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Kamala HarrisEconomyCapping increases on food and grocery pricesKamala Harris speech in Raleigh, NC on August 16, 2024I will work to pass the first-ever federal ban on price gouging on food.https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/08/16/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-a-campaign-event-in-raleigh-nc/
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Kamala HarrisEconomyEstablishing a law that strengthens workers' ability to bargain collectively 2024 Democratic Party PlatformDemocrats will keep fighting to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, to give everyone the right to organize for better pay, benefits, and working conditions, and to hold abusive bosses accountable for violating workers' rights.https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala HarrisEconomyExpanding the startup-expense deduction for small businesses to $50,000, from $5,000Kamala Harris campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024She will expand the startup expense tax deduction for new businesses from $5,000 to $50,000https://www.c-span.org/video/?538122-1/vice-president-harris-campaigns-portsmouth-hampshire
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Kamala HarrisEconomyIncreasing the corporate tax rate to 28%, from 21%2024 Democratic Party PlatformTrump doesn't care: he slashed the corporate tax rate to 21 percent, down from 35 percent. President Biden will raise that rate back to 28 percent.https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala HarrisEconomyIncreasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, from $7.25 per hour2024 Democratic Party PlatformWe also raised the minimum wage for federal contractors to $17.20 an hour, and will keep pushing Congress to increase it to at least $15 for all Americans.https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala HarrisEconomyProviding $25,000 in down payment assistance for first-time home buyersKamala Harris campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024Vice President Harris will provide first-time homebuyers with up to $25,000 to help with their down paymentshttps://kamalaharris.com/issues/
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Kamala HarrisEconomyProviding a $6,000 child tax credit for families with children who are younger than 12 monthsKamala Harris campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024They will also expand the Child Tax Credit to provide a $6,000 tax cut to families with newborn children.https://kamalaharris.com/issues/
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Kamala HarrisEconomyRequiring billionaires to pay at least 25% of their income in taxes2024 Democratic Party PlatformDemocrats will make billionaires pay a minimum income tax rate of 25 percent, raising $500 billion in 10 years. https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Donald TrumpEconomyBanning mortgages for undocumented immigrantsDonald Trump speech at the Economic Club of New York on September 5, 2024That’s why my plan will ban mortgages for illegal aliens in Californiahttps://www.c-span.org/video/?538141-1/president-trump-remarks-economic-club-york
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Donald TrumpEconomyCharging a 10% tariff on most goods imported to the U.S. from other countriesDonald Trump speech in Asheville, NC on August 15, 2024We are going to have 10% to 20% tariffs on foreign countries that have been ripping us off for years,https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/trump-rally-in-north-carolina
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Donald TrumpEconomyCreating a commission to audit the federal government and suggest spending cutsDonald Trump speech at the Economic Club of New York on September 5, 2024I will create a Government Efficiency Commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and making recommendations for drastic reforms.https://www.c-span.org/video/?538141-1/president-trump-remarks-economic-club-york
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Donald TrumpEconomyEliminating taxes on Social Security incomeDonald Trump post on Truth Social on July 31, 2024Seniors should not pay taxes on Social Security and they won'thttps://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-floats-end-to-taxes-on-social-security-benefits-a738b27b?mod=article_inline
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Donald TrumpEconomyExpanding business tax credits, including deductions for equipment and researchDonald Trump speech in Savannah, Georgia on September 24, 2024 You’ll be able to write off 100% of the cost of heavy machinery and other equipment in the first year and full expensing for new manufacturing investments. So you’re going to get full expensing. In other words, you have a one-year write-offhttps://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/trump-rally-in-georgia
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Donald TrumpEconomyReducing regulation on cryptocurrency2024 Republican Party PlatformRepublicans will end Democrats' unlawful and unAmerican Crypto crackdown and oppose the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency. We will defend the right to mine Bitcoin, and ensure every American has the right to self-custody of their Digital Assets, and transact free from Government Surveillance and Control.https://prod-static.gop.com/media/RNC2024-Platform.pdf?_gl=1*ss0ji4*_gcl_au*MTMwNTQ3NzE4NS4xNzI3Mjg2NjY2&_ga=2.191302634.1526084724.1727286666-127297973.1727286666
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Donald TrumpEconomyReducing the corporate tax rate to 15%, from 21%Donald Trump interview with Meet the Press on September 18, 2023Asked by NBC about if he would cut the corporate tax rate to 15 percent, Trump said that he would “like to lower them a little bit if we could.”https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/meet-the-press-full-donald-trump-interview-transcript
