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| A Better Day for Education
Candidate positionLet’s advocate for legislation focused on decreasing the financial burden associated with higher education. It is imperative to prioritize investing in our nation's education system to ensure that all students have access to quality learning resources.
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Let’s advocate for legislation focused on decreasing the financial burden associated with higher education. It is imperative to prioritize investing in our nation's education system to ensure that all students have access to quality learning resources.
| A Better Day for Healthcare
Candidate positionAccess to quality healthcare is a basic human right that should not be determined by one's income. As lawmakers, we must be committed to expanding healthcare coverage, promoting preventative care initiatives, and increasing access to mental health services to ensure that every individual receives the care they need to thrive.
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Access to quality healthcare is a basic human right that should not be determined by one's income. As lawmakers, we must be committed to expanding healthcare coverage, promoting preventative care initiatives, and increasing access to mental health services to ensure that every individual receives the care they need to thrive.
Healthcare premiums, drug prices and Medicare access
Candidate positionAffordable Healthcare Affordable Healthcare should mean lower premiums, lower prescription drug costs, expanding Medicare coverage, and guaranteeing every American access to quality care as a basic right. Families should never have to choose between their health and their paycheck.
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Affordable Healthcare Affordable Healthcare should mean lower premiums, lower prescription drug costs, expanding Medicare coverage, and guaranteeing every American access to quality care as a basic right. Families should never have to choose between their health and their paycheck.
Healthcare premiums, drug prices and Medicare access
Candidate positionAffordable Healthcare should mean lower premiums, lower prescription drug costs, expanding Medicare coverage, and guaranteeing every American access to quality care as a basic right. Families should never have to choose between their health and their paycheck.
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Affordable Healthcare should mean lower premiums, lower prescription drug costs, expanding Medicare coverage, and guaranteeing every American access to quality care as a basic right. Families should never have to choose between their health and their paycheck.
Small-business regulation and access to capital
Candidate positionSmall Business Strong small businesses drive local jobs and economic growth, which is why we must cut red tape, expand access to capital, and protect Main Street entrepreneurs from unfair corporate competition.
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Small Business Strong small businesses drive local jobs and economic growth, which is why we must cut red tape, expand access to capital, and protect Main Street entrepreneurs from unfair corporate competition.
Small-business regulation and access to capital
Candidate positionStrong small businesses drive local jobs and economic growth, which is why we must cut red tape, expand access to capital, and protect Main Street entrepreneurs from unfair corporate competition.
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Strong small businesses drive local jobs and economic growth, which is why we must cut red tape, expand access to capital, and protect Main Street entrepreneurs from unfair corporate competition.
Clean energy investment and price stability
Candidate positionStable Energy Prices Stable energy prices come from investing in American clean energy, strengthening domestic supply chains, and protecting families from price spikes driven by corporate greed and global instability.
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Stable Energy Prices Stable energy prices come from investing in American clean energy, strengthening domestic supply chains, and protecting families from price spikes driven by corporate greed and global instability.
Clean energy investment and price stability
Candidate positionStable energy prices come from investing in American clean energy, strengthening domestic supply chains, and protecting families from price spikes driven by corporate greed and global instability.
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Stable energy prices come from investing in American clean energy, strengthening domestic supply chains, and protecting families from price spikes driven by corporate greed and global instability.
VA healthcare, housing and timely benefits
Candidate positionVeteran Services Honoring our veterans means fully funding VA healthcare, expanding mental health and housing services, and delivering earned benefits on time without bureaucratic delays.
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Veteran Services Honoring our veterans means fully funding VA healthcare, expanding mental health and housing services, and delivering earned benefits on time without bureaucratic delays.
VA healthcare, housing and timely benefits
Candidate positionHonoring our veterans means fully funding VA healthcare, expanding mental health and housing services, and delivering earned benefits on time without bureaucratic delays.
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Honoring our veterans means fully funding VA healthcare, expanding mental health and housing services, and delivering earned benefits on time without bureaucratic delays.
Affordable Housing
Candidate positionEducation, Trade, and Technology Investing in strong public school education, skilled trades, and modern technology creates good-paying jobs, builds a competitive workforce, and prepares Americans for the economy of the future.
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Education, Trade, and Technology Investing in strong public school education, skilled trades, and modern technology creates good-paying jobs, builds a competitive workforce, and prepares Americans for the economy of the future.
Education, Trade, and Technology
Candidate positionInvesting in strong public school education, skilled trades, and modern technology creates good-paying jobs, builds a competitive workforce, and prepares Americans for the economy of the future.
