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| 2024 Election: | Joe Biden's book | Kamala Harris' book | Donald Trump's book | JD Vance's book | 2024 Senate Debates |
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from Past and present Senate candidates from Wisconsin (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Alex Lasry: Ensure access to abortion and reproductive care. Chris Larson: Court overturning Roe was a kick in the gut. Leah Vukmir: 100% pro-life. Leah Vukmir: No exceptions, including rape, incest, or mother's life. Mandela Barnes: Would vote to codify Roe v. Wade to restore abortion rights. Mark Neumann: God-given rights begin at conception. Ron Johnson: Roe v Wade decision was a tragedy. Ron Johnson: Only allow abortion for rape, incest, and maternal life. Russell Feingold: Supports public funding for Planned Parenthood. Tammy Baldwin: Planned Parenthood provides essential services. Tommy Thompson: God-given rights begin at conception. Eric Hovde: Voters can respect life while safeguarding individual rights. Eric Hovde: Supported overturning Roe v. Wade. Eric Hovde: Unconscionable to terminate healthy baby born alive. Eric Hovde: Woman's right to choose but only in first trimester. Tammy Baldwin: A woman's rights shouldn't depend on her zip code or state. |
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Budget & Economy Alex Lasry: Use American materials for federal infrastructure projects. Alex Lasry: Infrastructure includes upgrading public transportation. John Schiess: Get rid of federal reserve system. Leah Vukmir: Congress is addicted to spending our money. Mandela Barnes: Need big, bold investment to create new good-paying jobs. Mark Neumann: Balance the budget by eliminating Obamacare. Mark Neumann: Full audit of the Federal Reserve. Ron Johnson: $184B stimulus drove the country deeper into debt. Sarah Godlewski: We can help people get back to work, small businesses. Tom Nelson: US should develop a national industrial strategy. Tommy Thompson: Full audit of the Federal Reserve. Tommy Thompson: Tax-and-spend policies are out of the mainstream. Tommy Thompson: Balanced budget is first priority. Eric Hovde: We must dramatically reduce federal spending and deficits. |
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Civil Rights Alex Lasry: Systemic racism is ingrained in our society. Alex Lasry: I am a strong supporter of the Equality Act. Chris Larson: State GOP shows contempt for LGBTQ Wisconsinites. Leah Vukmir: Voted against anti-bullying legislation to protect students. Leah Vukmir: Silent on LGBT issues during debate and surveys. Mandela Barnes: Chaired the legislature's Black and Latino Caucus. Mandela Barnes: Joined celebration of LGBTQ+ community's contributions. Tammy Baldwin: Legal gay marriage is victory for fairness & equality. Tom Nelson: Racism short-circuited establishing US labor-based party. Eric Hovde: They want to get rid of meritocracy in our country. |
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Corporations Tammy Baldwin: I've stood up to Wall Street and Big Oil. Tammy Baldwin: I've stood up to Wall Street and Big Oil. Tammy Baldwin: Support Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Phil Anderson: Work with small business to rebuild Wisconsin's economy. Eric Hovde: Economic sanity: private-sector-driven pro-growth business. Eric Hovde: Low corporate tax rate, but set a minimum tax rate. Tammy Baldwin: Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. |
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Crime Alex Lasry: Ban chokeholds, no-knock warrants, end qualified immunity. Leah Vukmir: Law and order is a critical issue. Mandela Barnes: Critical of racial disparities in police actions. Mark Neumann: Death penalty for terrorism convicts. Sarah Godlewski: Address systematic racism in our criminal justice system. Tammy Baldwin: Criminal justice system needs review to ensure fairness. Tommy Thompson: Death penalty for terrorism convicts. Eric Hovde: Claims "defunding the police" is cause for high crime rates. |
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Drugs Leah Vukmir: Opposes stronger penalties for drunk driving. Leah Vukmir: More law enforcement grants to prevent drug flow into WI. Leah Vukmir: Don't let our veterans down, like with opioids at Tomah VA. Leah Vukmir: Keep marijuana a Schedule 1 drug; no medical use. Mandela Barnes: Pun-filled tweets support governor's legalization plan. Ron Johnson: No federal legalization; but let's see how states do. Ron Johnson: Unsecure Mexican border is a gateway for drug traffickers. Ron Johnson: Death penalty for drug dealers. Tammy Baldwin: Legalize medical marijuana; let states decide. Eric Hovde: Not a libertarian when it comes to drugs. Phil Anderson: Rated A by NORML on marijuana reform. Tammy Baldwin: Rated A+ by NORML: long-time advocate for cannabis . |
