they didn't miss anything. i took a hit. i'll take a hit here. restore the soul of this country. bring back the middle class. risk
have to win. have to bring along the senate. the president will make fun of bernie. buttigieg is just a mayor
donald trump lies all the itme. its a sad state of affair. i think that at the end of the day, we're all going to stand together to defeat trump. largest voter turnout. appealing to working class. got to bring young ppl into the political process. increased turnedout by 30%.
but if there is a good spot its that young ppl came out in higher numbers than in 2008
i think we're not going to outdivide the divider in chief. i look at a state of new hampshire. bring able to bring in independents and moderate gop. donald trump's worst nightmare is someone who will bring someone in from the midlle
the only way we're going to beat them is to get turnout up. black community, latinos. african americans in south carolina and nevada.
capitalism vs socialism dichotomy is out of date. tech change. mental illness, suicide. we should we measuring health and wellness. human centered version of capitalism
bring our party together. ppl understand that we hve a govt that works for ppl at the top. oil companies. when you have companies that work great for lobbyist and the rich and not everyone else. that is corruption pure and simple. we bring our party together. we're the democrats, we should be the party of hard working ppl.
we need more moderatism
we got to bring as many ppl we can into this process. the process of actually proving it is now underway. politics of addition, inclusion and belonging
the way u bring ppl otgether by raising min wage $15, make it clear that we're not giving tax breaks to billionaires. ending intl disgrace of this country not guaranteeing healthcare
i think there's a better way. even broader than what was available to obama. there is a majority who is ready to expand insurance. so long as we don't command ppl to give up their health care. medicare for all who want it. do these game changing transformations to galvanzie the american ppl
how much its gonna cost, it would cost more than the entire federal budget we spend now. the idea that middle class taxes won't go up. vermont doubled the income tax. i busted my neck getting obamacare passed.
we are spending 2x as much per capta on health care than other ppl in our country. healthcare costs. admin cost. what m4all will do is save substational sums of money. dental care, eyeglass and home healthcare aids
medicare if you want it. restore cuts to obamacare. capital gains.
its not a real debate. it would kick 149 mil off their health insurance in 4 years. elizabeth wants to do it 2 years. i would like to point out is to take a poisition and stick with it. build on the affordable care act. w/a non-profit public auction.
i think we need to think about healthcare differently. what does that mean? we have to chg the healthcare system. day one: defend ACA, reduce cost of commonly use prescriptions. we have to agree to do that.
truth is that I have been consistent throughout. i bring a different perspective.  south bend. war. turn the page. and bring chg to washington
politicians of the past are not that bad. passed a bunch of things. what about the past was so bad? what did he want to do away with?
gig work. have to be ready to turn the page.
impeachment hearings. lots of courage. harder to lead and take difficult positions.
why don't guarantee healthcare. healthcare for all.
everyone is right. how are we going to beat trump.
move on from the playbook. and unify this country. we feel an sense of exhaustion.
donald trump is not the cause of our problem. symptom of the disease. partisanship. way of life get blasted. automation. these are the chgs we feel it everyday.
no one is above the law. republicans locked arms to protect him from impeachment. ppl are losing faith in the govt. govt works great if youre rich or lobbyist. but they see themselves with less and less and less. we have to be willing to stand up. childcare.
there are limits. the fact is the countries that thrown their presidents into jail are developing countires. we move forward. we don't focus on the mistakes of a presidents.
we sat for 2 weeks listening. it is the precedent that it set. what that precedent is now. the president will not care about other branches of govt. the problem is that you have republicans that don't have the guts.
i started the need to impeach movement in 2017. the gop have rolled over. sham trial. it doesn't matter that he's a crook. we have to beat him in november. he's gonna be more of a crook.
we're not going to let them change the subject. this is about the abuse of power. to seek to weaponize a son against his father is dishonorable
we have to be authentic w the american ppl with what we're going to do. he should pinning a medal on vindman and not rush limbaugh. stand up and clap for vindman. that's who we are.
we worked together on an amendment to bring in less expensive drugs. we got 14 republican votes. it is an example.
we're better off among a person who has won among republicans. moderatism. flipped the state house every single time. got endorsement.
i must confess I don't get newspaper endorsement. i got 25 percent of gop vote. i passed more amendements in a bi-partisan way than any other member of the house
no evidence that the assasination made the country better. we learned nothing else from.
his america first policies have made him alone. we are alone now.