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Donald TrumpEconomyRepealing the estate tax on the transfer of assets from a person who has died to their heirsDonald Trump speech at the Heritage Foundation on October 27, 2017And yes, we are ending the horrible and very unfair estate tax, also known as the death tax.https://www.heritage.org/taxes/commentary/full-transcript-and-video-president-trumps-keynote-address-the-heritage
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Kamala HarrisImmigrationAllowing undocumented spouses of American citizens to stay in the U.S. while their immigration applications are processed2024 Democratic Party PlatformPresident Biden also announced new actions to keep an estimated 500,000 American families together by allowing certain noncitizen spouses and children of U.S. citizens who have been in the country for 10 years or more to apply for lawful permanent residence—a status they're already eligible for—without leaving the country first.https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala HarrisImmigrationFunding detection technology to intercept fentanyl and other drugs at the borderKamala Harris campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024The legislation would have deployed more detection technology to intercept fentanyl and other drugs and added 1,500 border security agents to protect our border.https://kamalaharris.com/issues/
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Kamala HarrisImmigrationGranting conditional permanent-resident status to Afghan refugees who fled to the U.S. during the U.S. military’s withdrawal in 2021
Kamala Harris ABC News debate on September 10, 2024
And let me say that the United States Congress, including some of the most conservative members of the United States Senate, came up with a border security bill which I supported.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/harris-trump-presidential-debate-transcript/story?id=113560542
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Kamala HarrisImmigrationIncreasing legal immigration by expanding family-sponsored and employment-based visas
Kamala Harris ABC News debate on September 10, 2024
And let me say that the United States Congress, including some of the most conservative members of the United States Senate, came up with a border security bill which I supported.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/harris-trump-presidential-debate-transcript/story?id=113560542
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Kamala HarrisImmigrationIncreasing the number of refugees admitted to the U.S.2024 Democratic Party PlatformThe United States has long been a leader in refugee resettlement, providing a beacon of hope for persecuted people around the world, facilitating international efforts to address record displacement, and demonstrating the generosity and core values of the American people. After Trump decimated the program, President Biden rebuilt the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, which is now on track to admit more than 100,000 refugees this fiscal year, the most in three decades. https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala HarrisImmigrationProviding a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came here as children and have not committed a crimeKamala Harris statement on June 15, 2024While President Biden and I will continue fighting to protect Dreamers, only the United States Congress can ensure permanent protections for these young people and their families. Lawmakers must pass legislation that creates a path to citizenship. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/06/15/statement-from-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-the-anniversary-of-daca/
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Kamala HarrisImmigrationRequiring asylum seekers to establish a reasonable possibility that their asylum application will be approved
Kamala Harris ABC News debate on September 10, 2024
And let me say that the United States Congress, including some of the most conservative members of the United States Senate, came up with a border security bill which I supported.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/harris-trump-presidential-debate-transcript/story?id=113560542
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Kamala HarrisImmigrationShutting down the border to new entrants if an average of more than 5,000 migrants per day try to cross unlawfully in a week
Kamala Harris ABC News debate on September 10, 2024
And let me say that the United States Congress, including some of the most conservative members of the United States Senate, came up with a border security bill which I supported.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/harris-trump-presidential-debate-transcript/story?id=113560542
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Donald TrumpImmigrationArresting and deporting thousands of illegal immigrantsDonald Trump speech at the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2024That’s why, to keep our family safe, the Republican platform promises to launch the largest deportation operation in the history of our country. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/us/politics/trump-rnc-speech-transcript.html
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Donald TrumpImmigrationBanning apprehended immigrants from being released into the U.S. while they await court hearings2024 Republican Party PlatformRepublicans will restore every Border Policy of the Trump administration and halt all releases of Illegal Aliens into the interiorhttps://prod-static.gop.com/media/RNC2024-Platform.pdf?_gl=1*l7z5ds*_gcl_au*MTMwNTQ3NzE4NS4xNzI3Mjg2NjY2&_ga=2.238878277.433300446.1727570653-127297973.1727286666
