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Joe Biden on Families & Children
Democratic President; former V.P.; former Senator
Click here for 24 full quotes by Joe Biden OR click here for Joe Biden on other issues.
  • Providing childcare protections increases economic growth. (Jun 2024)
  • Preschool for 3-year olds so all learn to read by 3rd grade. (Mar 2024)
  • Gender Policy Council: promote gender-affirming care. (Apr 2023)
  • Paid family leave & Child Tax Credit increase productivity. (Feb 2023)
  • Cut the cost of childcare in half. (Mar 2022)
  • Guarantee education free from gender-based violence. (Mar 2021)
  • No mandatory paid family and sick leave in COVID relief. (Mar 2021)
  • Expand the child tax credit to $3,000 for each child. (Mar 2021)
  • $39B to child care providers for COVID relief & stimulus. (Mar 2021)
  • Invest $450 billion so people needing care can stay at home. (Sep 2020)
  • Find purpose in family tragedy. (Feb 2020)
  • Focus on our children, to address child poverty. (Feb 2020)
  • Kids are our future and health of US depends on them. (Feb 2020)
  • $15 minimum wage and triple money for Title 1 schools. (Feb 2020)
  • Keep punching at it: men can never raise a hand to women. (Nov 2019)
  • MeToo: Change the culture of how women are treated. (Nov 2019)
  • As single father, I get it; target childcare tax break. (Jul 2019)
  • $2.3M in grants to help reduce domestic violence homicides. (Mar 2013)
  • I've been a single parent; I know the difficulties. (Oct 2008)

    Voting Record

  • Fund "red flag" laws for family members at extreme risk. (Apr 2021)
  • 1990: Pushed through Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). (Oct 2017)
  • 1991: VAWA is about civil rights, not divorce law. (Oct 2010)
  • Fought for Family and Medical Leave, up to 12 unpaid weeks. (Sep 2007)
  • 1990: authored the Violence Against Women Act. (Jul 2007)
Ryan Binkley on Families & Children
Republican challenger for President; CEO and Pastor
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    No stance on record.
Doug Burgum on Families & Children
2024 Presidential contender; Republican ND Governor
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  • Family and mental health are solution to mass shootings. (Sep 2023)
  • Vetoed barring biological boys from girl's school sports. (Jun 2021)
Chris Christie on Families & Children
N.J. Governor; Republican Presidential candidate
Click here for 4 full quotes by Chris Christie OR click here for Chris Christie on other issues.
  • Less government control over parenting choices . (Dec 2023)
  • Pro-life is not just in the womb, it's for the whole life. (Nov 2023)
  • Government shouldn't interfere with parents on gender care. (Jun 2023)
  • $9.7 more for Early Childhood Intervention Program. (Jul 2011)
Ron DeSantis on Families & Children
Republican presidential contender; FL governor
Click here for 6 full quotes by Ron DeSantis OR click here for Ron DeSantis on other issues.
  • No tax on diapers or cribs or any baby items. (Jan 2024)
  • Don't sexualize school curriculum, or Disney World. (Jan 2024)
  • We lead the nation in protecting the rights of parents. (Jan 2024)
  • Sex change operations in teens is gender mutilation. (Dec 2023)
  • Disallow men from going into little girls' bathrooms. (Dec 2023)
  • Protect faith-based noncooperation with gay marriage. (Oct 2018)
Larry Elder on Families & Children
Republican presidential contender & talkshow host
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    No stance on record.
Tulsi Gabbard on Families & Children
Democratic candidate for President; U.S. Rep from HI-2
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  • Supports broad paid family and medical leave plans. (Jul 2019)
  • 2000: Don't let gay activists force their values on our kids. (Jan 2019)
Nikki Haley on Families & Children
Republican presidential contender; UN Ambassador 2017-2018
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  • No gender transformations until age 18, like no tattoos. (Jan 2024)
  • Must be 18 to change your gender. (Dec 2023)
  • Private bathrooms instead of transgender girls' bathroom. (Dec 2023)
Kamala Harris on Families & Children
Democratic nominee;Vice President; former California Senator
Click here for 15 full quotes by Kamala Harris OR click here for Kamala Harris on other issues.
