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Many point to the cost of living crisis, with as many as 2 in 3 living paycheck to paycheck. But there’s much more beneath the surface of what is now an obvious agenda item regardless of party. Families, neighbors, and the nation have fallen into algorithmically influenced echo chambers, intensifying partisan divides. Our campaign is seeking to overcome division— building bridges instead of digging trenches. Beyond division, disillusionment is another major concern. Many members of younger generations feel unrepresented. We all want the same things: fair pay, a roof over our heads, and food on the table. Healthcare that works, time with our kids, and clean air for them to breathe. We want good schools, career opportunities that won’t leave young people deep in debt, and the ability to retire with dignity and security. I plan to meet people where they are. In the park, at coffee shops, senior centers, local restaurants. We’re not just building a campaign, we’re building a community.
If we want to build families, supporting those families is essential. That’s why we need paid family leave, so that parents can be there for their child during the critical stages of development; 96% of the world guarantees this. I’m also interested in modeling initiatives on successful pilot programs like Rx Kids, NMEE, and the Magnolia Mother’s Trust. We need to expand pre-k beginning at age three to everyone. With childcare more costly than a mortgage, parents need the option to return to work and know their children are being enriched, socialized, and protected. We shouldn’t hold our breath when we send our kids to school each day, wondering if they’ll be groomed by a predatory staff member, or lose their life in a mass shooting. I’ll advocate for living wages for everyone, adjusting for inflation and geographic realities. I’d like to increase income limits for programs that reduce financial barriers to home ownership and expand eligibility for no down payment housing programs.
As the richest country in the world, we shouldn’t have the most expensive healthcare. Our campaign is grounded in the premise that everyone should be able to see the doctor when they are sick.
We can create the best health care system in the world by learning from all other developed nations who’ve already created workable systems. Decades of data are available to inform this effort, tracked by organizations such as the Commonwealth Fund. America can avoid pitfalls in other systems, learn from what already works, and finally deliver on the promise America made 80 years ago this summer to nations worldwide that healthcare would be recognized as a human right.
There are multiple proposals currently to fix our broken system. We look forward to engaging with Congressional champions of equitable healthcare to pass legislation that will heal communities, eliminate price gouging, reduce disparities, and ensure the well-being of everyone who calls NJ & the U.S.A. home.
We have essential industries that rely on immigrant labor. Meaningful reform should include the creation of a “missing middle” visa and job portal. This would allow individuals to register to work in an industry independently of an employer, reducing exploitation. It would also create documentation for workers, reducing the potential for political manipulation and fear-based narratives. Recent data also raises serious concerns about the scale and cost of detention. With a significant increase in detainees, many without criminal convictions, the current system is both inefficient and financially burdensome. Detention costs can exceed $150 per person per day, while community-based alternatives are significantly more cost-effective and humane. Reallocating resources toward these alternatives could improve outcomes for individuals and reduce strain on taxpayers. Reform efforts should focus on creating a system that is fair and efficient, and supports due process.
Reproductive care must be accessible regardless of income, geography, sex/gender, documentation, or insurance status. Lack of access before and at every stage of pregnancy has and will continue to kill women across the country. Legislators are not medical experts, and do not belong in care settings best suited to doctors and patients. Their lack of expertise and interference in matters they do not understand creates confusion in emergency situations for providers who fear losing their license or a lawsuit. Injury and death for moms denied care disproportionately impact low income, minority, and women experiencing IPV and or DV. I support full spectrum reproductive care, including proactive preventive medically accurate education, contraception, IVF, prenatal care, elective and medically necessary D&Cs, doula and postpartum care being accessible and guaranteed via all health insurance providers (private and government). The cost of giving birth needs to be fully covered by insurance.
Hurricane Sandy was a wake up call for The Jersey Shore. Constant flooding, extreme weather, and wildfires are increasing in frequency, intensity, and cost— from property damage to exacerbation of chronic illness. We must invest heavily in coastal resilience and protect our environment. We do that by strengthening flood and storm mitigation systems and supporting tech innovation, setting aside land that cannot be developed, and upgrading infrastructure. Additionally, we must expand clean energy and promote transit-oriented development to reduce pollution and congestion. None of this should come at the taxpayers expense. Decades of research prove the fossil fuel industry has everything to do with what’s happening. A majority of people support making polluters pay into a fund to repair damages and proactively prepare for the future. Resolutions have been passed in towns and municipalities across NJ; I’d support this legislation at the federal level.
We must restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act to ensure that every American citizen can exercise their right to vote, speak out and vote against increasing attempts to restrict access to the polls that disproportionately impact women, low income, and minority voters, and expand voting rights. I support open primaries and ranked choice voting. As for restoring trust, we cannot affect real change if voters believe elections are rigged or that their vote won’t count. We must promote transparency and restore faith by changing how elected officials are funded: overturn Citizens United, eliminate dark money, PACs, Super PACs, foreign and domestic lobbies, and strengthen disclosure requirements for donations. We should promote matching funds for candidates and an annual allocation all voters have to contribute to candidates— officials should be funded by the people they serve, so they answer to constituents. Finally, we must strengthen ethics enforcement for elected officials.
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