Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Texas 25th Congressional District in 2020 Texas General Election.
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Enshrining the constitutional right to an abortion by establishing affirmative, statutory rights that parallel Roe vs. Wade. Learn more
Repealing the Hyde Amendment, which disproportionately affects low-income women and women of color, and effectively keeps safe and legal abortion out of reach for millions of women. Learn more
Supporting the Fair Chance at Housing Act (H.R. 3685), which would help the formerly incarcerated and drive down recidivism by banning “1-strike” policies, which empower landlords to evict tenants for a single occurrence of criminal activity, even if it is a minor incident. Learn more
Advocating for a shift from punishment to reformation in the criminal justice system. Learn more
Shutting down private prisons once and for all, and preventing the federal government from contracting with private prison corporations. Learn more
Ending the school-to-prison pipeline, by combatting harsh, and unequal disciplinary methods by ensuring that schools receiving federal funding commit to reforms including eliminating the use of police officers as disciplinary agents, implementing positive, evidenced-based disciplinary practices, and requiring implicit bias training for school personnel. Learn more
Ending the U.S. government’s war on drugs and criminalization of addiction, and encouraging comprehensive reforms in drug policies that have had a devastating effect on communities of color. Learn more
Holding police officers accountable for the use excessive force. Learn more
Ensuring that those who violate Section 242 by depriving any civilian of their constitutional or legal rights are held accountable, and restricting the “qualified immunity” defense for law enforcement officers under section 1983. Learn more
Finding ways for nonviolent offenders to be held accountable for their crimes outside of the prison system and supporting programs that help rehabilitate them. Learn more
Abolishing the death penalty. Learn more
Expanding funding for public defenders at the state level, to ensure that they can effectively defend their clients. Learn more
End mandatory minimum sentencing. Learn more
Passing the No Money Bail Act (H.R. 4611) to finally end the practice of cash bail, and withholding funding from states that continue the use of cash bail systems. Learn more
Enforcing criminal liability for civil rights violations resulting from police misconduct. Learn more
Demilitarizing our local police forces by ending the federal government’s 1033 program, which puts armored vehicles, high-caliber rifles, aircraft equipped with weapons, grenade launchers, and other military weapons and vehicles on our community streets where they do not belong. Learn more
Improving the VA, through community-based feedback, and by ensuring that those making decisions about how we improve the VA are themselves veterans. Learn more
4. Ensuring that VA providers include gun safety and safe storage as part of their routine services. 5. Ending the scourge of veteran suicide in this country by ensuring that VSO’s, the VA, and other community providers have the resources they need to provide high-quality mental health services. 6. Ensuring that no veteran goes homeless in this country. Learn more
Fight against VA privatization and ensure that veterans can get their disability claims met in a more timely fashion. Learn more
Allow Medicare to negotiate the cost of prescriptions with the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 (H.R.275). Learn more
Passing the the Marijuana Justice Act (H.R. 1456), which would end the federal prohibition on marijuana,and expunge the records of those arrested for minor offenses. Learn more
Supercharge the economy through major investments in American industries and manufacturing, modernizing our infrastructure, skilled labor, and innovation in clean technology. Learn more
Curbing aggressive and predatory recruitment of veterans and military servicemembers as students by for-profit schools that target veterans because they have access to federal aid funding outside of the Dept. of Education aid system. Learn more
1. Eliminating all existing student loan debt in this country, which would help millions of families and massively stimulate our economy. 2. Passing the College for All Act of 2019 (H.R. 3472), which would eliminate tuition and fees at four-year public colleges, trade school and universities and make community college tuition- and fee-free for all. 3. Expanding Pell grants to cover the non-tuition and fee costs of school, like books, supplies, transportation, and housing. Learn more
Eliminate emissions from the power sector in the 10-15 year time frame we have left to address the climate crisis. Learn more
Ban offshore drilling in the Arctic and the ANWR, and prevent Kinder Morgan from seizing Hill Country land through eminent domain. Learn more
Stop fossil fuel extraction on public lands. Learn more
Transition the United States to carbon-free, 100% renewable energy by 2035. Learn more
Democratize the clean energy economy by increasing community ownership of energy generation through more distributed systems and public cooperatives. Learn more
Invest in renewable energy, efficiency, smart grid, energy storage, electric vehicles and other clean energy technologies and green infrastructure to reach our decarbonization goals. Learn more
Oppose concealed carry reciprocity. Learn more
Require universal background checks and universal licensing requirements at all points of purchase, including the requirement that all gun show sales and all internet gun sales require a background check. Create strong red flag laws and Extreme Risk Protection Orders to disarm abusers and those proven to be a harm to themselves or others. Ban the civilian sale of assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and other weapons of war, designed to kill the most people, the most efficiently. Learn more
4.Ensure that the FBI and DOJ prioritize right wing and white supremacist violence. 5. Repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act for both gun manufacturers and gun retailers. 6. Initiate FEC and IRS investigations into the NRA's corruption. Learn more