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Donald TrumpImmigrationBanning travel to the U.S. from certain Muslim-majority countriesDonald Trump speech at the IAC National Summit in Washington on September 19, 2024I will ban refugee resettlement from terror infested areas like the Gaza Strip, and we will seal our border and bring back the travel banhttps://time.com/7022828/trump-travel-ban-refugees-gaza/
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Donald TrumpImmigrationEnding the automatic granting of citizenship to children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrantsDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024I will sign an executive order making clear to federal agencies that under the correct interpretation of the law, going forward, the future children of illegal aliens will not receive automatic U.S. citizenshiphttps://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/8b147aa4-100c-4154-ade4-6a758a1d42f0
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Donald TrumpImmigrationFunding a wall that extends along the entire U.S.-Mexico borderDonald Trump speech at the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2024I will end the illegal immigration crisis by closing our border and finishing the wall, most of which I’ve already built.https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/us/politics/trump-rnc-speech-transcript.html
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Donald TrumpImmigrationPenalizing cities that don't cooperate with federal immigration enforcementDonald Trump speech in North Carolina on September 21, 2024I will ask Congress to pass a law outlawing sanctuary cities nationwide, and we demand the full weight of the federal government on any jurisdiction that refuses to cooperatehttps://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4892401-trump-proposes-sanctuary-cities-legislation/
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Donald TrumpImmigrationUsing active-duty troops to help with arrests along the U.S.-Mexico borderDonald Trump speech in Reno, Nevada on December 17, 2023And I will make clear that we must use any and all resources needed to stop the invasion of our country, including moving thousands of troops currently stationed overseas in countries that don't like us.https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-move-troops-southern-border-1853292
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Donald TrumpImmigrationUsing the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrant gang members, drug dealers, and cartel membersDonald Trump speech in Iowa on September 18, 2024I’ll...invoke immediately the Alien Enemies Act to remove all known or suspected gang members…the drug dealers, the cartel members from the United States, ending the scourge of illegal alien gang violence once and for allhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-alien-enemies-act-travel-ban-deport-drug-dealers-gang-members-rcna108121
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Kamala HarrisEducationCanceling up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt for each borrowerKamala Harris post on X on August 28, 2024@POTUS and I have canceled nearly $170 billion in student debt for almost 5 million Americans. We are also fighting to defend our SAVE Plan, which has lowered payments for millions of Americans. We won't stop fighting to build an economy that works for every American.https://x.com/VP/status/1828955755237564593
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Kamala HarrisEducationFunding free community college for all Americans2024 Democratic Party PlatformIt'll make trade school and community college free for every Americanhttps://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala HarrisEducationFunding free preschool for all four-year-oldsKamala Harris post on X on February 29, 2024President Biden and I will continue fighting to cap child care costs at $10 a day for millions of American families and make preschool free for all four-year-olds as we once again call on Congress to get it done.https://x.com/VP/status/1763219829320778200
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Kamala HarrisEducationIncreasing federal funding for Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesKamala Harris statement on May 16, 2024President Biden and I remain committed to using every lever available to support HBCUs and the students and communities they serve.https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/16/statement-from-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-the-biden-harris-administrations-historic-investments-in-hbcus/
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Kamala HarrisEducationIncreasing Pell Grant funding for low-income studentsKamala Harris campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024She helped more students afford college by increasing the maximum Pell Grant award by $900 — the largest increase in more than a decadehttps://kamalaharris.com/issues/
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Kamala HarrisEducationIncreasing the number of school-based mental health counselorsKamala Harris campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024President Biden and Vice President Harris encouraged bipartisan cooperation to pass the first major gun safety law in nearly 30 years, which included record funding to hire and train over 14,000 mental health professionals for our schools.https://kamalaharris.com/issues/
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Kamala HarrisEducationOpposing efforts to ban race-related books and content in public schoolsKamala Harris speech in Philadelphia on October 28, 2024How is it that anyone could suggest that in the midst of these atrocities, that there was any benefit to being subjected to this level of dehumanization? It is not only misleading; it is false and it is propaganda.https://www.npr.org/2023/07/21/1189214810/florida-black-history-curriculum-kamala-harris
