Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - New York 6th Congressional District in 2020 New York Regular and Presidential Primary Election.
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Get StartedOften times, entrepreneurs start and operate their own businesses because they lack access to traditional employment, educational and economic opportunities. However, rising rent and costs of doing business have burdened our small business owners and created vacant and shuttered storefronts throughout Queens. Local entrepreneurs also need access to an educated workforce, competitive financing, new national and international markets and less red tape. Learn more
Our local economy must attract new capital, not recycle the same dollars, so that we can build wealth in our neighborhoods. We need to place strong labor human rights and environmental protections at the forefront of the conversation ---not as an afterthought. America must remain a global trade leader. Learn more
We need to take action now to address the climate crisis in order to save our planet from irreversible damage and achieve greater economic and environmental justice. We need to pass policies like the Green New Deal that provide us the blueprint to get there. That means pivoting our energy system away from fossil fuels and into sustainable energy resources like solar and wind energy. We need to ensure that the people in our communities understand the economic and environmental benefits of clean energy and have access to emerging job opportunities in this sector. Learn more
We need a single-payer healthcare system that provides universal health insurance for all Americans. We can not accept any other substitute. My mother often reminds me that without our health, we have nothing. We have to do better and make sure that our greatest asset, our people, have access to the healthcare providers to serve as the bedrock of our local communities. Learn more
We need to protect working families who worry about making their rent each month. With wages remaining flat and the cost of living rising, it burdens longtime residents and displaces families who dedicate an increasing share of their income to housing. Homelessness has reached levels not seen since the Great Depression. The root cause, particularly among families, is the lack of affordable housing and accelerating gentrification throughout our district. Learn more
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