MBS, Putin, Xi. You can't go around saying you're a bad guy, we're going to assasinate you. we're opening the door to chaos.
it is time to bring our combat troops home. end war in afghanistan.
i want hear the plan. not tomorrow. not next week. not waging endless war
if she does want to pull all troops out of the middle east, I saw what happened. our military shamed at leaving kurds. afghanistan. i was against nation building in afghanistcan
i believe I have judgment where biden was wrong. think about how much is going to be on the plate of the next president. its about war in iraq but war w iran. needs to restore credibility among allies and intl community
got troops out of iraq. nato is going to crumble if we don't beat trump. need to beat russia. not about stopping soviet union. need to unite europe. i know everyone of these leaders by name
we have abandoned diplomacy. we don't have allies. pivot to climate change.
i was there! i was involved in that. i brough in the chinese. i've been part of every major init there is. we must keep our commitments
climate change, it's a global issue. bring them into the fight. instead of spending 1.8 tn a year, maybe we pool our resources and fight climate.
what I've called for to stop incarceration as response for drugs, accountability for pharma companies. broader policy response
we'll take those profits back and put them to work. this is a human problem. the govt allow the opiate epidemic to spread through our communities.
i led one of the most successful drug courts. we didn't want to see repeat customers. we need treatment. there's going to be a major federal settlement. the evidence is overwhelming.
in 1988 i said we should ban sale of assault weapons. furthermore, I am very proud, I have a D- from the NRA. i come from a v rural state.
voted to give gun mfg the loophole to allow them not to be sued. i come from a major gun owning state. i beat the NRA twice. bernie voted against the brady bill 5 times! I set up drug courts! I'm the guy who already made a down payment! Drug CEOs should go to jail!
we have a gun violence problem, suicide. increase chances that a woman will die of dom violence. we need to think of this problem as an auto safety issue. its a pub health emergency.
i was the reason why all these ppl were on the court. i made sure bork was not on the court.
i will send us congress a bill that leglistates roe v wade.
rich women still get abortion. states are heading to ban abortion. its going to mean that we can't rely on the courst. 3/4 ppl believe roe v wade is law. we should a law
need to put it into law. trump said he wanted to put women in jail. alabama criminalizing doctors who perform abortions
structural reform. the founders gave us the power to amend the constitution.
we must win back the us senate this time out. who is most likely to help a senator get elected in Georgia.
need to codify roe vs wade into legislation.
we all have the litmus. we all feel the same way on abortion, gun control. the gop are in control
where were you when it comes marijuana or the crack epidemic. we need to legalize marijuana
we have to own up to the fact how race plays in the criminal justice system. we need to rework the criminal justice system. we cannot just say that crim justice is the only time we talk about race. we need race concious laws in education, employment, entrepreneurshio
you can't regulate away racism. we need to heed MLK pivots to universal basic income. wealth gap. we can't regulate that away, except ubi.
i am for reparations. a member of joe biden's campaign said something racist.
i have more support in the black community than anyone in SC.
we have a racist society from top to bottom. healthcare housing education and crim justice. crim justice broken and racist. tonight 200k in jail w/o having been convicted. that is outrageous. end cash bail.
i worked to end cash bail in CA and its gone. i started a bank. I think you should come over and disavow.
we got to stop taking the black comm for granted. stop redlining. public defender. that's why i got involved. triple funding for after schools
joe biden is a friend of mine and I'm not here to attack him. what we need in terms of the african american community. we need to start investing big time. no excuse why white families have 10x wealth as black families
we know there econ solutions here. there is something else in cities. systematic racism in voting. that is why I have leading on these bills. there is no reason why we can't do that in this country.
