marijuana. [KPCC Radio, AirTalk, 7/22/14] 1/12/14] TRADE 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 Trans-Pacific Partnership 2015: Said she would only support a trade deal that protected American workers and strengthened national security. [@jeneps, Twitter, 4/17/15] Supported TPP as Secretary of State. [Remarks at Far Eastern Federal University, State Department, 9/8/12] Supported TPP as Vice President. [@IsaacDovere, Twitter, 4/17/15] Opposed TPP. [@GovernorOMalley, Twitter, 4/17/15] 2015: Declined to weigh in on TPP until Congress saw the text of the deal. [Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, MSNBC, 4/16/15] Cautiously supported TPP as senator. [Dispatch Japan, 2/6/12] Specifically opposed the Investor-State Dispute Settlement clause of the TPP. [Elizabeth Warren op-ed, Washington Post, 2/25/15] Opposed TPP. [@SenSanders, Twitter, 4/17/15] Supported the TPP. [Providence Journal, 12/30/13] Trade with China As a senator, pressured China to drop discriminatory trade practices. [Hillary Clinton, Hard Choices, 6/10/14] 2012: Promised to “enforc[e] trade laws against China.” [Joe Biden, USA Today, 10/25/12] 2011: Emphasized the importance of trade and investment between U.S. and China. [Joe Biden, New York Times, 9/8/11] 2000: Voted in favor of permanent normal trade relations with China. [H.R. 4444, Vote 251, 106th Congress, 9/19/00] 2012: Said it was “critical that we move forward now to explore new opportunities for trade and investment” with China, especially in science and technology. [Baltimore Business Journal, 4/13/12] Called on the U.S. to take “concrete steps” to address China’s unfair trade policies. [Associated Press, 11/5/10] Called for imposing a fee on China for manipulating currency. [Office of Senator Sanders, accessed 5/8/15] 2000: Voted against permanent normal trade relations with China. [H.R. 4444, Vote 228, 106th Congress, 5/24/00] 2000: Voted in favor of permanent normal trade relations with China. [H.R. 4444, Vote 251, 106th Congress, 9/19/00] Labeling China a currency manipulator Urged China to let its currency rise as Secretary of State. [Hillary Clinton, Hard Choices, 6/10/14] 2005: Voted in favor of authorizing action against China if China refused to 2010: Said U.S. could not make a judgment as to whether China was manipulating its currency. [Politico, 5/8/15] 2005: Voted in favor of authorizing action Denounced China for manipulating currency. [Associated Press, 11/5/10] Called for imposing a fee on China for manipulating currency. [Office of Senator Sanders, accessed 5/8/15] 2005: Voted against authorizing action against China if China refused to change currency manipulation practices. [S.Amdt. 309, S.600, Vote 86, 109th Congress, 4/6/05]