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Issue Position: Creating Good Jobs and Rebuilding America's Middle Class

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2020
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action Health and Health Care

One of Peter's top priorities in Congress is rebuilding the American middle class and creating job opportunities for American workers.

Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour
Close the gender wage gap
Repeal policies that undermine the right of workers to collectively bargain
Expand federal job training programs
Enact paid parental leave and increase funding for child care
Make health care accessible and affordable by passing Medicare for All
Cut the price of prescription drugs and import safe drugs from Canada
Increase funding for affordable rental housing and home ownership
Invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy to create jobs, lower energy bills, and cut greenhouse gas emissions


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