  • Restore both Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. (Sep 2024)
  • Opportunity economy: child tax credit to $6,000 . (Aug 2024)
  • $6,000 child tax credit, expanded from $2,000 per child. (Aug 2024)
  • Cap childcare co-payments at 7% of income. (Feb 2024)
  • Increase penalties for sexual exploitation of children. (Jan 2021)
  • Six months paid family leave; burden still falls on women. (Nov 2019)
  • Keep families together; end solitary confinement. (Sep 2019)
  • Keep families together; end solitary confinement. (Sep 2019)
  • Supports broad paid family and medical leave plans. (Jul 2019)
  • Sanctuary for prostituted youth so they can escape pimps. (Jan 2019)
  • Shut down brothels masquerading as massage parlors. (Jan 2019)
  • 2004: Performed same-sex marriage despite state ban. (Jan 2019)
  • Punish parents of chronically truant kids. (Aug 2017)
  • Served as attorney in Division on Children and Families. (Apr 2015)
  • Let same-sex couples marry the person they love. (Feb 2013)
Howie Hawkins on Families & Children
Green Party Presidential Challenger
Click here for 3 full quotes by Howie Hawkins OR click here for Howie Hawkins on other issues.
  • Criminalize purchasers of sex, not the prostitutes. (Jul 2020)
  • Supports universal healthcare & universal pre-K. (Nov 2018)
  • Raise minimum wage to family-supporting wage. (Jul 2006)
Mike Huckabee on Families & Children
Republican Presidential candidate
Click here for 18 full quotes by Mike Huckabee OR click here for Mike Huckabee on other issues.
  • Don't allow kids to listen to toxic music like Beyonce. (Jan 2015)
  • Christian society discourages out-of-wedlock pregnancies. (Jan 2012)
  • In AR, issued Family Protection Policy Directive. (Nov 2008)
  • Supports traditional marriage and covenant marriage. (Nov 2008)
  • Strong government relies on strong families. (Feb 2008)
  • Understand the totality of the American family. (Jan 2008)
  • Marriage relationship between one man, one woman, for life. (Sep 2007)
  • High divorce rate fails at presenting role model. (Sep 2007)
  • Supports convenant marriage; adopted it in Arkansas. (Sep 2007)
  • Teach kids immovable standards of right & wrong. (Jun 2007)
  • Supports "covenant marriage". (Jan 2001)
  • Purpose of marriage is loving relationship, not happiness. (Oct 2000)
  • Sensuality-saturated society trades love for lust. (Oct 2000)
  • Porn industries make billions; but damage America morally. (Jun 1998)
  • Yes, we legislate morality; including "victimless" crimes. (Jun 1998)
  • Sexual "revolution" causes illegitimacy & family dysfunction. (Jun 1998)
  • Government can't replace family as building block of society. (Jun 1998)
  • Family breakdown is symptom; disease is lack of character. (Jun 1998)
Will Hurd on Families & Children
U.S. Rep; GOP presidential challenger (withdrew Oct.2023)
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  • Increase child tax credit so parents can afford childcare. (Jun 2023)
Asa Hutchinson on Families & Children
Republican presidential contender; AR Governor
Click here for 5 full quotes by Asa Hutchinson OR click here for Asa Hutchinson on other issues.
  • Enhance adoption services and maternal care. (Aug 2023)
  • Don't want government interfering with parental decisions. (Apr 2023)
  • Reformed child welfare system with faith-based partners. (Jan 2019)
  • More funding for foster children. (Jan 2017)
  • Reform divorce laws to increase waiting period. (Sep 2014)
Perry Johnson on Families & Children
CEO & Republican presidential challenger
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    No stance on record.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Families & Children
Independent presidential Challenger
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  • Memoir "American Values" is family history and U.S. history. (Oct 2023)
Joe Maldonado on Families & Children
Libertarian candidate for governor & president
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    No stance on record.
Kristi Noem on Families & Children
Republican
Click here for 2 full quotes by Kristi Noem OR click here for Kristi Noem on other issues.
  • Expand family leave benefits to 100% of salary for 12 weeks. (Jan 2023)
  • My vision: maintain our family traditions & way of life. (Jan 2020)
Chase Oliver on Families & Children
Libertarian candidate for President
Click here for 2 full quotes by Chase Oliver OR click here for Chase Oliver on other issues.
  • No state mandates on transgender girls athletics. (Aug 2023)
  • Support LGBTQ kids; stop demonizing LGBTQ people. (Oct 2022)
Mike Pence on Families & Children
Former Republican Vice President (withdrew Oct.2023)
Click here for 5 full quotes by Mike Pence OR click here for Mike Pence on other issues.
  • Day-care kids suffer stunted emotional development. (Sep 2020)
  • 2003: Pushed for anti-porn Truth in Domain Names Act. (Apr 2018)
  • Does not eat or drink with women other than his wife. (Mar 2017)
  • Let parents and doctors decide on HPV vaccinations. (Feb 2015)
  • Adoption is a beautiful way for families to come together. (Jan 2014)
Dean Phillips on Families & Children
Democratic U.S. Rep & presidential Challenger
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  • Protect same-sex and interracial marriages . (Jul 2022)
Vivek Ramaswamy on Families & Children
CEO & Republican Challenger
Click here for 3 full quotes by Vivek Ramaswamy OR click here for Vivek Ramaswamy on other issues.
