Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Illinois 1st Congressional District in 2022 Illinois Primary Election.
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And when police officers violate a community’s trust, we must hold them accountable. In Congress, I’ll advocate for community-based alternatives to policing, and ensure that we pass reforms to create environments where our kids are safe and our police can be trusted. Learn more
No matter where you’re born, what you look like, or what your learning needs are, you should have access to a quality, public education that meets you where you are and prepares you for the future. Learn more
We must get illegal guns off the streets, require background checks for every purchase, and stop the proliferation of “ghost guns,”– guns that are sold in pieces off the internet or 3-D printed without a serial number. I support banning all civilians from having military-grade weapons. Learn more
I will fight to ensure pre-existing conditions, like asthma, diabetes, or even headaches continue to be covered by insurance companies. And I will fight to lower the maternal mortality rate that disproportionately affects Black women. Did you know that Black American women die in childbirth at rates similar to and in some cases worse than women in Third World countries? This isn’t acceptable. Learn more
We must explore any number of policies to fix this problem, whether it’s strengthening the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), expanding Medicare to include younger folks, or creating a public option to create competition which lowers costs for everyone. And we must allow the government – like private insurance companies can – to negotiate for lower drug costs. Learn more
We must provide a Universal Basic Income, which addresses economic inequality and provides economic security through monthly direct cash transfers. I would also fight to permanently expand the Child Tax Credit to provide income support to poor and middle-class families. Learn more
Tax credits can also be a highly effective tool to spur and support innovative workforce development and job training/placement programs that address worker shortage in critical industries—from supply chain to national security, the building and construction trades and more. Learn more
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