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Supports equal benefits for workers through ensuring the right to unionize, collective bargaining and family support policies.

Advocates for federal legislation providing paid family leave, including a national paid family leave program in order to combat rising childcare costs.

Opposes increased regulation for small businesses, looking to create legislation that eases compliance requirements for small businesses while protecting consumers at the same time.

Supports advancement of pay equity, stronger equal pay laws, and combatting wage discrimination.

- Supports equal benefits for workers through ensuring the right to unionize, collective bargaining and family support policies.
- Advocates for federal legislation providing paid family leave, including a national paid family leave program in order to combat rising childcare costs.
- Opposes increased regulation for small businesses, looking to create legislation that eases compliance requirements for small businesses while protecting consumers at the same time.
- Supports advancement of pay equity, stronger equal pay laws, and combatting wage discrimination.

Economy

Advocates for increases in funding to restore and conserve Georgia's coastal ecosystems in light of climate change, such as sea-level rises, storm surges, and extreme weather.

Promotes investment in clean energy infrastructure and sustainable, clean energy practices such as wind and solar power.

Supports green infrastructure and transportation utilizing clean energy, along with expansion of public transportation and development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Plans to combat pollution through sustainable waste management practices and clean energy initiatives.

- Advocates for increases in funding to restore and conserve Georgia's coastal ecosystems in light of climate change, such as sea-level rises, storm surges, and extreme weather.
- Promotes investment in clean energy infrastructure and sustainable, clean energy practices such as wind and solar power.
- Supports green infrastructure and transportation utilizing clean energy, along with expansion of public transportation and development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
- Plans to combat pollution through sustainable waste management practices and clean energy initiatives.

Energy & the Environment

Believes that "women should have rights to reproductive healthcare and privacy."

Supports the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and looks to strengthen it in order to reduce pharmaceutical costs.

Said that she "will prioritize laws that ensure women have the same rights as men when it comes to their healthcare decisions," and opposes government involvement in women's healthcare decisions.

- Believes that "women should have rights to reproductive healthcare and privacy."
- Supports the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and looks to strengthen it in order to reduce pharmaceutical costs.
- Said that she "will prioritize laws that ensure women have the same rights as men when it comes to their healthcare decisions," and opposes government involvement in women's healthcare decisions.

Healthcare

Advocates for "expanding access to voting by ensuring every eligible citizen has the opportunity to participate in our democratic process" through early voting options and greater accessibility to polling locations.

Opposes gerrymandering and supports the involvement of non-partisan commissions in the district redrawing process.

Plans to introduce measures that limit corporate involvement in elections and that increase transparency between candidates, the government, and the public.

- Advocates for "expanding access to voting by ensuring every eligible citizen has the opportunity to participate in our democratic process" through early voting options and greater accessibility to polling locations.
- Opposes gerrymandering and supports the involvement of non-partisan commissions in the district redrawing process.
- Plans to introduce measures that limit corporate involvement in elections and that increase transparency between candidates, the government, and the public.

Voting & Elections

Supports the implementation of "common-sense gun laws" in order to protect the population, specifically children, from gun violence.

Believes in restorative justice, such as programs that prioritize rehabilitation, reducing recidivism, and educational opportunities for the formerly incarcerated that will encourage reintegration and "productive citizenship."

Wants to provide resources to law enforcement specializing in preventing hate crimes in order to target and track hate crimes.

Supports legislation that gives domestic violence survivors greater legal protections and higher ability to swiftly prosecute their abusers, along with resources targeted towards support services.

- Supports the implementation of "common-sense gun laws" in order to protect the population, specifically children, from gun violence.
- Believes in restorative justice, such as programs that prioritize rehabilitation, reducing recidivism, and educational opportunities for the formerly incarcerated that will encourage reintegration and "productive citizenship."
- Wants to provide resources to law enforcement specializing in preventing hate crimes in order to target and track hate crimes.
- Supports legislation that gives domestic violence survivors greater legal protections and higher ability to swiftly prosecute their abusers, along with resources targeted towards support services.

Public Safety

Supports increased government funding for Pre-K programs and initiatives.

Said: "Public schools are the bedrock of our communities."

Opposes school voucher programs, and instead advocates for increased public school funding in order to reduce class sizes and provide more resources and pay for teachers.

Believes that "access to higher education should be a fundamental right, not a privilege," therefore supporting the creation of federal policies that will reduce tuition costs, increase funding for need-based scholarships, and expand federal grants to reduce student loan debt.

- Supports increased government funding for Pre-K programs and initiatives.
- Said: "Public schools are the bedrock of our communities."
- Opposes school voucher programs, and instead advocates for increased public school funding in order to reduce class sizes and provide more resources and pay for teachers.
- Believes that "access to higher education should be a fundamental right, not a privilege," therefore supporting the creation of federal policies that will reduce tuition costs, increase funding for need-based scholarships, and expand federal grants to reduce student loan debt.

Education

Supports Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, and wants to aid them in gaining American citizenship.

Believes in a "streamlined legal process for asylum seekers and refugees that is efficient and humane."

- Supports Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, and wants to aid them in gaining American citizenship.
- Believes in a "streamlined legal process for asylum seekers and refugees that is efficient and humane."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Georgia currently has 14 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
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