  • Transgenderism is a mental health disorder. (Dec 2023)
  • People are hungry for purpose and meaning. (Aug 2023)
  • Give $80B in federal education money to parents . (Aug 2023)
Marco Rubio on Families & Children
FL Senator; Republican Presidential candidate
Click here for 18 full quotes by Marco Rubio OR click here for Marco Rubio on other issues.
  • Insisted that Trump tax cut increase Child Tax Credit. (Sep 2019)
  • Increased child tax credit plus paid family leave. (Apr 2018)
  • Hispanic values: Burning desire that kids have it better. (Feb 2016)
  • Make investing in kids deductible like business expenses. (Feb 2016)
  • Pro-family tax code: increase child-care tax credit. (Nov 2015)
  • Most important job is being a parent. (Nov 2015)
  • The "success sequence"--education and kids after marriage. (Jan 2015)
  • Answers lie with family and our faith, not politicians. (Feb 2013)
  • Better life means your kids accomplish what you never could. (Aug 2012)
  • Elian Gonzalez should stay in US & father should join him. (Jun 2012)
  • Even single mothers see their hopes & dreams in firstborn. (Jun 2012)
  • Improve state-provided services for kids with disabilities. (Jun 2012)
  • Hip-hop fan; "Ignore their politics & just enjoy the music". (Jun 2012)
  • No gay couples as foster parents; no social experimentation. (Jun 2012)
  • We need a long-term commitment to Afghanistan. (Apr 2012)
  • Parental notification for social networking website use. (Nov 2006)
  • Halt illegal activities at strip clubs & porn websites. (Nov 2006)
  • Increase $20M in tax credits for G-rated and PG-rated films. (Nov 2006)
Bernie Sanders on Families & Children
Independent Senator (VT) amd former Presidential candidate
Click here for 17 full quotes by Bernie Sanders OR click here for Bernie Sanders on other issues.
  • Half of Americans are women; and half my Cabinet will be. (Mar 2020)
  • Guaranteed child care: Age 0 to 4 are most important years. (Jan 2020)
  • Trump threw 32M families off healthcare, socialism not issue. (Jun 2019)
  • Workers need paid family leave and paid sick leave. (Aug 2017)
  • Real family values: time with newborn and sick relatives. (Nov 2016)
  • American workers need a vacation. (Nov 2016)
  • Affordable housing underlies jobs, and child development. (Nov 2016)
  • $1.61 a week for paid family & medical leave. (Dec 2015)
  • Increase payroll tax to guarantee paid family leave. (Oct 2015)
  • We're the only major country without paid family leave. (Oct 2015)
  • LGBTQ values are family values. (Sep 2015)
  • Provide affordable childcare & early pre-K education. (Sep 2015)
  • Violence Against Women Act applies to men and gays, too. (Sep 2015)
  • Real family values means paid family leave & sick time. (Jun 2015)
  • 1972: wrote fictional "satire" about men oppressing women. (May 2015)
  • Parents worry more about kids than themselves, economically. (Dec 2010)

    Green New Deal

  • My priority is working class families, not the rich. (Feb 2020)
Tim Scott on Families & Children
Republican presidential challenger; SC Senator
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  • Protect HeadStart and let parents choose childcare . (Sep 2023)
Corey Stapleton on Families & Children
MT Secretary of State; Republican Presidential Challenger
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    No stance on record.
Jill Stein on Families & Children
Green Challenger
Click here for 6 full quotes by Jill Stein OR click here for Jill Stein on other issues.
  • Kids in poverty can't go to school in condition to learn. (Jul 2015)
  • Half-million in foster care means system is dysfunctional. (Jul 2015)
  • Don't assume that mothers should always get custody. (Jul 2015)
  • Physician married to a physician; two sons and one dog. (Apr 2015)
  • Family planning is 1st principle of reproductive healthcare. (Dec 2011)
  • Fund community youth programs for at-risk youth. (Sep 2010)
Francis Suarez on Families & Children
Miami mayor; GOP presidential challenger (withdrew Oct.2023)
Click here for Francis Suarez on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Donald Trump on Families & Children
Republican former President
Click here for 22 full quotes by Donald Trump OR click here for Donald Trump on other issues.