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Investing in strong public school education, skilled trades, and modern technology creates good-paying jobs, builds a competitive workforce, and prepares Americans for the economy of the future.
Social Security
Candidate positionSocial Security must be protected and strengthened, so seniors and people with disabilities can retire with dignity and financial security after a lifetime of hard work.
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Social Security must be protected and strengthened, so seniors and people with disabilities can retire with dignity and financial security after a lifetime of hard work.
Voting Rights
Candidate positionProtecting voting rights ensures every eligible citizen can vote freely, securely, and without barriers so our democracy truly represents the will of the people.
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Protecting voting rights ensures every eligible citizen can vote freely, securely, and without barriers so our democracy truly represents the will of the people.
Education, Trade, and Technology
Candidate positionSocial Security Social Security must be protected and strengthened, so seniors and people with disabilities can retire with dignity and financial security after a lifetime of hard work.
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Social Security Social Security must be protected and strengthened, so seniors and people with disabilities can retire with dignity and financial security after a lifetime of hard work.
Social Security
Candidate positionVoting Rights Protecting voting rights ensures every eligible citizen can vote freely, securely, and without barriers so our democracy truly represents the will of the people.
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Voting Rights Protecting voting rights ensures every eligible citizen can vote freely, securely, and without barriers so our democracy truly represents the will of the people.
| A Better Day for Communities
Candidate positionIt is the fundamental right of all individuals to live in thriving communities where access to essential resources such as food, employment, healthcare, and affordable housing is a reality, not a privilege.
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It is the fundamental right of all individuals to live in thriving communities where access to essential resources such as food, employment, healthcare, and affordable housing is a reality, not a privilege.
What reforms to the US immigration system do you support? Why? ¿Qué reformas al sistema de inmigración de Estados Unidos apoya usted? ¿Por qué?
Candidate positionI support comprehensive immigration reform with modern border technology that treats people with dignity. Further, we need more immigration judges to reduce backlogs, and a pathway to earned citizenship for long term, law abiding undocumented immigrants. We should also protect Dreamers. The Government should strive to keep families together, expand legal pathways for workers, and focus enforcement on violent criminals, not hardworking families who contribute to our economy. America is strongest when we uphold both the rule of law and our values.
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I support comprehensive immigration reform with modern border technology that treats people with dignity. Further, we need more immigration judges to reduce backlogs, and a pathway to earned citizenship for long term, law abiding undocumented immigrants. We should also protect Dreamers. The Government should strive to keep families together, expand legal pathways for workers, and focus enforcement on violent criminals, not hardworking families who contribute to our economy. America is strongest when we uphold both the rule of law and our values.
Do you believe climate change is a financial threat to the economy of the nation? Why or why not? ¿Cree que el cambio climático representa una amenaza financiera para la economía del país? ¿Por qué?
Candidate positionYes. Climate change has driven up the cost of INSURANCE from natural disasters to HEALTHCARE expenses, not to mention threatening our military readiness. In sum, Every dollar we invest in clean energy, resilient infrastructure, and disaster preparedness saves taxpayers money over time. Addressing climate change is not just environmental policy—it’s economic policy, public health policy, and national security policy.
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Yes. Climate change has driven up the cost of INSURANCE from natural disasters to HEALTHCARE expenses, not to mention threatening our military readiness. In sum, Every dollar we invest in clean energy, resilient infrastructure, and disaster preparedness saves taxpayers money over time. Addressing climate change is not just environmental policy—it’s economic policy, public health policy, and national security policy.
Name your top two legislative priorities for the next Congressional term. Mencione sus dos principales prioridades legislativas para el próximo período del Congreso.
Candidate positionAFFORDABILITY in HOUSING and HEALTHCARE. Plus, a FAIR LIVING WAGE ( the federal minimum wage has not been increased since 2009.
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AFFORDABILITY in HOUSING and HEALTHCARE. Plus, a FAIR LIVING WAGE ( the federal minimum wage has not been increased since 2009.
“Freedom of speech” is included in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Exactly what does ”Freedom of Speech” mean to you? La libertad de expresión está incluida en la Primera Enmienda de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos. ¿Qué significa exactamente para usted la “libertad de expresión”?
Candidate positionFreedom of speech is one of our most fundamental constitutional rights. It is in the First Amendment and protects our ability to criticize the government, advocate for change, worship freely, organize peacefully, and express unpopular opinions without government censorship. It belongs to everyone, not just those who have power. However, there are time, place and manner restrictions of free speech. You can not incite violence or defame a person’s character.
