A federal disaster fund for each state must be established to be invested in every fiscal year as a pool of financial resources to be used by states in the event of unexpected disasters like the recent thunderstorms that caused mass power outages in northern Maine. Our nation's States and Commonwealths must have the means to act swiftly to provide relief from disasters prior to further federal support
We must finally enact the equal rights amendment in an era where countless Americans are discriminated against based on their identity
The 13th amendment must be amended to abolish slavery as a punishment for crime
Legalize marijuana at the federal level and establish a federal flat tax on recreational marijuana sales across the nation to raise further revenue to invest in education and drug treatment efforts
Reschedule our controlled substances to allow more ease for scientists to study the medical benefits of certain substances as outlined in the proposed Controlled Substances Act
We must permanently expand the child tax credit to help further reduce childhood poverty
The expansion of our sources of renewable and zero-emissions energy across the Atlantic Commonwealth and United States is essential to an enduring and energy-independent future for the United States. Wind, solar, geothermal, nuclear, hydro, and tidal power must be heavily invested in and incentivized to ensure we are on track to becoming a zero-emission nation by the year 2050.
Expand out clean water regulations to ensure that every American has access to a clean and healthy source of drinking water
Enforce stronger regulations of the usage of water for bottling by corporations such as Nestle to help preserve our water resources in states suffering from droughts that are often used as sources of bottled water by these corporations.
We must expand infrastructure for electric vehicle charging across the nation, and work to establish stations along our interstate system to allow for greater ability to travel by electric car for greater distances without fear of losing charge
Continued expansion of our National Parks and Forests
Federal funding and support for lagging schools must be expanded to ensure that no region is lacking a sufficient public school system, we cannot leave failing schools behind and must intervene to bring them up to sufficient standards for public education
Ensure that teachers start earning wages at a rate of a minimum wage of $60k a year adjusted for inflation
We must measure success by more than how many students are sent to college from high school, we must encourage other alternatives for post-secondary education besides college to ensure that our future generations will be one of the greatest and most widely skilled generations in our nation's, and the world's history
More relief must be provided to local tax payers, I support modifying SALT tax deductions to count local property tax expenses in addition to interest toward deductions to help reduce the undue financial burden these taxes can bring in many states and regions
I will work to enact a minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%, corporations have for too long gotten away with not paying their fair share in taxes, shifting the burden onto individual taxpayers
A progressive taxation system with lowered rates for middle class earners
Re-evaluate our trade deals and their impact on our ability to be a manufacturing and exporting powerhouse of the world
We must respect and support other nation's sovereignty and not interfere in elections in other countries
We must support our neighboring countries of Central America with aid to help improve living conditions there so their citizens do not feel a need to flee their own country because of a lack of opportunity there
I will hold our government's actions abroad accountable and demand absolute transparency in all foreign policy decision making
I wholeheartedly support the rights of our LGBTQ+ citizenry and expanding protections for them against hate crimes and discrimination
We must enact a constitutional right to privacy in an era where social media companies and our own intelligence agencies have a near unregulated ability to access our personal information and privacy if they wish to
I fully and unequivocally support a woman's right to choose