35 states that came up laws to restrict voting. that will be an enormous priority in my administration
year after year, democrats go to ppl in black community and somehow the problem keeps getting worse. i propose a 2 cent wealth tax. we can cancel student loan debt. because african americans need to borrow more money for school. that one law will help close the gap more than anything.
we should set up a commission on race to rule on race explicitly. lets talk about jim crow, mlk, barbara lee.
things are not getting better. we're getting rid of the most common jobs in america. can't reduce wealth gap without ubi
ppl shouldn't be able to buy their way into the election. we all want to overturn citizens united. except everyone on this stage except amy and me is either a billionaire or millionare or receiving money from PACs.
they want someone they can understand. my grandpa was miner.
we need to have a nation that we overturn citizen united we need to have public elections. i don't have 40 billionaires, pete, if we want to change america we can't have candidates begging from rich ppl.
we need to put together a majority to beat trump. unity. low income or high income. this is a time for addition, not rejection.
if u look at every environmental group in this country. we're simply exporting fossil fuel emissions to mexico
major improvements to this trade agreement. climate chg. we need a north america trading block. best way to take this on is to get back on world climate chg agreement. you cannot divorce trade from that.
everyone needs to get into our market. need to put climate first.
canada and mexico are our friends. when we have opportunities to work without allies.
we're in the middle of the greatest winner take all economy. if we want to alleviate child poverty we need to put money into hands of single parent.
america is counting the wrong things. the problem is that we have an economy grow. income growth of the bottom 90%. this is one more example
best investment we can make as a nation is in our children. we need to raise the wages of childcare workers. invest in our children. be a good federal partner
my dad made me move alot. i was listed as the poorest man in congress. i have never focused on money for me. what is at stake. we must focus on our children. they're our kids. not other ppls kids
our priorties are determined by the 1%
we may have lost an elex, but we did not lose hope. we can do it with investment in childcare.
gop has a cruel plan: cut taxes then cut education. it's very simple. i know there is a better america out there. that america understands when kid succeeds that is a triumph in america.
why is your "revolution" a better bet than bloomberg? stop & frisk bad, I grew turnout in 2016, we bring working class/diverse people together around an agenda for all. want to guarantee healthcare, raise min wage, take on fossil fuels in our movement
don't think there's a chacne for sanders to beat sanders. people don't want their insurance taken away. trump will win v bernie
bloomberg called women this and that, hid tax returns, had racist policies. we'd be substitutiong one billionaire for another
I've had a high voter turnout, brought in rural voters, people in rep districts. bloomberg said some of us should get out of the way, but I won't. he's too much like trump
who can beat trump? who can do the job well? I can do both. I know how to take trump on, I can run ny, I'm a good manager, philanthropist, spending my money to get rid of trump
I can beat trump best, according to polls. Bbg didn't even run NYC well. stop and frisk was bad
what if sanders+bloomberg were left after super tuesday, the two most polarizing. Someone in the middle should be put forward
If speaking to the needs and pain of a neglected working class is polarizing, you have the wrong word. giving voice to people tired of billionaires, no economic growth
sanders, you're not the only one who cares about workers. We can deliver healthcare without taking it away from others, can make progress without breaking things etc etc
We should be responsible for our supporters (had question about sanders' supporters), but we need someone who will step up and do things.  I've fought Wall Street and won. Need a candidate who can be successful like that.
99.9% of my supporters are great people. I disown the people who are making attacks. Vicious, racist attacks are coming the way of my backers as well. We should end viciousness online in general. My campaign is about ideas.
Why is it just your supporters
We all remember 2016-Russians and others trying to divide us. Me not backing unions is unthinkable
Leadership is about how you inspire people to act. You should accept some responsibility
We should nominate a woman to stop sexism on the internet. But the issues with snaders and the culinary union are real
For 100 years, we've been talking about the need to guarantee healthcare. Getting ripped off by big pharma, 500k going bankrupt yearly. I will never sign a bill that will reduce healthcare beneifts
Culinary union's healthcare facilities are great, need to expand them. Buttigieg's plan would leave millinos unable to afford hc. Amy's plan is like a post-it note. Bernie has a good start but attacks anyone who questions details. HC is a crisis.
My plan makes sure no one is uninsured but doesn't kick anyone off their plan.
My plan is a public option, would reduce premiums, expand coverage, what Obama wanted to do. M4A isn't even an option because so many Dems see all the problems iwtht it
All of Europe can do this, somehow we can't. Why not? It's because the hc industry made so many billions. And those CEOs are donating to Pete and others up here. We shouldn't be making companies rich, be providing hc
I'm the only one who's gotten something done with Obamacare. I'm wanting to expand Obamacare. Bernie doesn't even know how much his would cost
Buttigieg wants to cap only premiums. Amy's plan is only two paragraphs. People are struggling to get by, we need more than that
We first of all need to get the WH, then expand Obamacare. Shouldn't walk away and try something totally new
Obamacare
stop and frisk q: it's the one thing I'm embarrassed about. There were 650 murders a year when I got into office. Wanted to give people right to live. S&f got out of control. Cut it by 95%. I'm learning. Crime rate down to 300.
