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The wealthiest 1% of earners received a massive tax cut in 2017 and Republicans are trying to ram through yet another tax cut for the ultra-wealthy. How do they plan to pay for it? In short, by ballooning the national debt and by cutting crucial benefits that millions of Americans rely on, including Social Security and Medicare. In Congress, I will fight to make the billionaires and corporations pay their fair share of income taxes and close loopholes that allow the ultra-rich to access their wealth while never paying taxes on their gains. The working and middle classes shouldn’t be footing the bill for government spending that gets funneled into the pockets of billionaires and multi-national corporations.

Starting a family has become an unaffordable dream for many Americans. The United States is one of only eight nations in the world to not guarantee paid parental leave of any kind. It’s time we join the developed world and guarantee 12 weeks of paid leave to new parents. Nobody should have to choose between spending valuable time with their newborn and a paycheck.

Our healthcare system is fundamentally broken and leaves decisions about crucial care to profit-driven insurance companies. The “free market” of insurance has ballooned costs due to the complex network of bureaucracy necessary for providers to claim reimbursement for services and hurts small businesses who can’t afford to negotiate premiums like large corporations can. Health care is a human right, and nobody should have to choose between death and medical debt. It’s time the United States implemented a nationwide single-payer plan for all Americans, with private options available for those who wish to pay out of pocket.

House Republicans want to fund their tax cuts for ultra-wealthy donors by cutting benefits that retirees earned though a lifetime of hard work. In Congress, I will ensure that Social Security and Medicare are protected from Republicans’ reckless and harmful cuts.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle have used the insider knowledge that comes with their positions to enrich themselves in the stock market. Members of Congress and their families should not be able to trade individual stocks in accounts over which they have control. Members should be limited to purchasing and holding diversified mutual funds and index funds so that knowledge of upcoming government contracts or other information can’t be abused for financial gain.

Citizens United was one of the most disastrous rulings by the Supreme Court in our nation’s history. Since the decision was published in 2010, dark money has filled all corners of our elections. Last year, Elon Musk personally spent over $290 million to elect Donald Trump to a second term. Money is not speech, and elections should be placed back where they belong: with the people. I will support legislation to send a constitutional amendment to the States overturning Citizens United and keeping dark money out of politics.

Between October 2023 and October 2024, the United States provided at least $17.9 billion in military aid to Israel. Over 54,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza as a direct result of Israel’s military operations, and various outlets estimate that between 70% and 80% of those deaths have been civilians. While the influence of Hamas, a terrorist organization that uses innocent civilians as human shields, must be rooted out and eliminated in order to move toward a lasting peace in the region, Netanyahu’s far-right government must immediately end its reckless endangerment and human rights abuses of civilians in Gaza. The United States should cease all military aid to Israel until it does, and then must push for a long-term solution that guarantees Palestinians the right to exist and self-govern while protecting Israel’s sovereignty.

Last year, Arizonans overwhelmingly voted to enshrine the right to abortion in our state’s Constitution. This was a huge win for the rights of Arizonans to make decisions about their own bodies without government interference. Democrats need to step up and codify these protections at the federal level. The right to choose when and whether to have children has been the single biggest driver of women taking control of their own destinies, and the United States should remain committed to that

LGBTQIA+ people deserve to live free from discrimination from every level of government. I will support legislation to expressly prohibit discrimination based upon a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity and work to ensure that support and resources are available to queer and trans folks no matter where they live.