Steve Lynch in 2020 House elections
On Education:
For STEM training across all educational levels
In support of the continued development of our STEM workforce and in order to ensure that we are able to fill critical skills gaps, we must employ data-driven policy approaches and bolster academic and career development in all STEM areas.
I will advocate for STEM training and career development across all educational levels to ensure that regardless of their educational background, our young people have a pathway to a successful STEM career.
Source: ScienceDebate.org on 2020 MA-8 House race
Oct 9, 2020
On Health Care:
Give undocumented immigrants access to no-cost COVID care
I believe our response to the pandemic should ensure access to quality and affordable care for every person and that includes immigrants. To this end, I voted in favor of the HEROES Act, Democratic pandemic relief legislation that includes several
provisions designed to address health and economic disparities in our immigrant communities. For example, the bill would afford undocumented immigrants without health care coverage eligibility for no-cost coronavirus testing, treatment, and vaccines.
Source: ScienceDebate.org on 2020 MA-8 House race
Oct 9, 2020
On Immigration:
Against bureaucratic delays affecting immigrant STEM workers
Immigrant workers are an invaluable part of our STEM workforce in Massachusetts and nationwide. In appreciation that our immigrant workforce helps us to fill critical skills gaps in our STEM workforce and adds to the excellence and diversity of
STEM employment sectors, I have been strongly supportive of efforts to ensure that these talented workers are able to continue to be innovators in their STEM fields in Massachusetts and are not subject to unnecessary bureaucratic delays.
Source: ScienceDebate.org on 2020 MA-8 House race
Oct 9, 2020
On Technology:
Conduct robust oversight over social media platforms
We can promote advancements in artificial intelligence, biometric technology, financial technology, and other areas while ensuring that these advancements do not undermine our individual privacy and civil liberties. I have conducted several hearings
to examine the privacy implications of developing technologies--including the misuse of artificial intelligence to create manipulative and deceptive videos and the failure of emerging financial applications to protect personal financial information.
The federal government must serve an essential role in working with private sector social media platforms and federal law enforcement entities to prevent the dissemination of misinformation on social media that threatens the health and safety of the
American public. I believe that Congress must continue to conduct robust oversight in this area and will continue to urge social media company officials to ramp up their efforts to combat misinformation on their platforms.
Source: ScienceDebate.org on 2020 MA-8 House race
Oct 9, 2020
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