my fear about reparations, and I understand the issue, and I’m on board the legislation that will study the issue,' the Vermont independent said at the Wednesday event. 'Here’s my fear: The Congress gives the African American community a $20,000 check, and says, 'Thank you, that took care of slavery, we don’t have to worry about anything more.' I think that’s wrong, I want to build, rebuild the distressed communities in America.'"

Sanders says that whenever someone hurts or kills someone because of their skin color, that's it's "not just a hate crime," but that it is also "domestic terrorism."

"When we take back the White House, we will not only rejoin the Paris Agreement. We will launch the decade of the Green New Deal to lead the world in averting the climate crisis and create 20 million new jobs."

Says he does not support the BDS movement, but voted "No" on the Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act (S.1).

"Abolish the Electoral College."

Co-sponsored the "Voter Empowerment Act of 2019," which, among other things would allow an individual to vote if they submitted a sworn testimony saying they are eligible to vote. "As president, I will implement a simple process: If you are a citizen 18 years or older, you are eligible to vote. End of discussion."