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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.
^ Supports "debt-free 4-year college", and free community college
^ Biden supports tuition-free community college and tuition-free four-year college for families with income below $125,000.
^ Supports debt forgiveness for teachers and other educators through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
^ Supports tuition-free college for the "lowest-income students", and two-year public college tuition-free
^ Supports tuition-free college for "lower" and "middle-income families"
^ Supports tuition-free or "nearly free" community college
Environmental issues [ edit ]
^ Opposed to new offshore drilling operations
^ a b Pushes the decarbonization deadline out two decades from 2030 to 2050
^ Will pursue an international ban of offshore drilling in the Arctic
^ Under certain conditions
^ Seen as a Temporary Solution
Immigration and border security [ edit ]
^ Legal mechanisms, provided by the Immigration and Nationality Act, should remain to combat drug and human trafficking. Other cases would not be criminally prosecuted.
^ Supports a commission that determines what form reparations could take
^ Proposed a 5% surtax on incomes over $5 million per annum,[ 213] [ 56]
^ a b c Supports H.R. 40
Labor and welfare issues [ edit ]
^ Supports the federal minimum wage being $12, and a $15 minimum wage being implemented in "high-cost cities"
^ Pushes for a Basic Income, as opposed to a livable wage, although Yang states that whether states should increase minimum wage or not depends on economy and budget
Foreign policy and national security [ edit ]
^ a b c d e Only with preconditions
^ Criticized the JCPOA, but also criticized Trump's withdrawal.[ 289] [ 290] [ 291] [ 289]
^ Has called for "international and regional cooperation for free elections in Venezuela"[ 311]
^ "Assad has got to go"
^ Tariffs will not be repealed immediately until a deal is made with China
^ Supports electoral college reform
^ Supports a process of self-determination where Puerto Ricans decide the nature of their relationship with the US
^ Impose term limits for Supreme Court justices, opposed to expanding the number of justices
^ Impose term limits for Supreme Court justices
^ Self-funding campaign
^ Accepts contributions from billionaires, does not hold high-dollar fundraisers
^ Biden formally declared his support for the Hyde amendment,[ 447] [ 448]
^ Supports decriminalization at federal level, rescheduling marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II , and allowing "states to continue to make their own choices regarding legalization".
^ Wants to decriminalize the use and possession of marijuana nationwide
^ Endorses simply decriminalizing possession of all drugs
^ Supports legalization at the federal level, but believes states should decide at the state level
^ Supports decriminalizing opioids; funding safe consumption sites for illegal drugs; and making psychedelic mushrooms "more freely available"
^ Wants to reduce the use of cash bail
Candidate Solidarity [ edit ] Pledge to support eventual nominee [ edit ] 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:[ 543]
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