Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Maryland 5th Congressional District in 2024 Maryland Primary Election.
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Get StartedMckayla believes that narrowing these financial, legal, and professional gaps is possible by ending pay discrimination and workplace sexual harassment, passing a federal Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights, reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, and addressing the practice of non-consensual distribution of pornography, also known as “revenge pornography”. Learn more
It's time to create a process to distribute uninhabited federal lands to Native American tribes, guarantee tribal governments the right to prior consent for U.S. government actions on indigenous land, revoke federal construction permits for all pipelines, prohibit states from requiring a physical address to vote, and affirm the legitimacy of the Fort Laramie Treaty. Learn more
Investing federal dollars to reduce tuition and fees at private institutions that educate historically marginalized groups. Learn more
Ensuring that the Green New Deal achieves equal economic and environmental outcomes for Black communities. Learn more
Strengthening voting rights in our community, especially through the For the People Act. This bill includes automatic voter registration, redistricting reform, and expanding public financing of elections. Learn more
Achieving improved healthcare outcomes, including maternal health, for the Black community through a Medicare-for-All single-payer scheme. Learn more
An end to the forty-year “War on Drugs”: abolition of the federal death penalty, cash bail, and the private prison system. Learn more
Combatting the school-to-prison pipeline by targeting increases in funding for public schooling toward underserved communities — particularly in counseling and mental health resources in order to address the disproportionate rate of suspension and expulsion for Black students. Learn more
Mckayla firmly believes that LGBTQ+ rights are civil rights and will fight to pass the Equality Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity under federal non-discrimination statutes, cover LGBTQ+ identity in school health education programs, require insurance programs to cover the costs of gender re-affirming surgery, ban the abusive practice of conversion therapy, end the practice of sex reassignment surgery on infants, and federal protection for trans-rights, including life-saving medical care. Learn more
Reparations for the descendants of slaves, starting with H.R.40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act. H.R. 40 is a means to not only inform the public about the congenital effects of slavery that affect the African-American community but also prescribe measures of restorative and rehabilitative justice. Learn more
Investing in communities impacted by the forty-year “War on Drugs”: prioritizing home and business loans, funding for public and higher education, wrap-around services, community resources, etc. Learn more
Mckayla will join the fight for disability justice by working to protect and enforce the ADA, raising Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance checks to lift disabled Americans out of poverty, removing the exploitative subminimum wage exemption, ensuring marriage equality for disabled partners, and increasing the accessibility of schools and homes. Learn more
Prohibiting the use of cash bail. Learn more
We must protect the VA from right-wing privatization attempts, invest billions towards filling staff vacancies at the Veterans Health Administration, and expand the VHA mandate to include dental care. Learn more
Mckayla supports ending U.S. support for the illegal Saudi military campaign in Yemen; pulling American troops out of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria; passing a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) that severely curtails the president's ability to start military engagements without congressional approval; and redirecting at least $200 billion in defense funding toward foreign aid and domestic social programs. Learn more
Legalizing marijuana on the federal level and expunging all marijuana convictions. Learn more
Each year, a set percentage of its value is paid out to stakeholders in the form of an equal dividend. So as the fund grows, so does the annual payout. The result is a more equal economy, more money in the pockets of regular Americans, and more democracy in American finance. Learn more
This challenge demands the kind of society-wide mobilization unseen in American history since World War II. Given the United States' historic and ongoing role as the largest greenhouse gas emitter, we have a special obligation to the Global South and the rest of the planet to lead an unprecedented transformation toward a decarbonized global economy. We can win a Green New Deal that decarbonizes the US economy by 2030, repairs the generational harms of racism, and guarantees economic security for all. Learn more
Mckayla supports passing a comprehensive Data Bill of Rights, ending warrantless collection of electronic communications on U.S. soil, closing Guantanamo, and ending solitary confinement. Learn more
We cannot become numb to the magnitude of this problem. It's time to enact comprehensive universal background checks, enact a two week waiting period for the purchase of all firearms, ending the sale of guns that enable the killing of a large number of people, and demilitarize law enforcement. Learn more
Eliminating premiums, deductibles, and copays. Learn more
Transitioning every American uncovered by the Veterans Health Administration or Indian Health Service onto one Medicare insurance plan over the course of two years. Learn more
Ensuring that incarcerated people have full access to comprehensive health care. Learn more
Mandating that Medicare cover prescription drugs, primary care, maternity care, vision and dental care, reproductive healthcare (including abortion), doctors' visits, and lab services. Learn more
Authorizing the federal government to negotiate prescription drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies. Learn more
Capping the amount an individual could pay for prescription drugs at $200 annually. Learn more
Ending the practice of pre-authorizations and step therapies, which waste patients' time, money, and health status through unnecessary delays. Learn more
Full funding of the Housing Trust Fund and a designated portion of the fund to provide affordable and accessible multigenerational housing. Learn more
Paying reparations for centuries of racist land and housing policy, including first by passing H.R.40 to establish a commission on slavery and reparations. Learn more
Paying reparations for centuries of racist land and housing policy, including first by passing H.R.40 to establish a commission on slavery and reparations. Learn more
Ending land and real estate speculation and de-commodifying housing by instituting taxes that fully disincentivize such speculative practices. Learn more
Mckayla believes that consensus must end — now. That's why she is calling for the abolition of ICE, a moratorium on deportations, the decriminalization of border crossing, and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and holders of Temporary Protected Status. Learn more
Creating a $1.5 trillion grant program to pay working and middle class Americans to exchange their cars for electric vehicles. Learn more
Federal funding for the Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project, a light rail system which would extend from the Branch Avenue metro station and travel through southern Prince George's County and into Waldorf. Learn more
Ensuring the CTC is fully refundable for families making little to no income. Learn more
Mckayla supports increasing SNAP benefits by at least 30 percent; allowing SNAP benefits to be used to purchase hot foods and at markets, bodegas, and express stores; providing three free and healthy meals to all students from Pre-K through graduate school, including on weekends and over holidays); and removing work and educational requirements to qualify for SNAP benefits. Learn more
Increasing the Child Tax Credit back up to its previous rate of up to $3,600 per child under age 6 and $3,000 per child ages 6 through 17. Learn more
In this country, the natural stress of parenthood is compounded by significant — and preventable — economic risk, which has only become more acute during the pandemic. Mckayla believes raising children should be affordable for all families. That means guaranteeing 40 weeks of paid parental leave, establishing a universal monthly child allowance of $300, and providing free child care and Pre-K to all American families. Learn more
Prohibiting any prison labor that pays inmates less than a $15 minimum wage. Learn more
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