On April 1, 2014, Bennet co-sponsored bill S.1123, also known as the National Origin-Based Anti-discrimination for Nonimmigrants or NO BAN Act. The act would repeal three versions of President Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ and strengthens other legislation which prohibits religious discrimination in immigration. Previously, regarding the Supreme Court’s order to partially reinstate the travel ban on …
Bill Weld has made various statements about his support for LGBTQ rights. Most notable was his role as a signatory on an Amicus Curiae brief calling for the Supreme Court to recognize marriage rights for all in February 2013. In a June 22, 2016 CNN Libertarian Town Hall, he said, ““marriage equality is dictated by …
During a January 28, 2016 campaign event at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, IA Sanders was asked a question about federal sex education. He responded by saying: “I agree [that many kids throughout the country do not have access to sex education and we plan to replace abstinence only education with comprehensive sex …
Measles, an extremely contagious and potentially dangerous disease, continues to spread in the US, with more than 700 cases so far this year in outbreaks that public health officials say are driven by communities refusing vaccines based on misinformation and conspiracies. Across the country, local leaders have struggled to gain the upper hand against new …
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On February 8, 2019, Harris reintroduced the Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights (HER) Act, which would repeal the Global Gag Rule, which bans federal funding for non-governmental organizations that provide abortion counseling or referrals, advocate to decriminalize abortion, or expand abortion services. On the issue, she said: “The United States should never force non-government organizations …
In an interview with Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner, on May 16, 2018, Hickenlooper explained his thoughts regarding the Masterpiece Cakeshop court case, which dealt with whether businesses can refuse certain services based on the First Amendment claims of free speech and free exercise of religion: “I believe and I think almost everyone in Colorado …
In a May 6th, 2012, Meet the Press interview, Biden made a statement supporting gay marriage saying: “I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men and women marrying one another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties.”
On September 17, 2015, Joe Biden spoke on abortion and reproductive rights with American Magazine in the Office of the Vice President: “I’m prepared to accept as a matter of faith, my wife and I, my family, the issue of abortion, but what I’m not prepared to do is to impose a precise view that …
Joe Biden on Reproductive Rights, the Hyde Amendment and the Title X Domestic Gag Rule Read More »
In a video posted on Twitter February 18, 2018 for his senatorial campaign, O’Rourke addressed the issue of school vouchers saying: “I remember being in a diner in Henrietta, Texas and listening to a Republican public school teacher who told me that if we allow Betsy DeVos to take her hard earned tax dollars out …
On January 5, 2017, Warren and colleagues introduced S.54, the Protect American Families Act, which sought to prohibit the creation of a federal registry based on religion, race, age, gender, ethnicity, national origin, or nationality. On the issue, Warren stated, “Targeting people based on their religion flies squarely in the face of who we are …
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