Tim Kaine in Sunday Political Talk Show interviews during 2013-2015


On Abortion: Continue to fund Planned Parenthood

Q: What is your stance on abortion? Tim Kaine's answer: Pro-choice, but ban after the first three months

Mike Pence's answer: Pro-life

Evan McMullin's answer: Pro-life

Q: Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: No

Evan McMullin's answer: No

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: No

Source: iSideWith.com analysis of 2016 presidential hopefuls Nov 1, 2016

On Civil Rights: Supports the legalization of same sex marriage

Q: Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: No

Evan McMullin's answer: My faith believes in traditional marriage between a man and a woman, but I recognize that not all Americans share my beliefs.

Source: iSideWith.com analysis of 2016 presidential hopefuls Nov 1, 2016

On Crime: Require police to wear body cameras

Q: Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: Yes

Gary Johnson's answer (Libertarian Party): Yes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens

Donald Trump's answer: No, it should be a police department's or officer's choice to wear one

Q: Should convicted felons have the right to vote?

Tim Kaine's answer: No

Mike Pence's answer: Yes

Gary Johnson's answer (Libertarian Party): Yes

Donald Trump's answer: No

Q: Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?

Tim Kaine has not answered this question yet.

Mike Pence's answer: Yes

Gary Johnson's answer (Libertarian Party): No, it is necessary for violent criminals who are a danger to themselves and other inmates

Donald Trump's answer: No

Source: iSideWith.com analysis of 2016 presidential hopefuls Nov 1, 2016

On Energy & Oil: Support wind, nuclear, fracking, and offshore drilling

Q: Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: Yes

Donald Trump's answer: No, and the government should never support unproven technologies

Gary Johnson's answer: No

Q: Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: Yes

Gary Johnson's answer: Yes, but increase oversight

Donald Trump's answer: Yes

Q: Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: Yes

Donald Trump's answer: Yes

Gary Johnson's answer: Yes, and deregulate the energy sector

Q: Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: Yes

Evan McMullin's answer: Yes

Source: iSideWith.com analysis of 2016 presidential hopefuls Nov 1, 2016

On Environment: Don't require GMO labels for genetically-engineered food

Q: Should producers be required to label genetically engineered foods (GMOs)?

Tim Kaine's answer: No

Mike Pence has not answered this question yet.

Evan McMullin's answer: No

Source: iSideWith.com analysis of 2016 presidential hopefuls Nov 1, 2016

On Government Reform: Term limits for members of Congress

Q: Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption

Mike Pence has not answered this question yet.

Evan McMullin's answer: Yes

Q: Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?

Tim Kaine has not answered this question yet.

Mike Pence has not answered this question yet.

Evan McMullin's answer: Yes

Q: Should the presidential debates include candidates with less than 15% of support in national polls?

Tim Kaine has not answered this question yet.

Mike Pence has not answered this question yet.

Evan McMullin's answer: Yes

Source: iSideWith.com analysis of 2016 presidential hopefuls Nov 1, 2016

On Government Reform: No photo ID requirement for voting

Q: Should a photo ID be required to vote?

Tim Kaine's answer: No

Mike Pence's answer: Yes

Donald Trump's answer: Yes, this will prevent voter fraud

Gary Johnson's answer: No

Evan McMullin's answer: Yes

Darrell Castle's answer (Constitution Party): Yes, this will prevent voter fraud

Source: iSideWith.com analysis of 2016 presidential hopefuls Nov 1, 2016

On Gun Control: More restrictions gun purchases, including no-fly list

Q: Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: No

Evan McMullin's answer: No

Q: Should people on the "no-fly list" be banned from purchasing guns and ammunition?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence has not answered this question yet.

Evan McMullin's answer: No, it is unconstitutional to deny someone's rights without due process

Source: iSideWith.com analysis of 2016 presidential hopefuls Nov 1, 2016

On Health Care: Increase Medicaid funding for low-income individuals

Q: Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare)?

Evan McMullin's answer: No

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: Yes, I support a majority of the plan but not all aspects

Donald Trump's answer: No, open the markets so insurers can compete across state lines and reduce costsGary Johnson's answer (Libertarian Party): No, government should not be involved in healthcare

Darrell Castle's answer (Constitution Party): No, government should not be involved in healthcare

Q: Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?

Evan McMullin's answer: No

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: Yes

Donald Trump's answer: Yes

Gary Johnson's answer (Libertarian Party): No, and each state should decide their own level of coverage

Darrell Castle's answer (Constitution Party): No

Source: iSideWith.com analysis of 2016 presidential hopefuls Nov 1, 2016

On Health Care: Regulate the prices of life-saving drugs

Q: Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes and the government should invest in researching new life-saving drugs

Mike Pence's answer: No, and the government should never regulate prices of private businesses

Evan McMullin's answer: No, and the government should never regulate prices of private businesses

Source: iSideWith.com analysis of 2016 presidential hopefuls Nov 1, 2016

On Health Care: Supports federal requirement that children get vaccinated

Q: Should the federal government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: Yes

Evan McMullin's answer: Yes

Darrell Castle's answer (Constitution Party): No

Gary Johnson's answer (Libertarian Party): No

Donald Trump's answer: Yes

Source: iSideWith.com analysis of 2016 presidential hopefuls Nov 1, 2016

On Immigration: No ban on Muslim immigrants; no ban on Syrian refugees

Q: Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

Tim Kaine's answer: No

Mike Pence's answer: No

Evan McMullin's answer: No

Q: Should the U.S. accept refugees from Syria?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: No

Evan McMullin's answer: Yes

Q: Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: No

Evan McMullin's answer: No

Source: iSideWith.com analysis of 2016 presidential hopefuls Nov 1, 2016

On Immigration: Subsidized healthcare and tuition ok for illegal immigrants

Q: Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: No

Evan McMullin's answer: No

Q: Should illegal immigrants be offered in-state tuition rates at public colleges within their residing state?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence's answer: No

Evan McMullin's answer: No

Source: iSideWith.com analysis of 2016 presidential hopefuls Nov 1, 2016

On Technology: Supports government funding for space travel

Q: Should the government fund space travel?

Tim Kaine's answer: Yes

Mike Pence has not answered this question yet.

Evan McMullin's answer: Yes

Source: iSideWith.com analysis of 2016 presidential hopefuls Nov 1, 2016

On Drugs: FDA and Big Pharma to blame for opioid dependency

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia says the opioid "dependency is worse than anything we've ever seen in this country" and that blame is shared by pharmaceutical companies and the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "So now we have 4 percent of the American public consuming 85 percent of the world's prescription opioids."

And use of heroin, which is an opioid, is also skyrocketing. Users addicted to prescription opioids are switching to street heroin for an economic reason: It's cheaper. "People try to save money by buying heroin, but don't know what's in it or how pure it is. Eighty percent of heroin overdoses are by people that started with prescription medicine and then switched to heroin because it's cheaper," Kaine says.

Since 2010 in Virginia, the rate of heroin overdose deaths has increased nearly five-fold. And white males aged 25-44 are the largest group affected.

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch on 2016 vice-presidential hopefuls Sep 3, 2016

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