Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia 7th Congressional District in 2024 Virginia Primary Election.
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Get StartedAs your Representative in Congress, I will work to: Enshrine a women’s right to choose in federal law. Guarantee access to mifepristone and misoprostol. Protect IVF from political agendas and special interests Advance the Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act that would establish 18-year term limits and regularized appointments for Supreme Court justices. Reinvigorate efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Learn more
As your Representative in Congress, I will: Seek solutions that address the root causes of crime. Find solutions to the recruiting challenges law enforcement agencies face. Facilitate federal-local law enforcement cooperation that can help to reduce crime; Legislate to enhance federal jurisdiction over crimes committed on commercial flights in U.S. Airspace; Require universal background checks and keep military style weapons out of the wrong hands; Ensure that guns are used and stored responsibly; Reduce gun trafficking and improve oversight of weapons sales; Remove civil liability exemptions for gun manufacturers; Advocate to curtail the use of civil asset seizure; Work to protect federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, from politicization and politically motivated attacks. Learn more
As your Representative in Congress, I will: See that the needs of service members and their families are addressed and that the sacrifices made by veterans in defense of our nation are never forgotten. Protect those who have served the United States, whether in uniform or in the halls of government, from a retirement jeopardized by inflation. Work with other House members to shield government employees from efforts to politicize their work or circumvent civil service protections. Learn more
As your Representative in Congress, I will: Work to restore United States domestic industrial capacity and the defense industrial base to levels that can produce the systems we need to prevail in future conflicts. Urge DoD to stop outsourcing weapons purchases to foreign companies. Support legislation that will address the recruiting and materiel challenges our armed forces face; Legislate to provide more robust assistance to Ukraine to assure it has the arms it needs to defeat Russian aggression, while working with our European partners bolster NATO’s defenses; Encourage administration efforts to enhance defense cooperation with Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and other regional allies and partners. Sustain the vital work being done at Fort Belvoir, Quantico Marine Corps Base, Fort Walker, and Naval Support Facility Dahlgren. Learn more
As your Representative in Congress, I will: Legislate to build an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthiest, by assuring a living wage and expanding the middle class. Pursue trade and immigration policies that do not disadvantage working Americans or send well-paying jobs overseas, while assessing the potential impact of AI on the future workforce. Work to assure that training and education, including apprenticeships, technical programs, and colleges, remain accessible and affordable to every constituent. Learn more
Epresentative in Congress, I will: Defend the Environmental Protection Agency from politicization and attack by special interests; Support incentives for the further development of clean energy sources and an orderly transition away from fossil fuels; and Seek funding for the protection of green spaces in our communities. Learn more
To further a peaceful and enduring solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as your Representative in Congress, I will advocate for policies that: Call on all parties to protect civilians under the Geneva conventions and other applicable international agreements. Facilitate the flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza. Seek to de-escalate the conflict and produce an environment more conducive to diplomatic engagement and constructive negotiation. Counter groups that conduct acts of terror. Assure that the United States actions support human rights, equality, and self-determination. Oppose regional malign actors, such as Iran, who support violence directly or indirectly. Call for the Government of Israel to halt actions that will make establishment of a Palestinian State more difficult or peaceful resolution of the conflict less likely. Work to prevent the United States from being drawn into a wider regional conflict. Curtail use of our veto in the United Nations Security Council to shield the Israeli Government from responsibility for its actions. Provide security assistance to Israel with no exception to the legal requirements placed on all other recipient nations, including human rights vetting. Learn more
As your Representative in Congress, I will work to advance: Medicare-X, the Medicare Exchange health plan, which allows individuals who are not otherwise eligible for Medicare to enroll in a government-administered health insurance plan. Legislation such as the Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, and the 340B Drug Pricing Program to reduce the inflated cost of prescription drugs. Measures that assure that patients and their doctors, not insurance companies, have the final say in the care we receive and the drugs we are prescribed. Learn more
Epresentative in Congress, I will work to: Improve the security on our southern border using a proven combination of enforcement patrols, electronic surveillance, and where necessary, physical barriers. Quickly repatriate, rather than detain, individuals who enter illegally. Support issuance of a biometric national identification card that works with the E-Verify system, and enforce its use by employers. Address the factors that motivate migrants to attempt to enter the United States illegally by promoting economic development and political stability in their countries of origin. Learn more
Epresentative in Congress, I will work to: Extend the Metro Blue Line down to Fredericksburg. Construct an interstate bypass that routes long-haul east-coast traffic around, rather than through the Washington and Baltimore beltways. The bypass project would include new bridges over the Potomac near Dahlgren and another to parallel the Route 50 Bay Bridge in Maryland. Invest in transportation infrastructure anywhere it is needed in the district, including bringing rail service to growing communities that currently have no transit options. In all projects, I would push for a focus on stimulating the local economy, hiring local workers and companies in each area. Learn more
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