Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - California 48th Congressional District in 2020 California General Election.
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Get StartedTo level the achievement gap once and for all, we need to invest in universal Pre-K; we need to phase in tuition-free education at non-profit public colleges and universities that doesn’t explode our deficit and fuels upward mobility; we need to promote trade school apprenticeships that equip folks for the jobs of the future in advanced technology sectors; we need to work with our teachers to innovate education and employ teaching methods that embrace emerging technologies; and we need to find solutions that help the 4 out of 10 Americans under 30 struggling to pay off excessive student loans, such as encouraging businesses that help employees pay of their student loans by offering payroll tax deductions. Learn more
I support ending Citizens United and have pledged to not take money from Big Oil, Big Tobacco, Big Pharma or the Gun Lobby — or any corporate PAC. Learn more
We need to implement mandatory background checks for all gun buyers, including online, at gun shows, and even for 3-D printed guns. We need to prevent all convicted domestic abusers from buying guns and once-and-for-all close the so-called “boyfriend loophole.” And we need to ban assault rifles and high capacity magazines, ban the sale of guns to violent criminals and the mentally ill, and ensure that every gun-buyer is subject to an appropriate waiting period for all purchases. Learn more
We must pursue Medicare for all as a long-term solution; we must attend to the nation’s most pressing public health crises, such as the opioid crisis, by prioritizing treatment and prevention efforts and ending the overprescription of painkillers; and we need to empower and expand organizations like Planned Parenthood, who help fill the void of our fragmented health care system. Learn more
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