Stop & frisk changed because Obama sent moderators there. Bbg fought that. Policy was abhorrent.
I've apologized, but bottom line is we stopped too many people. Everyone has been wrong at some point on this stage. Criminal justice is hard.
This is about leadership and accountability. It's not about how things turned out, it's about what it was designed to do: stopping PoC. Should have been thought about while it was happening.
Minneapolis NAACP called for you to suspend your campaign. Went over details of that case of girl who was shot while doing her homework. They went to the grand jury. I spoke up on something similar. I've changed my position on some things. I've earned the support I've gotten.
What happened to promise of full transparency of medical procedures? We released a lot of my most important medical records, doctors have said I have enough vigor
Transparency matters, esp. under Trump. I think we should be under Obama standards of getting a physical and putting out results. But more concerned with Sanders' unwillingness for transparency about how he'll pay for his hc plan.
Avg family pays $12k year. M4A will save $450B/year. Need to end drug company profiteering
if my plan is status quo, why are healthcare companies attacking it
I'm preparing to show my tax return. Sorry it's taking a while, I'm so incredibly rich that it's complicated
I think we should release our tax returns. I'd release my physical too. Tax returns are so important to release
Tax returns will be out in a few weeks
Response to question about his sexual harrassment issues. At my company, we get rid of people who do that sort of thing. Women have a ton of responsibility at my companies and when I was at City Hall. Voted second best place in america
His defense was "I've been nice to some women." He's also made women sign NDAs. He should release them from those
No NDAs accuse me of doing anything, just some jokes. They signed them and chose to make the agreement
How many were they? Can you release them on television tonight?
Signed the agreement, and that's that
This is a question about electability. We don't know how many women there are. Can't win with him
Bbg just needs to say he released them from their NDAs. We need transparency. Health records, taxes, NDAs. I don't think anyone wanted that.
Agreements were made consensually. They wnat to keep it htat way
Should release
We should also talk about how Bbg supported GWB in 2004. He said we shouldn't raise the min wage, we should cut SS
Answering q about not being able to name AMLO in previous debate. I know and care a lot about Mexico. Here are some Mexico facts
I made an error. It was humbling. Not bad that I can admit that
Klobuchar is on the committee that oversees border security and can't speak to the first thing about Mexico
it was an error. sometimes people forget names. I've won a lot. Pete hasn't won as much as me. I'm a proven winner
Tenure in Wash isn't always the same thing as good judgment
Defending Klobuchar. One should be held accountable about trade policy or the economy, but forgetitng a name isn't the same
Look at the interview after the forum, we went into Latin American policy. Buttigieg would want to classify cartels as terror orgs. It'd be bad for our situation with mexico
I've spent hundreds of hours in latin america. I have lots of experience there.
it's an existential threat. I'd provide a way to transmit wind & solar across network, invest in battery tech, walk back trump's epa policy, charging stations, mileage standards, invest in rail
we've closed hundreds of coal plants w/ bloomberg philanthropies. We rejoin paris agreements. We need to be a leader in the world. Need to rebuild our relationships
we should stop all new drilling and mining on public land and all offshore drilling. We need to invest in science
q was about how you get those who work in fracking to vote for you? This is an existential threat. Green New Deal will create 20M new jobs. It's a moral issue
wants a more transitional approach on fracking. Look at wells case by case. We can't pass this without bringing people with us. A carbon price needs to go back to people paying their bills
job loss? Green New Deal will give us jobs. And we shouldn't think small when it comes to climate. Problems are corruption and the filibuster
would eliminate oil and gas subsidies. execs should get in trouble. get us back in paris accord and up the commitment
should be able to sue and hold accountable execs of companies who have done bad in the environment
china: you're not going to go to war with china. You must convince China that it's in their interest as well to slow down pollution. India's worse these days. The world is coming apart faster than any study said it would
2020 is the climate deadline because we have to have a dem who cares to get things together. one of the two most polarizing cands on the stage aren't best for it.
