Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - New Jersey 5th Congressional District in 2020 New Jersey Primary Election.
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Get StartedEnsure that comprehensive mental healthcare and reproductive healthcare are provisions of Medicare for All.. Learn more
Codify Roe v. Wade so that a person’s right to an abortion is built on more than the tenuous foundation of right to privacy. Learn more
Fight TRAP laws that place unnecessary requirements on clinics that provide abortion care. Learn more
Start with the Equality Act passed by the current House to extend labor, housing, and other protections. Learn more
Ban private prisons. Learn more
Restore voting rights to people who are incarcerated. Learn more
Take a stand and leverage both public policy and law enforcement to turn back the tide of white nationalism and protect vulnerable communities from hate. Learn more
Go beyond addressing the most visible forms of white supremacy; white supremacy is not just swastikas and pitchforks. It is an insidious force with deep roots in our institutions and public discourse. We must continue to name white supremacy within institutions and discourse and cease to tolerate it. Learn more
End solitary confinement and expand visitation. Learn more
Redirect resources to the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide comprehensive healthcare, including dental care and meaningful mental healthcare, as quickly as possible.. Learn more
Redirect defense budget spending to domestic social spending. A reasonable funding level for the national defense budget is one that does not outweigh the amount that the U.S. should devote to fulfilling the human rights of its residents. Defense spending should be second to spending on healthcare, housing, education, and other basic needs. Learn more
Legalize marijuana and expunge the records of those who have been charged or incarcerated because of marijuana. Learn more
End the war on drugs and treat addiction like the disease that it is. Learn more
Break up too-big-to-fail banks and reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act. Learn more
Ensure that the American government upholds its obligation to remove barriers to education rather than profiting off of student loans. . Learn more
Make public colleges tuition free.. Learn more
Through implementing the Green New Deal, bring America's net emissions to zero by 2030. Learn more
Pass the Green New Deal into law in order to aggressively combat climate change while once again exemplifying leadership to the world. I strongly support passing H. Res 109, “Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal”.. Learn more
I respect the history of allyship between the United States and Israel. Because of our special relationship with Israel, the United States has a responsibility to draw attention to actions of the Israeli government when they are not in line with our countries’ shared democratic values; we must call on the Israeli government to uphold the values that align our two nations. Palestinians are entitled to basic human rights, and Israel is entitled to national security. Learn more
Require gun sellers to wait for complete background checks before transferring firearms. Learn more
Institute universal background checks. Learn more
Close the loophole that allows unlicensed sellers to avoid performing background checks. Learn more
Fight efforts by Trump to cut funding for the National Institutes of Health. Learn more
Restore funding for medical research using fetal tissue, research that could help scientists understand and treat AIDS, cancer, Parkinson's disease and more. Learn more
Pass Medicare for All. Learn more
Put a permanent end to the cruel practice of family separations and work to reduce the backlog, reuniting all types of families who have been ripped apart at the hands of the U.S. immigration system. Learn more
Enact a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. Learn more
Repeal the GOP tax cut that guts poor & middle class. Learn more
Expand the implementation of progressive taxation by raising taxes on the wealthiest 1%. Learn more
Ensure that all workers are entitled to paid medical and family leave. Learn more
Pass a $15 minimum wage. Learn more
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