[S. 397, Vote 534, 10/20/05] [S. 397, Vote 534, 10/20/05] 2005: Voted for Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act, which shields gun manufacturers from liability suits. [S. 397, Vote 534, 10/20/05] Island. [Associated Press, 5/15/13] 2005: Voted against Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act, which shields gun manufacturers from liability suits. [S. 397, Vote 534, 10/20/05] VOTING 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 Voter ID Opposed voter ID laws. [Politico, 8/13/13] 2007: Voted against bill to require photo IDs for federal elections. [S.Amdt. 1170, S.Amdt. 1150, S.1348, Vote 184, 6/5/07] Opposed voter ID laws. [CBS News, 7/24/14] 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] Opposed voter ID laws. [Huffington Post, 5/2/13] 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: Voted against bill to require photo IDs for federal elections. [S.Amdt. 1170, S.Amdt. 1150, S.1348, Vote 184, 6/5/07] Signed voter ID into law in Rhode Island. [Press Release, State of Rhode Island, 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] Criticized cuts to defense spending under the sequester. [Providence Journal, 2/28/13] Defense cuts Criticized cuts to defense spending under the sequester. [The Hill, 8/16/10] 2014: Opposed the idea that it was “inherently more important to spend money on the military than on domestic needs.” [TIME, 7/16/14] Criticized cuts to defense spending under the sequester. [Face the Nation, CBS, 2/24/13] 2010: Criticized Pentagon plans to close the Joint Forces Command headquartered in Virginia. [Boston Globe, 8/10/10] 1988: Resigned as 2015: Opposed increases in defense spending at the expense of domestic programs. [Defense News, 1/16/15] Criticized cuts to defense spending under the sequester. [Providence Journal, 2/28/13]