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Joe Biden on Families & Children
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| Democratic President; former V.P.; former Senator |
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- Providing childcare protections increases economic growth. (Jun 2024)
- Preschool for 3-year olds so all learn to read by 3rd grade. (Mar 2024)
- Gender Policy Council: promote gender-affirming care. (Apr 2023)
- Paid family leave & Child Tax Credit increase productivity. (Feb 2023)
- Cut the cost of childcare in half. (Mar 2022)
- Guarantee education free from gender-based violence. (Mar 2021)
- No mandatory paid family and sick leave in COVID relief. (Mar 2021)
- Expand the child tax credit to $3,000 for each child. (Mar 2021)
- $39B to child care providers for COVID relief & stimulus. (Mar 2021)
- Invest $450 billion so people needing care can stay at home. (Sep 2020)
- Find purpose in family tragedy. (Feb 2020)
- Focus on our children, to address child poverty. (Feb 2020)
- Kids are our future and health of US depends on them. (Feb 2020)
- $15 minimum wage and triple money for Title 1 schools. (Feb 2020)
- Keep punching at it: men can never raise a hand to women. (Nov 2019)
- MeToo: Change the culture of how women are treated. (Nov 2019)
- As single father, I get it; target childcare tax break. (Jul 2019)
- $2.3M in grants to help reduce domestic violence homicides. (Mar 2013)
- I've been a single parent; I know the difficulties. (Oct 2008)
Voting Record
- Fund "red flag" laws for family members at extreme risk. (Apr 2021)
- 1990: Pushed through Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). (Oct 2017)
- 1991: VAWA is about civil rights, not divorce law. (Oct 2010)
- Fought for Family and Medical Leave, up to 12 unpaid weeks. (Sep 2007)
- 1990: authored the Violence Against Women Act. (Jul 2007)
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Doug Burgum on Families & Children
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| 2024 Presidential contender; Republican ND Governor |
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- Family and mental health are solution to mass shootings. (Sep 2023)
- Vetoed barring biological boys from girl's school sports. (Jun 2021)
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Chris Christie on Families & Children
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| N.J. Governor; Republican Presidential candidate |
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- Less government control over parenting choices . (Dec 2023)
- Pro-life is not just in the womb, it's for the whole life. (Nov 2023)
- Government shouldn't interfere with parents on gender care. (Jun 2023)
- $9.7 more for Early Childhood Intervention Program. (Jul 2011)
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Ron DeSantis on Families & Children
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| Republican presidential contender; FL governor |
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- No tax on diapers or cribs or any baby items. (Jan 2024)
- Don't sexualize school curriculum, or Disney World. (Jan 2024)
- We lead the nation in protecting the rights of parents. (Jan 2024)
- Sex change operations in teens is gender mutilation. (Dec 2023)
- Disallow men from going into little girls' bathrooms. (Dec 2023)
- Protect faith-based noncooperation with gay marriage. (Oct 2018)
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Nikki Haley on Families & Children
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| Republican presidential contender; UN Ambassador 2017-2018 |
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- No gender transformations until age 18, like no tattoos. (Jan 2024)
- Must be 18 to change your gender. (Dec 2023)
- Private bathrooms instead of transgender girls' bathroom. (Dec 2023)
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Kamala Harris on Families & Children
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| Democratic nominee;Vice President; former California Senator |
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- Restore both Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. (Sep 2024)
- Opportunity economy: child tax credit to $6,000 . (Aug 2024)
- $6,000 child tax credit, expanded from $2,000 per child. (Aug 2024)
- Cap childcare co-payments at 7% of income. (Feb 2024)
- Increase penalties for sexual exploitation of children. (Jan 2021)
- Six months paid family leave; burden still falls on women. (Nov 2019)
- Keep families together; end solitary confinement. (Sep 2019)
- Keep families together; end solitary confinement. (Sep 2019)
- Supports broad paid family and medical leave plans. (Jul 2019)
- Sanctuary for prostituted youth so they can escape pimps. (Jan 2019)
- Shut down brothels masquerading as massage parlors. (Jan 2019)
