
U.S. House of Representatives - District 23
District 23 — U.S. House of Representatives
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Kevin McCarthy
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- My top priority is bringing resources for our district,...
- My second priority to restore representative government...
- Third, I will refocus our national budget on the needs...
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My Top 3 Priorities
- My top priority is bringing resources for our district, to improve our infrastructure, build our economy, and improve our health and safety. We must have wise investment from federal funds to face the challenges ahead.
- My second priority to restore representative government for my district and for our nation. Our Congressmen represent campaign donors and lobbyists instead of the real people of their district. Our self-representation must not be for sale. .
- Third, I will refocus our national budget on the needs and priorities of real people. We are currently redistributing our taxes to corporations and the very rich, through excessive tax breaks and tax dodging. People must come first.
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I will promote legislation and budget priorities that prioritize human needs for water, protect clean water supplies, invest into water technologies and delivery infrastructure, incentivize modernization of agricultural technologies, and reduce the wasteful uses of water including for-profit uses that do not fairly reimburse taxpayers. In light of our growing population and changing weather patterns, we must advance our water usage beyond 19th Century ways of thinking.
Yes, not only must immigration laws must be changed, but our economic system which turns a blind eye to the exploitation of undocumented labor must be changed. I support standards of living wages, equal pay for equal work, and workplace safety, none of which are possible in industries reliant on undocumented workers. In the workplace and in the community, these workers have no voice and no rights. They cannot seek law enforcement or emergency services in fear of deportation or retaliation. They pay taxes but cannot file tax returns. They pay Social Security but can never receive Social Security at retirement. I will seek to address the underlying employment issues of these industries, to increase enforcement of labor laws, and to protect hard-working, law-abiding American families from being torn apart due to immigration technicalities. The United States of America is a nation of immigrants, and our current practices in enforcing archaic immigration laws with inadequate facilities and understaffed legal processes, are barbaric. The costs -- to our taxpayers and in human suffering -- are unacceptable.
I support a strong military, in defense as well as in strategic alliance offensive action, and an important component of that commitment is our commitment to our veterans. I do not, however, support the use of United States military forces for private goals, such as takeover of natural resources, or regime change for banking interests, etc. Our nation's greatest security arises when we approach the world with respect, and compassionate economic cooperation instead of imperialism and destructive interference. Terrorism usually stems from bitter hatred and a desire for retaliation, and it will not end if we act entitled to what rightfully belongs to them.
That said, our national security in 2016 is as much a cyber-world as it is a physical world, and strong technological development must continue in order to secure our computer-operated power, transportation, and communication networks. I support investment in technology and infrastructure that constantly improves our ability to withstand terrorist attacks.
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