Jennifer Perelman

Environment / Energy Banning fracking. Environment / Energy Banning fossil fuel leases on public lands in order to keep oil, gas, and coal in the ground. Education Offering free school lunch and breakfast for all children attending public school and pre-K. Education Increasing pay for public school teachers so that their salary is commensurate with their importance to society. Education Providing free childcare for children aged six months to three years that would be run by local school districts and overseen by the federal government. Education Canceling the 1.6 trillion of student debt. Education Providing free pre-Kindergarten for all children between the ages of three and five years old. Education Providing tuition-free four-year public university or trade school. Economy Closing tax loopholes that benefit the wealthy and large corporations. Infrastructure / Transportation Reducing carbon pollution emissions from our transportation system by investing in high-speed passenger rail and public transit. Wages / Job Benefits Repealing “Right to Work” laws through federal legislation. Wages / Job Benefits Strengthening the power of labor by making it easier for workers to join unions, and supporting policy that requires labor representation on corporate boards. Wages / Job Benefits Ensuring all workers receive paid family and medical leave, paid sick leave, and paid vacation. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Restricting the use of deadly force. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Demilitarizing municipal law enforcement agencies by ending federal programs that provide military equipment to local police forces. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Mandating criminal liability for civil rights violations resulting from police misconduct. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Ending qualified immunity for police. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Combating the school-to-prison pipeline by targeting federal funding increases for public schools in underserved communities. Government Reform Abolishing Super PACs. Government Reform Appropriating federal funding to clear the backlog of untested rape kits. Government Reform Repealing the Hyde Amendment. Government Reform Protecting and fighting for the rights of the LGBTQIA community in regards to employment, housing, healthcare, gender-affirming care, banking, education, and the criminal justice system. Government Reform Introducing a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United. Immigration Enacting comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path towards citizenship. Immigration Increasing funding for legal services and translators for undocumented individuals and asylum-seekers. Immigration Ensuring that ALL migrants are treated in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Immigration Abolishing for-profit immigrant detention centers. Healthcare Allowing patients, pharmacists, and wholesalers to buy low-cost prescription drugs from Canada and other industrialized countries. Healthcare The guarantee of healthcare to all people as a right, not a privilege, through a Medicare-for-all, single-payer program. Healthcare Mandating that Medicare cover prescription drugs, primary care, maternity care, vision, dental, reproductive healthcare, preventative care, and lab services. Foreign Policy Invoking the War Powers Act to end our support for the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen. Foreign Policy Reestablishing U.S. Accountability to the International Criminal Court. Foreign Policy Ending ALL monetary aid and military assistance to ANY nation acting in violation of international law. Defense / Veterans Significantly cutting the military budget (at least 50%). Defense / Veterans Veterans Affairs – We spend an obscene amount of money on war, yet so many of our veterans suffer from PTSD, homelessness, substance abuse, and high suicide rates. In addition, the VA being massively underfunded is a prime example of how our for-profit healthcare system simply no longer works for us. Veterans have sacrificed so much for our country, many of whom lost their lives. The least we could do is make sure they are taken care of with dignity & respect. It is time for us to realize that our defense budget is only serving to benefit the military industrial complex and not our brave service members. Social Services Social Security expansion and elimination of the cap. Housing Expanding legal services for unjust evictions and providing funding for eviction protection. Housing Quadrupling the Public Housing Capital Fund to address all existing and anticipated capital needs of the public housing stock. Housing Providing federal funding incentives to states for enacting “Housing First” policies. Housing Providing federal loans and grants to municipalities and counties for the construction of affordable housing.