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Kamala HarrisEducationSpending federal funds to increase teacher pay2024 Democratic Party PlatformPublic school educators also deserve a raise. We'll recruit more new teachers, paraprofessionals and school related personnel, and education support professionals, with the option for some to even start training in high school; and we'll help school-support staff to advance in their own careers with a living wage.https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Donald TrumpEducationAllowing public school teachers to carry concealed weaponsDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024President Trump will support school districts that allow highly trained teachers to carry concealed weapons at schoolhttps://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-president-trumps-ten-principles-for-great-schools-leading-to-great-jobs
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Donald TrumpEducationCreating a national credentialing body to certify teachers who embrace patriotic valuesDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024He will create a credentialing body to certify teachers who embrace patriotic values and support the American Way of Life.https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-president-trumps-ten-principles-for-great-schools-leading-to-great-jobs
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Donald TrumpEducationCutting federal funding for public schools that teach about critical race theory or gender identityDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024President Trump will cut federal funding for any school pushing Critical Race Theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our childrenhttps://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-president-trumps-ten-principles-for-great-schools-leading-to-great-jobs
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Donald TrumpEducationEliminating the U.S. Department of EducationDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024And one other thing I'll be doing very early in the administration is closing up the Department of Education in Washington D.C.https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-president-trumps-ten-principles-for-great-schools-leading-to-great-jobs
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Donald TrumpEducationEnding teacher tenure in K-12 public schoolsDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024To reward good teachers, President Trump will implement funding preferences and favorable treatment for states and school districts that abolish teacher tenure for grades K-12https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-president-trumps-ten-principles-for-great-schools-leading-to-great-jobs
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Donald TrumpEducationExpanding school choice options, including charter schools, vouchers, and education savings accountsDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024President Trump supports universal school choice so that parents can send their children to the public, private, or religious school that best suits their needs, their goals, and their values.https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-president-trumps-ten-principles-for-great-schools-leading-to-great-jobs
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Donald TrumpEducationFunding free online classes with money taken from private university endowments through taxes, fines, and lawsuitsDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024Under the plan I’m announcing today, we will take the billions and billions of dollars that we will collect by taxing, fining, and suing excessively large private university endowments, and we will then use that money to endow a new institution called the American Academy.https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-the-american-academy
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Donald TrumpEducationPromoting prayer in public schoolsDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024When he is back in office, President Trump will again be a champion for the fundamental right to pray in school.https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-president-trumps-ten-principles-for-great-schools-leading-to-great-jobs
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Kamala HarrisCrimeAllowing guns to be temporarily seized from people whom judges deem dangerousKamala Harris campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024She’ll ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, require universal background checks, and support red flag laws that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.https://kamalaharris.com/issues/
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Kamala HarrisCrimeBanning assault weapons and high-capacity magazinesKamala Harris campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024She’ll ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, require universal background checks, and support red flag laws that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.https://kamalaharris.com/issues/
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Kamala HarrisCrimeCreating a national database to track police misconductKamala Harris statement on December 18, 2023President Joe Biden and I are establishing the first ever federal database to track official records of law enforcement officer misconduct. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/12/18/statement-by-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-the-launch-of-the-national-law-enforcement-accountability-database/