need to address environmental justice. I'm committing a trillion to communities of color on which we've inflicted environmental damage
taxes on small businesses won't go up. there will be more capital avail in black and hispanic communities to start businesses. greed of wall street made walll st fail, not redlining. china's belt and road is spreading coal around teh world. need intervention
small businesses are at disadvantage. pres should understand the value of immigration. economic empowerment is important
gap between black/latino and white entrepreneurs. there's a $7b equity gap. need to level playing field
I'm against redlining. I'm the only one who's started a business. In NY we had lots of programs for business mentorship, opening branch banking. There are ways to fix this, and some ways are quite small.
billionaires have an effective tax code lower than the middle class
something something y'all should go to a boxing match
I believe in capitalism, but I think gov't should be a check on that. The tax code is so tilted against regular people. People struggle to get jobs because they can't get childcare. And let's talk about Trump. He wrote tax bill. Need gov't that works for everyone
Our distribution of wealth is immoral. We can't continue this
I've been very lucky, and I'm giving it all away to make this country better
should you have earned that mucH? Yes. I worked hard. and I'm giving it away
employee ownership of companies? yes, that's good, but I don't know that we should command companies to do so. We need voices outside of Washington to come to capitol hill. The one thing to perpetuate inequality is trump winining
wasn't just you who made all that money. Your workers did. They shouldn't be just cogs in the machine
We're not going to throw out capitalism. what sanders said won't work
wealth tax. above $50M. can afford us universal pre-k, childcare, public schools, etc. Do we invest in Bbg or the whole generation?
q was about if his democratic socialism made him unelectable. When Trump gets $800M in tax breaks, that's socialism for the rich. When we have to subsidize Walmart workers because Walton family gets tax breaks, socialism for rich. we need socialism for poor
sparring on sanders' houses
sparring on sanders' houses
agree on raising taxes, roll back trump tax cuts
we should reward work, not just wealth. companies not paying taxes, capital gains tax lower for the rich, that's all wrong. middle class getting killed in us
q was are you out of touch with your generation? "no!" "I was into sanders before it was cool." But how would sanders pay for his plan?
how he'd pay for his plan
more questioning about sanders' plan
back to mroe details on how he'd pay for his plan
We can't be wanting to be liked by Republicans so much that we lose our positions. Buttigieg has been taking money from billionaires
I have a track record of winning elections.
I think it's great how he's spending, but he shouldn't be pres. There's so much he stands for that isn't what we need.
I'm the only one who has beat Mitch McConnell on several issues. We need someone who understands what it's like for ordinary people
Biden had said that he wanted McConnell to get reelected so that Biden could keep working with him, and Biden made deals with him that hurt dems with the supreme court, etc.
The best way to protect DREAMers is for Dems to win in 2020. And to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
Klobuchar, you voted to confirm the CBP head under Trump. You voted to make English the national language. In Indiana, we stood up for immigrants. Created ID program.
I've opposed lots of trump judges. You're wrong, Pete. That CBP guy was highly recommended by Obama people. I don't agree with draconinan immigration policies and would change things on day one.
crosstalk about details of nominating judge
crosstalk about details of nominating judge
crosstalk about details of nominating judge
If the bill I worked on with Sanders was passed, so much would have been done. Buttigieg, you haven't been doing the work. I have a heart for immigrants.