- 2004: Performed same-sex marriage despite state ban. (Jan 2019)
- Punish parents of chronically truant kids. (Aug 2017)
- Served as attorney in Division on Children and Families. (Apr 2015)
- Let same-sex couples marry the person they love. (Feb 2013)
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Howie Hawkins on Families & Children
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| Green Party Presidential Challenger |
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- Criminalize purchasers of sex, not the prostitutes. (Jul 2020)
- Supports universal healthcare & universal pre-K. (Nov 2018)
- Raise minimum wage to family-supporting wage. (Jul 2006)
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Asa Hutchinson on Families & Children
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| Republican presidential contender; AR Governor |
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- Enhance adoption services and maternal care. (Aug 2023)
- Don't want government interfering with parental decisions. (Apr 2023)
- Reformed child welfare system with faith-based partners. (Jan 2019)
- More funding for foster children. (Jan 2017)
- Reform divorce laws to increase waiting period. (Sep 2014)
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Chase Oliver on Families & Children
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| Libertarian candidate for President |
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- No state mandates on transgender girls athletics. (Aug 2023)
- Support LGBTQ kids; stop demonizing LGBTQ people. (Oct 2022)
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Mike Pence on Families & Children
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| Former Republican Vice President (withdrew Oct.2023) |
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- Day-care kids suffer stunted emotional development. (Sep 2020)
- 2003: Pushed for anti-porn Truth in Domain Names Act. (Apr 2018)
- Does not eat or drink with women other than his wife. (Mar 2017)
- Let parents and doctors decide on HPV vaccinations. (Feb 2015)
- Adoption is a beautiful way for families to come together. (Jan 2014)
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Vivek Ramaswamy on Families & Children
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| CEO & Republican Challenger |
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- Transgenderism is a mental health disorder. (Dec 2023)
- People are hungry for purpose and meaning. (Aug 2023)
- Give $80B in federal education money to parents . (Aug 2023)
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Bernie Sanders on Families & Children
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| Independent Senator (VT) amd former Presidential candidate |
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- Half of Americans are women; and half my Cabinet will be. (Mar 2020)
- Guaranteed child care: Age 0 to 4 are most important years. (Jan 2020)
- Trump threw 32M families off healthcare, socialism not issue. (Jun 2019)
- Workers need paid family leave and paid sick leave. (Aug 2017)
- Real family values: time with newborn and sick relatives. (Nov 2016)
- American workers need a vacation. (Nov 2016)
- Affordable housing underlies jobs, and child development. (Nov 2016)
- $1.61 a week for paid family & medical leave. (Dec 2015)
- Increase payroll tax to guarantee paid family leave. (Oct 2015)
- We're the only major country without paid family leave. (Oct 2015)
- LGBTQ values are family values. (Sep 2015)
- Provide affordable childcare & early pre-K education. (Sep 2015)
- Violence Against Women Act applies to men and gays, too. (Sep 2015)
- Real family values means paid family leave & sick time. (Jun 2015)
- 1972: wrote fictional "satire" about men oppressing women. (May 2015)
- Parents worry more about kids than themselves, economically. (Dec 2010)
Green New Deal
- My priority is working class families, not the rich. (Feb 2020)
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Jill Stein on Families & Children
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| Green Challenger |
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- Kids in poverty can't go to school in condition to learn. (Jul 2015)
- Half-million in foster care means system is dysfunctional. (Jul 2015)
- Don't assume that mothers should always get custody. (Jul 2015)
- Physician married to a physician; two sons and one dog. (Apr 2015)
- Family planning is 1st principle of reproductive healthcare. (Dec 2011)
- Fund community youth programs for at-risk youth. (Sep 2010)
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Donald Trump on Families & Children
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| Republican former President |
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- Religious exemptions, including contraception, in ObamaCare . (Apr 2023)
