SOLUTIONS - LAWTON FOR CONGRESS

LAWTON FOR CONGRESS

SOLUTIONS
A brief overview on what I believe in & will fight for when elected:

HEALTHCARE: Like most industrialized nations, and 70% of Americans, I believe universal health care is a basic human right. Medicare for All will result in LOWER overall healthcare costs for nearly ALL Americans, and here's how we'll pay for it.

THE ENVIRONMENT: I fully support Bernie Sanders’ version of the Green New Deal. According to more than 11,000 scientists around the world, the climate crisis "is more severe than anticipated, threatening natural ecosystems and the fate of humanity." We MUST act immediately, and it starts with voting climate science deniers like Tom McClintock out of office.

WILDFIRES: Climate change isn't “a hoax” and is a major contributing factor to wildfire. We need to implement a combination of the old ways, and the new. Also, PG&E, which paid executives & lobbyists while avoiding safety upgrades, needs to be made public, and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara should resign or be fired immediately.

TAXES & THE DEFICIT: Thanks to the GOP Tax Scam, which McClintock “enthusiastically” supported, the wealthy now pay a lower tax rate than the middle class & the deficit has doubled. I’ll join the fight to rescind this gift to millionaires & corporations.

IMMIGRATION: Trump’s campaign promise: “I’m going to build a wall, and Mexico’s going to pay for it” was a lie. We're a nation founded on immigration, and a wall is unnecessary. We need to pass a clean DREAM ACT, pass DAPA, and #AbolishICE.

GUNS: I’m a gun owner, but like the vast majority of Americans, I support stricter gun control laws including: expanded background checks, closing the gun show loophole, a nationwide ban on high capacity magazines, and the assault weapons ban.

UNIONS: I’m proudly Pro-Union, and particularly now, with corporate profits at all time highs, unions should not be crushed or sabotaged.

TERM LIMITS: I support term limits on all members of the House and Senate, Federal Judges, and Supreme Court Justices.

ELIMINATE MEDICAL DEBT: I enthusiastically support Senator Sanders’ reasonable proposal.

CANNABIS: Marijuana should be removed from the Schedule I classification and Federally decriminalized. I also believe Industrial Hemp cultivation should be fully legal (& regulated) in every county wholly within the 4th district. CBD is expected to be a $20 billion industry & our district is uniquely positioned to benefit from it.

VOTING & ELECTIONS: The electoral college should be abolished. I also support open primaries, and #HandMarkedPaperBallots with receipts, for all elections, and of course, election day should be a national holiday.

FREE PUBLIC COLLEGES/CANCEL STUDENT DEBT: I support Bernie’s position, which will be fully paid for by a small tax on Wall Street.

MONEY IN POLITICS: Citizens United was a ruinous decision which must be overturned. I support Bernie’s plan to get corporate money out of politics, and I will never solicit or accept contributions from PAC's, corporations or "dark money" interests.

WATER: Every Californian should see this movie, and learn about The Resnick’s, and the Monterey Amendment. I'll join the fight to overturn this outrageous agreement, which is still winding its way through the courts.

FRACKING: I will fight to enact a federal ban on all current and future fracking, period.

"SCHOOL LUNCH DEBT": Is a phrase which shouldn’t exist in the wealthiest country on earth. I support the Universal School Meals Program Act.

THE DEATH PENALTY: I'm anti-death penalty. There's too great a risk of executing an innocent person, & evidence shows the death penalty does not serve as a deterrent to crime.

MILITARY: We spend far more on defense than any other country in the world. We've wasted trillions and lost many of our bravest on endless wars as a result of this misguided approach to our defense. I support a complete overhaul of military spending.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: The United States has no business intervening in the affairs of another nation, until or unless human rights are being violated, and then we have an obligation to intervene.

CARPETBAGGERS & PARACHUTE CANDIDATES: #CA04 is currently represented in Washington by someone who doesn’t live in our district, and a challenger recently moved here, strictly to run for office. I'll sponsor a bill which mandates no sitting Congressperson may represent a district in which they do not currently reside, and no one may seek to represent a district which they have not been a legal resident of for at least one year prior to running.