Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Louisiana 4th Congressional District in 2020 Louisiana State Primary and Presidential General Election.
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Get StartedCannabis prohibition financially burdens taxpayers, encroaches upon civil liberties, engenders disrespect for the law, impedes legitimate scientific research into the plant's medicinal properties, and disproportionately impacts communities of color. Thousands of veterans use it effectively to treat PTSD. It also alleviates the symptoms of many other afflictions including epilepsy, cancer, chronic pain and depression. States that have legalized cannabis have seen a large reduction in crime, opioid use, teen cannabis use and unemployment. States have also gained billions of dollars in revenue which have been invested in education, infrastructure, health care and social programs. Products from hemp include paper, clothing, plastic, fuel, and building materials. Millions of people have been locked away for years just for having a plant that most Americans think should be legal. We must end federal cannabis prohibition, remove it from the Controlled Substances Act and let people decide what is best for themselves. Learn more
Regular people no longer have representation in Congress. Billionaire donors and wealthy corporations elect the politicians and write the laws which we pay for in the end. Real campaign finance reform must happen as soon as possible by overturning the disastrous Supreme Court decisions permitting this. In the meantime, we need to pass legislation to require wealthy individuals and corporations who make large campaign contributions to disclose to whom their money is going. We need effective Truth in Advertising laws applied to political campaigns. Eventually, we need to move toward the public funding of elections so no one has financial control of our representatives. Learn more
Health care is a moral and financial issue. Almost seven hundred thousand families go bankrupt every year because of medical bills while insurance and pharmaceutical companies rake in trillions of dollars in profit. The U.S. pays more per person for health care than any other country in the world while we aren't even in the top ten of countries in quality of care. Obamacare doesn't go far enough while Trump and the current Republican Congress plan to throw millions off health care, increasing rates, and causing many more problems. People don't stop getting sick when they are uninsured or under-insured. Feelings and morals aside every uninsured person costs everyone else more, hurting working families the most. The only logical solution is universal care like Medicare for All. A single payer health care system drastically reduces costs, improves quality of care and improves quality of life. Learn more
We must establish and enforce equal pay for women. Equal work demands equal pay. Also, we must support and strengthen the labor movement to ensure that workers have a say in their own economic future. We need to support the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make it easier for workers to organize and bargain collectively. Learn more
We must raise the federal minimum wage to at least $15 an hour. No one who works a full time job should have to be on welfare. This only benefits the wealthy corporations that exploit workers leaving taxpayers to foot the bill. Raising the minimum wage reduces assistance spending, reduces crime, boosts the economy, increases tax revenue, increases pay for everyone and increases jobs. It makes more sense to remove people from assistance through improved pay and no sense for hard working families to require public assistance even when the breadwinners are working full-time. Learn more
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