  • Religious exemptions, including contraception, in ObamaCare . (Apr 2023)
  • I don't know about QAnon; but I agree on opposing pedophilia. (Oct 2020)
  • Our children are taught in school to hate their own country. (Jul 2020)
  • Expanded child tax credit was pushed by Ivanka Trump. (Feb 2020)
  • Paid family leave for federal employees. (Feb 2020)
  • Doubled the child tax credit. (Feb 2019)
  • Girls smuggled across border into modern-day slavery. (Feb 2019)
  • Bipartisan effort to implement paid family leave. (Feb 2017)
  • I have great respect for women; despite locker-room talk. (Oct 2016)
  • Hillary and I agree on paid family leave. (Sep 2016)
  • Supports birth control without a prescription. (Sep 2016)
  • Women act feminine & needy, but inside, they are killers. (Aug 2016)
  • Ex-wives sign confidentiality agreements and keep quiet. (Aug 2016)
  • Federal tax breaks to support child care costs. (Aug 2016)
  • Happiest people have great families & God in their lives. (Nov 2015)
  • Stress importance of a strong family, & a culture of Life. (Jun 2015)
  • Everyone getting married should have a prenuptial agreement. (Sep 2008)
  • Too many hollow compliments are not healthy for kids. (Sep 2008)
  • I would rather live a married life than be single. (Sep 2008)
  • Be cocky & confident & get all the women you want. (Sep 2008)
  • My family is my motivation. (Mar 2004)
  • I seem to bring out either the best or worst in women. (Oct 1997)
JD Vance on Families & Children
Republican Vice Presidential nominee
Click here for 21 full quotes by JD Vance OR click here for JD Vance on other issues.
  • Promote choice, like neighborhood childcare. (Oct 2024)
  • FactCheck: School shootings are fact of life only in America. (Sep 2024)
  • School shootings are a fact of life: harden security. (Sep 2024)
  • Give newlyweds $30,000 with no payback if they stay married. (Aug 2024)
  • Sarcastic "childless cat lady" means "anti-family" . (Jul 2024)
  • Childless Americans in leadership class are more sociopathic. (Jul 2024)
  • Fatherhood transforms men from "driftless" to "grounded". (Jul 2024)
  • 2021: Go to war against the anti-child ideology. (Jul 2024)
  • I'll stop saying "groomers" when they stop sexualizing kids. (Jul 2024)
  • Oppose Respect for Marriage Act: no same-sex marriage. (Jul 2024)
  • Easier divorce did not reduce violence in marriages. (May 2023)
  • Marriage is "'til death do us part," even if violent. (May 2023)
  • Get rid of marriage penalty; make it easier to raise family. (Nov 2022)
  • Don't be too quick to leave a marriage to violent spouse. (Jul 2022)
  • Divorce might be better for mom & dad, but not for the kids. (Jul 2022)
  • Reinvigorate American families; tax code penalizes marriage. (Oct 2021)
  • Universal daycare is class war against normal people. (Aug 2021)
  • Expanded childcare favors affluent over working class. (Jul 2021)
  • Working moms support families by doing "women's work". (May 2017)
  • Citing "culture" is a copout; we need policy interventions. (Jul 2016)
  • We learn how to be a great spouse despite domestic strife. (Jul 2016)
Tim Walz on Families & Children
DFL Governor & V.P. nominee
Click here for 8 full quotes by Tim Walz OR click here for Tim Walz on other issues.
  • Paid medical leave will enhance our families and workplaces. (Oct 2024)
  • My wife and I used IUI, not IVF. (Aug 2024)
  • Ban conversion therapy; don't ban books. (Aug 2024)
  • Protect gender affirming care for minors in Minnesota. (Apr 2023)
  • Plan to modernize state government to put families first. (Apr 2023)
  • $545M in Child Tax Credits to 215,000 families . (Jul 2022)
  • Place children at the center of government. (Aug 2019)
  • Full marriage equality for same-sex couples. (Oct 2018)
Cornel West on Families & Children
Green Party/People's Party candidate
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    No stance on record.
Kanye West on Families & Children
Birthday Party candidate for President
Click here for 3 full quotes by Kanye West OR click here for Kanye West on other issues.
  • Asks staff to refrain from fornicating outside of marriage. (Sep 2020)
  • The culture of humanity needs to be family. (Sep 2020)
  • Birthday Lake: mothers safely experience pregnancy & birth. (Sep 2020)
Marianne Williamson on Families & Children
Democratic candidate for President
Click here for 5 full quotes by Marianne Williamson OR click here for Marianne Williamson on other issues.
  • Massively realign investment in the direction of children. (Jun 2023)
  • Federal mandate for social services for children. (Jul 2019)
  • Provide free or affordable lunches & breakfasts for students. (May 2019)
  • Need a cabinet department to focus on children and youth. (Apr 2019)
  • Maternity/paternity leave; free prenatal care and childcare. (Apr 2019)

                                                                                                                                                                               
  


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