Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Rhode Island 2nd Congressional District in 2022 Rhode Island Primary Election.
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Get StartedFurthermore, he will support the repeal of the Hyde Amendment and back the codification of Roe v. Wade by passing the Women’s Health Act. Learn more
Public colleges were essentially free for students 50 years ago. David will support legislation that eliminates tuition and fees at four-year public colleges, community colleges, and trade schools, allowing everyone to receive a quality higher education debt free. David also supports student debt cancellation of at least $50,000. Learn more
He believes we must pass expansive investments in renewable energy and related infrastructure to transition away from fossil fuels and toward sustainable energy – and to create millions of good-paying union jobs while we do it. David supports the Ed Markey-AOC Green New Deal framework — and has been on record supporting a “Green New Deal” since 2010. Learn more
Avid will govern with gun safety in mind. That means expanding the federal background checks requirement, closing the so-called “Charleston loophole” to allow background check operators more time to do their jobs, passing national “Red Flag” laws, repealing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) that protects arms manufacturers from liability, passing an assault weapons ban, and more. We must also do more to ensure that guns are secured in ways that reduce the likelihood of accidents, other forms of misuse, and suicide. Learn more
David supports expanding Medicare to cover all Americans. A Medicare for All system would provide every American with healthcare for free – no premiums, no deductibles, no copays for going to the doctor. He will also work to expand Medicare to include dental, hearing, vision, and long-term care — as well as more robust coverage of mental healthcare and substance abuse treatments. Learn more
David will pursue numerous housing affordability solutions in Congress, the first being passage of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s American Housing and Economic Mobility Act, which would invest $445 billion in the national Housing Trust Fund. Learn more
He will also seek to protect Social Security from efforts to privatize it and reduce benefits — and will support the Social Security Expansion Act, which would increase typical benefits by thousands of dollars per year. Moreover, SSI benefits should be increased, as should benefits for widows and widowers. Learn more
David believes that progressive taxation, especially as applied to those in the top .1-.2% of the the income and wealth spectrums, is a critical mechanism for closing the yawning economic and political inequality that has beset our country in recent decades. He supports the The For the 99.8% Act to lower the estate tax exemption, supports a millionaires surtax on income over $2 million, and a wealth tax applied to the fortunes of ultra-wealthy, along the lines of Elizabeth Warren’s Ultra-Millionaire Tax or President Biden’s Billionaire Minimum Income Tax proposal. He supports the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act and closing the Carried Interest Loophole. Learn more
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