Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - California 7th Congressional District in 2020 California Primary Election.
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Get StartedI am not just pro-choice. I am pro-heart-transplant, pro-blood-transfusions, pro-cancer-treatment, and yes, pro-abortion. And if anyone is shy about saying they are pro-abortion, they have no place in our government. The time for half-hearted support of women’s rights was the 18th century. I support women, unequivocally. Learn more
A system of universal healthcare should include access to Reproductive Health services, including safe and legal abortions. Medicare should cover abortion services, just like it should cover any other necessary medical care. Women shouldn’t be denied access to abortions just because they can’t afford to pay for healthcare themselves. Learn more
We must end the failed War on Drugs.39 We must end marijuana prohibition and change federal law to allow for state marijuana legalization. Learn more
Climate change is the number one national security threat facing the United States of America. Our response to climate change will require a mobilization of people and resources that rivals any we’ve undertaken before. In line with our economic vision, the United States should adopt the framework of the Green New Deal. Learn more
We can implement better gun regulation and control to ensure that neither police officers or the people they serve have to live in fear of gun violence. This means going after the gun manufactures, their lobbyists, their advertising, and their infiltration of our public agencies with tough laws that leave no middle ground. Learn more
We should replace our current for-profit, heavily regulated, and inefficient insurance system with a simpler system. Our healthcare system should be directly funded by tax dollars. This expansion of Medicare for all Americans would provide people access to their doctors without the need to purchase insurance, without paying premiums, and without copays. Learn more
We don’t just need immigration reform for business reasons, which we do;34 we don’t just need immigration reform for societal reasons, which we do;35 we need immigration reform as a basic prerequisite for calling ourselves a decent society. No country has the right to exist; a nation is a responsibility. And we have been failing in our responsibility. Learn more
Tax rates should reflect the wealth of our nation. With a slight increase to taxes on our richest citizens and richest corporations, we would raise enough money to do great things, important things, and necessary things. Those rich people will spend a great deal of money on advertisements and television programs designed to convince the poor and middle-class Americans that taxes are evil. Learn more
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