You don't have to be in Washington to have experience
no, just follow rules
follow rules
not necessarily
process
will of the people. most shoudl win
what unites us is bigger than what divides us. I can bring independents and moderates with me. I can govern
Pres should be good manager and teambuilder. Should have experience, credentials
this is our only chance to beat Donald Trump. I'm the bridge between the radical side and bloomberg side
I'm a fighter, learned from my mother. I've fought for unions, for students, for families. I'll fight for you
started before protesters
So many people have been left behind. I know what it's like to be knocked down. Guns, healthcare, immigration my priority. Attack Bernie on immigration
We're all united v trump. We shouldn't be the only country w/o guaranteed healthcare. Top 1% owning so much more than rest. Costs so much to go to cool. We need to mobilize millions
The economy's great for billionaires, but things aren't good for the ordinary worker. Student debt, homelessness: economy works for 1%
Russia is helping you, Sanders
I'm no friend of Xi. No one should be interfering in our election
Bernie's ahead because progressive ideas are popular. But I'd be better than Bernie. Bernie has lots of ideas, but I do the hard work. I have a track record of hard work
It would be very divisive to have Sanders vs. Trump. Sanders would make everyone's blood pressure too high
The answer is a vibrant private sector but to break the corporate stranglehold. Growing, prosperous economy for working people
The Charleston shooter got a weapon because Bernie backed a bill that allowed him. We need progressive policies
People don't want candidates who are backed by billionaires. Lots of issues we're talking about are things I raised years ago: minimum wage, student debt, healthcare
My campaign is not funded just by billionaires. Grassroots donors are the "lifeblood" of my campaign
The people here know me. I've created jobs, I've fought for civil rights all my life. I'll win the AA vote here. I'm working for my vote
I cut back stop and frisk when I realized it got out of control. I'm looking to black leaders to guide me. We've improved jobs, housing and schools for black people. Lots of black offiicals have endorsed me.
Stop and frisk was racist. Bbg even admitted to it. I'm not perfect re: criminal justice. All of us on the stage don't have the experience of being black
I know that my time as mayor would have been tougher if I were black. Things are unequal.
Stop and frisk was racist. We need to fix racism in criminal justice. Need sentencing reform, childcare, minimum wage, voting
Bbg funded Lindsey Graham here and lots of other Republicans. He funded my opponent. Dems will never fully trust Bbg. Because he doesn't have that trust, he's the riskiest here
I am very experienced, I have the resources, and I have the record. NYC reelected me
Without a union or a federal law protecting me, I was fired for being pregnant. Bbg said "kill it" to one of his pregnant employeees
If she were in NYC, she couldn't have been fired because of laws
Let the women at your companies bound by NDAs speak
I was wrong to make sexist jokes. I released the women from NDAs, we won't use them in the future. Nothing is enough for Warren, let's move on.
I never said "kill it"
Release everyone from NDAs
Medicare for all will lower hc costs by $500 billion, save 68k lives. We must guarantee hc. Payroll tax.
His m4a math doesn't add up. It will cost $60 trillion, 3 times the US economy. Take on pharmaceuticals, let people keep their plan
Klob's program would cause us to spend sometimes as much as 10 times more. Ours will cost 45 billion, not 60 trillion
We can't be choosing between a socialist and a former republican. If we go to an extreme, we risk reelecting Trump
Sanders keeps shrinking the cost of his plan. We'd get trump reelected and even change the House back to GOP. Let's listen to House members
Steyer bought a prison. Bernie hasn't passed much of anything. We have to win the Senate back.
I've worked to end the use of private prisons. I've worked to give opportunities to black and latino voters. I have worked for racial justice
Bernie's too extreme to lead the ticket. I can get things done and keep my promises
I backed a lot of Democrats in the last cycle.We can't afford some of the stuff people talk about. If we keep this way, we'll elect Bernie, Bernie will lose. Everything will go red and we'll have to live with this legacy
I beat Trump in the polls. You need an unprecedented coalition like I have to beat him.
Can anyone imagine moderates voting for Sanders?
Progressivism is popular. Wealth tax could really level the playing field. We can close the racial gap in education by canceling student loans.
You can trust in me to get guns under control because I'm the only one who's gotten it done before.
I've seen gun safety legislation get introduced and approved but doesn't make it because of filibuster. We need to be willing to roll back the filibuster.
Q was about why he hasn't been perfect on gun legislation: Biden voted badly on the war in Iraq, etc. 30 years ago I supported a ban on assault weapons. Expand background checks, end gun show loophole.
My org does background checks in 20 states. We can do this, stop just talking about it.
I've done a lot on guns
(interrupting Klob) I wrote one of the bills you mentioned
I did a lot on guns. And I've won a lot of GOP and rural districts in places where people support gun rights.
Sanders has a bad position on the filibuster. Strom Thurmond used it to block civil rights. Segues back to guns: a shame that we have so many school shootings after Columbine. As a vet, I know how bad assault weaposn are
Our rules on guns should not be dictated by the NRA. They scored me D-
More than 90% of Americans want mandatory background checks, but corporations have ahold of Congress so can't get it passed. We need term limits to get leadership out of office.
