Political positions of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary candidates explained

This page describes the stances held by Democratic candidates in the 2020 United States presidential election on a variety of policy issues (e.g. domestic and foreign issues). Only candidates still in the race during the 2020 Iowa caucuses are included.

Domestic policy

Education

Candidatestyle=max-width:6emTuition-free public collegestyle=max-width:6emDebt relief for student loansstyle=max-width:6emAffirmative actionstyle=max-width:6emUniversal child carestyle=max-width:6emUniversal pre-kindergartenstyle=max-width:6emIncrease funding for primary and secondary public education
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Environmental issues

Candidatestyle=max-width:6emGreen New Dealstyle=max-width:6emNo Fossil Fuel Money pledgestyle=max-width:6emNuclear power to reduce emissionsstyle=max-width:3emCarbon taxstyle=max-width:6emParis Agreementstyle=max-width:3emBan frackingstyle=max-width:6emBan offshore drillingstyle=max-width:6emDeclare climate change a national emergencystyle=max-width:6emEnd Fossil Fuel Extraction on Federal Landstyle=max-width:4emEnd Fossil Fuel Subsidies
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Gun control

Candidatestyle=max-width:6emUniversal background checksstyle=max-width:6emBan assault weaponsstyle=max-width:6emGun buybackstyle=max-width:6emRequire gun license
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Health care

Candidatestyle=max-width:6emSupport single-payer healthcare systemstyle=max-width:6emSupport public health insurance optionstyle=max-width:6emEliminate private health insurancestyle=max-width:6emImport prescription drugs from Canada
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Immigration and border security

Candidatestyle=max-width:6emProposed Trump border wallstyle=max-width:6emTrump travel banstyle=max-width:6emSupport DACAstyle=max-width:6emAllow more visa workersstyle=max-width:6emDemilitarize Mexico–US borderstyle=max-width:6emInvest in ports of entrystyle=max-width:6emAbolish ICEstyle=max-width:6emDecriminalize illegal immigration
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Technology

Candidatestyle=max-width:6emReinstate net neutralitystyle=max-width:6emTreat private data as personal propertystyle=max-width:6emCASE Act
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Economy

Economics

Candidatestyle=max-width:6emEstate taxstyle=max-width:6emPostal bankingstyle=max-width:6emReparations for slaverystyle=max-width:6emWealth taxstyle=max-width:6emBreaking up the largest banksstyle=max-width:6emSupport NAFTA
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Labor and welfare issues

Candidatestyle=max-width:6emRaise minimum wagestyle=max-width:6emBasic incomestyle=max-width:6emPaid family leavestyle=max-width:6emPaid sick leavestyle=max-width:6emLimit right-to-work lawsstyle=max-width:6emJob guarantee
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Foreign policy and national security

Foreign policy

Candidatestyle=max-width:6emPardon Julian Assangestyle=max-width:6emRejoin the Iran nuclear dealstyle=max-width:6emRecognize Juan Guaidó as interim President of Venezuelastyle=max-width:6emTwo-state solution for the Israeli–Palestinian conflictstyle=max-width:6emLeveraging aid to Israelstyle=max-width:6emUse tariffs against Chinastyle=max-width:6emMeet directly with North Korea's Kim Jong-unstyle=max-width:8emResume diplomatic relations with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad
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Defense

Candidatestyle=max-width:6emWithdraw troops from Afghanistanstyle=max-width:6emIntervention in Syriastyle=max-width:6emMilitary Intervention in Venezuelastyle=max-width:6emIntervention in Yemenstyle=max-width:6emDefend Taiwanstyle=max-width:6emDrone strikesstyle=max-width:6emDecrease the annual military budget
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Government

Electoral and institutional reform

Candidatestyle=max-width:6emAbolish the Electoral Collegestyle=max-width:6emAbolish the filibusterstyle=max-width:6emAdoption of IRV/RCVstyle=max-width:6emBan voter ID lawsstyle=max-width:6emD.C. statehoodstyle=max-width:6emPuerto Rico statehoodstyle=max-width:9emEnd felony disenfranchisement after imprisonmentstyle=max-width:6emExpand / reform Supreme Courtstyle=max-width:6emMake Election Day a federal holidaystyle=max-width:6emLower voting age to 16
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Campaign finance

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Social issues

Abortion

Candidatestyle=max-width:6emSupport right to abortionstyle=max-width:7emContraceptive mandatestyle=max-width:6emFund Planned Parenthoodstyle=max-width:6emRetain Hyde Amendment
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Criminal justice

