FINANCIAL SECTOR 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 Wall Street Said the business community helped end 2013 shutdown. [Boston Globe, 7/27/14] Criticized opponents of Wall Street reform. [Associated Press, 8/21/12] Vocal critic of Wall Street. [Washington Post, 4/16/15] Proposed tax on Wall Street bonuses for bailed-out companies. [The Hill, 3/3/10] Vocal critic of Wall Street. [Politico, 11/11/13] Vocal critic of Wall Street. [Washington Post, 9/14/14] Wanted to break up the six biggest banks. [New York Times, 5/1/15] Wanted to bar bank CEOs from serving on Federal Reserve boards. [New York Times, 5/1/15] Criticized Clinton for being “too close to Wall St.” [Politico, 4/10/1R] Carried interest rule 2015: Indirectly advocated eliminating carried interest loophole when she criticized hedge fund managers for paying low tax rates. [CNN, 4/16/15] 2012: Denounced the carried interest loophole. [Vice Presidential Debate, 10/11/12] Supports eliminating carried interest loophole. [Salon, 3/13/15] Supports eliminating carried interest loophole. [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 7/12/11] Supported eliminating carried interest loophole. [Office of Senator Sanders, 3/5/15] Dodd-Frank Opposed weakening Dodd-Frank. [Bloomberg, 1/16/15] Supported Dodd-Frank as Vice President. [Associated Press, 8/21/12] Accused other Democrats of supporting “Dodd-Frank lite.” [Salon, 3/13L15] Opposed weakening Dodd-Frank. [@GovernorOMalley, Twitter, 12/12/14] Voted for Dodd-Frank. [H.R. 4173, Vote 208, 111th Congress, 7/15/10] Supports Dodd-Frank but thinks it did not go far enough. [MSNBC, 12/12/14] Voted for Dodd-Frank. [H.R. 4173, Vote 208, 111th Congress, 7/15/10] Offshoring penalties 2005: Voted for offshoring penalties. [S.Amdt. 210, S.Con.Res. 18, Vote 63, 109th Congress, 3/17/05] 2005: Voted for offshoring penalties. [S.Amdt. 210, S.Con.Res. 18, Vote 63, 109th Congress, 3/17/05] 2014: Voted for offshoring penalties. [S.2569, Vote 249, 113th Congress, 7/30/14] 2014: Voted for offshoring penalties. [S.2569, Vote 249, 113th Congress, 7/30/14] 2005: Voted against offshoring penalties. [S.Amdt. 210, S.Con.Res. 18, Vote 63, 109th Congress, 3/17/05] Reinstating Glass Steagall Has not called for reinstating Glass-Steagall. [New Republic, 4/10/15] President Clinton signed repeal of part of Glass-Steagall. [New Republic, 4/10/15] 1999: Voted for a bill that repealed part of Glass-Steagall. [S.900, Vote 354, 106th Congress, 11/4/99] Supported reinstating Glass-Steagall. [Bloomberg, 3/23/15] Supported reinstating Glass-Steagall. [Washington Post, 5/1/15] 1999: Voted against a bill that repealed part of Glass-Steagall. [S.900, Vote 354, 106th Congress, 11/4/99] Regretted voting to repeal Glass-Steagall. [MSNBC, 4/11/15] 1999: Voted for a bill that repealed part of Glass-Steagall. [S.900, Vote 354, 106th Congress, 11/4/99]
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