Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Oregon 2nd Congressional District in 2020 Oregon Primary Election.
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Get StartedFully fund Women's Health Care without exclusions/exceptions. Protect a women's right to choose. See Workers Bill of Rights section for more. Learn more
We need to provide state of the art treatment centers free of charge. Investing in the treatment of our addicted will lower crime, lesson homelessness and add to our economic growth as the recovering re-integrate back into society. Learn more
I would also release anyone in jail or prison based solely on Marijuana use. Learn more
Make Private Prisons Illegal. Learn more
Pull out of our current forever war. Use diplomacy first. Strengthen our relationship with NATO and the UN. No Nation Building. Focus on empowering the people of countries in need through funding resources like clean water, food and education. When use of force is necessary, use surgical attacks avoiding civilian casualties if at all possible. Properly take care of our veterans. Our current level of homelessness and people in need among our veterans is unacceptable. Learn more
We have to do what we have done in our past when corporations get too big and powerful. We have to split them up. Learn more
I would start with Amazon, Google and Facebook. But, we also need to split up the too-big-to-fail banks and many other corporations that are robbing our economy of competition and thus robbing us of choice. Learn more
My plan is to create: Free State College Free Trade school Free New Business Training Free re-training for those displaced by changing times (such as oil workers, mill workers and loggers, just to name a few). Learn more
We must: Acknowledge that Climate Change has played a part in hotter/drier weather which leads to (and increases size and scope of) wildfires. Increase our number of Fire Jumpers to previous levels. These brave people can be an effective tool in fire management. Better manage our forests through surgical harvesting of our timber. This means harvesting in a manner that leaves the natural habitat off in a better place by clearing low lying fuel and thinning trees, but leaving a beautiful forested landscape behind. Learn more
My plan is to: Be 100% renewable by 2035 Create good jobs and a vibrant new economy via renewable energy infrastructure build-out and maintenance Have Solar on every roof Have no new pipelines Invest in re-training energy workers displaced by renewable energy sources Take no money from Oil Companies. Learn more
Invest in Eastern Oregon We should invest in areas like Eastern Oregon (and others across our state and the country) that have been affected by changing times. Whether it be a change in the rate and methods of timber harvesting, or communities affected by the change and rate in our coal/gas/oil consumption, we should be building renewable energy farms and factories in those areas. People deserve the dignity of work and the same training that we offer to the young should be afforded to workers of waning industries, no matter their age. Learn more
Expand Background Checks - Close the Gun Show Loophole. Polls show over 90% of Americans support for expanded background checks. Why will Congress and the President not act? Could it be NRA money causing them to go against the wishes of their constituents? Reinstate the assault Weapons Ban. It worked. Polls show that over 60% of Americans support the ban on these weapons that are designed for the single purpose of killing a lot of people, fast. Learn more
My Medicare for ALL policy would include: Restoring/Protecting Pre-existing Conditions Coverage Covering Medical, Mental, Dental, Vision and Addiction Treatment Focusing on Prevention and Quality of Care Incorporating holistic treatments when and where they are proven to work Not raising taxes on any individual making $200,000 or less per year. Learn more
Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Stop mass deportation and immediately close the Trump Concentration Camps and the illegal, wholesale policy of separating children from their parents. Reinstate DACA and make it irreversible. Everyone knows it is the right thing to do - AND- that we should not be going back on promises we make as a nation. Create a Path to Citizenship for those here now. Deport felons. Enact e-verify so that employers can identify those without proper papers. Properly fund the expedited processing of those requesting asylum, as required by International Law. Increase legal immigration numbers so that we legally have the healthy number of new immigrants, whom we welcome to help build and grow our economy. Properly fund the expedited processing of legal immigration requests. Fund Border security. Eliminate ICE and bring border security more in line with our morals as a country based on the rule of law. Learn more
My goal is to repair and invest in: Roads & Bridges Water & Sewer Power Grid High Speed Mass Transit High Speed Internet across the nation. Learn more
I propose that we pass a law that simply reinstates the most recent budget until a new one is approved. Learn more
Outlaw Gerrymandering. Learn more
We should also work towards expanding minimum coverage and scope of Social Security. As automation takes hold more and more, we as a society can afford to retire at earlier ages. We should re-evaluate a reasonable age of retirement. We should also make sure that the minimum amounts paid out for retirement are adequate to meet basic needs. Our elderly deserve the right to retire in dignity. Learn more
Raise the income tax on incomes over 10 million dollars to 70%. Since our national income taxes are marginal, that means only dollars earned over 10 million will be taxed at 70%. Any amounts earned under 10 million will be taxed at the other, lower tax brackets as appropriate. Learn more
Close corporate tax loopholes that allow some of the most profitable and powerful corporations to pay zero taxes while they take home record profits and pay their CEOs exorbitant amounts of money. Learn more
Ensure Equal Pay for Equal Work. Learn more
Eliminate "Right to Work" laws. Learn more
Raise the Earned Income Credit up to $500 per month for working-class families, and allow families to collect monthly. Learn more
In order to combat automation's impact on jobs, we should consider shortening the work week to 32 hours with a correlating increase in minimum wage to $20 an hour. Learn more
Create Free Child Care. Learn more
Initiate $15 National Minimum Wage (with automatic increases tied to inflation). Learn more
Create Paid Family Leave. Learn more
Support Unions and Worker's Rights to Bargain. Learn more
Eliminate tipping. Workers should be able to rely upon their employer for an adequate and steady salary. Learn more
Strengthen non-discrimination laws in regards to hiring and firing. Learn more
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