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November 6, 2012 Vermont General Election

Candidates for US Senator, Vermont

Peter Diamondstone - LU

►Websitelibertyunionparty.org

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Cris Ericson - I

►WebsiteINDYVT.COM

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Laurel Laframboise - I

►Websitevotekiss.org

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John MacGovern - R

►Websitejohnmacgovern.com

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Peter Moss - U

►Websitewww.petermoss.org

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Bernie Sanders - D

►Websiteberniesanders.com

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Biographical

Personal and Family

Reasons & Objectives

Why I Am Running for Public Office

Goals If Elected

Achievements If Elected

Areas to Concentrate On

Jobs, Economy, Trade, Business, Industry & Agriculture

Economy

Jobs

Paid Maternity, Family & Medical Leave

Infrastructure

Small Businesses

Agriculture

Tariffs & Trade with China

Trade

Income Inequality

Farm Subsidies & Supports

Foreign Job Outsourcing

Big Tech Companies & Antitrust

North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Green Economy

Capitalism

Green Infrastructure

Green Farming

Green Jobs

Factory Farms

Family Farm

Massive Agribusiness

Department of Agriculture

Oursourcing of Jobs

Universal Jobs Guarantee

Farm Policies

Rural Economy

Trade Agreements

Currency Manipulation

Seed Corporations

Sexual Assault

Agricultural Infrastructure

Schools & Education

Education

Private Schools Vouchers and Funding

Higher Education

Charter and Magnet Schools

Pre-School and Early Childhood Education

Student Debt & Forgiveness

Student Loans, Scholarships and Pell Grants

Teacher Pay

Public Schools K-12

No Child Left Behind

Higher Education & College Costs

Common Core Education

Student Standards and Testing

Special Education

Historically Black Colleges

Free College Tuition

School Desegregation

Teacher Tenure

Work-Study Program

Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities

Rural Education

Universal Free Schools Meals

Civil, Religious, Gay & Human Rights

LGBT

Racism & Race Relations

Native Americans & Indigenous People

Persons with Disabilities

Roe v. Wade

African American Reparations

Equal Rights Amendment

Native American Rights

Minority & Racial Disparities

Native American Funding

Minority Communities

Minority Healthcare

Government, Elections & Politics

Voting and Election Reform

Voting Rights for X-Felons

Campaign Contributions, Limits & Citizens United Case

Electoral College

Voting Rights

Money and Special Interests

Winning the Election

President Trump

Election & Voting Security

527 Stealth & Super PACs

Voter Suppression

President Trump Impeachment

Voter Registration

Public Funding of Political Campaigns

False Online Information & Fake News

Native Americans US Treaties

Post Office & Postal Banking

President Trump's Conduct in Office

Homeland Security, Immigration, Border Security & Terrorism

Immigrants, Refugees, & Asylum Seekers

The Wall, Border Security & Border Patrol

Immigration Policy & Reform

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Illegal Immigration Enforcement

Illegal Immigration as a Crime or Felony

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE)

Immigrant Agriculture Workers

Health & Medical

Prescription Drugs

Universal Medical Care & Insurance

Women's Health

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

Mental Health

Medicare for All

Reducing Health Care Costs

Rural Health Care

Drug Price-Gouging

Pharmaceutical Companies

Differences of Other Candidates on Healthcare

Medicaid

Healthcare as a Right

Generic Drugs

Long-Term Care

Caregivers

Community Health Centers

Wellness Promotion

Universal Free Schools Meals

Elderly's Health

Labor, Wages & Unions

Minimum Wage

Unions and Collective Bargaining

Paid Maternity, Family & Medical Leave

Income Inequality

Wages

Working Class

Wage Discrimination

Labor

Women Workplace Violence

Right-To-Work

Environment

Climate Change & Global Warming

Green New Deal

2016 Paris Climate Change Agreement

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) & Regulation

Clean Water Act of 1977

Oil Industry

Environmental Justice

EPA Superfund

Rural Environment

Agricultural Impact on Climate Change

Gun & Property Rights

Guns & Gun Control

Gun Legislation

Ban on Bump Stocks & Assault Weapons

Gun Background Checks

National Rifle Association (NRA)

High Capacity Amo & Gun Locks

Gun Shows

Gun Straw Purchases

Courts, Laws & Justice

Criminal Justice System, Reform & Disparity

Death Penalty

Judicial Discretion & Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

Cash Bail

Criminalization of Poverty

Equal Justice

Crack v Powder Cocaine Disparity

Crime, Police & Imprisonment

Death Penalty

Private Prisons

Criminal Justice Reform

Infrastructure & Transportation

Transportation

Infrastructure

Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Alcohol, Cigarettes, Gambling & Prostitution

Marijuana

Marijuana Legalization & Recreational Use

Taxes

President Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts

Taxes on Interest, Dividends, and Capital Gains

Taxing the Wealthiest

Tax Reform

Corporate Tax Breaks & Loopholes

Financial Institutions & Transaction Tax

Inheritance / Estate Taxes

Offshore Tax Shelters

Foreign Policy

Iran

Iran Nuclear Deal

Puerto Rico and US Territories

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Promotion of Democracy Around World

Turkey and Kurds

Values, Religion, Family, Patriotism & Public Service

Planned Parenthood & Family Planning

Religion

Child Care

Military, National Defense & Veterans

Veterans

Military

Wars, Warmaking & Overseas Deployments

Defense and Military Budget

Veterans Administration (VA)

Veterans Health Care

Veterans' Beneifts

Abortion, Pro-Life & Genetic Engineering

Abortion

Planned Parenthood & Family Planning

Roe v. Wade

Pro-Life v. Pro-Choice

Women's Reproductive Health

Contraception

Abortion Federal Funding

Violence Against Women Act

Out-of-State Abortions

Energy

Renewable Energy & Fossil Fuels

Fracking and Natural Gas

Nuclear Power

Green Energy

Oil Industry

Minorities

Racism & Race Relations

Native Americans & Indigenous People

African American Reparations

Native American Rights

Native Americans US Treaties

Sex & Sexuality

LGBT

Equal Rights Amendment

Sexual Harassment

Internet, Media, Technology, Science & Space

Big Tech Companies & Antitrust

Rural Internet Access

Banks & Finance

Federal Reserve

Financial Industry Regulation

Banks

Big Banks & Too Big to Fail

Wall Street

Glass-Steagall Act

Redlining Loans

Credit And Banking

Payday Loans & Predatory Lending

Seniors, Social Security, Medicare, Pensions

Social Security

Seniors & Aging of Population

Social Security Reform

Pensions

Retirement Security

Housing & Communities

Affordable Housing / Rentals & Supports

Rural America

Consumers & Food

Food

Financial Consumer Protection

Credit Agencies

Meat Production

Credit Cards

Domestic Food Security

Poverty, Welfare & Hunger

Poor Children

Senior Poverty

Rural Poverty