Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Massachusetts 4th Congressional District in 2018 Massachusetts 2018 Primary Election.
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Get StartedI express my support for the immediate passage of H.R.40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act. I also declare that, if H.R.40 does not pass in the current Congress, I will cosponsor its reintroduction in the 116th Congress if I am elected as the Representative for the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District. Learn more
I also endorse the Black Lives Matter Project Zero goals and commit, when in Congress, to help advance these through appropriate federal legislation. Learn more
Land use practices that increase carbon concentrations in soil improve the nutritional value of livestock, fruits, and vegetables, while making farms and range lands more resilient to extreme weather. Learn more
Research must be funded to understand what strategies we might use to reduce the intensity of climate impacts for individuals, regions, nations, or the globe, in the event greenhouse gases are not removed from the atmosphere fast enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change in the short run. Learn more
Land use practices that increase carbon concentrations in soil improve the nutritional value of livestock, fruits, and vegetables, while making farms and range lands more resilient to extreme weather. Learn more
I support the fairest, simplest, most transparent approach there is: A gradually rising tax on fossil fuels with 100% of revenues returned to all households in equal amounts and border adjustments to discourage corporations from practicing tax avoidance by relocating abroad. Learn more
I support repeal of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to reinstate the possibility of gun manufacturer and retailer liability for product-related injuries and deaths. I support restoring CDC funding for research into the public-health aspects of gun ownership and the CDC’s right to advocate for, or promote, gun control. I would work with gun rights and gun control advocacy organizations to repeal and replace the 2nd Amendment with language that protects the rights of gun owners and non-owners alike. Learn more
Gary will co-sponsor reintroduction of H.R.676 – Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act. Learn more
Legislation should be passed granting permanent work permits to all childhood arrivals. A multi-tiered menu of increasingly expensive legalization options should be offered to the millions of immigrants here without legal status today, from work permit to permanent non-citizen residency to citizenship. States should be permitted to experiment with their own approaches to granting education and work visas. All should be kept simple with as few extraneous bureaucratic complexities as possible. Learn more
Fiscal soundness of Social Security should be improved by indexing of retirement age to life expectancies and moderating benefit increases for high earners. Learn more
I support the fairest, simplest, most transparent approach there is: A gradually rising tax on fossil fuels with 100% of revenues returned to all households in equal amounts and border adjustments to discourage corporations from practicing tax avoidance by relocating abroad. Learn more
Fiscal soundness of Social Security should be improved by indexing of retirement age to life expectancies and moderating benefit increases for high earners. Learn more
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