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Freedom of speech is one of our most fundamental constitutional rights. It is in the First Amendment and protects our ability to criticize the government, advocate for change, worship freely, organize peacefully, and express unpopular opinions without government censorship. It belongs to everyone, not just those who have power. However, there are time, place and manner restrictions of free speech. You can not incite violence or defame a person’s character.
Who has the right, Congress or the President, to oversee federal agencies? ¿Quién tiene el derecho de supervisar a las agencias federales: el Congreso o el Presidente?
Candidate positionThe President has Executive power to oversee Federal agencies. The President manages the Executive Branch and supervises federal agencies. Congress manages the Legislative Branch and has the constitutional authority to create agencies, appropriate funding, conduct oversight, and investigate whether agencies are faithfully executing the LAW and controls the spending (purse). Checks and balances require both branches to fulfill their constitutional responsibilities so that no one branch becomes too powerful.
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The President has Executive power to oversee Federal agencies. The President manages the Executive Branch and supervises federal agencies. Congress manages the Legislative Branch and has the constitutional authority to create agencies, appropriate funding, conduct oversight, and investigate whether agencies are faithfully executing the LAW and controls the spending (purse). Checks and balances require both branches to fulfill their constitutional responsibilities so that no one branch becomes too powerful.
If documentary proof of US citizenship becomes necessary in order to register to vote, how would you help those citizens, especially women, who no longer have or don’t have easy and affordable access to documents to prove citizenship, such as certified birth and marriage certificates? Si se requiere prueba documental de ciudadanía estadounidense para registrarse para votar, ¿cómo ayudaría a esos ciudadanos, especialmente a las mujeres, que ya no tienen o no tienen acceso fácil y asequible a documentos que prueben su ciudadanía, como certificados de nacimiento o matrimonio certificados?
Candidate positionVoting is a fundamental constitutional right, and no eligible citizen should lose that right because of paperwork or cost. I would support making citizenship documents free or low-cost; expand mobile and online document services; waive fees for low-income Americans, Seniors, Veterans, and Disaster victims. We could also fund Legal assistance to help people obtain replacement records. In particular, Women whose names changed after marriage or divorce should have a simple process to verify their identity without unnecessary burdens. Election Laws should protect election integrity while ensuring every eligible citizen can vote. I would also sign onto the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
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Voting is a fundamental constitutional right, and no eligible citizen should lose that right because of paperwork or cost. I would support making citizenship documents free or low-cost; expand mobile and online document services; waive fees for low-income Americans, Seniors, Veterans, and Disaster victims. We could also fund Legal assistance to help people obtain replacement records. In particular, Women whose names changed after marriage or divorce should have a simple process to verify their identity without unnecessary burdens. Election Laws should protect election integrity while ensuring every eligible citizen can vote. I would also sign onto the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
What role do you believe the federal government should play in education at the pre-school level, K-12 level and higher education? ¿Qué papel cree que debería desempeñar el gobierno federal en la educación a nivel preescolar, educación K-12 (primaria y secundaria) y educación superior?
Candidate positionThe Federal Government should be a strong partner in ensuring every child has an equal opportunity to succeed, regardless of their ZIP code. Preschool: Expand access to affordable, high-quality early childhood education because early learning produces lifelong educational and economic benefits. K-12: Support public schools through equitable funding, protect students’ civil rights, invest in teacher recruitment and retention, expand career and technical education, and ensure every student has access to technology, school meals, mental health services, and safe learning environments. Higher Education: Make College, Trade, Workforce Training, Apprenticeships, and Community College more affordable by increasing Pell Grants, reducing Student Debt burdens, and investing in research, innovation, and workforce development. Education is an investment in America’s economic competitiveness and democratic future.
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The Federal Government should be a strong partner in ensuring every child has an equal opportunity to succeed, regardless of their ZIP code. Preschool: Expand access to affordable, high-quality early childhood education because early learning produces lifelong educational and economic benefits. K-12: Support public schools through equitable funding, protect students’ civil rights, invest in teacher recruitment and retention, expand career and technical education, and ensure every student has access to technology, school meals, mental health services, and safe learning environments. Higher Education: Make College, Trade, Workforce Training, Apprenticeships, and Community College more affordable by increasing Pell Grants, reducing Student Debt burdens, and investing in research, innovation, and workforce development. Education is an investment in America’s economic competitiveness and democratic future.