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Education Alex Lasry: We need more investments in education, more in trade schools. Leah Vukmir: Expand school choice. Leah Vukmir: I want schools competing for enrollment. Leah Vukmir: Get federal government out of business of student loans. Mark Neumann: School funding & mandates from states, not Feds. Sarah Godlewski: Boosted funding for books and tech in school libraries. Sarah Godlewski: COVID: $5.25 million disbursed for distance learning. Tammy Baldwin: Opposes giving taxpayer dollars to private schools. Tammy Baldwin: Refinance student loans at lower rates. Tammy Baldwin: Urges funding to help at-risk students' access to education. Tommy Thompson: School funding & mandates from states, not Feds. Eric Hovde: Student debt forgiveness is unfair at every single level. Eric Hovde: Worry about the basics, not gender-inclusive policies. Tammy Baldwin: Create a debt-free path to nursing degrees. |
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Energy & Oil Alex Lasry: I support transitioning to 100% clean electricity by 2035. Chris Larson: We need to address the existential crisis of climate change. Leah Vukmir: Opposes funding clean energy & high-speed rail. Leah Vukmir: No government subsidies for renewable energy. Mandela Barnes: Chairs Governor's Task Force on Climate Change. Mandela Barnes: Launch a national green bank to fund clean energy projects. Mark Neumann: Don't mandate ethanol in gasoline. Mark Neumann: Oppose cap-and-trade laws or regulations. Russell Feingold: 2003 "4P": use Clean Air Act to reduce coal plant pollutants. Russell Feingold: Climate change is real and we need to address it. Sarah Godlewski: Ended Republican state gag order on climate change. Tammy Baldwin: Government should get out of subsidies to big oil. Tammy Baldwin: Global climate change poses a growing threat. Tommy Thompson: Don't mandate ethanol in gasoline. Tommy Thompson: Oppose cap-and-trade laws or regulations. Eric Hovde: Delusional to end fossil fuel use. Eric Hovde: Roll back regulations to expand energy production . Eric Hovde: Climate change is an existential threat to humanity. |
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Environment Alex Lasry: I strongly support keeping public lands in public hands. Alex Lasry: I support repealing Trump rollbacks of emission standards. Leah Vukmir: Many EPA actions are over-regulation. Mark Neumann: Oppose UN's Agenda 21 sustainable development. Russell Feingold: Clean Water Restoration Act to protect streams and wetlands. Tammy Baldwin: Restore full EPA funding & oppose new cuts. Tommy Thompson: Oppose UN's Agenda 21 sustainable development. Tommy Thompson: Prevent invasive Asian Carp in Great Lakes. Tammy Baldwin: Community projects to clean up the Mississippi River. |
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Families & Children Mark Neumann: Traditional family is most important thing for USA now. Sarah Godlewski: Make the child tax credit permanent. Tammy Baldwin: Treatment foster care helps kids stay out of institutions. Eric Hovde: Restrictions on gender-affirming treatments for minors . |
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Foreign Policy Alex Lasry: US/Israel alliance special, for two-state solution. John Schiess: Get rid of the communist United Nations. Mandela Barnes: Israel is a strong ally and strong partner in Middle East. Mark Neumann: Supports non-interventionist foreign policy. Russell Feingold: Supports Iran nuclear deal. Sarah Godlewski: Did microfinance work in rural India. Sarah Godlewski: Supports continued U.S. security assistance for Israel. Tommy Thompson: Supports non-interventionist foreign policy. Eric Hovde: Lead through deterrence, send a clear message of strength. Eric Hovde: Trump put crushing sanctions on Iran; Biden lifted them. Eric Hovde: Don't think we should endlessly fund money into Ukraine. Tammy Baldwin: Keep some hope alive of the two-state solution in the region. Tammy Baldwin: Ukraine is about democracy versus dictatorship. |
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Free Trade Leah Vukmir: Tariffs on China give time to negotiate fairer deals. Mandela Barnes: Bring manufacturing supply chains home for jobs here. Mandela Barnes: Will only back trade deals that puts Wisconsin first. Ron Johnson: Yes to trade adjustment; Yes to fast-track. Russell Feingold: Opposes lousy trade deals. Tammy Baldwin: Tariffs send message to bad actors like China. |
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Government Reform Alex Lasry: Active advocate for making it easier for people to vote. Alex Lasry: Overturn Citizens United, no corporate PAC money. Alex Lasry: We must eliminate the filibuster. Leah Vukmir: Drew districts overturned as unconstitutional gerrymander. Leah Vukmir: Supports voter photo-ID law. Mandela Barnes: Fighting to protect democracy and right to vote. Mandela Barnes: Expand opportunities for early-voting, mail-in voting. Mandela Barnes: Don't allow Congress members to own individual stocks. Mandela Barnes: Supports regulating large corporate monopoly farms. Mark Neumann: Clean Up Washington: 12-year term limit for Congress. Mark Neumann: Allow voter ID by repealing Help America Vote Act. Ron Johnson: Third-party