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Stacey Abrams on Families & Children
Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger (GA); 2020 Veepstakes contender
Click here for 6 full quotes by Stacey Abrams OR click here for Stacey Abrams on other issues.
  • Government can foster change for families like mine. (Mar 2019)
  • Family values: faith, service, education & responsibility. (Feb 2019)
  • Learning begins at birth. (Sep 2017)
  • We must help our most vulnerable citizens. (Sep 2017)
  • Learning begins at birth. (Aug 2017)
  • Sometimes sex offenders get parental consent. (May 2008)
Justin Amash on Families & Children
Independent MI Rep; possible Presidential Challenger
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    No stance on record.
Joe Biden on Families & Children
Former Vice President; previously Democratic Senator (DE)
Click here for 23 full quotes by Joe Biden OR click here for Joe Biden on other issues.
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • MeToo: Change the culture of how women are treated. (Nov 2019)

    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)
  • Voted NO on killing restrictions on violent videos to minors. (May 1999)
  • Rated 16% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Permanent crime database for volunteers with kids. (Jul 2008)
  • Fund 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs in underserved areas. (Dec 1997)
Don Blankenship on Families & Children
WV Senate contender and Constitution Party presidential nominee
Click here for 2 full quotes by Don Blankenship OR click here for Don Blankenship on other issues.
  • Porn distorts sex created by God; enforce obscenity laws. (May 2020)
  • Oppose adoption of children homosexual singles or couples. (May 2020)
Mike Bloomberg on Families & Children
Mayor of New York City (Independent)
Click here for 9 full quotes by Mike Bloomberg OR click here for Mike Bloomberg on other issues.
  • Suicides & family violence reduced with 24-hour gun wait. (Feb 2020)
  • Create good alternatives for kids so they avoid guns & crime. (Feb 2020)
  • NYC teachers don't experience pregnancy discrimination. (Feb 2020)
  • I support the #MeToo movement; my employees are happy. (Feb 2020)
  • Expand Head Start; and at-home care for at-risk infants. (Jan 2020)
  • Guarantee 12 weeks of paid family leave. (Jan 2020)
  • Get cities to hike taxes on sugary drinks. (Nov 2019)
  • Cut teen smoking by 50%; now focus on e-cigarettes. (Nov 2019)
  • Ban flavored e-cigarettes used to entice kids to smoke. (Sep 2019)
Cory Booker on Families & Children
Mayor of Newark; N.J. Senator; 2020 presidential contender (withdrawn)
Click here for 6 full quotes by Cory Booker OR click here for Cory Booker on other issues.
  • New estate tax to fund "baby bond" program. (Nov 2019)
  • Government funded savings account at birth. (Apr 2019)
  • Opposes family separation policy at southern border. (Feb 2019)
  • Paid family leave is a necessity. (Jul 2016)
  • Society struggles without paid family leave. (Feb 2016)
  • Job-protected time off for bereavement and illness. (Feb 2016)
Pete Buttigieg on Families & Children
Democratic Presidential Challenger; IN Mayor
Click here for 9 full quotes by Pete Buttigieg OR click here for Pete Buttigieg on other issues.
  • Dressed twin babies as "infrastructure" for Halloween. (Oct 2021)
  • Teens shouldn't worry that they will be killed at school. (Feb 2020)
  • Not going to take family values lectures from Rush Limbaugh. (Feb 2020)
  • Healing & Belonging Grants: more mental healthcare support. (Feb 2020)
  • It makes no sense to spend 2/3 of income on childcare. (Jan 2020)
  • Generational justice for those who'll come in the future. (Sep 2019)
  • Supports broad paid family and medical leave plans. (Jul 2019)
  • $100B in grants for minority home ownership. (Jul 2019)
  • Open to gay parenthood if elected president. (Jun 2019)
Julian Castro on Families & Children
Democratic Presidential Challenger (withdrawn); former HUD Secretary
Click here for 2 full quotes by Julian Castro OR click here for Julian Castro on other issues.
  • Supports broad paid family and medical leave plans. (Jul 2019)
  • Each generation wants better lives for their children. (Sep 2012)
Bill de Blasio on Families & Children
NYC Mayor; Democratic Presidential Challenger (withdrawn)
Click here for 7 full quotes by Bill de Blasio OR click here for Bill de Blasio on other issues.
