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Former Member, Budget Subcommittee Number 2 on Education Finance, California State Assembly
Former Member, Committee on Higher Education, California State Assembly
Former Member, Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Health Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Budget Subcommittee Number 2 on Education Finance, California State Assembly
Former Member, Committee on Higher Education, California State Assembly
Former Member, Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Health Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Member, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
Chair, Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs)
Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
Member, Veterans' Affairs
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Reason for Seeking Public Office:
Julia Brownley is running to represent California's 26th District in Congress because she believes the people of Ventura County deserve a strong economy with good paying jobs, access to quality affordable health care and a first class education system to prepare our children to compete in a global economy.
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position
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. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes
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
1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position
Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes
1. Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
- Pro-choice
2. Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
- No
3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes
4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- No
6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- No
7. Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
- Yes
8. Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
- No
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Education (higher)
- Greatly Increase
2. Education (K-12)
- Greatly Increase
3. Environment
- Greatly Increase
4. Health care
- Greatly Increase
5. Law enforcement
- Greatly Increase
6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Greatly Increase
7. Welfare
- Greatly Increase
8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
9. Alcohol taxes
- Slightly Increase
10. Cigarette taxes
- Slightly Increase
11. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Increase
12. Gasoline taxes
- Slightly Increase
13. Property taxes
- Slightly Decrease
14. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status
15. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
16. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
17. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Slightly Increase
18. Tapping into California's "rainy day" fund
- Yes
19. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- Yes
20. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- No
21. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No
22. Privatizing certain government services
- No
1. Should California hold a constitutional convention to rewrite the state constitution?
- Yes
2. Do you support changing the requirement for state budget passage from a two-thirds vote to a majority vote?
- Yes
3. Do you support limits on the number of terms for California governors?
- Yes
4. Do you support limits on the number of terms for California state legislators?
- Yes
1. Individual
- Yes
2. Political Action Committee
- Yes
3. Corporate
- Yes
4. Political Party
- Yes
5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- No
2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes
3. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- Yes
4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No
5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No
6. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- No Answer
1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- No
2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes
3. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- Yes
4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- Yes
7. Do you support suspending the sale of bonds that would finance the California high-speed rail?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support national education standards?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams?
- No
3. Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers?
- No
4. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes
5. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes
6. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from California high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- Yes
1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes
2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No
3. Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for improvements to California's energy infrastructure?
- Yes
5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes
6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- Yes
3. Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
- No
4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- Yes
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the establishment of a single-payer, publicly-administered health care system for California?
- Yes
2. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- Yes
3. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes
4. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes
5. Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance?
- No Answer
6. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- No
7. Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in California?
- Yes
8. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- No
2. Should California allow same-sex couples to form domestic partnerships?
- Yes
3. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- Yes
5. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- Yes
6. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in California's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
7. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in California's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
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?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
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
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
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
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position
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
Latest Action: House - 06/21/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Julia Brownley As we make strides on the path to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the aviation industry is set for a comeback. That's a good thing for an industry that has suffered tremendously, including losing tens of thousands of jobs. In fact, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has reported that more than 1 million passengers have been screened at U.S. airports in recent days. While I am cheering on the industry and hope that it recovers quickly, part of that recovery will include returning to pre-pandemic levels of carbon emissions. Aviation already contributes over a billion tons of carbon dioxide annually, and that number will only get worse without intervention. Global air passenger traffic is expected to double from its pre-pandemic peak by 2035. While aviation is still reserved for those with means, aviation accounts for 9 percent of the entire U.S. transportation sector's greenhouse gas emissions. Even though the transportation sector has seen great strides in technological advances to reduce greenhouse gas emissions via electrification, and I support the Biden administration's efforts to electrify our highways, air travel is a very long way away from being able to use these innovations. Fortunately, another option exists that can greatly reduce carbon emissions from jet fuel, and Congress has a prime opportunity to act on it in the upcoming infrastructure package. That solution is sustainable aviation fuel. Sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, is a proven liquid fuel alternative to fossil jet fuel that is made from sustainable feedstocks and meets safety requirements. It is a drop-in fuel, which means that it can be blended with fossil jet fuel without needing to replace aircraft or retrofit fueling infrastructure. More than 200,000 flights have flown with SAF in their fuel tanks since 2011, so we know it works. Zero-emission aviation technology, such as electrification or hydrogen fuel cells, is likely still decades away from viability at commercial scale. For the foreseeable future, the aviation industry will continue to be reliant on liquid fuels. Environmentalists, airlines, fuel producers and researchers agree that SAF is our best near- and medium-term solution to decarbonize the aviation industry. Depending on the feedstock and process used, SAF can achieve carbon reductions of up to 80 percent compared with fossil jet fuel. The challenge is that SAF is in its infancy as a commercial product. Only three SAF production facilities are currently operating worldwide; however, several others are undergoing construction and many more are in the planning stages. The industry is hoping to replace 1 percent of total jet fuel consumption within the next five years. But this is not nearly fast enough to achieve our long-term goals to address the climate crisis. In order to scale up commercial availability of SAF at the pace it requires, focused federal policy will be necessary. That is why I introduced the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act (H.R. 741), which would jumpstart SAF production and mitigate distribution challenges. My bill includes a new blender's tax credit, which is necessary to incentivize SAF production and allow it to compete on a level playing field with renewable diesel, a similar product that is produced with the same feedstocks but is used primarily for ground transportation. Renewable diesel is marginally cheaper to produce and enjoys incentives that SAF does not. However, ground transportation has better options to decarbonize than aviation does, primarily through electrification and fuel cells. Given that these types of technologies will not be viable for aviation anytime soon, it is important to prioritize these feedstocks for SAF as quickly as possible. The value of the blender's tax credit in my bill is also pegged to emissions reductions. The higher the emissions reductions, the larger the credit, thereby encouraging production toward the most sustainable, cleanest types of fuel. My bill also includes an investment tax credit and grant program to help spur investment in the infrastructure needed to produce, transport, blend and store SAF. There is also expanded research funding to push the aviation industry toward becoming a zero-emission sector, as well as military procurement requirements to put the federal government's money where its mouth is by requiring that at least 10 percent of the military's aviation fuel is U.S.-produced SAF by 2024. Lastly, the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act would elevate California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) to the national level for the aviation sector. California's success with its LCFS shows that implementing a similar national standard would be a major step in achieving deep, long-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from fuels. As President Biden told the nation, now is the time for America to invest in a clean economy that will create millions of good jobs and preserve our planet for generations to come. Cleaning the aviation industry is an important aspect of that goal, and the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act can help us take flight.
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