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Supports policies that require goods to be "Made in America" to restore U.S. manufacturing and improve the quality of life for Americans.

Supports policies that require goods to be domestically made.  

Believes the "foolishness of Washington" in not managing expenses must end to avoid "dystopian scenarios."

Believes government overspending and the current national debt is a major concern.

Supports job growth and reducing reliance on foreign supply chains.

Plans to establish a long-term plan to bring job growth and end reliance on foreign supply chains.

- Supports policies that require goods to be domestically made.  
- Believes government overspending and the current national debt is a major concern.
- Plans to establish a long-term plan to bring job growth and end reliance on foreign supply chains.

Economy

Believes the New York district attorney’s decision to ease prosecutions is a "step in the wrong direction" and must be corrected.

Supports legislation for nationwide police and FBI protections and wants to combat racism through stricter enforcement and regulation of Internet companies to identify and arrest individuals threatening minority groups.

Supports legislation for nationwide police and FBI protections and wants to combat racism through stricter enforcement and regulation of internet companies to identify and arrest individuals threatening minority groups.

Believes individuals with "dangerous tendencies" should not be released without thorough scrutiny by judges, police, and the District Attorney's office.

Believes individuals with "dangerous tendencies" should not be released without sufficient scrutiny by judges, police, and the District Attorney's office.

Believes police should have immunity from lawsuits to ensure they can perform their duties without fear of personal financial loss.

Believes police should have immunity from lawsuits to ensure they can perform their duties without a fear of being sued or having their assets taken. 

- Believes the New York district attorney’s decision to ease prosecutions is a "step in the wrong direction" and must be corrected.
- Supports legislation for nationwide police and FBI protections and wants to combat racism through stricter enforcement and regulation of internet companies to identify and arrest individuals threatening minority groups.
- Believes individuals with "dangerous tendencies" should not be released without sufficient scrutiny by judges, police, and the District Attorney's office.
- Believes police should have immunity from lawsuits to ensure they can perform their duties without a fear of being sued or having their assets taken. 

Public Safety

Supports lowering prescription drug prices and providing more access to mental health services.

- Supports lowering prescription drug prices and providing more access to mental health services.

Healthcare

Plans to modernize aging infrastructure to prevent issues like bursting pipes and sinkholes, and will seek federal funding for comprehensive upgrades to pipes, electrical, and sewage systems.

Plans to seek federal funding for a comprehensive program to handle and streamline pipes, electrical, and sewage systems.

Supports the development of fusion, geothermal, and tidal energy as clean energy sources.

Supports installing solar energy and battery equipment on rooftops of city, NYCHA, and school facilities during repairs and converting city vehicles to electric vehicles.

Supports installing solar energy and battery equipment on rooftops of city, New York City Housing Authority building, and school facilities during repairs and converting city vehicles to electric vehicles.

- Plans to seek federal funding for a comprehensive program to handle and streamline pipes, electrical, and sewage systems.
- Supports the development of fusion, geothermal, and tidal energy as clean energy sources.
- Supports installing solar energy and battery equipment on rooftops of city, New York City Housing Authority building, and school facilities during repairs and converting city vehicles to electric vehicles.

Energy & the Environment

Believes politicians and university leaders must confront protesters opposing Israel and promoting anti-Semitism.

Believes "millions of jobs jobs since the height of Covid" have gone to undocumented immigrant. 

Believes U.S. foreign policy should focus on crippling Russia economically, ending the Ukraine war through a peace agreement, and addressing China's trade practices.

Believes U.S. foreign policy should "cripple Russia economically", end the Ukraine war through a peace agreement, and address China's "unfair trade practices."

Supports restoring rare earth mines in the U.S. to reduce dependence on China for essential technologies like batteries and cell phones.

Supports "Israel and the fight against terrorism".

- Believes politicians and university leaders must confront protesters opposing Israel and promoting anti-Semitism.
- Opposes undocumented immigration.
- Believes "millions of jobs jobs since the height of Covid" have gone to undocumented immigrant. 
- Believes U.S. foreign policy should "cripple Russia economically", end the Ukraine war through a peace agreement, and address China's "unfair trade practices."
- Supports restoring rare earth mines in the U.S. to reduce dependence on China for essential technologies like batteries and cell phones.
- Supports "Israel and the fight against terrorism".

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Believes January 6th was a "horror" and condemns violence for overturning elections, saying, "There are more important goals than winning elections - like a healthy democracy."

Supports federal voter identification legislation.

- Believes January 6th was a "horror" and condemns violence for overturning elections, saying, "There are more important goals than winning elections - like a healthy democracy."
- Opposes gerrymandering. 
- Supports federal voter identification legislation.

Voting & Elections

Supports creating a citywide vocational school system to increase equity for students pursuing trade careers.