Support the healthcare workforce by expanding debt forgiveness for nurses, doctors, and dentists who practice in rural Texas. Learn more
Julie is fighting for Medicare for All. Learn more
Fund critical mental health services throughout Texas so that Texans have their needs addressed by the health care system, not the criminal justice system. Learn more
Combat the maternal mortality crisis disproportionately affecting black women and women of color by addressing systemic racism in healthcare, and holding health care systems accountable for preventable lapses in care. Learn more
Ensure that in-home caregivers are supported by expanding coverage for home and community-based long-term and custodial care. Learn more
End the United States' disastrous, failed war on drugs. Learn more
Prohibit exploitative labor practices which harm residents and guest workers, and protect victims of sexual assault, human trafficking, and domestic violence. Learn more
Establish regional refugee processing centers, stop blocking asylum in the US, and strengthen the Mexican asylum system. Learn more
Strengthen our ports of entry and target transnational criminal organizations by sanctioning them to stop human and drug trafficking. Learn more
End family detention, close private immigration detention centers, and prevent ICE and CBP from contracting with any for-profit prison corporations like the GEO Group and Core Civic. Learn more
End ICE detainers and the 287(g) program, which divert resources from local law enforcement. Learn more
End the practice of deporting veterans, and bring those we have deported home. Learn more
Address the root causes of forced migration, like catastrophic climate change, and engage in diplomacy with our partners in the region to fight corruption. Learn more
Repeal Section 1325 of the Immigration and Nationality Act -- which has led to the criminal and large-scale detention of families, overwhelmed our country's justice system, and has wasted billions of dollars. Learn more
Increase capacity in our asylum claims system with more immigration judges, court staff, interpreters, and clerks, and ensure that minors are guaranteed effective representation. Learn more
End wasteful, harmful wall construction , prevent the further militarization of border communities, and ensure that border communities are consulted about repairing the environmental damage done. Learn more
Make Dreamers and TPS recipients citizens, affirm the Dream and Promise Act of 2019, and create a path to citizenship without trading for deportations and criminalizing others. Build a viable path to citizenship for undocumented people and families who live, work, and raise families in the United States but who do not currently have a path to legal status. Learn more
Modernize mass transportation by scaling up charging infrastructure for zero emission passenger vehicles and transition away from fossil fuels in heavy duty vehicles, aviation, and rail, while innovating and scaling up the next generation of carbon-neutral fuels and biofuels. Learn more
Ensure that public projects jobs under the Green New Deal have labor protections, a livable wage, and collective bargaining rights for all jobs in the clean energy economy. Learn more
Support a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy under the provisions of a Green New Deal, to generate millions of good-paying clean energy jobs. Learn more
End at-will employment and ensure that every worker has just cause employment. Learn more
Provide workforce development and training, labor protections, livable wages, and collective bargaining rights for all jobs in the transition away from fossil fuels. Learn more
Support sectoral bargaining, so workers across various organizations in the same field can negotiate for higher wages and better working conditions together. Learn more
Pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 (H.R. 2474), which strengthens federal labor laws, strengthens the NLRB, and protects workers from employers who illegally fire workers who are trying to form unions. Learn more
Deny federal contracts to employers that ship jobs overseas, deny their employees good benefits, or pay starvation wages. Learn more
Guarantee that all workers have the right to unionize and that farm workers are ensured the same protections as other workers, including the right to join a union, overtime pay, and safe working conditions. Learn more
Guarantee employees the right of first refusal over a company that is closing, relocating overseas, or is up for sale. Learn more
Support the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019 (H.R. 3463), which would guarantee public sector employees the right to organize and collectively bargain for better wages and safer working conditions. Learn more
Enshrine a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights so that those who provide the care for our homes and loved ones are afforded the basic rights and dignity they deserve. Learn more
Strengthen the NLRB. Learn more
Ensure that every working person is guaranteed paid overtime, safe and healthy working conditions, meal and rest breaks, paid sick leave, and the freedom from workplace harassment. Learn more
Create millions of good-paying new jobs through low-carbon emission generation technologies, solar and wind technologies, energy efficient goods manufacturing and installation, building construction and retrofits, environmental remediation, forestry, and agriculture. Learn more
Pass the Accountable Capitalism Act (HR 7294), which would require require that employees elect 40% of a board of directors of any corporation with over $1 billion in tax receipts, and that 75% of shareholders and directors must approve any political spending. Learn more
Support higher pay for American workers, and a $15 minimum wage indexed to median wages so that each year it is adjusted based on growth in the median wage. (The Raise the Wage Act, passed the House in 2019, but Julie would affirm and support subsequent legislation to help working families). Learn more
Ban so-called “right to work” laws and repeal Section 14(b) of the Taft Hartley Act. Learn more
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