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Kamala HarrisCrimeFunding job training and addiction recovery services for former prisoners2024 Democratic Party PlatformThe Administration is improving rehabilitation in jails and prisons and helping people rebuild their lives, an important step in reducing recidivism. It has invested nearly $1 billion in job training, addiction recovery, and reentry services across the countryhttps://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala HarrisCrimePreventing some kinds of militarized equipment from being sold to local police agencies2024 Democratic Party PlatformAnd, the Administration is...preventing certain militarized equipment from being sold or transferred to local police agencies.https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala HarrisCrimeReclassifying marijuana to a less restrictive category of drug2024 Democratic Party PlatformAnd his Administration is taking a major step to reschedule cannabis so it's no longer classified as more dangerous than fentanyl or methamphetaminehttps://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala HarrisCrimeRepealing laws that shield gun manufacturers from being sued for violence involving guns they have made2024 Democratic Party PlatformDemocrats will end the gun industry's immunity from liability, so gunmakers can no longer escape accountability.https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala HarrisCrimeRequiring criminal and mental background checks for all gun purchasesKamala Harris campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024She’ll ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, require universal background checks, and support red flag laws that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.https://kamalaharris.com/issues/
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Donald TrumpCrimeAllowing people with a concealed carry permit in one state to have it recognized in other statesDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024President Trump will sign concealed carry reciprocity legislationhttps://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/b95289b6-0fb3-4404-808c-2e91c09e7bce
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Donald TrumpCrimeAllowing the death penalty as a punishment for drug-dealing convictionsDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024President Trump has also called for the death penalty for drug dealers and human traffickershttps://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/b95289b6-0fb3-4404-808c-2e91c09e7bce
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Donald TrumpCrimeBanning homeless encampments and arresting people who refuse to leaveDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024President Trump will work with states to ban urban camping, offering violators the option to either receive treatment and rehabilitation or face arrest.https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-ending-the-nightmare-of-the-homeless-drug-addicts-and-dangerously-deranged
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Donald TrumpCrimeExpanding the use of stop-and-frisk practices by police departmentsDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024President Trump will require local law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ grants to return to proven policing measures such as stop-and-friskhttps://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-ending-the-nightmare-of-the-homeless-drug-addicts-and-dangerously-deranged
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Donald TrumpCrimeGiving police officers full protection from personal liability in civil suitsDonald Trump speech in Wisconsin on April 2, 2024We will very importantly restore law and order to our country, and I'm going to indemnify all police officers and law enforcement officials throughout the United States to protect them from being destroyed by the radical left for taking strong actions on crimehttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-promises-indemnify-protect-law-enforcement-following-nypd-jonathan-dillers-death
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Donald TrumpCrimeImposing mandatory minimum sentences on people convicted of violent crimesDonald Trump speech in Phoenix on September 1, 2016On my first day in office, I am also going to ask Congress to pass 'Kate’s Law' – named for Kate Steinle – to ensure that criminal aliens convicted of illegal re-entry receive strong mandatory minimum sentences.https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/us/politics/transcript-trump-immigration-speech.html
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Donald TrumpCrimePardoning participants in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. CapitolDonald Trump CNN town hall on May 11, 2023I am inclined to pardon many of themhttps://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-cnn-town-hall#h_43349073fe7130ebc820f649a9543b13
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Donald TrumpCrimeSending troops in to large U.S. cities to enforce public orderDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024In cities where there has been a complete breakdown of law and order, where the fundamental rights of our citizens are being intolerably violated, I will not hesitate to send in federal assets including the National Guard until safety is restored.https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/b95289b6-0fb3-4404-808c-2e91c09e7bce
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Kamala Harris
Environment and energy
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions to half of 2005 levels by 2030Kamala Harris statement with Biden on May 28, 2024The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to taking ambitious action to drive the investments needed to achieve our nation’s historic climate goals – cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050.https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/28/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-principles-for-high-integrity-voluntary-carbon-markets/#:~:text=The%20Biden%2DHarris%20Administration%20is,reaching%20net%20zero%20by%202050.
