Carol “Kitty” Hafner

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Our US Senate must work together prioritizing needs for our citizens' wellbeing, not those of special interest groups. Our nation faces a crisis as we are on the forefront of global climate warming. Immediate budget allocation to aid this impact must be as signed and efforts to mitigate prioritized. I have signed pledges to not accept donations from oil, gas or coal industries. I pledge to prioritize the health of our families, climate and democracy. Our Native American/Alaska Native/Hawaiian communities mus t be preserved in compliance with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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Constitutional amendments and federal laws must be passed to end all forms of discrimination ensuring access to opportunity and fair treatment for all. With your vote on August 18 and in November, I will proudly represent your voice in the US Senate.

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With Medicare for All, we will have a single-payer health care program that allows people facing serious illness to focus on their health without worrying about sky-high medical bills and financial ruin.

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Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian cultures, languages, traditions, lands, and communities must be protected and preserved in accordance with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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Given the opportunities and advancements offered through this infrastructure, the government must ensure that all Americans can get online quickly and affordably.

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I support noncustodial family housing in the community for people with pending asylum claims in the United States, rather than detention.

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Veterans must receive world-class medical care, just compensation for service-connected disabilities without delay, and access to specialized housing programs across the country to end veteran homelessness.

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The federal government must fund the construction and expansion of additional universities and educational institutions across Alaska.

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I support the use of medical cannabis and MDMA-assisted psychotherapy to help manage treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Although I would prefer that people not abuse dangerous drugs such as opioids, scientific evidence shows that harm-reduction programs can reduce overdoses and slow the spread of blood-borne illnesses such as HIV and hepatitis.

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As U.S. Senator for Alaska, I will work to ensure that we maintain a strong defense for America while respecting the civil liberties of United States citizens.

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We must establish a cost efficient single payer healthcare system providing quality for all our citizens. We must federally legalize cannabis, taking it out of the murky limbo between state and federal law, providing tax revenue earmarked to support free higher education and increase national K 12 education outcomes: Ensuring net neutrality and broadband access will also enhance education.

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Prescription drug costs are also out of control. All prescription medications must be covered for all citizens under Medicare for All, with the United States government using its significant negotiating power on behalf of our citizens to end medical price gouging and ensure that everyone is covered.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs must be reorganized, and a wide-scale investigation must be undertaken to determine the causes of corruption, incompetence, negligence, and poor-quality care. Those found responsible must be fired and, where appropriate, criminally prosecuted for violating the great trust our nation has placed in them to deliver quality services to military veterans.

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Through federal funding, we must provide job opportunities, culturally affirming education and health care services, access to healthy and fresh foods, qualified and accountable policing agencies, and reliable transportation.

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The Internet is a road that we all must share, and it works best when every Internet user and content producer has equal access to the systems that carry our data.

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We must also ensure that everyone in the United States, including those in the most remote and isolated communities, has access to high-speed broadband.

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The Green New Deal is the best recent proposal to protect our environment. We have only one environment, and we all must share it and preserve it for future generations.

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We must have a robust Environmental Protection Agency that regulates activities affecting our environment and holds accountable those who harm it.

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We must harness renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and biofuels while expanding the use of recyclable materials. These steps can reduce our carbon footprint and begin the long process of healing the Earth for current and future generations.

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For our economy to compete with rising global powers such as China and India, we must ensure that all students can progress as far academically as their abilities allow without worrying about how to pay for it.

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If done correctly, families can live together in the community while complying with the legal process associated with a refugee claim. Due process must also be defended by providing access to lawyers for all refugee claimants.

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We must create a system in which asylum claims are processed fairly and uniformly at designated ports of entry. This can help end the power of human-trafficking organizations that victimize migrants and cause people to die while making dangerous journeys.

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Trump’s policies have failed to meet either objective. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been found to violate the civil rights of immigrants and must be abolished.

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We must restore our reputation as a global leader on human rights and as a safe haven for those fleeing oppression.

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Our society requires a system of law and order based on fair, equitable, and accountable policing. That system must respect everyone regardless of race, economic background, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect of who they are.

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American policing remains overwhelmingly shaped by a white, heterosexual, cisgender, and macho male professional culture. This must change, and policing must move toward a model that incorporates social work, psychology, crisis intervention, and community problem-solving.

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Women, LGBT people, and racial and ethnic minorities must be actively recruited as police officers so police departments reflect the diverse communities they are entrusted to serve and protect.

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We need to embrace diversity to improve policing and build respect for the law across the mosaic of communities and individuals that comprise the United States of America.

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We must reform our criminal justice system so prisons are reserved for those who truly cannot be rehabilitated within the community.

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For-profit private prisons must be abolished.

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Mandatory minimum sentences are ineffective and costly. Judges must be allowed to administer individual justice in individual cases and make the best use of the limited resources of our justice system.

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Most people who enter prison will eventually return to the community. Society must do everything reasonably possible to ensure that, when that day comes, they are prepared to live as productive and law-abiding citizens.

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Having personally been a victim of violent crime, I have no sympathy for those who harm others. However, I recognize that we must be smart on crime to create safer communities for everyone.

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Our soldiers are fellow Americans who have devoted themselves to serving our nation. As policymakers, we must humbly ensure that those who enlist to defend our country are placed in harm’s way only when absolutely necessary.

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We must enact constitutional amendments and federal laws that end discrimination and inequality based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and HIV/AIDS status.

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Our foreign policy must require equality for women and LGBT people as a condition of receiving foreign aid from the United States.

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We must expand access to confidential HIV/AIDS testing.

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Women in the workplace must have equal opportunities based on ability and achievement. We must break the systems of patriarchy that continue to interfere with equal treatment.

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Women’s reproductive health care services, including access to contraception and abortion, must be protected, expanded, and covered through a single-payer health care program such as Medicare for All.

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Transgender people must be able to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender identity and receive full health care coverage through Medicare for All, including all medically necessary treatments without discrimination.

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Whether someone is working, securing housing, attending school, or otherwise living life in America, being LGBT must never be grounds for discrimination.

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LGBT students must have their rights protected and must be supported for who they are in both K-12 and higher education environments across the country.