Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Louisiana 6th Congressional District in 2018 Louisiana 2018 Primary Election.
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Get StartedMost juvenile offenders are non-violent and can be housed and corrected in the community. Learn more
What we need is a system that applies just enough punishment to control crime, no more and no less. Learn more
We need to provide those convicted of a crime with stable and predictable conditions to meet. Learn more
We should remove all mandatory minimum sentences from federal law. Learn more
It is far more expensive to incarcerate juvenile offenders than adults. Learn more
We should require states to make equal funding available for prosecution and defense within their courts each year. Learn more
The goal cannot just be to lock people up, it must be to return them to being productive members of society whenever possible. Learn more
Most juvenile offenders are non-violent and can be housed and corrected in the community. Learn more
We should be providing prisoners with the ability to learn new skills in prison and begin earning an income while incarcerated to help with the transition back into society. Learn more
We should only put behind bars the bare minimum number of people necessary to control crime and no more. Learn more
We should ban states and localities from using the practice of requiring money bond in favor of a pretrial services system to get people to show up in court. Learn more
We need to offer states a deal that the federal government will cover the costs of juvenile justice if states will divert as many offenders as possible into community programs instead of prison. Learn more
It is the responsibility of our criminal justice system to reduce crime. Learn more
We should not punish students who reach for prosperity and fall short. Learn more
We need to provide federal funding to districts to transition to start times no earlier than 8:30 AM for middle and high school. Learn more
We need to provide federal funding to school districts to set a maximum class size of 20 students per teacher. Learn more
We can leave it to states to experiment and find ways to make college more affordable. Learn more
We need to keep the commitment we made in Paris to reduce carbon emissions. Learn more
I will do everything possible to bring federal dollars to invest in energy in Louisiana. Learn more
Everyone has some disaster risk so everyone should have disaster insurance. Learn more
The federal government should not allow the sale of any military equipment to state and local authorities unless there is a clearly demonstrated need. Learn more
I'm not a politician. I don't have a PAC and I never will have a PAC. Learn more
I want politics to be boring again and the Fair Representation Act (H.R. 3057) will make politics work for everyone. Learn more
We need to have publicly funded elections if our elections are ever going to be about the public. Learn more
I have never and will never take corporate money; I will represent the working people of Louisiana not corporations. Learn more
I will not take any money from corporate PACs. Learn more
We should enact the Medicare Extra plan to provide healthcare to everyone. Learn more
We need to expand coverage to everyone who wants it by allowing people to buy into Medicare. Learn more
We need to let the government negotiate drug prices with manufacturers. Learn more
We need to allow people to buy into Medicare at a premium based on income, so everyone can afford it. Learn more
We should replace the Obamacare mandate with a Medicare buy-in so everyone who wants healthcare can get it without a mandate. Learn more
Building Roads Isn't Enough Learn more
Congress made it even more unlikely they will address our crumbling infrastructure by giving big corporations a permanent tax cut that will increase the national debt. Learn more
Let's invest at least 1 trillion dollars of federal money to bring all of America's infrastructure into the 21st century and create jobs while we're at it. Learn more
Our only choice is to invest local, state, and federal dollars in alternative transportation including infrastructure for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit. Learn more
We need to bring our federal tax dollars back to get transportation projects like a new Mississippi River bridge and a commuter train to New Orleans that we so desperately need. Learn more
If you have a parking lot you are in the transportation business and we need everyone in the transportation business to work toward reducing congestion. Learn more
ongress gave away so much to the wealthiest people and corporations that we are borrowing almost twice as much money now. Learn more
We should not play politics with disaster money, we should have money set aside for the disasters we know are coming. Learn more
We need to require employers to give paid family leave so men and women can share in the child rearing duties and return to the workplace without fear of unemployment. Learn more
We also need paid medical leave so no one looses a job because they get sick. Learn more
We can make real progress towards that goal by requiring employers to disclose how much they pay men versus women and protecting people who ask employers and coworkers about their salaries. Learn more
We need to raise the minimum wage and index it to inflation so we never again have people working full time and needing help from the government. Learn more
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