- I don't know about QAnon; but I agree on opposing pedophilia. (Oct 2020)
- Our children are taught in school to hate their own country. (Jul 2020)
- Expanded child tax credit was pushed by Ivanka Trump. (Feb 2020)
- Paid family leave for federal employees. (Feb 2020)
- Doubled the child tax credit. (Feb 2019)
- Girls smuggled across border into modern-day slavery. (Feb 2019)
- Bipartisan effort to implement paid family leave. (Feb 2017)
- I have great respect for women; despite locker-room talk. (Oct 2016)
- Hillary and I agree on paid family leave. (Sep 2016)
- Supports birth control without a prescription. (Sep 2016)
- Women act feminine & needy, but inside, they are killers. (Aug 2016)
- Ex-wives sign confidentiality agreements and keep quiet. (Aug 2016)
- Federal tax breaks to support child care costs. (Aug 2016)
- Happiest people have great families & God in their lives. (Nov 2015)
- Stress importance of a strong family, & a culture of Life. (Jun 2015)
- Everyone getting married should have a prenuptial agreement. (Sep 2008)
- Too many hollow compliments are not healthy for kids. (Sep 2008)
- I would rather live a married life than be single. (Sep 2008)
- Be cocky & confident & get all the women you want. (Sep 2008)
- My family is my motivation. (Mar 2004)
- I seem to bring out either the best or worst in women. (Oct 1997)
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JD Vance on Families & Children
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| Republican Vice Presidential nominee |
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- Promote choice, like neighborhood childcare. (Oct 2024)
- FactCheck: School shootings are fact of life only in America. (Sep 2024)
- School shootings are a fact of life: harden security. (Sep 2024)
- Give newlyweds $30,000 with no payback if they stay married. (Aug 2024)
- Sarcastic "childless cat lady" means "anti-family" . (Jul 2024)
- Childless Americans in leadership class are more sociopathic. (Jul 2024)
- Fatherhood transforms men from "driftless" to "grounded". (Jul 2024)
- 2021: Go to war against the anti-child ideology. (Jul 2024)
- I'll stop saying "groomers" when they stop sexualizing kids. (Jul 2024)
- Oppose Respect for Marriage Act: no same-sex marriage. (Jul 2024)
- Easier divorce did not reduce violence in marriages. (May 2023)
- Marriage is "'til death do us part," even if violent. (May 2023)
- Get rid of marriage penalty; make it easier to raise family. (Nov 2022)
- Don't be too quick to leave a marriage to violent spouse. (Jul 2022)
- Divorce might be better for mom & dad, but not for the kids. (Jul 2022)
- Reinvigorate American families; tax code penalizes marriage. (Oct 2021)
- Universal daycare is class war against normal people. (Aug 2021)
- Expanded childcare favors affluent over working class. (Jul 2021)
- Working moms support families by doing "women's work". (May 2017)
- Citing "culture" is a copout; we need policy interventions. (Jul 2016)
- We learn how to be a great spouse despite domestic strife. (Jul 2016)
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Tim Walz on Families & Children
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| DFL Governor & V.P. nominee |
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- Paid medical leave will enhance our families and workplaces. (Oct 2024)
- My wife and I used IUI, not IVF. (Aug 2024)
- Ban conversion therapy; don't ban books. (Aug 2024)
- Protect gender affirming care for minors in Minnesota. (Apr 2023)
- Plan to modernize state government to put families first. (Apr 2023)
- $545M in Child Tax Credits to 215,000 families . (Jul 2022)
- Place children at the center of government. (Aug 2019)
- Full marriage equality for same-sex couples. (Oct 2018)
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Kanye West on Families & Children
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| Birthday Party candidate for President |
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- Asks staff to refrain from fornicating outside of marriage. (Sep 2020)
- The culture of humanity needs to be family. (Sep 2020)
- Birthday Lake: mothers safely experience pregnancy & birth. (Sep 2020)
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Marianne Williamson on Families & Children
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| Democratic candidate for President |
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- Massively realign investment in the direction of children. (Jun 2023)
- Federal mandate for social services for children. (Jul 2019)
- Provide free or affordable lunches & breakfasts for students. (May 2019)
- Need a cabinet department to focus on children and youth. (Apr 2019)
- Maternity/paternity leave; free prenatal care and childcare. (Apr 2019)
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