User:Humanengr/Domestic issues §
[Some /all?? of these would be added alongside the existing Drug policy and criminal justice reform; Environment; Healthcare and GMO labeling; LGBT issues §§]
Disability issues
Gabbard has cosponsored several bills important to the disability community and opposed the 2017 ADA Education and Reform Act[1] as she believed it would effectively dismantle the ADA and impose undue requirements on individuals with disabilities before they could sue businesses for violating accessibility laws.[2]
Economy and financial reform
Gabbard has advocated for
Education
Gabbard supports making community college tuition free for all Americans while making all four-year colleges tuition free for students with an annual family income of $125,000 or less. The tuition would be funded by a new tax on trading stocks and bonds.[13]
Family policy
Gabbard co-sponsored the Family Act legislation to grant employees 60 days of paid, job-protected leave to care for a newborn child or for any family member for medical reasons. She advocates
Gun control
Gabbard has an F-rating from the NRA and a 100% rating by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.[16] Gabbard supports comprehensive pre-purchase background checks, closing loopholes in laws regarding domestic violence and suspected terrorism, and a ban on military-style assault weapons and high capacity magazines.[17]
Sex work decriminalization
In March 2019, Gabbard told BuzzFeed News, "If a consenting adult wants to engage in sex work, that is their right, and it should not be a crime. All people should have autonomy over their bodies and their labor."[18] In February 2020, she echoed that in a statement to Reason.[19] The sex worker advocacy group Decriminalize Sex Work gave her a grade of A− on sex work decriminalization, making her the only presidential candidate to get a score above a B−.[20][19]
Veterans Issues
In 2014, Gabbard introduced a bill[21] to allow veterans not getting timely healthcare from the Veterans Administration to get care from non-VA medical providers. This bill was incorporated into the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act passed later that year.[22] In 2015, Gabbard and Scott Perry (R-Pa.) launched a Congressional caucus dedicated to helping post-9/11 veterans[23] and introduced legislation with Chris Stewart (UT-02) to expand veterans’ healthcare options.[24][25] In 2016, working with John Kline (R-MN), Gabbard amended the National Defense Authorization Act expanding military retiree access to health care[26] and, as co-chair of the Post 9/11 Veterans Caucus,[27] helped introduce and pass the Forever GI Bill to extend and improve the GI Bill benefits granted to veterans, surviving spouses, and dependents.[28] In 2019, together with Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), she introduced the Retired Pay Restoration Act[29] to expand retirement benefits for disabled veterans.[30]
Women's issues and abortion
Gabbard was an original cosponsor of bills to transfer decision-making in military sexual assault cases from the chain of command to experienced trial counsel to determine the appropriate trial path to pursue;[31][14][15] hold congressional perpetrators personally and financially accountable for sexual harassment abuses of power;[32] expand pro-bono legal services for domestic violence survivors;[33] and revise and reauthorize various programs and activities to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.[14][34]
Gabbard supports
In December 2020, Gabbard introduced a bill to ensure a healthcare practitioner exercises proper care if a child survives an abortion.[41]
Notes
References
- ^ Poe, Ted (2018-02-26). "H.R.620 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ "Gabbard Says Aloha to All Americans, Including Those with Disabilities". The RespectAbility Report. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ Gabbard, Tulsi (August 8, 2012). "Time for Fairness to Replace Recklessness on Wall Street". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ "Rep. Gabbard Votes Against Predatory Lending Legislation". Big Island Now. January 19, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ Richter, Wolf (April 8, 2017). "4 senators have introduced a bill that could dramatically change the way Wall Street works". Business Insider. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Rep. Gabbard Votes Against Predatory Lending Bill". Big Island Now. February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ "Tulsi Gabbard Views on 2020 Issues: A Voter's Guide", Politico, retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "One Million Anti-TPP Petitions Delivered to Congress". NH Labor News. Archived from the original on January 11, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ "Gabbard Comments Following TPP Finalized Agreement". Big Island Now. October 5, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ Gabbard, Tulsi (August 2, 2015). "Like other trade agreements, TPP likely will cause a massive loss of U.S. jobs—and at an unprecedented rate". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ Gabbard, Tulsi (2019-07-23). "Text - H.R.3885 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Wall Street Banker Accountability for Misconduct Act of 2019". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ Moreno, J. Edward (2020-03-13). "Tulsi Gabbard calls for giving Americans $1K a month during coronavirus outbreak". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ a b Desjardines, Lisa (January 14, 2019). "What does Tulsi Gabbard believe? Where the candidate stands on 7 issues". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Tulsi Gabbard". Fortune. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ a b "Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on issues that matter to working women". Meredith via Yahoo!. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ Lopez, German (August 23, 2019). "Here's where every 2020 candidate stands on guns". Vox. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Holden, Dominic. "A Democratic Presidential Candidate Says Sex Work Should Be Legal". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- ^ a b Brown, Elizabeth Nolan (2020-02-10). "Only Tulsi Gabbard Wants to Decriminalize Sex Work, but Other Dems Show Signs of Progress on the Issue". Reason.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "Democratic Candidates on Prostitution Policy". Decriminalize Sex Work. 2020-02-14. Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "Access to Care and Treatment Now for Veterans Act (2014 - H.R. 5131)". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ Keeton-Olsen, Danielle. "Tulsi Gabbard". Tarbell. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ Wong, Kristina (2015-03-19). "Lawmakers launch post-9/11 veterans caucus". TheHill. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ "Veterans Tricare Choice Act of 2016". www.congress.gov. November 29, 2016. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ "Rep. Stewart's Veterans Tricare Choice Act Passes the House". Congressman Chris Stewart. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ "The Kaʻū Calendar News Briefs, Hawaiʻi Island". hawai113.rssing.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ Wong, Kristina (2015-03-19). "Lawmakers launch post-9/11 veterans caucus". TheHill. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Forever GI Bill - Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act - Education and Training". www.benefits.va.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ Bilirakis, Gus M. (2019-02-01). "Text - H.R.303 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Retired Pay Restoration Act". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ "Bill to Ensure Retirement & Disability Pay for Veterans Introduced". Big Island Now. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ Benishek, Dan (2013-06-20). "Cosponsors - H.R.2016 - 113th Congress (2013-2014): Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ DeSantis, Ron (2017-11-30). "H.R.4494 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ "H.R.1762 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): POWER Act". www.congress.gov. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ Jackson Lee, Sheila (2018-09-19). "H.R.6545 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ Roberts, Kayleigh (12 January 2019). "Who Is Tulsi Gabbard? Everything You Need to Know About the 2020 Presidential Candidate". MarieClaire. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
She's known as an environmentalist and a proponent of women's reproductive rights.
- ^ Zhou, Li; Kim, Catherine (May 17, 2019). "Here's where every 2020 Democrat stands on abortion policy". Vox. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ Kaczynski, Andrew (January 17, 2019). "Tulsi Gabbard once touted working for anti-gay group that backed conversion therapy". CNN. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (November 6, 2017). "What Does Tulsi Gabbard Believe?". New Yorker. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ Brest, Mike (2019-09-09). "'There should be some restrictions': Tulsi Gabbard denounces third-trimester abortions". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ Dorman, Sam (December 10, 2020). "House Dem introduces born alive amendment to protect infants who survive abortions". Fox News.