issue ad donors should be disclosed. Ron Johnson: Voter fraud not quackery; need hearings and investigations. Russell Feingold: Created "Progressives United" PAC as soon as he left office. Russell Feingold: Outraged by Shelby County v. Holder; enforce voting rights. Sarah Godlewski: Saved job of State Treasurer, got elected to it. Tammy Baldwin: Ease campaign spending rules; limit donor disclosure. Tammy Baldwin: Partisan gerrymandering is an attack on our democracy. Tammy Baldwin: Voter photo-ID requirements harm participation. Tom Nelson: He calls out the toxic influence of money in politics. Tom Nelson: We need the Right-to-Vote Constitutional Amendment. Tommy Thompson: Allow voter ID by repealing Help America Vote Act. Tommy Thompson: I'm a reformer: on welfare, healthcare, & taxes. Tommy Thompson: I'm a reformer: on welfare, healthcare, & taxes. Tommy Thompson: I've never been a lobbyist. Ron Johnson: Participated briefly in pushing fake pro-Trump electors. Eric Hovde: Tighten up voting process; clean up voting system. Eric Hovde: Platform includes scaling back government regulations. Eric Hovde: Nursing homes struggling with massive amounts of regulations. Eric Hovde: Why did state Supreme Court bring back drop boxes? Tammy Baldwin: We have seen laws passed to make it harder for some to vote. |
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Gun Control Chris Larson: Close loophole, only allow minors rifles for legal hunting. Leah Vukmir: Approach any 2nd Amendment law skeptically. Mandela Barnes: Has advocated for tighter gun control laws. Ron Johnson: Wokeness, Critical Race Theory contribute to gun violence. Russell Feingold: Universal background checks plus waiting periods. Sarah Godlewski: Clear we've got a gun violence problem in this country. Tammy Baldwin: Ban bump stocks & high-capacity magazines. Eric Hovde: Right to keep and bear arms: no exception. |
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Health Care Alex Lasry: Healthcare a human right, add public option to ACA. Leah Vukmir: Opposed requiring health insurers to cover oral chemotherapy. Leah Vukmir: Full repeal of ObamaCare, period. Mandela Barnes: Strengthen state health care; I know because I was on it. Mark Neumann: Repeal ObamaCare. Ron Johnson: ObamaCare will cost the average family $2,100. Ron Johnson: All world pandemic agreements should be voted on by Senate. Russell Feingold: Healthcare reform is a good compromise. Russell Feingold: 2010: I knew that over time, ObamaCare would work out. Sarah Godlewski: Expand Medicaid and Medicare; supports a public option. Tammy Baldwin: Take repeal off the table & work to improve ObamaCare. Tammy Baldwin: Good health care for all, especially the most vulnerable. Tammy Baldwin: Address racial disparities in health care system. Tom Nelson: We need real leaders who will take COVID seriously. Tom Nelson: Backs Medicare for All. Tommy Thompson: Repeal ObamaCare. Eric Hovde: The ACA has failed to live up to its expectation. Eric Hovde: ObamaCare is stupid to keep 26-yr-olds on parents' insurance. Eric Hovde: Opposes repealing Obamacare, for Medicaid expansion. Eric Hovde: I think drug prices are wildly too high. Tammy Baldwin: We need to build upon the Affordable Care Act. |
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Homeland Security Leah Vukmir: Address disgraceful neglect at Veterans Affairs. Mark Neumann: Eliminate detention powers granted by the NDAA. Mark Neumann: Try terrorist suspects in military court. Ron Johnson: Grateful to the 1 million who have died defending the US. Sarah Godlewski: Worked with Pentagon on variety of projects. Tammy Baldwin: Jason's Law: stop over-prescribing opioids at VA hospitals. Tammy Baldwin: Full federal benefits to National Guard COVID fighters. Tommy Thompson: Eliminate detention powers granted by the NDAA. Tommy Thompson: Try terrorist suspects in military court. Eric Hovde: DOD is the most wasteful and corrupt agency in history. |
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Immigration Leah Vukmir: Construct a wall on the southern border. Leah Vukmir: First build a wall; illegals go home then re-apply. Mandela Barnes: Trump immigration policies make people feel less than human. Mandela Barnes: Fight for pathway to citizenship for immigrant farm workers. Mark Neumann: Deport illegal immigrants who have committed felonies. Mark Neumann: Make English the official language. Ron Johnson: Address comprehensive reform after border is secure. Tommy Thompson: Deport illegal immigrants who have committed felonies. Tommy Thompson: Make English the official language. Tammy Baldwin: Support DREAMers and earned path to citizenship. Tammy Baldwin: Supports immigrants in US and immigration reform. Eric Hovde: Our laws need to be enforced and our borders strengthened. Eric Hovde: Border is not really a huge issue, hyped by the right. Eric Hovde: Bipartisan bill would allow 5000 illegal immigrants daily. Eric Hovde: Like a rotten onion, many layers to this open border. Tammy Baldwin: Bipartisan bill would have added 1500 border patrol agents. |
