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Vote Bernie Sanders – why you should consider him for president
- pushing for more taxes on the rich
- favors equal pay for women
- wants higher minimum wage
- pro-choice
- advocates for protecting the reproductive rights of women
- has voted multiple times against anti-abortion policies
- co-sponsored bill to ensure access to and funding for contraception
pro-gay rights
- voted against constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
- voted against banning same-sex marriage
wants to improve criminal justice system
- voted yes on funding alternative sentencing instead of more prisons
- reduce recidivism by giving offenders a second chance
- voted yes on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment
voted to legalize medical marijuana wants better education system
- voted yes on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges
- sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015
promotes conservation of the environment – prioritize green energy loosening immigration
- make it easier to become citizens
- voted no on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment
- voted no on more immigrant visas for skilled workers
wants to expand Obamacare