Believes in taking steps to ensure schools are safer for students and teachers, saying "school crime rates have risen 21% in recent years."

Believes in taking steps to ensure schools are safer for students and teachers.

Supports creating citywide civics classes to cover topics such as finances, government structure, voting importance, cultural acceptance, sexual assault reporting, responsible sexual practices, environmental conservation, and news consumption.

Supports creating classes on citywide civics. 

- Supports creating a citywide vocational school system to increase equity for students pursuing trade careers.
- Believes in taking steps to ensure schools are safer for students and teachers.
- Supports creating classes on citywide civics. 

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Michael K. Zumbluskas

Believes the economy should prioritize workers over large corporations.

Supports protecting reproductive rights and authored the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to require workplaces to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant women and protect women from retaliation.

As a US Representative, Nadler authored the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, ensuring reasonable work accommodations are provided for pregnant women. 

Believes COVID-19 revealed the harms of corporate consolidation, linking it to economic issues like high gas prices and supply chain problems due to lack of competition and anticompetitive practices.

Believes that "unchecked corporate consolidation" and a lack of market competition caused "soaring gas prices, dysfunctional supply chains, formula shortages, and acute price gouging..."

Supports increasing federal funding for mass transit.

Supports increasing federal funding for public transportation.

Supports women's healthcare and led efforts to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, and outlawed forced arbitration clauses in cases of sexual assault.

Supported legislation that allows victims of workplace sexual assault or harassment to pursue legal action against their employers.

- Believes the economy should prioritize workers over large corporations.
- As a US Representative, Nadler authored the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, ensuring reasonable work accommodations are provided for pregnant women. 
- Believes that "unchecked corporate consolidation" and a lack of market competition caused "soaring gas prices, dysfunctional supply chains, formula shortages, and acute price gouging..."
- Supports increasing federal funding for public transportation.
- Supported legislation that allows victims of workplace sexual assault or harassment to pursue legal action against their employers.
- Supports equal gender pay.

Believes in holding government agencies accountable for abuses, including violent policing tactics.

Believes in holding government agencies accountable for abuses of power, including violent policing tactics.

Supports gun control, including expanding background checks.

Wants to end qualified immunity for police officers, which protects them from personal liability for misconduct, and establish a national registry to track police misconduct,

Introduced the MORE Act to federally decriminalize marijuana.

- Believes in holding government agencies accountable for abuses of power, including violent policing tactics.
- Supports gun control, including expanding background checks.
- Wants to end qualified immunity for police officers, which protects them from personal liability for misconduct, and establish a national registry to track police misconduct,
- Introduced the MORE Act to federally decriminalize marijuana.

Supports expanding healthcare for people with disabilities.

Believes the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade reflects a departure from mainstream values and warns that without drastic action, fundamental rights like contraception access and same-sex marriage could be unconstitutional.

Supports access to abortion and contraception. 

Supports funding for adolescent mental health services and suicide prevention.

Supports increasing funding for adolescent mental health services and suicide prevention.

As a state representative, cosponsored the Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act, which allows disabled Social Security beneficiaries to marry without losing their benefits.

Cosponsored legislation that would allow disabled Social Security recipients to get married without losing their benefits.

Supports protecting women's reproductive rights.

- Supports expanding healthcare for people with disabilities.
- Supports access to abortion and contraception. 
- Supports increasing funding for adolescent mental health services and suicide prevention.
- Cosponsored legislation that would allow disabled Social Security recipients to get married without losing their benefits.
- Supports universal healthcare.
- Supports protecting women's reproductive rights.

Supports the Green New Deal, which would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, invest in renewable and zero-emissions power sources, and create future-facing, high-paying jobs.

Supports legislation that would invest in renewable and zero-emissions power sources.

- Supports legislation that would invest in renewable and zero-emissions power sources.

Supports a two-state solution, believing both Israelis and Palestinians have the right to self-determination and security.

Supports a "two-state solution" to address conflict in Israel and Palestine.

Opposes the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.

Opposes the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement against Israel.

Supports creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children.

Opposes ICE separating families at the border.

Wants immigration reform, including more resources to address the green card backlog.

- Supports a "two-state solution" to address conflict in Israel and Palestine.
- Opposes the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement against Israel.
- Supports creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children.
- Opposes ICE separating families at the border.
- Wants immigration reform, including more resources to address the green card backlog.

Supports protecting voting rights and led the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.

Supports legislation that would give the federal government more power to combat discriminatory election practices.

Opposes foreign interference in elections.

- Supports legislation that would give the federal government more power to combat discriminatory election practices.
- Opposes foreign interference in elections.

Supports accessible education for students with disabilities.

- Supports accessible education for students with disabilities.

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Jerrold L. Nadler

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