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Jobs Alex Lasry: 25% of service contracts to minority/disadvantaged business. Alex Lasry: Pass the PRO Act to protect unions, empower workers. Alex Lasry: We pay all our employees family-sustaining wages. Mandela Barnes: Supports raising minimum wage to $15 an hour. Mandela Barnes: Strengthen unions, oppose Right to Work laws. Russell Feingold: $184B stimulus created jobs, especially highway construction. Sarah Godlewski: Raise the minimum wage, end the filibuster. Tammy Baldwin: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $15/hour. Tom Nelson: Joined with United Steelworkers to save shuttered paper mill. Tom Nelson: Strengthen unions, recognize importance of labor movement. Eric Hovde: Minimum wage was never supposed to be a living wage. Eric Hovde: Economic focus: jobs. Inflation, and overall growth. |
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Principles & Values Alex Lasry: Senior VP of Milwaukee Bucks; raised team's activism. Alex Lasry: Visiting Israel is emotional; I really feel my Judaism there. Alex Lasry: Father's American success story couldn't happen elsewhere. Alex Lasry: Being on the right side of history isn't bad for business. Leah Vukmir: Our rights come from God, not man. Mandela Barnes: Parents valued working hard, fighting for opportunity. Mandela Barnes: Hit for overdue property taxes & unpaid parking tickets. Mandela Barnes: We have to lead with our values and vision: change the game. Mandela Barnes: Questions conservative Christian ideology link to hate. Mark Neumann: Conservatives believe in faith, family and country. Mark Neumann: A conservative believes in faith, family and country. Russell Feingold: Badger Pledge: keep outside groups out of state race. Sarah Godlewski: There's so much more that connects us rather than divides us. Tammy Baldwin: I fight for us; my opponent fights for the big and powerful. Tom Nelson: If local official took on COVID, we can take on anything. Tommy Thompson: Declines debates because opponents "want to shoot at me". Ron Johnson: 2020 election was legitimate, but discuss "irregularities". Eric Hovde: We can restore the American Dream by coming together. Phil Anderson: Lifelong Wisconsin resident; graduate of UW-Madison. Eric Hovde: We've collapsed patriotism; our country is redeemable. |
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Social Security Alex Lasry: Expand Medicare to cover vision, hearing, and dental. Leah Vukmir: Personal Retirement Accounts for portion of payroll taxes. Sarah Godlewski: Proposed state programs to promote retirement security. Tammy Baldwin: Long opposed to privatization. Eric Hovde: Trim benefits; raise the retirement age. Eric Hovde: Adjust for younger people, life expectancy going up. Tammy Baldwin: Extend solvency of Social Security by lifting income cap. |
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Tax Reform Alex Lasry: Corporate tax breaks for companies doing the right thing. Alex Lasry: Wealthy must pay fair share, but also focus on raising wages. Leah Vukmir: It's garbage that Trump tax cuts only benefited the wealthy. Mandela Barnes: Make corporations and wealthy people pay their fair share. Mandela Barnes: We must make the Child Tax Credit permanent. Mandela Barnes: Expand Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit. Sarah Godlewski: Supports an Elizabeth Warren-style wealth tax. Tammy Baldwin: Get rid of loopholes for outsourcing and capital gains. Tammy Baldwin: Trump tax cuts overwhelmingly benefited the wealthy. Tammy Baldwin: Tax plan that rewards hard work. Tammy Baldwin: Trump tax bill only helps rich who don't need the money. Tommy Thompson: Limit federal revenue to 18.5% of GDP; and 15% flat tax form. Eric Hovde: Everybody should pay some level of tax, even a small amount. Eric Hovde: Get the rich and powerful to pay their fair share. |
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Technology Alex Lasry: Ensure access to high speed affordable internet for all. Sarah Godlewski: Critical need for broadband access for rural communities. Tammy Baldwin: Internet must not become a two-tiered system. Tammy Baldwin: Invest in core infrastructure, as federal stimulus. Phil Anderson: FISA Reform erodes our fundamental right to privacy. |
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War & Peace Leah Vukmir: Confront ISIS & Islamic jihadists who want to kill us. Leah Vukmir: Iran nuclear treaty was a foolish & dangerous deal. Mark Neumann: Mideast stability so gasoline prices don't go even higher. Mark Neumann: Congressional Declaration of War for any use of force. Ron Johnson: 25,000 US combat troops to fight ISIS in Iraq. Tammy Baldwin: End the Afghan war & end nation-building. Tammy Baldwin: Keep the Iran nuclear treaty. Tommy Thompson: Congressional Declaration of War for any use of force. Tommy Thompson: Helped build a hospital in Afghanistan for women & children. Tammy Baldwin: Two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. |
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