Legal. “There is a war on women’s healthcare right now.” Said the overturning of Roe v. Wade “stripped millions of women…of essential, and often life-saving, care.” Would pass “Roe v. Wade into law to restore a woman’s right to make personal healthcare decisions without interference from politicians.”
Mixed. “I am personally pro-life.” Would “never support a federal ban on abortion” because it’s a decision to be “made by the voters” in each state. Voted to introduce criminal penalties for healthcare practitioners who fail to provide the required degree of care for an infant who survives an attempted abortion. Supports access to IVF and mifepristone.
Mixed. Calls extreme heat caused by climate change “a big issue that we have to tackle.” Supports an “all-of-the-above energy strategy that includes natural gas, nuclear, and renewables.” Voted to end Biden-era clean energy tax credits. Voted to repeal clean energy provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Mostly increase. Would expand federal grants to rebuild infrastructure. Would increase funding and cut “outdated red tape” to build affordable housing. Supports “advancing safety standards” for AI and regulating data centers. Supports “expanding access to affordable capital” and “cutting red tape” for small businesses.
Mixed. “We must eliminate waste, fraud and abuse…without cutting off critical funding for…safety net programs.” Would “stop out-of-control federal spending.” Introduced a housing bill to “incentivize construction, reduce regulatory barriers, and expand homeownership.” Supported investigations into alleged financial wrong doing.
Tighten. “We need to take real steps to protect our environment and our future.” Would address “PFAS in our water by increasing testing, removal, and prevention efforts.” Would enforce “strict environmental standards on corporations to stop corporate polluters.” Opposes reopening the Indian Point Nuclear Energy Center.
Mixed. “Ensuring we preserve our environment & open spaces for future generations is…critical.” Supported full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Voted to end a 20-year protection against mining at the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Supports reopening the Indian Point Nuclear Energy Center.
Tighten. Would “enact commonsense safety measures–like red flag laws and universal background checks–that preserve the 2nd Amendment while also protecting American families.” “Weapons of war…do not belong on our streets.” Opposes a bill allowing concealed carry of guns across state lines. “We cannot accept gun violence as the price of living in America.”
Mixed. “Supports the constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms.” “Supports red flag laws – so long as they mandate full due process.” Introduced a bill banning firearms that can be sneaked past metal detectors. Opposes an assault weapons ban and expanded background checks. As a NY state lawmaker, supported efforts to limit ghost guns.
Increase. “We need to restore the ACA premium tax credits.” Supports a “public option” that is not Obamacare, “to lower healthcare premiums through greater competition.” Would allow “everyone to opt in to” such option. Opposes a bill that cut Medicaid. Says Medicaid and Medicare are “non-negotiable.”
Mixed. Signed a petition that forced a vote on a 3-year extension of Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, then voted for the extension. Said the ACA “as designed is not working…but…to allow the tax credits to expire would hurt” Americans. Voted for a bill that cut Medicaid. Wants “only eligible recipients” to receive Medicaid benefits.
Would have voted against DHS funding.” Calls for “reining in ICE” and focusing “enforcement on violent criminals.” Says “we do need to invest in our border security” for an immigration system with a “humane and timely” process. Supports “a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and Dreamers who are already part of our communities.”
Voted to increase ICE funding by $75 billion, then for $70 billion more for DHS. Voted to build 900 miles of border wall, limit asylum, and require employers to use E-Verify. Opposes sanctuary jurisdictions. Supports “a path to legal status—not citizenship—for long-term illegal immigrants without criminal records.”
Easier. “Union workers and organized labor are the backbone of our communities, which is why I will always fight for them.” Would pass the PRO Act to expand and protect employees’ organizing and collective bargaining rights.
Expand. Would “never stop fighting to make sure that every person has the same protections and equal rights…regardless of how they identify…or who they love.” “What is happening to our trans community? How it has been a political tool of the right to promote hate – it is wrong, it is un-American. It is not who we are as a nation.”
Mixed. Introduced a bill to fund crisis hotline services for LGBTQ+ youth. Voted against making it a crime to provide gender-affirming care to minors. Voted to deny transgender care for military personnel. Voted to ban transgender students from women’s school sports. “LGBTQ+ people…deserve to be treated with dignity.”
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