Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - New York 11th Congressional District in 2022 New York General Election.
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Get StartedMax strongly opposes efforts by states around the country that instituted draconian abortion laws that clearly infringe on a women’s right to choose, putting the constitutional rights confirmed in Roe v. Wade on trial at the Supreme Court. Max believes that we must codify Roe v. Wade into a federal statute. Learn more
Max supports a well-trained and well-led police force that enforces the law without bias, as well as additional resources for mental health treatment and social services so that police officers are not responsible for handling a variety of social problems for which they aren’t trained. Learn more
Policing in America must be held to a high standard of equal protection under the law and police officers must be fairly compensated for the risks that they take everyday to protect us. Learn more
Max supports increasing our investment in public safety to ensure our first responders are well-trained, well-paid, well-led and able to meet the demands we place on them. Learn more
Furthermore, we must invest in programs that reduce recidivism so that those who’ve paid their debt to society are able to reintegrate and become productive members of society. Learn more
Max believes that Americans deserve a justice system that lives up to the highest ideals of the Constitution, and that more work needs to be done to address the injustices of our past. Learn more
When it comes to policing, Max believes that law enforcement should be focused on serious violent crime, particularly to address the rise in gun violence in recent years. Learn more
One veteran dying by suicide is too many - but we’ve seen the staggering 20 veterans-per-day statistic persist for far too long. Max set out to change that, and he won’t stop fighting until we end veteran suicides once and for all. Learn more
Max also supports American leadership through diplomatic and humanitarian assistance to nations in crisis, not only because it is the right thing to do but also because history has shown that when left unaddressed these crisis spots can become hotbeds of extremism and threats to the homeland. Learn more
Max also strongly supports eliminating sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, which is a racial justice issue. Learn more
We can change that and put our economy back on the side of parents by creating universal Pre-K, universal childcare, and finally ensuring paid family leave. It is not only the right thing to do, but as the COVID-19 pandemic proved, our economy can’t work without a strong infrastructure to take care of our children. We won’t be able to truly have a thriving economy as long as childcare barriers keep parents who want to work out of the workforce. Learn more
We also need to continue to invest in climate resiliency by making significant investments in modernizing our sewer system here on Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn, where Hurricane Ida revealed yet again that we have significant vulnerabilities to significant weather events. Learn more
Max will always fight for clear air and clean water - because protecting the environment is essential to our health. Our community has been the victim of polluters and climate change throughout its modern history. Learn more
Max believes that American global leadership means embracing a foreign policy that puts our national values at its center. Learn more
Max absolutely supports America’s continued commitment to diplomatic alliances such as NATO, recognizing that our national security can only be ensured through robust American cooperation and leadership on the global and regional stage. Learn more
No matter the political party, no administration should be allowed to act with impunity when it comes to foreign interests. Learn more
When Staten Islanders and South Brooklynites can barely afford their mortgage payments and healthcare bills, and have egregious daily commute times, Max believes that the government should be on their side, solving these real issues—not on the side of special interests, or billion dollar corporations. That is why Max made good on his commitment to fight corruption tooth and nail in Washington, wherever it may be. Learn more
Max supports banning assault weapons, which endanger police and civilians alike and have no place on our street, banning high capacity magazines and bump stocks, passing “Red Flag” laws to keep weapons out of the hands of those with violent intentions, and investing in gun buyback programs to reduce the flow of illegal weapons around the country. Learn more
Max understands that in order to counter the overdose crisis, America must invest in a new, bold and comprehensive strategy to end the opioid epidemic - one that uses predictive analytics and innovative computing to identify and seek out our neighbors who are most likely to overdose so peer mentors and caring medical professionals can intervene to save their life. This outreach needs to be combined with the evidence-based care we know works including medications for opioid use disorder, narcan distribution, substance use disorder counseling, behavioral health services, and work to address underlying causes of addiction that all too often contribute to personal overdose crises and needless deaths. Learn more
To help achieve affordable and universal healthcare coverage, Max supports creating a public healthcare option to force insurance companies to compete for customers as well as lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 55. He also strongly believes we should finally provide dental, vision, and hearing coverage for everyone on Medicare. Learn more
It is also vital that we make long overdue investments in maternal health care and child nutrition. That’s why Max fully supports funding each and every initiative required to ensure that no pregnant woman does not receive the healthcare she needs, especially women of color who face higher risks of maternal mortality. Learn more
As someone who helped run non-profit community health centers for the underserved throughout New York City, Max understands what it takes to reform our healthcare system to make it more affordable and more accessible. Learn more
Max also believes that we can and must do all we can to secure our borders while maintaining our moral compass. Learn more
Max believes we can protect our borders and have a immigration system that is fair, functional, and compassionate. Learn more
The immigrants of NY-11 and the nation at large are a national asset who are deserving of compassion, respect and equal treatment under the law. Republicans and Democrats need to work together to pass comprehensive immigration reform, modernizing all aspects of our immigration policy including providing a legal pathway for law-abiding undocumented residents to obtain citizenship, most especially our DREAMers who were brought to America as children and have known life in no other country. Learn more
Lastly, Max believes that it is absolutely vital that America’s legal immigration system be fully funded, streamlined and strengthened, further enabling America’s competitive economic advantage. Learn more
Max is also a supporter of the continued infrastructure investments and tax policy changes required for a transition away from fossil fuels that does not inflict economic pain on the middle class, but rather reduces their energy bills. Learn more
He also supports legislation to ensure every child is able to receive free nutritious meals at school and through summer programs so no child goes hungry. Learn more
Max also believes that those who’ve worked throughout their lives deserve to retire with dignity. Learn more
Max also supports closing the stepped-up basis loophole, an unfair tax policy that allows for assets to pass from one generation to the next with significant tax benefits. Learn more
Max supports raising both the long-term capital gains tax rate for the ultra wealthy so they no longer pay a lower tax rate than middle class workers as well as the floor of the alternative minimum tax, which has unfairly excluded middle class families. Learn more
Special interests and giant corporations have used the tax code to rig the system and enrich themselves, even as wages and benefits for the average American worker have stagnated. Fifty five of Americans’ largest and most profitable companies paid nothing in federal taxes in 2020. No corporation should be able to exploit loopholes and rely on an army of lobbyists to avoid doing their part. Learn more
Max supports closing egregious corporate tax loopholes and creating a minimum corporate tax rate, while at the same time ensuring that America’s overall corporate tax rate remains competitive. Learn more
Max supports meaningfully expanding the earned income tax, child tax credits, and restoring the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction, ensuring that middle class New Yorkers are no longer saddled with this unfair and targeted tax increase. Learn more
Max will work hard to ensure that the wealthiest amongst us don’t pay a lower tax rate than teachers, cops, firemen, and restaurant workers. Learn more
Max also supports other efforts to support caregivers like family caregiver tax credit bills to recognize and support not only the emotional and time burden but also the financial hit families face for caregiving for loved ones with disabilities or illnesses. Learn more
At the same time, we also need to create a tax system that gives hard working Americans a tax cut, not corporations and the wealthiest amongst us like the Trump Tax Scam did. Learn more
Max believes that NYC and New York State must maintain its tax code competitiveness with other states in order to attract business and entrepreneurs. Learn more
Max wants to see all public safety officials and first responders provided with strong, union backed, middle class salaries and benefits which will enable them to provide for their families in comfort. Learn more
Max opposes those in both parties who’ve sold out the working class by undermining unions in the name of shareholder dividends and stock buybacks, and has worked to ensure workers receive higher wages, reasonable hours and better benefits including quality healthcare coverage and paid sick leave. Learn more
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