Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Florida 22nd Congressional District in 2020 Florida General Election.
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Get StartedHe has fought legislative initiatives aimed at weakening access to safe and legal abortion, interfering with the contraception and other private matters between women and their doctors, and rolling back federal funding for women’s preventative health. He supports a real women’s agenda that sets aside partisan attacks on women’s health in favor of progress on issues like equal pay for equal work and affordable childcare. Learn more
Ted is a cosponsor of the Equality Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing, employment, jury service, and other areas. He has also cosponsored legislation to combat bullying and harassment of LGBT students, which detracts from the safe and supportive learning environment that our children deserve in public schools. Learn more
Ted supports expanding loan forgiveness programs to improve how we recruit the best possible teachers into our public schools. His record in Congress advances the same goals he fought for in the Florida legislature, where he sponsored legislation to provide incentives for new teacher recruitment. Learn more
Many young Americans remain locked into high-interest student loan debt. Ted supports legislation that would extend the interest rates enjoyed by today’s college students to older borrowers. Learn more
Ted opposed the Trump Administration’s pullout of the Paris Treaty and believes that as a global economic and political power, the United States has a responsibility to provide real leadership on the issue of climate change. Learn more
Ted also understands that transitioning our economy away from fossil fuels will also create new opportunity here in South Florida. Florida has the third greatest solar energy potential in the country, and the promise of the Sunshine State should be realized. Scientists and researchers at Florida Atlantic University are pioneering ocean wave based systems that deserve federal support. Learn more
He has consistently opposed partisan-attacks on the Affordable Care Act, which included desperately-needed fixes to the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. Ted will continue to advocate for greater prescription drug savings for seniors, including by giving Medicare the authority to negotiate with the pharmaceutical industry. Learn more
Ted has made protecting Social Security for today’s retirees and future generations of Americans one of his top priorities in Congress. His comprehensive legislation to fix Social Security’s broken cost-of-living adjustment formula, phase out the cap on contributions to the program, and extend its solvency has been highlighted by the New York Times and endorsed by leading advocacy groups, including the Strengthen Social Security coalition. Learn more
Ted supports a legislative agenda focused on growing the paychecks of low and middle-income Americans, closing the wage gap among men and women, helping families achieve better work-life balance, and boosting job-creating investments in public education, transportation and infrastructure, renewable energy, and government-funded medical and scientific research. Learn more
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