If you like Hillary... then you'll love Bernie!
Find out why.
Economy and Jobs
Hillary Clinton
- Supported legislation to raise minimum wage to $12/hr.
- Supported the TPP 45 times as Secretary of State. Nov 2012: “This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements.." Oct. 2015: “as of today, I am not in favor of what I have learned about it."
- Voted in favor of the 2008 Wall Street Bailout.
- Will not reinstate Glass-Steagall, according to an economic adviser.
- Voted in favor of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001 which made it harder for struggling Americans to declare bankruptcy.
- Provide job training programs for young people.
- Help small businesses grow.
- Equal pay for women.
- Ensure overtime pay for workers.
- Supports paid family leave paid with increased taxes on the wealthy. Does not support Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's bill.
Foreign Policy
Bernie Sanders
- Voted against the Iraq War.
- Said in Jun 2011: “I have reservations about our involvement in Libya ... I'm kind of conservative on getting involved in all kinds of wars abroad."
- Voted against arming and training Syrian rebels.
- Opposes American No-Fly Zone over Syria.
- Oct 2009: Increasing American troops in Afghanistan is a "very, very, very bad idea."
- Supported intervening in the Rwandan genocide and Kosovo to stop them.
- Supports Iran Deal.
Climate Change
Bernie Sanders
- Introduced legislation with Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn) to end tax breaks for oil, natural gas, and coal companies.
- Lead sponsor of the Climate Protection Act with Barbara Boxer (D-CA), calling for a tax on carbon.
- Supported the Keep It In The Ground Act that would stop new leases for offshore drilling in the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico.
- Consistently opposed Keystone XL pipeline. Oct 2015: “From day one, I opposed the Keystone Pipeline because I believe that if you're serious about climate change, you don't encourage the excavation and transportation of very dirty oil."
- Is proud that the state of Vermont has banned fracking.
- Introduced 10 Million Solar Roofs Act that would create 10 million solar rooftops on homes and businesses in the U.S.
Healthcare
Bernie Sanders
- Supports a Medicare-for-all single-payer system to make access to health care a fundamental human right, not a privilege.
- Supports allowing the federal government to negotiate with prescription drug companies for better prices, which 83% of Americans support.
- In 1999, first Member of Congress to take a busload of Americans across the border into Canada to purchase lower cost prescription drugs.
- Doesn't accept money from Big Pharma and anti-healthcare lobbyists. Has rejected money from a Big Pharma CEO.
- Wants to strength and expand Social Security.
Hillary Clinton
- Supports universal health care and against single-payer health care.
- Plans to lower prescription drug costs for Americans by limiting out-of-pocket spending, increasing competition, and demanding value for their purchase.
- Named pharmaceutical and health insurance companies at the top of her list of enemies she was most proud to have made.
- Accepted more campaign cash - $164,315 - from drug and medical device companies than any candidate in either party in the first six months of the campaign.
- Plans to defend and protect the existing Social Security program against Republicans.
Education
Bernie Sanders
- Supports tuition-free public colleges and universities. Introduced the College For All Act, fully paid for by a Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street.
- Wants to cut student loan interest rates almost in half.
- Supports refinancing student loans.
Hillary Clinton
- Proposes debt-free tuition at public colleges.
- Under the New College Compact:
- “Students will have to do their part by contributing their earnings from working 10 hours a week."
- “Families will do their part by making an affordable and realistic family contribution."
- Supports lowering interest rates on student loans.
- Supports refinancing student loans.
Immigration
Bernie Sanders
- Voted NO on building a fence along the Mexican border.
- Grant path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
Hillary Clinton
- Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border.
- Grant path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
Civil Liberties
Bernie Sanders
- Voted against the Patriot Act in 2001.
- Voted against Patriot Act reauthorization.
- May 2015: “I believed then and am even more convinced today that the law gave the government far too much power to spy on Americans and that it provided too little oversight or disclosure."
- Opposed SOPA and PIPA, considered the bills “too deeply flawed"
- Voted to allow transfer of Guantanamo detainees
Hillary Clinton
- Voted for the Patriot Act in 2001 as a U.S. senator.
- Voted for Patriot Act reauthorization (NSA spying).
- Argued for weaker encryption to allow for state surveillance.
- Supported SOPA. Endorsed the legislation, stating “There is no contradiction between intellectual property rights protection and enforcement and ensuring freedom of expression on the internet"
- Voted to block transfer of Guantanamo detainees
Civil Rights
Bernie Sanders
- Introduced a bill to end the federal ban on marijuana to end mass incarceration of minorities and the war on drugs. Allows states to decide whether they want to legalize, without federal intervention.
- Against Death Penalty
- Doesn’t receive money from the private prison lobby. Wants to end private prisons within three years.
- Supported Burlington's first Pride Parade in 1983. Voted against Don't Ask Don't Tell and the Defense of Marriage Act. Defended gay soldiers in 1995.
Experience
Bernie Sanders
- 8 years (4 terms) as Mayor of Burlington, Vermont.
- 16 years in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- 8 years in the U.S. Senate.
- Dubbed “The Amendment King” for most amendments passed out of any member.
- #1 highest approval rating of any U.S. senator at 83 percent.
Hillary Clinton
- 8 years as First Lady.
- 8 years in the U.S. Senate.
- 4 years as Secretary of State.
- Personally knows a lot of foreign leaders, has a lot of connections.
Electability
Hillary Clinton
- Hillary 47% - 41% Trump
- Has 3 point average lead over Republican candidates
Make the right choice, vote in the primary.