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Kamala Harris
Environment and energy
Expanding tax credits for renewable energy sources such as wind and solar powerKamala Harris campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024Thanks to tax credits on home energy technologies in the Inflation Reduction Act, more than 3.4 million American families saved $8.4 billion in 2023. These tax credits can save families up to 30 percent off heat pumps, insulation, rooftop solar, and other clean energy technologies.https://kamalaharris.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Policy_Book_Economic-Opportunity.pdf
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Kamala Harris
Environment and energy
Hiring thousands of Americans to work on projects in clean energy, conservation, and climate resilienceKamala Harris campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024This historic work is lowering household energy costs, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality clean energy jobs, and building a thriving clean energy economy, all while ensuring America’s energy security and independence with record energy production. https://kamalaharris.com/issues/
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Kamala Harris
Environment and energy
Imposing tougher penalties on companies causing environmental damage2024 Democratic Party PlatformWe'll also keep stepping up action to crack down on other forms of air and water pollution, repairing damage done by Trump's failed oversight, and making polluters pay. The Administration has strengthened dozens of environmental and safety standards to reduce smog, soot, carbon, methane, mercury, and other toxic pollutants in our communities.https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala Harris
Environment and energy
Increasing the federal government's preparedness for climate-related disastersKamala Harris campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024 As President, she will unite Americans to tackle the climate crisis as she builds on this historic work, advances environmental justice, protects public lands and public health, increases resilience to climate disasters, lowers household energy costs, creates millions of new jobs, and continues to hold polluters accountable to secure clean air and water for allhttps://kamalaharris.com/issues/
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Kamala Harris
Environment and energy
Increasing the royalties that oil and gas companies are charged to drill or mine on public lands2024 Democratic Party PlatformFor the first time in 100 years, we've increased the royalties that oil and gas companies have to pay to drill or mine on public landshttps://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala Harris
Environment and energy
Phasing in electric government vehicles, including school buses and the U.S. Postal Service fleet2024 Democratic Party PlatformWe'll keep working to electrify the nation's fleet of school buses, transit buses, and federal vehicles, including the U.S. Postal Service fleet.https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala Harris
Environment and energy
Requiring automobiles to meet higher energy efficiency standards2024 Democratic Party PlatformThe Administration has toughened efficiency standards on new appliances and cars as well, which will further reduce emissions and energy bills. New fuel economy and tailpipe standards alone are expected to save drivers some $6,000 per car by reducing fuel and maintenance costs.https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Donald Trump
Environment and energy
Allowing more drilling on federal landDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024The Trump administration reduced the time to approve drilling permits on public lands by half, increasing permit applications to drill on public lands by 300 percent.https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-america-must-have-the-1-lowest-cost-energy-and-electricity-on-earth
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Donald Trump
Environment and energy
Ending federal subsidies for electric vehiclesDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024I will cancel Biden's ruinous power plant rule, terminate his electric vehicle mandatehttps://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-america-must-have-the-1-lowest-cost-energy-and-electricity-on-earth
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Donald Trump
Environment and energy
Increasing domestic oil and gas productionDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024The United States should source as much fuel as we can from U.S. mined materials and reduce our reliance on foreign fuel to run our domestic reactors.https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-america-must-have-the-1-lowest-cost-energy-and-electricity-on-earth
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Donald Trump
Environment and energy
Increasing domestic production of nuclear powerDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024President Trump will support nuclear energy production, which reached a record high during his administration, by modernizing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, working to keep existing power plants open, and investing in innovative small modular reactors.https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-america-must-have-the-1-lowest-cost-energy-and-electricity-on-earth
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Donald Trump
Environment and energy
Reducing automobile fuel-efficiency standardsDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024President Trump will also end Biden’s insane CAFE fuel economy standards https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-america-must-have-the-1-lowest-cost-energy-and-electricity-on-earth
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Donald Trump
Environment and energy