Candidatestyle=max-width:3emLegalize and regulate all illicit drugsstyle=max-width:6emEnd capital punishmentstyle=max-width:6emLegalization of marijuanastyle=max-width:6emExpunging cannabis conviction recordsstyle=max-width:6emEnd cash bailstyle=max-width:6emEnd private prisonsstyle=max-width:8emEnd mandatory minimum sentencing for nonviolent drug offensesstyle=max-width:8emJob placement services for released offendersstyle=max-width:8emDecriminalization of sex work
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LGBT+ issues

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Candidate Solidarity

Pledge to support eventual nominee

Candidates have been encouraged by organisations, namely Indivisible Project and Individual Action, to take a pledge of unity, known as 'We Are Indivisible'. This means supporting the eventual Democratic nominee, should the candidate's own nomination be unsuccessful. The stance of each candidate is stated as follows:[454]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Debt-Free' College Hits the Congressional Campaigns. July 15, 2016. Andrew. Kreighbaum. Inside Higher Ed. May 9, 2019.
  2. Web site: Long Ago. April 21, 2019. Michael Bennet. YouTube. June 27, 2019. Michael Bennet.
  3. Web site: Iowa caucuses:As he mulls a 2020 bid, Michael Bennet touts education experience. February 22, 2019. Austin. Cannon. The Des Moines Register. June 27, 2019.
  4. Web site: Plan for Education Beyond High School | Joe Biden. May 11, 2022. May 14, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220514204528/https://joebiden.com/beyondhs/. dead.
  5. Web site: Statement by the Vice President. October 21, 2015. whitehouse.gov. March 14, 2019.
  6. Web site: Democratic Voters Don't Want an Anti-Trump. March 8, 2019. Zak. Cheney-Rice. New York. April 7, 2019.
  7. News: Free universal pre-K/preschool: Where 2020 Democrats stand - Washington Post. https://web.archive.org/web/20191205130704/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/policy-2020/education/universal-pre-k/. dead. December 5, 2019. The Washington Post. December 5, 2019.
  8. Web site: College Access & Affordability. www.mikebloomberg.com.
  9. Web site: Mike Bloomberg's Higher Education Policy. www.mikebloomberg.com. February 22, 2020. February 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200222212302/https://content.mikebloomberg.com/Mike+Bloomberg+2020+Higher+Education+Policy+Prose.pdf. dead.
  10. Web site: Mike Bloomberg on Education. On the Issues. June 2, 2019. November 24, 2019.
  11. Web site: Pete Buttigieg Owes $130,000 Of Student Loans - Here's His Plan. Forbes. June 10, 2019.
  12. Web site: FOX26 Pete Buttigieg holds a grassroots fundraiser in Alexandria, Virginia. (Answer at about 16:00). facebook.com. en. June 14, 2019.
  13. Web site: Millennial Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg Has Actual Ideas for Solving the Student Loan Crisis. March 17, 2019.
  14. Web site: These 2020 Presidential Candidates Want To Cancel Your Student Loan Debt And Make College Free. June 20, 2019. Zack Friedman. Forbes. July 3, 2019. Zack Friedman.
  15. Web site: Addressing Student Debt:Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Message for AAUW Hawaii. 2017-10-03. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. en. 2019-10-13. Now, this year I’ve supported legislation like the College for All Act, which would eliminate tuition and fees at four-year public colleges and universities for families that make up to $125,000 a year, and it would make community college tuition fee-free for everyone-- something that’s already practice in countries like Germany, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.. October 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191013022558/https://gabbard.house.gov/addressing-student-debt-rep-gabbard-message-aauw-hawaii. dead.
  16. Web site: Addressing Student Debt:Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Message for AAUW Hawaii. 2017-10-03. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. en. 2019-10-13. Since I’ve been in Congress, I’ve supported legislation to help alleviate the burden of student loans on our students and begin to find a solution to this crisis.. October 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191013022558/https://gabbard.house.gov/addressing-student-debt-rep-gabbard-message-aauw-hawaii. dead.
  17. Web site: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on issues that matter to working women. 2020-06-22. finance.yahoo.com. January 28, 2020 . en-US.
  18. Web site: Tulsi Gabbard. 2020-06-22. Fortune. en.
