Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - New Jersey 4th Congressional District in 2018 New Jersey 2018 General Election.
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Get StartedI do not support universal, free higher education because students that can have skin in the game should and because no one knows what a program like this would cost or if college will even remain the best educational vehicle for the balance of the 21st century. Learn more
I propose a pilot program for the best ranked 150 public, community colleges nationwide (schools which conform to the kinds of standards that Brookdale exemplifies) to create an endowment from which the schools can fund operations off the interest alone. Learn more
I support endowing our best community colleges with funding sufficient to offer an education at a means-tested cost. Learn more
Companies that generate massive waste should be required to get pre-clearance from the EPA before executing a business process that asks the public to . Those plans should be weighted against the 50-year consequences of polluting the public space and polluters should be given clear guidelines for what will constitute evidence of pollution in advance of the day of operations. Learn more
Use the power of oversight to halt current directives which downplay or ignore the existence of Climate Change and its impacts. Learn more
Support the bill currently under consideration, which directs the SEC to require company disclosures of their carbon liabilities. Learn more
Have 100% of fees collected rebated to American citizens equally on a monthly basis. Learn more
Place a fee on carbon at its point of entry into the US economy. Learn more
Refocus on aligning our medical, environmental and labor practices with friendly western powers. Learn more
Use the power of oversight to halt current directives which downplay or ignore the existence of Climate Change and its impacts. Learn more
Expand funding for the State Department, for the encouragement of foreign capital projects, and for foreign student exchange. Learn more
Re-commit to NATO and to the common defense of our member nations. Learn more
Presidential Limits to remain. Learn more
Both government and private industry need to fund pensions on a pay-as-you-go basis. Learn more
A limit of 5 terms and no more than 11 years in the House of Representatives Learn more
A limit of 18 years on the Supreme Court. Learn more
Pension obligations must have first priority in a bankruptcy. Learn more
A limit of 2 terms and no more than 15 years in the Senate Learn more
Pension funds must assume a rate of return no higher that a point below the prior five years average for the whole of the market. Learn more
I support a constitutional amendment to limit Justices to an 18-year term. Learn more
I support accepting that a Congress which doesn't choose to advise on an nominee has given its consent for the nominee. Learn more
I support accepting a six month limit on delays for confirmation votes of individual Justices. Learn more
Expand the list of machines excluded from the benefits of the second amendment when they are not for sportsmen or defense but weapons of war. This to include high capacity magazines, bump stocks, any conversion kits. Learn more
Competency certification every 7 years to age 70 and every 2 years thereafter because if you can't use a weapon properly then you can't use it for self defense. Learn more
Universal background check. Learn more
Government funding for technology sufficient to execute a background check within 48 hours anywhere in the country. Learn more
Require every government agency that purchases healthcare to use their buying power to get the best pricing. Learn more
Pass a law that requires healthcare providers (and the providers of medical devices, therapies and emerging health technologies) to offer the United States pricing equal to any lower price offered anywhere. Our government ensures the strength of the patents those technologies need. Government buyers at the various agencies, as well as our social programs need to be given a fair deal on the products protected by those patents. Learn more
Require all pricing for all healthcare costs to be indexed and posted on healthcare.gov. Learn more
Require mental health counseling to be covered by health insurance. Learn more
Expedite citizenship for physicians from abroad who practice medicine in the highest cost and least populated fields. Learn more
Expand funding for citizenship training classes. Learn more
Ankle bracelet any adult crossing the border at a place other than an established port of entry. Learn more
Expand immigration courts to be able to process cases within nine months. Learn more
Keep together all families who enter the country illegally. Keep them monitored via ankle bracelet and keep them out of detention facilities. Learn more
Require ICE and CBP to set priorities for their enforcement behavior. Law enforcement doesn't pay the same attention to murders and turnstile jumping. ICE and CBP need to rank their activities around high-value enforcement not keeping kids in cages. Learn more
Tie the number of green cards issued annually to the percentage of foreign born Americans. Learn more
Expand high school graduation requirements to include a detailed understanding of our immigration process. Learn more
Require Homeland Security, ICE, and CBP leadership to understand that their agencies are the public face of American hospitality and promptly terminate officials who can't comply with that need. Learn more
Web access must stay an equal playing field. Learn more
Process all fees through the existing Social Security distribution apparatus. Learn more
Raise the fee annually. Learn more
The only reason the trend continues is that Washington has decided to overdraw the ledger so corporations can take windfall profits. When elected, I promise to never vote to increase public debt except in the case of war or recession. Learn more
I pledge not to vote to add to the nation's debt except in times of war or recession. Learn more
I pledge not to risk the security of the nation's credit rating by threatening to not pay our debts. Learn more
I prioritize lowering income taxes over lowering corporate taxes because when choosing between the two, we should be encouraging employment over corporate wealth. Learn more
Wage rises to halt for full time workers when their wages exceed poverty rate for a family of three. Learn more
Wage rises to halt for part time workers when their wages exceed poverty rate for a family of four. Learn more
Require Social Security to invest in a broad index of the market. Learn more
Make intra-governmental lending by social safety net programs illegal. Learn more
Raise minimum wage by $0.50/hour per year. Learn more
Establish an American sovereign wealth fund. Learn more
Minimum wage tied to poverty line thereafter. Learn more
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