In NY charter schools were a good alternative. I improved NYC schools a lot. Cut rich vs poor gap a lot, put a lot of money into it.
My Secretary of Education will have been a public school teacher, other things. I will put $800 billion into schools. We must invest
We need universal childcare. Triple funding for low-income schools. Public colleges free. Minimum salary for teachers
Need to support teachers financially. Invest in them
Incentives to build affordable housing, ways to pay for it. Build coalition between urban and rural
We need to talk about race w/r/t housing. The federal government discriminated for decades. My housing plan addresses that.
Some joke about other contestants. I had good housing policies in NYC. I worked across the aisle to get gay marriage in NYC.
I've been in the black community my entire life. We need to help black communities create wealth. On housing, give people a credit, go after gentrification.
Every policy area has a big subtext of race. I started a bank to correct those injustices. I believe in reparations. We need a formal comission on race.
People are unaware sometimes of just how much poverty there is in rural areas. I don't think we should put our tax money toward rich kids going to college. We need incentives about loan payback programs. We need comprehensive immigration reform to let immigrant doctors work in rural areas.
Urban/rural life expectancy is bigger than ever. All is connected: housing, wages, criminal justice. Difficult as long as black voices are closed out of system.
We increased funding for the community health centers. $2 billion into program for debt forgiveness to help doctors work in underserved areas. We need healthcare for all.
Our bans on sugary drinks/smoking have spread across the world. Good public health works. Trump is defunding CDC, bad bc of coronavirus
We're going to do a DARPA of the NIH. Fcousing on obesity, alzheimers and cancer.
I agree with Sanders that we should legalize marijuana. Criminal justice measures re: rmarijuana offenders
Marijuana should be decriminalized and records should be expunged. Marijuana could be damaging brains, but some states already did it.
We'll effectively legalize marijuana in every state and expunge the records.
We have a sacred responsibility to our military, but because of that we can't use our military for everything, esp non military thing. Need diplomats for lots of other things. Need to know difference between friends and enemies.
Would cut back military in the middle east, but wouldn't pull all out. Counterterrorism.
President has torn our credibility to shreds. Restore our credibility. Increased intelligence capabilities. Need better intl coordination
I would quarantine Americans coming back who had been exposed to coronavirus. Take coronavirus seriously. We need pandemic planning as pres.
I helped set up pandemic diseases office, increased CDC budget, helped wipe out Ebola. We are going to be "in" China.
Must expand WHO, CDC, NIH. It's global, we have to work with other countries
China has abominable human rights, they're not very open. But we have to deal with China bc of climate, our interlinked economies.
Xi is a thug with a million Uighurs in concentration camps. They must obey the rules
We need to see all candidates' taxes. Looking at you, bbg, because you've done business with China
My tax returns are coming
Our biggest threats, like coronavirus and climate change, are global. We need to work with everyone, can't go it alone.
I've opposed authoritarianism all over the world. The US has overthrown govts all over the world, but we acknowledge when dictatorships do something good.
Obama never said Cuba did anything good (rebutting Sanders)
That's untrue. Authoritarianism is bad. But that's different from saying that sometimes gov'ts do something good.
We won't survive by re-living the Cold War, like Sanders is. Sanders vs. Trump would be very bad. Looking back to 1950s
Do you tthink tk tk tk policies are radical? Those policies are why I'm winning.
I think we can get the good policies done without someone so alienating
My favorability is highest. Bring working people back to the democratic party.
Russians are involved in election interference now. We should be imposing sanctions on Russia
We're under attack from a hostile foreign power now. Our president is siding with that power. We're not doing a darn thing about it.
Netanyahu is a reactionary racist. We should protect Israel but we can't ignore the suffering of the Palestinians
Only solution is a two-state solution.
There should be a two-state solution, but the parties need to negotiate that themselves, not us.
I would meet with Kim Jong Un, but not like Trump does. We should negotiate back into Iran nuclear deal, new START treaty with Russia
I wouldn't negotiate with Kim Jong Un without anything in return, like Trump did.
We need to change the balance of power in the Middle East. What's going on in Idlib is happening because they're not getting support. Separately, no country has gone as far on healthcare, not even Denmark, as Sanders' plan
Idlib is not a moment for military intervention. We should work with allies and stand with the people.