  19. Web site: 2020-06-12. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Announces Hawai'i to Receive Over $54 Million in Federal Aid for Schools. 2020-06-22. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. en. June 25, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625210636/https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-announces-hawai-i-receive-over-54-million-federal-aid-schools. dead.
  20. Web site: We asked all the 2020 Democrats how they'd fix child care. Here's what they said.. North. Anna. May 22, 2019. Vox. en-US. July 12, 2019.
  21. News: Patrick seeks free two-year state colleges. The Boston Globe. June 1, 2007. Maria. Sacchetti.
  22. Web site: Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick jumps into Democratic presidential race, swelling field. Susan Heavey and Sharon Bernstein. Reuters. November 14, 2019. November 15, 2019.
  23. Web site: Deval Patrick calls affirmative action ruling troubling. The Associated Press. Boston Herald. April 24, 2014. November 15, 2019.
  24. Web site: Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts Steps Up for Children and Families. National Women's Law Center. January 18, 2013. December 22, 2019. Helen Black. December 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191222222918/https://nwlc.org/blog/governor-deval-patrick-massachusetts-steps-children-and-families/. dead.
  25. News: Deval Patrick, Obama Education Ally, Announces Presidential Run. Education Week. November 14, 2019. November 15, 2019. Evie Blad.
  26. Web site: Governor Patrick files $36.4 billion budget. January 23, 2014. November 15, 2019. The Enterprise (Brockton). Matt Murphy and Michael Norton.
  27. News: Bernie Sanders unveils plan to cancel all $1.6 trillion of student loan debt. June 24, 2019. Ryan. Gregory. Nobles. Krieg. CNN. July 3, 2019.
  28. Web site: Bernie Sanders on Civil Rights. OnTheIssues. Snopes Media. June 24, 2019.
  29. SenSanders. 1094644973591584768. While psychologists tell us that ages 0-4 are the most important years of human development, we have a dysfunctional childcare system which underpays staff and is too costly for working families. We need universal, publicly funded childcare.. February 10, 2019.
  30. BernieSanders. 1100207017648685056. Do I support universal pre-K at a time when it is unaffordable for working class Americans? Absolutely. #SandersTownHall. February 25, 2019.
  31. Web site: Bernie's Thurgood Marshall Plan For Public Education and Educators. Sanders. Bernie. May 18, 2019. BernieSanders.com. en.
  32. TomSteyer. 898623670154743808. Free community college! Yes! As it should be! http://www.sfexaminer.com/new-ccsf-chancellor-hails-free-tuition-social-justice-effort/ …. August 18, 2017. Tom Steyer. July 10, 2019.
  33. Web site: Presidential Candidates Participate in AAPI Forum. www.rafu.com. September 11, 2019.
  34. Andrew Yang. AndrewYang. 1185319027515760641. what are your thoughts on universal childcare?. October 18, 2019.
  35. Web site: Early Childhood Education for All. www.yang2020.com. April 6, 2019. April 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190406225754/https://www.yang2020.com/policies/early-childhood-education/. dead.
  36. Web site: Increase Teacher Salaries. www.yang2020.com. May 31, 2019. February 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200212012529/https://www.yang2020.com/policies/teacher-salaries/. dead.
  37. Web site: Cosponsors S.Res.59. Congress.gov. February 7, 2019. en-US. June 1, 2019.
  38. Web site: Bennet Reintroduces Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Leadership Act. March 27, 2019. bennet.senate.gov. en. May 8, 2019.
  39. SenatorBennet. 852945083896926208. April 14, 2017. .@EPAScottPruitt is wrong. U.S. should stay in Paris agreement & help lead global fight against climate change..
  40. SenatorBennet. 1024447662492450817. July 31, 2018. 10 bipartisan governors oppose opening up new areas to offshore drilling. We're urging @SecretaryZinke to reconsider his plan to unnecessarily modify the OCS leasing program. Letter →.
  41. Web site: Joe's Plan for a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice. en. June 4, 2019. www.joebiden.com. June 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190610032524/https://joebiden.com/Climate/. dead.
  42. Web site: Biden unveils $5 trillion climate plan. The Hill. en-US. June 4, 2019. June 7, 2019.
  43. Web site: Joe Biden on Nuclear Energy. Flanagan. Mike. August 25, 2008. NEINuclearNotes.com. en. April 25, 2019.
  44. Web site: Hewett . Frederick . Where Sanders And Biden Agree, And Disagree, On Climate . . April 3, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
  45. JoeBiden. 870039020415352836. Climate change is an existential threat to our future—staying in #ParisAgreement is the best way to protect our children & global leadership. May 31, 2017.