Reducing restrictions on coal-mining operationsDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024President Trump repealed Obama’s Federal Coal Leasing Moratorium, which prohibits coal leasing on Federal landshttps://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-america-must-have-the-1-lowest-cost-energy-and-electricity-on-earth
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Donald Trump
Environment and energy
Speeding up approval of natural gas pipelinesDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024President Trump will remove all red tape that is leaving oil and natural gas projects stranded, including speeding up approval of natural gas pipelines into the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New Yorkhttps://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-america-must-have-the-1-lowest-cost-energy-and-electricity-on-earth
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Donald Trump
Environment and energy
Withdrawing from the Paris Climate AccordsDonald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024President Trump will once again exit the horrendously unfair Paris Climate Accordshttps://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-america-must-have-the-1-lowest-cost-energy-and-electricity-on-earth
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Kamala HarrisForeign policyContinuing military and economic support for Ukraine
Kamala Harris remarks at a bilateral meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine on September 26, 2024
As I have made clear on our six previous meetings and throughout Putin’s brutal aggression and war against Ukraine, my support for the people of Ukraine is unwavering. I have been proud to stand with Ukraine. I will continue to stand with Ukraine. And I will work to ensure Ukraine prevails in this war. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/09/26/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-and-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-of-ukraine-before-bilateral-meeting-2/
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Kamala HarrisForeign policyContinuing sanctions on Russia for its aggression against Ukraine
Statement from Morgan Finkelstein, national security spokeswoman for the Harris campaign on September 5, 2024
Unilaterally lifting sanctions on Iran and Russia is the exact kind of reckless foreign policy we've come to expect from Donald Trump, who would make America weak and the world less safehttps://reason.com/2024/09/06/harris-attacks-trump-for-a-foreign-policy-proposal-backed-by-her-own-advisors/
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Kamala HarrisForeign policyExpanding digital access in Africa through public-private partnershipsKamala Harris statement on May 24, 2024So the Biden-Harris administration and the American people stand ready to partner with you, to help accelerate the innovation and entrepreneurship that is already underwayhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/24/fact-sheet-vice-president-harris-announces-public-and-private-sector-commitments-to-advancing-digital-inclusion-in-africa/
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Kamala HarrisForeign policyFunding efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and to support reconstruction2024 Democratic Party PlatformThe Administration has worked relentlessly to deliver food, medicine, and other aid to the people of Gaza and to set the conditions for the reconstruction of communities in Gaza that have been devastated by the war.https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala HarrisForeign policyRestricting exports to China of advanced technologies with military applications2024 Democratic Party PlatformHe also tightened restrictions on the export of artificial intelligence chips and manufacturing equipment, as well as semiconductor, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing technologies to China, stifling their military use of these technologies.https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FINAL-MASTER-PLATFORM.pdf
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Kamala HarrisForeign policySupporting a two-state approach to resolving the conflict between Israel and Palestine
Kamala Harris ABC News debate on September 10, 2024
Work around the clock also understanding that we must chart a course for a two-state solution. And in that solution, there must be security for the Israeli people and Israel and in equal measure for the Palestinians. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/harris-trump-presidential-debate-transcript/story?id=113560542
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Kamala HarrisForeign policyUpholding U.S. commitments to international agreements and alliances, including NATO
Kamala Harris speech at the Democratic Convention on August 23, 2024
That America, not China, wins the competition for the 21st century and that we strengthen, not abdicate, our global leadership. Trump, on the other hand, threatened to abandon NATO.https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/us/politics/kamala-harris-speech-transcript.html
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Kamala HarrisForeign policyUpholding U.S. commitments to Taiwan’s defense against China
Kamala Harris speech aboard the USS Howard Naval Ship on September 28, 2022
We will continue to support Taiwan’s self-defense, consistent with our long-standing policyhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/09/28/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-aboard-the-uss-howard-naval-ship/
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Donald TrumpForeign policyBanning transgender people from serving in the military
Donald Trump speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland on March 4, 2023
We banned transgender insanity from our militaryhttps://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/mar/08/donald-trump/donald-trump-issued-trans-military-ban-his-adminis/
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Donald TrumpForeign policyCreating a missile defense shield, known as Iron Dome, over the U.S.
