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Member, Natural Resources Committee
Member, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Chair, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Member, Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs)
Member, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
Member, Veterans' Affairs
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
2. Other or expanded principles
- I will always stand for women's health issues, including access to contraception and the right to make one's own reproductive choices.
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes
3. Other or expanded principles
- We must always protect America, defend our interests and values, support human rights, and be resolute against terrorism.
However, I strongly believe that war must be a last resort, not the first resort, and that we must exhaust diplomatic solutions before resorting to military engagement. I will oppose unnecessary military intervention overseas and believe we should prioritize the use of force where our own national security is at stake.
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
2. Other or expanded principles
- I will fight for fundamental campaign finance reform to reduce the corrupting influence of money in politics. We must explore all reform alternatives, including a Constitutional amendment, to curtail and reverse the damage done by the 2010 Citizens United and 2014 McCutcheon Supreme Court decisions. I also strongly support efforts that would allow states to enact their own public financing laws.
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
3. Other or expanded principles
- I do not support Trump's tax cuts for big corporations as a means to promote growth.
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
2. Other or expanded principles
- I will fight the Trump Administration?s desire to privatize public education. Instead, I will advocate for our local public schools to get the resources they need to hire and keep excellent teachers, reduce class sizes, and invest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs. We need to focus on training and retraining teachers, especially in STEM, special education, and bilingual instruction.
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
3. Other or expanded principles
- I believe strongly in the overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is driven by human activity. I will be an outspoken opponent of any and all efforts by the Trump Administration to undermine our global leadership on climate and sustainable energy policy issues. I already have been greatly disturbed by Trump?s efforts to undermine environmental protections to aid the fossil fuel industry.
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
2. Other or expanded principles
- As former Congressmember Gabrielle Giffords said, "In the absence of a Congress ready to act to reduce gun violence, we will keep working to create a different Congress."
I support banning assault weapons, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and expanding Brady background checks to all gun sales, including those made over the Internet and at gun shows. We must also fund research into gun violence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
2. Other or expanded principles
- If elected to Congress, I would strongly advocate for Medicare for All and join those supporting H.R. 676. According to Physicians for a National Health Program, 95 percent of all households would save money under such a program. Patients would no longer face financial barriers to care such as co-pays and deductibles, and would regain free choice of doctor and hospital, and doctors would regain autonomy over patient care.
In the near term, I believe we must work to repair and strengthen the Affordable Care Act (ACA). I believe that President Trump?s wanton neglect of the ACA is unconscionable.
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
3. Other or expanded principles
- I will be a strong advocate for comprehensive immigration reform and a path to citizenship for law-abiding undocumented immigrants. I believe we must reduce our immigration backlog and allow our country to attract the world?s brightest and highest-skilled workers to help us better compete in a global market.
1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes
2. Other or expanded principles
- I support the will of California voters who voted to approve the legalization of marijuana.
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No
3. Other or expanded principles
- We must always protect America, defend our interests and values, support human rights, and be resolute against terrorism.
However, I strongly believe that war must be a last resort, not the first resort, and that we must exhaust diplomatic solutions before resorting to military engagement. I will oppose unnecessary military intervention overseas and believe we should prioritize the use of force where our own national security is at stake.
I will support efforts to fight international and domestic terrorism without sacrificing our privacy rights or human rights.
Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- 1) Accelerating Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection2) Providing Affordable Healthcare Coverage for All3) Achieving World-Class Education
Latest Action: House - 06/18/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/13/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/12/2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Tracker:By Mike Levin For the first time since 1814, the United States Capitol Building was breached by an angry mob. More than 200 years ago, it was British troops. This time it was domestic terrorists, inspired and encouraged by President Donald Trump. As I write this on Wednesday, I am sheltering in the Capitol Complex just like every other member of Congress and members of their staff. I started the day prepared to uphold my oath of office -- an oath I took this past Sunday at the launch of the 117th Congress to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic." I planned to uphold that oath by voting to certify the results of the Electoral College, and we will soon get back to our work and certify Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as our next president and vice president. We will do that work thanks to the efforts and bravery of the Capitol Police and other law enforcement agencies who have intervened. While there will be many questions about how this security breach occurred, I am incredibly grateful for the men and women who risked their lives to keep us safe. As for the domestic terrorists who sought to overthrow our democracy, they must be prosecuted. Their leader must be removed from office as soon as possible and their enablers in Congress must be held responsible for their role in this catastrophe. Despite 81 million votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, multiple recounts, and more than 60 failed lawsuits challenging the election results, many of my Republican colleagues followed Trump's lead and pushed outlandish conspiracy theories and baseless claims of voter fraud without any evidence, entirely void of reality. Many congressional Republicans are seeking to overturn the results of a free and fair election because they don't like the results. They didn't realize -- or didn't care -- that their actions could result in a violent coup attempt. That's exactly what happened Wednesday. The question now is a vital one: Where does our country go from here? For many decades, we have had passionate but peaceful political disagreements -- a shining beacon of democracy. We Americans do not support insurrection or mob rule. In short, we are so much better than this. We are now at a crossroads in our great nation's history, a moment where we see two divergent paths in front of us. We can continue down a path of hyper-partisanship, divisiveness and democratic decay, or we can try to heal our country. We can come together to reject the violence we saw Wednesday and recommit to upholding the values that unite us as Americans: democracy, justice and equality. It is paramount that we choose the right path. To my colleagues who insist on continuing this charade, please understand that your actions will be remembered as among the most shameful in our nation's history. Generations of Americans to come will learn of your attempt to undermine the democratic institutions our country was founded upon. To those other colleagues -- Republicans and Democrats alike -- who will uphold their oath of office and help lead us down a better path, thank you for defending our democracy. Our Constitution must never be taken for granted. We must continue to support and defend it every day, as our oath demands. I am proud to serve alongside you, and I look forward to addressing our nation's greatest challenges with you in the months and years ahead.
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