  46. Web site: Climate – Joe Biden for President. en. June 4, 2019. June 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190610032524/https://joebiden.com/Climate/. dead.
  47. News: Where the leading 2020 Democrats stand on climate change policy . . 23 February 2020.
  48. Web site: No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge. June 26, 2019. June 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190624000040/http://nofossilfuelmoney.org/presidential-signers/. dead.
  49. Web site: Harder. Amy. Michael Bloomberg open to backing nuclear plants in climate push. Axios. June 10, 2019. November 24, 2019.
  50. Web site: Bonazzo. John. ExxonMobil, Stephen Hawking and Michael Bloomberg All Endorse This Carbon Tax Plan. The New York Observer. June 20, 2017. November 24, 2019.
  51. Web site: Wattles. Jackie. Michael Bloomberg: I'll make sure UN gets $15 million it needs for Paris agreement. CNN Business. June 2, 2017. November 24, 2019.
  52. News: Buttigieg:Green New Deal resolution 'the right beginning'. Eli . Watkins. CNN.
  53. Web site: Pete Buttigieg likes Green New Deal, and nuclear. BostonHerald.Com. The Boston Herald. 2019-04-28. 2019-04-06.
  54. Web site: 406 #ClimateMayors adopt, honor and uphold #ParisAgreement goals. Mayors. Climate. June 1, 2017. Medium. March 14, 2019.
  55. News: Where 2020 Democrats stand on Climate change. June 6, 2019. The Washington Post. June 6, 2019.
  56. Web site: Climate Change. TulsiGabbard.org. en. March 3, 2019. Tulsi supports the concept of The Green New Deal. March 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043405/https://www.tulsigabbard.org/tulsi-gabbard-on-climate-change. dead.
  57. Web site: Tulsi Gabbard on Nuclear Power Plants |Tulsi Gabbard - Fighting for the people.. www.votetulsi.com. March 3, 2019. March 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044617/https://www.votetulsi.com/news/2012-03/tulsi-gabbard-nuclear-power-plants. dead.
  58. Web site: ENERGY POLICY:'Green New Deal' doc phased out nuclear — until it didn't. www.eenews.net.
  59. News: Carbon tax, cap-and-trade: Where 2020 Democrats stand. 2020-06-22. The Washington Post. en.
  60. Web site: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Denounces President Trump's Decision to Withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement. June 1, 2017. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. en. March 14, 2019. March 29, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329150439/https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-denounces-president-trump-s-decision-withdraw-paris-climate. dead.
  61. TulsiGabbard. 986337259518681088. April 17, 2018. Fracking poisons our drinking water.
  62. Web site: H.Con.Res.52 - Expressing the sense of Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes.. Earl. Blumenauer. July 9, 2019. October 5, 2019. Congress.gov.
  63. News: Fossil fuel extraction on federal lands: Where 2020 Democrats stand. 2020-06-22. The Washington Post. en.
  64. Web site: Gabbard. Tulsi [@tulsigabbard]. 2019-07-03. As president, I'll tackle climate change by ending subsidies to big fossil fuel and agribiz corporations, ban offshore drilling, harness innovation to create jobs in renewable energy, provide better opportunities for our farmers, and ensure every American has clean air and water.. 2020-06-22. Twitter. en.
  65. News: How 18 Democratic Candidates Responded to a Climate Policy Survey. The New York Times. June 24, 2019. April 18, 2019.
  66. Web site: Klobuchar:Congress Needs to Act Immediately to Take On Climate Change and Move Forward with Clean Energy Efforts. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. en. March 14, 2019.
  67. Web site: Amid debate on wind, candidates back nuclear power. August 17, 2010. November 20, 2019. Kyle Cheney. Community Newspaper Company.
  68. Web site: Strange Bedfellows in Senate Advance Nuclear Bill. March 22, 2017.
  69. Web site: Nuclear Power. Sen. Bernie Sanders. March 3, 2019. March 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043707/https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/nuclear-power. dead.
  70. News: Carbon tax, cap-and-trade: Where 2020 Democrats stand. 2020-06-22. The Washington Post. en.
  71. Web site: Sanders Statement on Paris Climate Agreement. Sen. Bernie Sanders. en. March 14, 2019. September 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180923013727/https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-paris-climate-agreement. dead.
  72. BernieSanders. 1056649545281650689. Given the crisis we face with climate change, in my view we should move toward a total ban on fracking. At a minimum, it seems obvious that we must protect communities from the environmental damage that fracking causes. In my view Colorado voters should support 112.. October 28, 2018.
