2007: Voted against bill to require photo IDs for federal elections. [S.Amdt. 1170, S.Amdt. 1150, S.1348, Vote 184, 6/5/07] 2007: Did not vote on bill to require photo IDs for federal elections. [S.Amdt. 1170, S.Amdt. 1150, S.1348, Vote 184, 6/5/07] 1170, S.Amdt. 1150, S.1348, Vote 184, 6/5/07] 1170, S.Amdt. 1150, S.1348, Vote 184, 6/5/07] 7/6/11] SPENDING 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 Sequester Opposed the sequester. [CBS News, 6/14/13] Called the sequester unnecessary. [San Antonio Express-News, 10/31/13] Negotiated the fiscal cliff deal that left the sequester in place. [Congressional Quarterly News, 12/11/13] Opposed the sequester. [Politico, 2/24/13] Voted for the Budget Control Act. [S. 365, Vote 123, 8/2/11] Opposed the sequester. [Politico, 7/30/12] Voted against the Budget Control Act. [S. 365, Vote 123, 8/2/11] Opposed the sequester. [Military Times, 3/11/15] Appeared to oppose the sequester. [Associated Press, 11/19/13] Defense spending floor Defense cuts National debt SENIORS 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 Social Security 2007: Opposed cutting benefits. [The Hill, 8/24/14] 2007: Opposed privatization. [The Hill, 8/24/14] 2007: Opposed raising retirement age. [The Hill, 8/24/14] 2007: Would consider committing more of workers’ income. [The Hill, 8/24/14] 2012: Promised no change to Social Security. [NBC News, 8/14/12] 2007: Supported committing more of worker’s income. [MSNBC, 9/26/0T] 2007: Opposed raising retirement age. [MSNBC, 9/26/07] Supports expanding Social Security benefits. [Salon, 3/13/15] Opposed Social Security cuts. [Washington Post, 8/19/14] Did not sign letter opposing Social Security cuts as part of deficit grand bargain. [The Hill, 9/20/12] Supports expanding Social Security benefits. [Politico, 11/18/13] Opposed Social Security cuts as part of deficit grand bargain. [The Hill, 9/20/12] 2011: Signaled that he supported President Obama’s compromise to raise the retirement age. [Providence Journal, 8/12/11] 2005: Supported Bush plan to cut Social Security for “all but low-income workers.” [Associated Press, 5/6/05] 2005: Appeared to support raising taxable income cap on Social Security.