Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - New York 6th Congressional District in 2018 New York 2018 General Election.
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Get StartedDemilitarize the police. End all federal transfers of military equipment to state and local law enforcement agencies. Fund a federal database of all persons working for all law enforcement agencies nationwide that collects data on misconduct complaints and their outcomes. Federal license required to work for any entity whatsoever while armed. Federal Right-to-Know law applicable to federal database of police misconduct complaints. Learn more
End all use of private prisons by the federal government. Incentivize the states to do the same. Convicted felons should never lose their voting rights with the exception of persons sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Modernize the Bail Reform Act of 1984: all persons charged with controlled substances offense presumptively should be released on their own recognizance. End solitary confinement in federal prison system. Learn more
All federal criminal convictions for cannabis possession or "manufacture" should be expunged of record and all civil rights of such persons should be fully restored. Learn more
Housing services, health care services including mental health care services, should be available on demand to any veteran who has served in combat on foreign soil. Learn more
Federal cannabis prohibition should be immediately repealed. The only federal regulation of cannabis should be with regard to import, and those regulations should be concerning quality assurance only Learn more
The Drug Enforcement Administration and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy should be immediately disbanded and defunded. It should be the policy of the US government to treat drug addiction as a health care matter and not as a criminal justice matter. A Blue Ribbon Commission should be established to consider how controlled substances should be regulated. Learn more
Allowing addicts to get prescription opiods will kill the illicit street drug trade that is responsible for the largest share of accidental overdose deaths. In the interim, fund safe injection sites as required by apparent need. Learn more
Compensation of corporate executives at a level sufficient to incentivize their best efforts does not require the obscenely high levels of compensation and profits received by them. The economy must be reconfigured to rejuvenate the middle class. There should be a top marginal tax rate of 67% for annual income over $10 million. Require corporations to impose a profits cap on individuals (in an amount to be determined) arising from the ownership of shares of stock in the corporation with the excess to escheat to state governments. Provide citizens with basic income through a state program using such funds that escheat to the state from the super-rich. Learn more
Repeal the provisions of federal bankruptcy law that do not allow for the discharge of federal student loan indebtedness. Expand eligibility for outright 90% forgiveness upon application and a showing of no reasonable prospect for repayment, and make that discharge of debt tax-free. Learn more
The United States should formally apologize to Iran for its involvement in overthrowing its democratically elected government in 1953 and seek closer relations with Iran. Learn more
I support a constitutional amendment declaring that a corporation is not a person within the meaning of the First Amendment in connection with the right of the individual to contribute money to candidates of their choice. Corporations are not people. Learn more
The government must intervene in the pharmaceutical industry to lower the price of prescription opiods so that people do not turn to street drugs. Addiction should be addressed through health care and not the criminal justice system. Learn more
Bernie Sanders' Medicare For All bill has my whole-hearted support. The for-profit healthcare model prices health care out of reach for many people and denies to many the most basic human right of health care. This must end immediately. Learn more
A person's health care is a personal matter between a person and their physician and the government has no role in second-guessing the reasonable judgment of a physician concerning the prescription of opiods for pain. Doctors should not be prosecuted in connection with any reasonable judgment that opiod use is indicated. Learn more
Ultimately, the government should provide a minimum level of resources for all people's housing, educational, and heath care needs. Learn more
Require corporations to impose a profits cap on individuals (in an amount to be determined) arising from the ownership of shares of stock in the corporation with the excess to escheat to state governments. Provide citizens with basic income through a state program using such funds that escheat to the state from the super-rich. Learn more
I support a strong minimum wage so that persons who work full-time earn a living wage. Learn more
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