  • Signed a paid sick leave and safe leave plan into law. (May 2019)
  • Expand mental health services at youth and runaway shelters. (May 2019)
  • $7 million program to hold domestic abusers accountable. (May 2019)
  • Enforce paid sick leave for temp workers. (Jan 2019)
  • Mandated up to ten days of Paid Personal Time every year. (Jan 2019)
  • Signs legislation protecting against sexual harassment. (May 2018)
  • Launched universal free lunch in NYC schools. (Sep 2017)
Rocky De La Fuente on Families & Children
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  • Same-sex marriage is a fundamental right & a privacy right. (Nov 2016)
Tulsi Gabbard on Families & Children
Democratic Presidential Challenger; HI Rep.
Click here for 3 full quotes by Tulsi Gabbard OR click here for Tulsi Gabbard on other issues.
  • Supports broad paid family and medical leave plans. (Jul 2019)
  • 2000: Don't let gay activists force their values on our kids. (Jan 2019)
  • More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Jan 2013)
Kirsten Gillibrand on Families & Children
Democratic Senator (NY); Democratic Candidate for President (withdrawn)
Click here for 18 full quotes by Kirsten Gillibrand OR click here for Kirsten Gillibrand on other issues.
  • I raised kids while in Congress, working outside the home. (Jul 2019)
  • Expand the Child Tax Credit. (Jul 2019)
  • The future was female and intersectional. (Jun 2019)
  • First to call for Sen. Al Franken to resign. (May 2019)
  • Sexual assault and harassment must be treated seriously. (Apr 2019)
  • Shouldn't have to choose between caregiving and job. (Apr 2019)
  • Pro-vaccines, not sure if they should be Federally mandated. (Apr 2019)
  • Make childcare more affordable and accessible. (Jan 2019)
  • Modernize obstetrics to cut increases in childbirth deaths. (Aug 2018)
  • Women run for office because Trump demeans & devalues women. (Aug 2018)
  • Family leave & equal pay strengthens America. (Jul 2016)
  • Attends weekly women's Bible study class. (Sep 2014)
  • For most working moms, work is necessity, not choice. (Sep 2014)
  • We need a Rosie the Riveter for our generation. (Sep 2014)
  • Affordable daycare is impediment for women working. (Nov 2013)
  • Sex Ed including both abstinence and contraception. (Mar 2009)
  • More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Jan 2013)
  • Teach teens about both abstinence & contraception. (Mar 2009)
Mike Gravel on Families & Children
Libertarian for President; Former Dem. Senator (AK); withdrew from Presidential primary July 2019
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  • US ranks low worldwide in child literacy and child health. (Nov 2006)
Kamala Harris on Families & Children
Democratic candidate for President (withdrawn); California Senator
Click here for 10 full quotes by Kamala Harris OR click here for Kamala Harris on other issues.
  • 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)
Howie Hawkins on Families & Children
Green Party Challenger for President
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)
John Hickenlooper on Families & Children
Democratic Presidential Challenger (withdrew, Aug. 2019); CO Governor
Click here for 3 full quotes by John Hickenlooper OR click here for John Hickenlooper on other issues.
  • Supports broad paid family and medical leave plans. (Jul 2019)
  • Consolidate 23 early childhood services under one roof. (Jan 2012)
  • Anti-parental notification, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
Jo Jorgensen on Families & Children
Click here for 2 full quotes by Jo Jorgensen OR click here for Jo Jorgensen on other issues.
John Kasich on Families & Children
Republican Governor; previously Representative (OH-12); 2000 & 2016 candidate for President
Click here for 16 full quotes by John Kasich OR click here for John Kasich on other issues.
  • CATCH court: prostitutes are victims of human trafficking. (Apr 2017)
  • Re-prioritize family planning funds away from abortion. (Mar 2016)
  • Put pimps in jail & treat women as victims of trafficking. (Feb 2016)
  • A big mosaic: we all take care of each other. (Feb 2016)
  • Paid maternity leave is reason for pay gap. (Jan 2016)
  • Offer maternity work-at-home, but not paid leave. (Jan 2016)
  • We need to rebuild our families and neighborhoods. (Oct 2015)
  • Nothing is more important to me than faith, family & friends. (Aug 2015)
  • De-fund all family planning centers that discuss abortion. (Jul 2013)
  • Being a father is all about setting an example. (May 2006)
  • Yesterday's R movies have become today's PG fare. (May 2006)
  • Expand day-care choices; remove subsidy restrictions. (May 1999)
  • “Family-friendly” flex-time helps parents and business. (May 1999)
  • Restrict liability lawsuits to allow more on-site day-care. (May 1999)
  • Entertainment should not sabotage American culture. (May 1999)
  • Use tax code to reinforce families. (Sep 1994)
Amy Klobuchar on Families & Children
DFL Sr Senator (MN); Democratic presidential contender
Click here for 15 full quotes by Amy Klobuchar OR click here for Amy Klobuchar on other issues.
