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PEOPLE-FIRST ⋆ STRONGER TOGETHER ⋆
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Medicare for All to ensure healthcare access for all Americans who need it
Capping government-negotiated prescription drug costs
Includes Dental, hearing, and vision care
No insurance premiums, deductibles, or co-payments
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Free early childhood education to build a strong foundation for growing young students & working parents
Support public school teachers with federal grants to provide for the needs of K-12 students
Free higher education at all community and state institutions
Mandate livable and competitive minimum salaries for all educators, throughout their careers
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End putting corporate interests over the needs of the People
Cap credit card interest rates and personal loans
Close tax loopholes for offshore tax havens for the wealthy & corporations
Ban stock trading by lawmakers
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Protect & expand voting rights
End partisan gerrymandering and ensure fair redistricting
Automatic voter registration & permanent absentee voting
Campaign Finance: Overturn Citizens United & ban unlimited campaign donations.
Advocate for ranked choice voting
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Universal-free School Breakfast & Lunch Program (USBLP)
Expand food-assistance programs for food-insecure Americans, backed by evidence-based recommendations
Provide food assistance support from pregnancy through birth and beyond, bridging gap from infancy to enrollment in public education
Expand diversity of online retailers collaborating with food assistance programs, including for those limited by location or disability
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Vacancy Tax on extendedly vacant residential and/or commercial property
Lower home utility costs through renewable energy programs
Tackle ballooning property insurance rates with federal programming
Support building of new affordable housing through federal funds to reduce roadblocks in permitting & timelines.
Support The Place to Prosper Act to curb rent increases for landlords who own 5+ properties
Cap the number of residential properties corporations can purchase.
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Make the federal minimum wage a living wage that keeps up with cost of living
Raise income limits for government-provided benefits
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People have a right to be in control of their bodies
Medical decisions should be made confidentially between patient and provider
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Expand LGBTQIA+ protections and end the criminalization of LGBTQIA+ people
Restore transgender people’s right to serve in open military service
Prohibit all gender and sexuality-based discrimination in healthcare and places of public accommodation
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End for-profit private prisons that disincentivize paroling
Ensure access for incarcerated individuals to proper medical care, treatment programs & meet nutrition and hygiene needs
Substitute incarceration with community service and/or treatment programs for non-violent offenses
Provide education access, professional training, & federal career opportunities
Mandate federal minimum wage for incarcerated labor
End incarceration for missed court dates & unpaid fines for “low-level fugitives”
Federal registry of all police officers involved in violent acts, investigated by the Department of Justice
Provide federal education and support programs for law enforcement agencies in collaboration with community organizations & social services agencies
Push for collaboration with social workers in response to emergency service calls
Prohibition of transfer of military equipment to police departments from the Department of Defense
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Increase VA budget to improve outdated facilities and hire medical providers & professionals at competitive wages to provide quality medical care
Decrease waiting times for disability applications
Improve transportation & care access by allowing out-of-network providers for veterans in rural areas facing delays in care
Reduce homeless veteran population by creating VA campuses with housing, recreation, rehabilitation, and reintegration programs
Institute federal program to provide paid training and education for veterans (with and without disability) with guaranteed employment after separation
Expand financial support for veteran caretakers
Include dental and orthodontic care in benefits
Expand scientific research and treatment programs for service-related health conditions, particularly PTSD, TBI, and CTE
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Facilitate expedited path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
Increase number of immigration judges and staff
Provide interpreters for court appearances
Make it easier for asylum seekers to work legally while they wait for a decision about their asylum applications
Restrict orders of removal for immigrants in process of seeking asylum or citizenship if they have been given a court date
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Require universal and comprehensive background checks
Ban sale of assault weapons
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Federally enforce environmental protections and implement high percentage-based fines for companies responsible for severe pollution
Ban on toxic “forever chemicals”
Increase protections for historically polluted neighborhoods
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Free public transportation & expand public transportation infrastructure
Passing the WATER Act to expand access to clean, safe, affordable drinking water
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Prioritize diplomacy efforts over involvement in international military conflicts
Reclaim Congress’s War Powers so Presidents cannot unilaterally and unnecessarily involve the United States in continuing global conflict at the benefit of weapons manufacturers
Force the DOD to pass a full financial audit
Ban U.S. support of those responsible for international military conflict once international agencies determine genocide or famine is occurring
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