Donald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024
President Trump will work with Congress and our great military leaders to build a state-of-the-art, next generation missile defense shield, just as Israel is now protected by the Iron Dome.https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/president-trump-will-build-a-new-missile-defense-shield
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Donald TrumpForeign policyImposing a 60% tariff on goods imported to the U.S. from China
Donald Trump interview on Fox News on February 4, 2024
“No, I would say maybe it’s going to be more than that,” Trump said when asked whether he would consider imposing a 60% tariffhttps://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/02/04/trump_i_would_use_tariffs_to_fix_trade_with_china_maybe_more_than_60_on_chinese_goods.html
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Donald TrumpForeign policyImposing tariffs on other countries' imports equal to the tariffs imposed by those countries on American exports
Donald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024
If India, China, or any other country hits us with a 100 or 200 percent tariff on American-made goods, we will hit them with the same exact tariff. In other words, 100 percent is 100 percent. If they charge US, we charge THEM—an eye for an eye, a tariff for a tariff, same exact amount.https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-cementing-fair-and-reciprocal-trade-with-the-trump-reciprocal-trade-act
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Donald TrumpForeign policyIncreasing the U.S. military budget
Donald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024
President Trump rebuilt our military at a level that nobody thought possible, but we must take that further step.https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/president-trump-will-build-a-new-missile-defense-shield
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Donald TrumpForeign policyPhasing out imports of essential goods from China over the next four years
Donald Trump campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024
President Trump will revoke China’s Most Favored Nation trade status and adopt a 4-year plan to phase out all Chinese imports of essential goods—everything from electronics to steel to pharmaceuticals. https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/6966e7ae-3dfa-445f-b570-69c6c72a882f
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Donald TrumpForeign policyReducing federal spending on foreign aid
Donald Trump post on Truth Social on February 10, 2024
We should never give money anymore without the hope of a payback, or without “strings” attached. The United States of America should be “stupid” no longer!https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/10/politics/trump-foreign-aid-loan-senate-package/index.html
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Donald TrumpForeign policySetting a policy of not coming to the defense of a NATO ally that hasn't met NATO spending guidelines
Donald Trump speech in Conway, South Carolina on February 10, 2024
NATO was busted until I came along. I said, ‘Everybody’s gonna pay.’ They said, ‘Well, if we don’t pay, are you still going to protect us?’ I said, ‘Absolutely not.’https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/10/politics/trump-russia-nato/index.html
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Kamala HarrisSocial issuesBanning discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation
Kamala Harris campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024
As President, she’ll fight to pass the Equality Act to enshrine anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQI+ Americans in health care, housing, education, and more into law.https://kamalaharris.com/issues/
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Kamala HarrisSocial issuesEliminating the filibuster in Congress in order to pass a law restoring a national right to abortion
Kamala Harris interview with Wisconsin Public Radio on September 23, 2024
I've been very clear, I think we should eliminate the filibuster for Roe, and get us to the point where 51 votes would be what we need to actually put back in law the protections for reproductive freedom and for the ability of every person and every woman to make decisions about their own body and not have their government tell them what to do,https://www.npr.org/2024/09/23/nx-s1-5123955/kamala-harris-abortion-roe-v-wade-filibuster
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Kamala HarrisSocial issuesEstablishing a national paid family and medical leave program
Kamala Harris campaign website, accessed September 25, 2024
She’ll fight to raise the minimum wage, end sub-minimum wages for tipped workers and people with disabilities, establish paid family and medical leave, and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers. https://kamalaharris.com/issues/