  73. BernieSanders. 748987574002212864. We must ban offshore drilling, stop dirty pipeline projects like the Keystone XL and stop exports of liquefied natural gas and crude oil.. July 1, 2016.
  74. Web site: Steyer says proposed Green New Deal is a 'first draft'. The Hill. February 27, 2019. July 9, 2019. Julia Manchester.
  75. Web site: If Progressive Democrats Care So Much About The Climate, Why Are They Trying to Kill Nuclear Power?. January 17, 2019. July 9, 2019. Forbes. Michael Shellenberger.
  76. Web site: Big Oil outspends billionaires in Washington state carbon tax fight. October 31, 2018. July 9, 2019. Nichola Groom. Reuters.
  77. 1123989680159109121. .@realdonaldtrump's decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement was reckless & irresponsible. Climate change is very real. The Climate Action Now Act will maintain our global commitments. This is a good first step.. TomSteyer. Tom Steyer. May 2, 2019. July 9, 2019.
  78. Web site: COMMENTARY:Green billionaire Tom Steyer's money might explain why Nevada Democrats now oppose fracking. March 11, 2017. July 9, 2019. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Simon Lomax.
  79. Web site: Steyer calls on Obama to ban offshore drilling in Arctic, Atlantic. Politico. Esther Whieldon. November 14, 2016. July 9, 2019.
  80. Web site: Tom Steyer: I'll declare a national emergency to tackle climate change. NBC News. June 21, 2022 .
  81. Web site: Sen. Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren find little agreement on energy. Associated Press. October 31, 2012. masslive.com.
  82. Web site: Nuclear power finds odd bedfellow in 2020 Dems as voters look for climate change solutions. Ledyard. King. USA Today.
  83. News: Where 2020 Democrats stand on climate change. The Washington Post.
  84. Web site: POLITICS:Elizabeth Warren on climate change:Who knows?. www.eenews.net.
  85. ewarren. 988060977500389376. On #EarthDay 2016 – exactly 2 years ago today – President @BarackObama's Secretary of State @JohnKerry & leaders from 174 other countries signed the Paris Agreement on climate change. It was an important day for our country & our planet.. April 22, 2018.
  86. Web site: Ludwig. Mike. 10 Democratic Candidates Support Fracking Ban. Biden Stays Mum.. Truthout. June 24, 2019. June 4, 2019.
  87. News: Elizabeth Warren:I'd End Offshore Drilling on Day One of My Presidency. The Daily Beast. 1970-01-01. 2019-09-01. The Daily Beast. Resnick. Gideon.
  88. Web site: It's Worse Than You Think - Lower Emissions, Higher Ground. 2019-08-26. Andrew Yang for President. en-US. 2019-09-21. August 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827000023/https://www.yang2020.com/blog/climate-change/. dead.
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  275. TulsiGabbard. 1113868200381374466. April 4, 2019. Finally. Today we passed legislation to end US support for Saudi Arabia's genocidal war in Yemen that has killed tens of thousands and caused the worst humanitarian crisis in the world..
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  277. TulsiGabbard. 818919440603643904. January 10, 2017. By spending trillions of dollars on counterproductive regime change war, we don't have the resources that we need to rebuild here at home.
  278. amyklobuchar. 985182126499823616. April 14, 2018. Here is my statement on the U.S./Great Britain/France's targeted strike on Syria:.
  279. amyklobuchar. 1075812031461093376. December 20, 2018. I went on @FoxNews last night to talk with @BretBaier about how Facebook abused their users' private data and the President's decision to pull troops out of Syria contrary to recent statements made to our allies and against the advice of military advisors..
  280. amyklobuchar. 1106005093747486721. March 13, 2019. We will not turn a blind eye to the suffering of the Yemeni people. Today's vote sends a strong bipartisan message that continuing to support the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen is inconsistent with our values..
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  282. SenSanders. 1102626583158898689. March 4, 2019. American troops have been in Afghanistan for nearly 18 years, Iraq since 2003 and in Syria since 2015. The American people do not want endless war. Congress must reassert its Constitutional authority over the use of force and responsibly end these interventions..
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  291. ewarren. 1114244523104903168. April 5, 2019. Congress voted to end US support of the war in Yemen. Now Donald Trump should sign this bill into law. Civilians are suffering, and #YemenCantWait..
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