  • Mental health courts avoid "revolving door" criminals. (Feb 2020)
  • Universal childcare will help small businesses. (Feb 2020)
  • Investment in childcare and pre-school. (Feb 2020)
  • Three months paid family leave, but be fiscally responsible. (Nov 2019)
  • We need to talk about aging population, long term care. (Oct 2019)
  • Churches & agencies should follow law on gay rights. (Oct 2019)
  • Make it easier for LGBTQ couples to adopt. (Oct 2019)
  • Do what science tells us on obesity: more info on labels. (Sep 2019)
  • Supports broad paid family and medical leave plans. (Jul 2019)
  • 1996 AdWatch: my daughter endorses 48 hour stay for new moms. (Aug 2015)
  • Daughter's "drive-by birth" inspired 48-hour maternal stay. (Aug 2015)
  • Allow adoption of older kids to keep siblings together. (Aug 2015)
  • Strengthen Family and Medical Leave Act. (Jan 2006)
  • More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Jan 2013)
  • Sponsored recognition of National Foster Care Month. (May 2014)
Gloria La Riva on Families & Children
Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee for President
Click here for Gloria La Riva on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Beto O`Rourke on Families & Children
Democratic candidate for President; Texas Senator nominee
Click here for 3 full quotes by Beto O`Rourke OR click here for Beto O`Rourke on other issues.
  • Supports broad paid family and medical leave plans. (Jul 2019)
  • More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Jan 2013)
  • Sponsored recognition of National Foster Care Month. (May 2014)
Barack Obama on Families & Children
Democratic President (2009-2017); IL Senator (2004-2008)
Click here for 23 full quotes by Barack Obama OR click here for Barack Obama on other issues.
  • Better world with women in charge instead of old men. (Dec 2019)
  • Families aren't looking for handouts, but for a fair shot. (Jan 2015)
  • Childcare is an economic priority; not a side-issue. (Jan 2015)
  • Everything else is unfulfilled if we fail at family. (Apr 2014)
  • Let's Move partnership: reduce childhood obesity. (Jan 2014)
  • Pass the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
  • Family's unconditional love more important than money. (Sep 2012)
  • OpEd: Says families are off-limits; but attacks opponents'. (Nov 2009)
  • Help families with paid sick days and better family leave. (Aug 2008)
  • Parents provide guidance by turning off TV & video games. (Jul 2008)
  • Zero-to-Five plan: childcare for working parents. (Jul 2008)
  • Admit that too many fathers are missing from too many homes. (Jun 2008)
  • I know what it means to have an absent father. (Jun 2008)
  • Reward fathers who pay child support with larger EITC. (Jun 2008)
  • Teach both abstinence and contraception to teens. (Apr 2008)
  • Expand flex-work & Family and Medical Leave Act. (Feb 2008)
  • Parents should control what’s coming over the airwaves. (Jan 2008)
  • Restore dream of making children’s lives better than parents. (Dec 2007)
  • All kids should learn about sexual abuse. (Jul 2007)
  • FactCheck: ‘Sex Ed for Kindergarten’ means ‘age-appropriate’. (Jul 2007)
  • Listening to evangelicals bridges major political fault line. (Oct 2006)
  • Sponsored bill banning high lead levels in children's toys. (Nov 2005)
  • Call for a White House Conference on Children and Youth. (Mar 2008)
Mike Pence on Families & Children
Republian nominee for Vice President; Governor of Indiana; former Representative (IN-6)
Click here for 9 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)
  • Voted NO on four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. (Jun 2009)
  • Voted YES on establishing nationwide AMBER alert system for missing kids. (Apr 2003)
  • Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
Bernie Sanders on Families & Children
Democratic primary challenger; Independent VT Senator; previously Representative (VT-At-Large)
Click here for 23 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)
  • Voted NO on establishing nationwide AMBER alert system for missing kids. (Apr 2003)
  • Voted NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
  • Member of the Missing & Exploited Children's Caucus. (Jan 2001)
  • Rated 7% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Ban high lead levels in children's toys. (Nov 2005)
  • More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Jan 2013)
Mark Sanford on Families & Children
Republican SC Governor; previously Representative (SC-1); GOP Presidential Challenger (withdrawn)
Click here for the full quote by Mark Sanford OR click here for Mark Sanford on other issues.
