Supported the Buffett Rule but preferred to raise capital gains tax instead. [Office of Senator Webb, 4/24/12] Estate tax 2008: “Advocated making the wealthiest Americans pay more estate tax by capping the per-person exemption at $3.5 million and setting the top rate at 45 percent.” [CBS News, 6/17/14] 2007: Voted against an amendment that would raise the estate tax exemption to $5 million instead of letting it drop to $1 million. [S. Amdt. 583, S. Con. Res. 21, Vote 102, 110th Congress, 3/23/07; Associated Press, 3/23/07] 2006: Voted against repeal of the estate tax. [H.R. 8, Vote 164, 109th Congress, 6/8/06] 2013: The Biden-McConnell Fiscal Cliff Compromise “Permanently Increase[d] Tax Rates To 40 Percent From 35 Percent On The Value Of Estates Over $5 Million.” [New York Times, 1/1/13] 2007: Voted against an amendment that would raise the estate tax exemption to $5 million instead of letting it drop to $1 million. [S. Amdt. 583, S. Con. Res. 21, Vote 102, 110th Congress, 3/23/07; Associated Press, 3/23/07] 2006: Voted against repeal of the estate tax. [H.R. 8, Vote 164, 109th Congress, 6/8/06] 2014: As governor, signed into law a bill that “will gradually cut the number of taxpayers subject to the estate tax by more than 80 percent” in Maryland. [Baltimore Sun, 5/15/14] 2007: Voted against an amendment that would raise the estate tax exemption to $5 million instead of letting it drop to $1 million. [S. Amdt. 583, S. Con. Res. 21, Vote 102, 110th Congress, 3/23/07; Associated Press, 3/23/07] Supports the estate tax on individuals above $3.5 million. [Bernie Sanders, Huffington Post, 9/8/14] 2007: Voted against an amendment that would raise the estate tax exemption to $5 million instead of letting it drop to $1 million. [S. Amdt. 583, S. Con. Res. 21, Vote 102, 110th Congress, 3/23/07; Associated Press, 3/23/07] ] 2014: Signed into law an increase in the amount of income exempted from the estate tax as governor. [Associated Press, 6/20/14] 2006: Voted against repeal of the estate tax. [H.R. 8, Vote 164,109th Congress, 6/8/06] DRUGS 2016 Dem Position Hillary Clinton Senator: 2001-2009 Joe Biden Senator: 1973-2009 VP: 2009- Martin O’Malley Governor: 2007-2015 Jim Webb Senator: 2007-2013 Elizabeth Warren Senator: 2013- Bernie Sanders Rep.: 1991-2007 Senator: 2007- Lincoln Chafee Senator: 1999-2007 Governor: 2011-2015 Marijuana Neither supports nor opposes medical marijuana. [KPCC Radio, AirTalk, 7/22/14] Neither supports nor opposes recreational Opposes legalization of marijuana. [Time, 2/6/14] Signed marijuana decriminalization into law in Maryland. [CBS News, 4/14/14] Opposed legalization of marijuana. [State of the Union, CNN, Indicated that marijuana legalization should be on the table as part of criminal justice reform. [Huffington Post, 4/27/09] Supports medical marijuana. [Think Progress, 9/24/12] Supports medical marijuana. [Time, 3/5/14] Neither supports nor opposes recreational marijuana. [Time, 3/5/14] Oversaw marijuana decriminalization as governor. [KPCC, 7/22/14]