Currently holds the office of U.S. House of Representatives - Georgia 4th Congressional District until January 3, 2025.
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Georgia 4th Congressional District in 2024 Georgia General Election.
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From his post on the Judiciary Committee, continue to support efforts to rid our criminal justice system of discriminatory practices. Learn more
Call for increased funding of veterans’ services to ensure the highest level of care for those who have sacrificed for this country. Learn more
Effectively oversee the activities of the Department of Defense and its contractors, as according to the Constitution’s Congressional mandate. Learn more
Support the continued development of history’s finest military as it evolves to address future challenges. Learn more
Call for smarter regulation of a financial system that has become too corrupt and complex. Learn more
Continue to call for Congress to respond to the severe deprivations of America’s poorest people, especially during this period of economic difficulty. Learn more
Demand stringent environmental regulation of industry by the EPA, no matter who is the president. Learn more
Continue to protect consumers from energy price gouging. Learn more
Continue to introduce legislation that aims to reduce our overall negative environmental impact, in broad strokes and bit by bit. Learn more
Never compromise my commitment to the defense of non-renewable resources, healthy ecosystems, wildlife, clean air and water, and pristine national parks. Make energy independence a central cause of my service. Learn more
Advocate for a significant development fund to sponsor wide-scale research, development, and production of energy from renewable sources. America must strive to become the leader of this industry. Learn more
Support measures to dramatically increase mandatory automobile fuel efficiency. Learn more
Call for quality control and safety assurance mechanisms in any trade agreements. Learn more
From his post on the Judiciary Committee, continue to introduce legislation designed to level the bargaining and legal playing field between consumers and service and product providers. Learn more
Support increased funding of and oversight on the part of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Learn more
Continue to pursue additional funds for Georgia’s critical PeachCare program. Learn more
Ensure that the health care reform legislation is implemented such that it protects consumers and empowers ordinary Americans seeking affordable health insurance. Learn more
Continue to support investment in health care research. Learn more
Too many doctors these days are closing their doors to Medicare patients because Medicare continues to cut their payments. I understand how important it is to see the doctor of your choice, and that is why I voted for legislation to fix the broken formula which cuts doctors payments and makes it harder for seniors to see their doctor. Congress must make this issue a priority. Learn more
Introduced and passed the “Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act, which would require Health and Human Services to report to Congress annually on the impact of parasitic diseases – mostly in poor, minority populations along the U.S.-Mexico border, the rural South, Appalachia and distressed urban areas – to address their threat and make funding recommendations on how to eradicate them. Learn more
Continue to support a public option to counter insurance industry price gouging. Learn more
As it stands today, Social Security will be solvent through 2037. Those who advocate making huge cuts to Social Security to balance the budget are misguided. Social Security is an essential social safety net, providing critical income to more 53 million retirees, workers with disabilities, spouses and their children. Congress must not grant huge tax cuts to the wealthy and tax subsidies to large corporations, and then try to balance the budget on the backs of our seniors. Learn more
Support tax relief for middle class households. Learn more
The United States faces fiscal challenges, and we must find creative ways to cut spending and increase revenues over coming decades. But a civilized nation does not balance its budgets by abandoning seniors. There are plenty of places to cut the deficit: the bloated defense budget, wasteful subsidies to powerful industries, and unwarranted tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, for example. We cannot balance the budget on the backs of our seniors. Learn more
Continue to protect American workers as they seek to level the playing field in their bargaining with employers. Learn more
Support continued extension of unemployment insurance while unemployment remains high. Learn more
Continue to support investment in job creation for working Americans and the chronically underemployed. Learn more
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