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[Some /all?? of these would be added alongside the existing Drug policy and criminal justice reform; Environment; Healthcare and GMO labeling; LGBT issues §§]

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Disability issues

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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

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Gabbard has advocated for financial reform since first running for Congress, including such measures as restoring the Glass-Steagall Act and breaking up too-big-to-fail banks.[3][4][5][6] She supports eliminating corporate income tax breaks for "offshoring"[7] and in 2016 led protests against the Trans-Pacific Partnership,[8] criticizing both the deal itself and the secrecy surrounding the negotiations:[9] "Because of a woeful lack of transparency, the American people know very little about his this agreement will benefit multi-national corporations at the expense of the American worker."[10] In 2019, she introduced the Wall Street Banker Accountability for Misconduct Act.[11] During the 2019-2020 coronavirus outbreak, Gabbard supported a temporary universal basic income of $1000 per month.[12]

Education

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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

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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 universal basic income to allow one parent to either provide childcare themselves at home or to pay for childcare. She also advocates for expanding pre-kindergarten education to all Americans.[14][15]

Gun control

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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

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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

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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

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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 reproductive rights,[35][36] her early opposition to abortion changed by her military experience in Iraq seeing "the destructive effect of having governments … act as moral arbiters for their people."[13][37][38] While she has a 100% voting record with both Planned Parenthood and NARAL,[39] she opposes abortions during the third trimester of pregnancy, "unless a woman's life or severe health consequences is at risk."[40]

In December 2020, Gabbard introduced a bill to ensure a healthcare practitioner exercises proper care if a child survives an abortion.[41]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Gabbard Says Aloha to All Americans, Including Those with Disabilities". The RespectAbility Report. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  3. ^ Gabbard, Tulsi (August 8, 2012). "Time for Fairness to Replace Recklessness on Wall Street". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Rep. Gabbard Votes Against Predatory Lending Legislation". Big Island Now. January 19, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Rep. Gabbard Votes Against Predatory Lending Bill". Big Island Now. February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "Tulsi Gabbard Views on 2020 Issues: A Voter's Guide", Politico, retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "One Million Anti-TPP Petitions Delivered to Congress". NH Labor News. Archived from the original on January 11, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  9. ^ "Gabbard Comments Following TPP Finalized Agreement". Big Island Now. October 5, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Moreno, J. Edward (2020-03-13). "Tulsi Gabbard calls for giving Americans $1K a month during coronavirus outbreak". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ a b c "Tulsi Gabbard". Fortune. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  15. ^ a b "Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on issues that matter to working women". Meredith via Yahoo!. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  16. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  17. ^ Lopez, German (August 23, 2019). "Here's where every 2020 candidate stands on guns". Vox. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  18. ^ Holden, Dominic. "A Democratic Presidential Candidate Says Sex Work Should Be Legal". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "Democratic Candidates on Prostitution Policy". Decriminalize Sex Work. 2020-02-14. Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  21. ^ "Access to Care and Treatment Now for Veterans Act (2014 - H.R. 5131)". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  22. ^ Keeton-Olsen, Danielle. "Tulsi Gabbard". Tarbell. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  23. ^ Wong, Kristina (2015-03-19). "Lawmakers launch post-9/11 veterans caucus". TheHill. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  24. ^ "Veterans Tricare Choice Act of 2016". www.congress.gov. November 29, 2016. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  25. ^ "Rep. Stewart's Veterans Tricare Choice Act Passes the House". Congressman Chris Stewart. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  26. ^ "The Kaʻū Calendar News Briefs, Hawaiʻi Island". hawai113.rssing.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  27. ^ Wong, Kristina (2015-03-19). "Lawmakers launch post-9/11 veterans caucus". TheHill. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  28. ^ "Forever GI Bill - Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act - Education and Training". www.benefits.va.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  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.
  30. ^ "Bill to Ensure Retirement & Disability Pay for Veterans Introduced". Big Island Now. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  31. ^ 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.
  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ "H.R.1762 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): POWER Act". www.congress.gov. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  34. ^ 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.
  35. ^ 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.
  36. ^ Zhou, Li; Kim, Catherine (May 17, 2019). "Here's where every 2020 Democrat stands on abortion policy". Vox. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  37. ^ Kaczynski, Andrew (January 17, 2019). "Tulsi Gabbard once touted working for anti-gay group that backed conversion therapy". CNN. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  38. ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (November 6, 2017). "What Does Tulsi Gabbard Believe?". New Yorker. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  39. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  40. ^ Brest, Mike (2019-09-09). "'There should be some restrictions': Tulsi Gabbard denounces third-trimester abortions". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  41. ^ Dorman, Sam (December 10, 2020). "House Dem introduces born alive amendment to protect infants who survive abortions". Fox News.
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