Issue Position: Championing Equality for All Americans

Issue Position

There is systemic racism in our country, and one of the most important things I've learned over the last few months is how prevalent it is right here at home. That's a difficult lesson to learn.

We're still feeling the repercussions of the past, and we need to address them. We need to have a conversation in this country that should have happened decades ago. I am a co-sponsor of HR40, which would create a commission to examine reparations.

I also believe we need to rethink the way we police in this country. We should be diverting funds from police departments to social services; from policing crime to preventing crime; for providing more mental health support to people in our communities before they get caught up in the criminal justice system.

Source