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Bernard Sanders

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Healthcare

+353

Helped 883 Hurt 530 Unclear 1129

Defense

-67

Helped 793 Hurt 860 Unclear 640

Education

+104

Helped 612 Hurt 508 Unclear 455

Finance

-125

Helped 455 Hurt 580 Unclear 285

Government Operations

-54

Helped 77 Hurt 131 Unclear 1014

Energy

-181

Helped 343 Hurt 524 Unclear 163

Agriculture

+109

Helped 438 Hurt 329 Unclear 167

Environment

+15

Helped 271 Hurt 256 Unclear 236

Labor

+136

Helped 300 Hurt 164 Mixed 1 Unclear 235

Veterans Affairs

+221

Helped 381 Hurt 160 Unclear 99

Transportation

-29

Helped 187 Hurt 216 Unclear 173

Trade

+12

Helped 187 Hurt 175 Unclear 38

Housing

+114

Helped 237 Hurt 123 Unclear 13

Immigration

-119

Helped 51 Hurt 170 Unclear 135

Criminal Justice

+19

Helped 159 Hurt 140 Unclear 34

Appropriations

+93

Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Social Welfare

+162

Helped 214 Hurt 52 Unclear 43

Technology

+26

Helped 130 Hurt 104 Unclear 57

Federal Budget

+162

Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Civil Rights

+65

Helped 148 Hurt 83 Unclear 34

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

17623 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Government 2071 P·45 C·330 Y·1359 N·1696 w:34.5

Direct (1529), Veterans Affairs (115), Defense (94), Child Welfare (40), DoD (33), State (23), VA (19), Executive (17), Legislative (16), USDA (16), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), Treasury (11), Federal (10), CMS (9), Justice (8), NPS (7), Transportation Security (7), Education (6), Judiciary (6), Oversight (6), State/Local (6), DOJ (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Local (4), DHS (3), Department Of Interior (3), Immigration (3), Transportation (3), Tribal (3), Cemeteries (2), EPA (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal Agencies (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1)

General Public 706 P·66 C·277 Y·349 N·363 w:25.9

Direct (545), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Low Income (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Rural (1), Students (1)

Education 534 P·239 C·152 Y·124 N·143 w:32.9

Direct (502), Nursing Schools (8), Dental Schools (7), Medical Schools (7), Child Care (3), Health Professions (1), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)

Healthcare 391 P·46 C·146 Y·189 N·198 w:14.5

Direct (351), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Mental Health (2), Hospitals (1), Teaching Hospitals (1)

Agriculture 294 P·6 C·133 Y·151 N·155 w:11.9

Direct (286), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Military 231 C·7 Y·109 N·224 w:0.8

Direct (230), Families (1)

Defense 230 C·6 Y·108 N·224 w:0.5

Direct (217), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)

Environment 218 P·9 C·196 Y·11 N·13 w:20.9

State & Local Government 209 P·38 C·96 Y·65 N·75 w:16.4

Direct (200), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), Education (1)

Labor 186 P·39 C·126 Y·19 N·21 w:16.5

Direct (184), Government Employees (1), Maritime (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2507 P·207 C·1271 Y·770 N·1028 w:99.0

Direct (2045), Defense (69), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (35), State (25), EPA (23), Federal (17), Child Welfare (15), HHS (14), State/Local (12), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (10), Immigration (9), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Homeland Security (7), Justice Administration (7), CFPB (6), Executive (5), Foreign (5), Treasury (5), Border Security (4), Legislative (4), NOAA (4), State Transportation (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), Independent Agencies (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Regional Planning (3), SEC (3), SSA (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Federal Agencies (2), Intelligence (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Coast Guard (1), DOL (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Branch (1), Executive Office (1), Health And Human Services (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Labor (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Oversight (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)

Financial Services 245 P·24 C·167 Y·50 N·54 w:19.6

Direct (244), Transgender Individuals (1)

Education 229 P·48 C·92 Y·86 N·89 w:23.7

General Public 205 P·13 C·61 Y·119 N·130 w:10.5

Direct (183), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)

Environment 193 P·14 C·127 Y·51 N·52 w:20.1

State & Local Government 188 P·21 C·111 Y·54 N·56 w:9.6

Direct (181), Non-Expansion (3), Justice Administration (2), Medicaid Programs (2)

Healthcare 172 P·25 C·37 Y·98 N·110 w:5.8

Direct (160), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2), Mental Health (1)

Oil & Gas 155 P·102 C·43 Y·9 N·10 w:5.6

Defense 153 C·5 Y·54 N·148 w:0.6

Direct (149), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Healthcare Beneficiaries 142 P·13 C·105 Y·22 N·24 w:14.5

Direct (141), Transgender Individuals (1)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage

100.0% of votes

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S+ Supported Benefits

S- Supported Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	S+	S-	Net
Government (58 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more			-533
General Public (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)			-240
Defense (14 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more			-78
Military (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)			-29
Healthcare (8 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more			-75
Education (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)			-34
Construction (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)		-	-107
Taxpayers	-	-	-18
Agriculture (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)	-		-142
Manufacturing (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)			-7
Transportation			-13
Immigration		-	+109
Financial Services (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)			-39
State & Local Government (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)			-3
Energy (1 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)			-28

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Healthcare

Defense

Education

Finance

Government Operations

Energy

Agriculture

Environment

Labor

Veterans Affairs

Transportation

Trade

Housing

Immigration

Criminal Justice

Appropriations

Social Welfare

Technology

Federal Budget

Civil Rights

Industry Impact Profile

Positive-Effect Industries

Negative-Effect Industries

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

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Policy Mechanisms Used

Industry Focus Distribution