Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Illinois 6th Congressional District in 2018 Illinois 2018 Primary Election.
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Get StartedSupports Planned Parenthood continuing to provide crucial health and family planning services to millions of American families. Learn more
Supports addressing the opioid epidemic that is devastating so many communities throughout Illinois. Learn more
Supports deals that include worker standards to ensure employees are safe and treated fairly in the workplace Learn more
Supports policies that enable the middle-class to expand and grow in the economy of today and tomorrow. Learn more
Supports initiatives to reduce student loan debt, such as increasing investments in Pell Grants and making income-based repayment plans accessible to more graduates. Learn more
Supports investing in STEM education and expanding opportunities for kids to go to college or get vocational training. Learn more
Supports public schools and teachers and ensuring that higher education is attainable and affordable for all Americans. Learn more
Opposes loopholes that benefit the oil industry. Learn more
Supports requirement of oil companies to disclose the contents of fracking fluid which could poison drinking water. Learn more
Supports strengthening and enforcing the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act to protect the environment and natural resources to ensure we maintain its positive economic impact. Learn more
Supports the reinstatement of U.S. participation in the Paris Climate Agreement, ending fossil fuel subsidies, protecting public lands, and opposing dangerous pipeline proposals. Learn more
Supports renewable energy sources such as solar and wind energy, that also have been proven to create green jobs right here in Illinois and across the county Learn more
In Congress, I will only support trade deals that are fair to the very workers they are supposed to benefit. This means supporting deals that include worker standards to ensure employees are safe and treated fairly in the workplace. Similarly, trade deals must also include strict environmental standards and protections from currency manipulation to make sure our businesses can compete fairly in the global market. Learn more
I support fixing NAFTA to make sure we keep jobs here at home. Learn more
I support strengthening our guns laws by passing common-sense legislation that will help address the gun violence epidemic in our country. We need to implement universal background checks, ban the sale of military style guns like AR-15s and modified weapons designed to cause mass casualties such as “bump stocks,” take steps to keep guns out of violent offenders and the dangerously mentally ill, and pass “no fly, no buy” laws so that individuals on the no fly list cannot purchase firearms. Learn more
Also, we should repeal the Dickey Amendment and sufficiently fund the Centers for Disease Control for research on gun violence and its prevention, just as we would do with any other epidemic. Learn more
Opposes efforts to privatize Social Security and attempts to decrease funding for Medicare. Learn more
Supports improving the healthcare system so that healthcare is affordable and accessible to all. Learn more
In Congress, I will oppose efforts to privatize Social Security and attempts to decrease funding for Medicare. Learn more
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