Would you hold hearings for nominated officials regardless of who is President?
Such nominated officials would, for example, include Supreme Court justices and Circuit Court judges.
Would you agree that Republican leaders, House & Senate, are guilty of sedition?
For 7+ years, Republicans have continuously undermined or disrupted the legal operation of the U.S. government. This is sedition.
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Do you see the telecommunications and wireless provider monopolies a threat?
America has a problem with monopolies, from banks that are too big to fail to the essential services we use in our daily lives. America now has the highest cost, lowest quality service of the Dvp Wd
What will you do to ensure that all Americans have their vote counted
This Primary season has been riddled with voter suppression and fraud. What will you change to make it work for all of us so that elections cannot be fudged against the will of the people!
Do you support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?
The Obama administration has detained and deported more undocumented immigrants than any previous administration. Will you put a stop to this?
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What can you, as a U.S. Senator, do to end the suffering in Palestine?
With the military and financial assistance of the US government, Israel systematically destroys the homes and takes the lives of innocent people in Palestine.
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Would you work to create a maximum pay ratio law?
A Max pay ratio such as 50:1 would make it so that CEO's can not pay themselves more than 50 times their lowest paid employee. In most cases this would solve the living wage problem permanently.
What will you do to promote a true progressive income tax?
USA used to have this so those with more ability to pay do pay a progressively bigger share.
Do you support reinstituting estate taxes on large estates?
The increasing concentration of wealth in the hands of a few families undermines democracy and creates an aristocracy antithetical to the American Dream.
Do you support changing the law to enable the Feds to negotiate drug prices?
Currently it is illegal for the Federal Govt. to negotiate the best price for drugs with the Pharmaceutical industry. Do you support Federal negotiations for drug prices for all Medicare recipients?
What measures would you take to improve education in this country?
Education and literacy are the core of an evolving society. However it is flawed with high costs, huge bridge to the work force and we currently are 10th in the world graduation rate (source: oecd).
Would you support a massive federally-funded rebuild of our water systems?
Water delivery infrastructure nationwide is in desperate need of replacement/restoration due to lead poisoning and other water pollution. Undrinkable water is a 3rd world problem. We need a fix.
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Issue area: Infrastructure & Technology
What will you do to avert the corporate take over of Higher Education?
At colleges and universities across the country, Administration and its costs have been ballooning, while vital programs and faculty are being cut, and adjuncts are being underpaid and overworked.
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What will you do to reduce conflicts of interest?
While accepting huge campaign contributions from special interests is not a guarantee of corruption, it is a conflict of interest. How will you reduce conflicts of interest in your administration?
Would you support a Commission on Voting Regulations at the national level?
The voter suppression is at an alltime high,deliberate & accidentally by unfunded BOE in each state. All national elections should have the same laws a regulations for elections of Congressional& WH.
What can be done to execute routine audits of the Pentagon?
The Pentagon has avoided audits of its expenditures for decades.
Would you support encouraging or requiring states adopt vote by mail?
Voting by mail can increase turnout and solve accessibility problems for working people, many disabled people, elderly people, and other classes vulnerable to disenfranchisement.
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How will you promote organic farming?
According to the new UN report, major changes are needed in our food, agriculture and trade systems, with a shift toward local small-scale farmers and food systems recommended.
Do you support the Fair Vote initiative?
FairVote is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that seeks to make democracy fair, functional, and more representative. They support ranked choice voting and other reforms to make elections fair.
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Will you stop Big Polluters that dump toxins into FL rivers & flush into Lake O?
Large corporations have been flushing toxins into FL streams. These flow into Lake O. and are being flushed into the Caloosahatchee River. This in turn is destroying SWFL's ecosystem & tourism.
Will you prosecute the people responsible for the economic collapse of 2008?
Banks, insurance companies, and Wall St. were all responsible for untold loss and misery for US citizens, who then had to bail them out. This is completely unjust, and no one has been punished.
Will you support an amendment to gurantee acess to vote as federal law.
Our country is trying to restrict the vote to minority and poor.