Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - New York 16th Congressional District in 2020 New York Regular and Presidential Primary Election.
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Get StartedProtect the right and access to a safe, unrestricted abortion for all women, trans men, and non-binary people. Learn more
Eliminate all private prisons and detention centers and examine methods of depopulating prisons and jails. Learn more
Abolish all mandatory sentencing and repeal “three strikes” laws. Learn more
Put an end to cash bail and pretrial detention. Learn more
We unequivocally support fully-funding our public schools; integrating our schools and classrooms by removing admissions screens and tracking; implementing culturally-responsive sustaining education; ending draconian disciplinary policies that disproportionately target students of color and students with disabilities, fanning the school-to-prison pipeline; and respecting our educators by paying them salaries that reflects the worth society places on their labor and love. Learn more
End the $650 billion in subsidies that fossil fuel companies receive. Learn more
Recognize the US military as one of the world’s biggest polluters, and US demilitarization and international multilateral cooperation as integral components of a Green New Deal. Learn more
A Green New Deal will put us on the path to fully decarbonizing our economy by 2030, creating millions of public sector jobs as workers develop the infrastructure that will ensure climate justice and human survival. Learn more
Transition to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2030. Learn more
We need to have a foreign policy of peace and multilateral cooperation. It starts with acknowledging our history of Empire and committing to an anti-imperialist engagement that is internationalist and in solidarity with oppressed peoples throughout the world. Learn more
Advocate for repealing the 2nd amendment. Learn more
Ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. Learn more
Mandate universal background checks, including at gun shows. Learn more
Guarantee equal access and reproductive justice as part of Medicare for All. Learn more
Implementing a high-quality, single-payer healthcare system that works for and includes everyone is a moral necessity. Learn more
Mandate Medicare negotiate with prescription drug companies for better prices. Learn more
Reinstitute Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. Learn more
Enact an Economic Fair Housing act to eliminate exclusionary zoning laws and implement equitable zoning. Learn more
Build twelve million public homes over the next ten years. Learn more
Support housing finance reform legislation that would provide $3.5 billion per year for the National Housing Trust Fund. Learn more
Demilitarize the border and dismantle the border wall. Learn more
Abolish ICE and Defund CBP (separate immigration policy from DHS and develop it outside of terrorism framework). Learn more
Grant legal status to all undocumented immigrants already living and working in the United States with immediate pathway to citizenship. Learn more
Enact a wealth tax of 2 percent on assets greater than $50 million and 3 percent on those greater than $1 billion. Learn more
Close loopholes for offshore tax avoidance havens. Learn more
Implement marginal tax of all income over $5 million at 60 percent and over $10 million at 70 percent. Learn more
Institute a financial transaction tax on the sale of stocks at 0.5 percent, bonds at 0.1 percent, and other financial instruments at 0.005 percent. Learn more
Restore the power of labor unions through federal legislation, enabling and encouraging the formation of labor unions at all workplaces. Learn more
Support the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act for Equal Pay for Equal Work. Learn more
Increase the federal minimum wage to $15/hour (pegged to inflation) for all workers, including tipped workers. Learn more
Guarantee a job with fair wages and benefits for all. Learn more
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