Brendan Maginnis

Healthcare Putting affordable, accessible healthcare in reach for all Americans can be easily achieved without a drastic overhaul. This can be done by strengthening the Affordable Care Act, putting premiums within range for most Americans. Healthcare In addition, passing legislation to reduce drug costs will reduce overall spending, and revising our food chain and welfare system will put healthier, more nutritious food on our tables, which will improve overall health and drastically reduce the occurrence and length of diseases that require expensive care. Education Substantially increasing teacher pay and reducing class sizes will compensate those teachers who have continued to fight on and convince more college graduates that this is an economically and emotionally feasible profession. Education Revising the curriculum from 1st through 12th, including trade school options in the high school years, will mean providing an education at graduation that is worthwhile to employers without needing a college degree. Education In addition, for those who decide to push on with their academic journey after high school, two free years of community college will lighten the economic burden and lower 4-year costs due to decreased demand. Immigration In addition, we need to provide a clear path to citizenship for those who come into the Country and their children. Each generation of immigrants brings new effort and new inspiration to power our economy for everyone. Immigration We need to improve processing times, both for those at the border and those overseas who seek family reunification. Immigration We must find the best way to balance the needs of those who are coming with the needs of those already here. Callous intervention by America's 1980s administrations in the politics of our Central American neighbors and other countries overseas destabilized these countries. Abortion / Contraception In addition, no discussion about Women's rights can exclude the need for protecting a women's right to control their own body. By promoting and codifying the idea of "Body Liberty," control over one's body that does not infringe on another's rights and freedoms, we can push back on those who would seek to control what women do with their bodies. Civil Rights By implementing legislation that will increase protections from employment discrimination, housing discrimination, parenting rights, and hate crimes, we can continue the strides for equality made since the Stonewall Uprising many years ago.