  • Use tax code to reinforce families. (Sep 1994)
Howard Schultz on Families & Children
Starbucks CEO; independent candidate for President until July 2019
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    No stance on record.
Tom Steyer on Families & Children
Democratic Presidential Challenger; CEO
Click here for 2 full quotes by Tom Steyer OR click here for Tom Steyer on other issues.
  • $100M/year for mental health, to reduce suicide & depression. (Feb 2020)
  • Republicans have traded their family values for power. (Feb 2018)
Donald Trump on Families & Children
2016 Republican incumbent President; 2000 Reform Primary Challenger for President
Click here for 21 full quotes by Donald Trump OR click here for Donald Trump on other issues.
  • 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)
Jesse Ventura on Families & Children
Former Independent MN Governor; possible Presidential Challenger
Click here for 5 full quotes by Jesse Ventura OR click here for Jesse Ventura on other issues.
  • Hypocrisy to tell kids to abstain from sex. (Apr 2008)
  • No more tax subsidy for child care; parents’ responsibilty. (Jan 1999)
  • Community regulates behavior better than government. (Jan 1999)
  • Encourage fathers' participation in child-raising. (Sep 2001)
  • Federal funds & state involvement in fatherhood initiatives. (Aug 2001)
Arvin Vohra on Families & Children
Libertarian candidate for President; Libertarian Party Vice-Chair
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  • Marriage isn't magic but skills can be learned. (Apr 2017)
Joe Walsh on Families & Children
Republican presidential primary challenger (former IL Rep.)
Click here for 2 full quotes by Joe Walsh OR click here for Joe Walsh on other issues.
  • Sued by ex-wife for $117,000 in child support. (Jul 2011)
  • Foster and protect integrity of the traditional family. (Nov 2010)
Elizabeth Warren on Families & Children
Massachusetts Senator; former head of CFPB; Dem. Presidential Challenger
Click here for 12 full quotes by Elizabeth Warren OR click here for Elizabeth Warren on other issues.
  • I experienced pregnancy discrimination; let's fix it. (Feb 2020)
  • Real money into schools & housing, to fight child poverty. (Feb 2020)
  • The best investment we can make is in our children. (Feb 2020)
  • Fully fund IDEA for special-needs schooling. (Dec 2019)
  • Universal childcare for every baby aged 0 to 5. (Sep 2019)
  • Free child care for anyone under 200% of poverty line. (Apr 2019)
  • Federal funds to cap childcare at 7% of income. (Feb 2019)
  • America is truly a land of opportunity. (Jul 2016)
  • I grew up in a family on the ragged edge of the middle class. (Sep 2012)
  • Talk about families from perspective of mother & grandmother. (Oct 2011)
  • Every couple disagrees over money; solution is compromise. (Jan 2006)
  • More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Jan 2013)
Bill Weld on Families & Children
Libertarian Party nominee for Vice Pres.; former GOP MA Governor; 2020 GOP Presidential Challenger
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  • 2000: Supported Family Leave Act, except paid leave. (Apr 2019)
  • Government out of your pocketbook and your bedroom. (Aug 1992)
Kanye West on Families & Children
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  • 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
Author & Democratic Presidential Challenger
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  • 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)
Andrew Yang on Families & Children
Democratic Presidential Challenger & Tech CEO
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  • Disentangle economic value and human value. (Feb 2020)
  • More therapists in schools; kids very anxious these days. (Feb 2020)
  • Money and men are tied together: we are a misogynist society. (Dec 2019)
  • New normal is families with special needs or autism. (Dec 2019)
  • Only U.S. and Papua New Guinea don't have paid family leave. (Nov 2019)
  • Our kids are not alright; their future is darker than our. (Nov 2019)
  • Enable families to solve problems with income subsidies. (Sep 2019)
  • 6 to 9 months paid parental leave. (Jul 2019)
  • Boys raised in one-parent households suffer more than girls. (Apr 2019)
  • Raising children has been hardest experience of our lives. (Apr 2019)
  • Boys raised in one-parent households suffer more than girls. (Apr 2019)
  • Having children tests 2 parents; single parents even harder. (Apr 2019)
  • Who you love and how you love are up to you. (Mar 2019)
  • Include family counseling in federal healthcare plans. (Mar 2019)
  • All other advanced countries have paid family leave policy. (Mar 2019)
  • Increase funding for LGBTQ issues and education. (Mar 2019)

                                                                                                                                                                               
  


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