Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Pennsylvania 1st Congressional District in 2020 Pennsylvania Primary Election.
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Communities of color across our district and more specifically, around the country, have been unjustly targeted for generations. It is time we stand up and affirm that our America works equitably for everyone and we will leave absolutely no one behind. From criminal justice reform to ending the war on drugs and fully-funding our public school systems, we must ensure the American dream is available to everyone regardless of their background. Learn more
Love is love. People are people. Freedom is freedom. The pervasive discrimination against our LGBTQ+ communities must come to an end. Our campaign recognizes there are immediate needs for housing and workplace protections, but that the needs of these groups go far deeper into specific health, education, family planning, and retirement considerations. We will fight in solidarity with these groups to understand the most pressing issues and codify these into law. Learn more
Our campaign believes the pharmaceutical companies that misled doctors and patients with these pain medications must be brought to justice by our court system. Furthermore, we must expand investments in community health centers while ensuring emergency responders have the tools they need to save as many lives as possible. Learn more
Our campaign believes having a child should not cost you your career and that all Americans deserve access to a complete education. Our Fair Tax Platform pays for universal pre-kindergarten, for extensive reinvestments in our public schools, for increasing public teacher salaries to a minimum of $60,000, for the expansion of access to healthy school meal programs and after school activities, for eliminating student debt and for making the first 4 years of public colleges and trade schools debt free (G16). Learn more
Our campaign is pursuing an aggressive set of solutions for holistically and cost-effectively leading above and beyond the Paris Accord to address this issue in the short timeframe scientists have given us. The best part about this is that clean water, clean air, and a clean planet for our children and grandchildren are some of the most universally-held values across our district. That is why the Electricity for All program is budget neutral after 15 years and quickly transitions our grid to 100% renewable energy. Learn more
America's energy system is outdated. Our campaign advocates a fiscally responsible strategy to rapidly transition our economy towards renewable energy. We envision a 10-year renewable energy program that eliminates your electricity bill at the end of that decade and liberates every American from their electric utility company by 2035. Coal, oil, and gas workers displaced by this transition would be automatically enrolled in the JOSHUA (Jobs on Sustainable Human Activities) Program and given priority placement in the clean energy industry. Learn more
Our campaign believes in a two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel remains one of our more important allies in the Middle East and we must encourage their democracy to become more inclusive through diplomatic negotiations. Moving the US embassy to Jerusalem was done in an abrupt manner that could incite further violence and instability in the region. We must use our available leverage to encourage a return to peace negotiations on both sides. Learn more
Our campaign believes all citizens should be automatically registered to vote at age 18 with vote by mail available to all voters. To protect the integrity of our voting system, hand-marked paper ballots should be the standard for casting votes and to avoid the horrific gerrymandering that plagues our nation, we will advocate voting districts be decided by independent 3rd party citizen commissions. Learn more
Skylar promises to serve a maximum of 5 terms (10 years) in the House and to refuse contributions from corporate PACs and special interests This is a grassroots campaign focused on common sense issues that unite each and every one of us. Learn more
Our campaign is committed to protecting your legal right to bear arms while removing weapons of war from American streets. We will fight for common sense solutions including universal background checks, required training hours for new gun owners so that everyone with a gun knows how to use it safely, closing the gun show loophole, expanding access to mental health services, and instituting a federal buy-back program targeting automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines. Learn more
Americans deserve the security and stability of knowing they can visit any doctor they want without going bankrupt in the process. The current Affordable Care Act-led system will cost $50+ trillion in the next 10 years while leaving millions of Americans un-insured or underinsured. Our campaign will push to cut government spending at least 10% over 10 years while allowing Americans the freedom to see any doctor they want without deductibles, premiums, or out of pocket expenses. Learn more
Our campaign will pursue a vigorous revitalization program focused on converting and rehabilitating existing commercial structures to better accommodate the rental needs of our seniors and youth. Instead of destroying our natural green spaces with new developments that may not meet the long term needs of the community, we will advocate a sustainable path that balances community building, improving quality of life, increasing affordability and ending housing discrimination. Learn more
Instead of building walls, our campaign will advocate a smart foreign policy using the nation's vast financial resources to support strategic aid programs in these countries so that migrants do not need to leave their homes in the first place. For those already in the country who cannot return home because of unsafe conditions, we support a pathway to citizenship. We will also rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement and renegotiate it to be more aggressive so that our farmers, coastal residents and low-laying cities can adapt to and mitigate future extreme weather events. Learn more
Our campaign will fully fund social security and medicaid while expanding medicare to include dental care, hearing aids, and vision care. Additionally, many seniors simply don't have families nearby to provide basic in-home care needs, which is why Medicare for All (M4A) expands medicare to include in-home care. Learn more
Our campaign will fight for a living wage of at least $15 per hour and deny federal contracts to companies that pay poverty wages or engage in union busting. We will also fight for a federal jobs guarantee as part of a 21st Century Economic Bill oof Rights. Learn more
Paid sick leave must be guaranteed to all Americans. Medicare for All (M4A) then ensures every American returns to work swiftly since they can see the doctors they need without paying any deductibles, premiums, or out of pocket expenses. Learn more
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