Cheri Beasley in Survey of 2022 Senate campaign websites
On Abortion:
Repeal Hyde Amendment; codify Roe v. Wade
With urgent threats to reproductive freedom before the U.S. Supreme Court, and hundreds of laws passed across the country aimed at restricting reproductive freedom,
Cheri believes the Senate must take action to protect women's constitutional rights. In addition to repealing the Hyde Amendment, she supports the Women's Health Protection Act, which would codify
Roe v. Wade and protect reproductive rights so that women can get the care they need no matter where they live.
Cheri will also fight to protect and expand access to women's reproductive health care services and supports federal funding for Planned Parenthood.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Budget & Economy:
Invest in infrastructure; support small towns
Cheri will fight for investments in infrastructure and renewable energy to create good-paying jobs, increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour and expanding training, certification and apprenticeship programs.
We must also invest in affordable childcare to help ensure our businesses have the people they need to operate and enable parents to re-enter and remain in the workforce.
Cheri will fight for investments that support small businesses, entrepreneurs and agricultural producers and bring jobs back to North Carolina's small towns. That includes investing in transportation, affordable broadband, clean drinking
water and waste infrastructure. We also must invest in schools, health care, access to early childhood education and expand opportunities for higher education and readiness.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Civil Rights:
Will fight to pass Equal Rights Amendment
Cheri will fight to create a federal paid family and medical leave program, ensure equal pay for equal work and strengthen workplace protections for women so that no woman fears retribution for reporting harassment or feels unsafe at work.
She will also fight to expand affordable childcare to address the childcare crisis which has disproportionately impacted women. Cheri will also fight to pass the Equal Rights Amendment to ensure gender equality under the law.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Civil Rights:
Ensure protections for LGBTQ veterans and service members
Cheri also believes we must take additional action to ensure our democracy lives up to our foundational values of freedom and equality by passing the Equal Rights Amendment and the Equality Act.Honoring our obligations also means ensuring
federal protections for LGBTQ veterans and service members. And there is much more we must to do ensure accountability and adequate protections for service members by reforming the way the military investigates and prosecutes sexual assault.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Crime:
End cash bail, some mandatory minimum sentences
Cheri supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, and reforms including increasing investments in public safety, community policing, racial bias, de-escalation, and crisis intervention training for law enforcement. She supports investing in
resources for alternative first responders like mental health professionals and substance abuse counselors. We must have comprehensive reforms that establish accountability, increase transparency, and put more resources into public safety--not less.
She supports expanding the use of drug treatment and mental health courts and legalizing and regulating cannabis. She also supports reforming sentencing, including ending some mandatory minimums and ending the cash bail system particularly
for nonviolent offenders. She also supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and investing in reentry programs that help returning citizens successfully re-enter society after serving their time and become contributing members of our communities.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Education:
Reform student loan programs; increase funds for HBCUs
To expand pathways beyond high school Cheri supports programs that help students prepare for college and believes in reforming student loan programs so that our students are not hampered by mountains of debt when they graduate.
She also knows that while a four-year degree might be the right choice for some, it is not for everyone. Cheri will work to expand access to community college, apprenticeships, and vocational training.
She will also fight to increase funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs),
Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs).
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Education:
For universal pre-K, close funding gaps between districts
Cheri will fight for education funding from cradle to career for all our kids. She supports investing in early childhood education, universal pre-k, and fully funding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Cheri also believes we must invest in our teachers and increase Title I funding to help close gaps between school districts and ensure schools are funded fairly and equitably across every zip code in our state.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Energy & Oil:
Reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2030
Cheri supports investing in climate-resilient infrastructure, expanding our renewable energy industry and ensuring that workers across North Carolina receive the training they need for clean energy jobs.
There is also more to be done modernizing our electrical grid and building codes to increase energy efficiency. Cheri will support efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2030.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Families & Children:
Pass Federal Paid Family and Medical leave
Cheri will also fight to make the Expanded Child Tax Credit permanent and pass Federal Paid Family and Medical leave to help people balance work and family when welcoming a child, caring for a loved one or dealing with a
personal illness, just as she created a family leave policy for North Carolina court employees when she served as Chief Justice.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Free Trade:
Common sense policies on tariffs, expand markets for farmers
As Senator, Cheri will work to strengthen and grow opportunities for North Carolina farmers by supporting policies that address the challenges and uncertainty they face.
She'll support common sense policies on trade and tariffs that protect North Carolina jobs and products, help keep family farms strong and expand markets for our farmers.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Government Reform:
Congress must act urgently to protect our democracy
Cheri supports the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and believes Congress must act urgently to pass both bills to protect our democracy and provide essential safeguards to ensure our constitutional rights.
These measures promote transparency, fair redistricting, protect vote by mail, reduce long lines on election day, and begin to mitigate the harmful impact of anti-voter legislation already being passed in the states.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Gun Control:
Implement common sense gun safety measures, close loopholes
Cheri believes that we must keep our children and communities safe by also implementing common sense gun safety measures like universal background checks, encouraging safe storage and closing loopholes to prevent domestic abusers and those with
mental health issues from being able to obtain a gun. We must also do more to stop the plague of mass shootings across our communities by keeping combat-style weapons and high-capacity magazines off our streets and away from our schools.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Health Care:
Expand ObamaCare with public option, expand Medicaid
Cheri supports expanding the Affordable Care Act with a public option, lowering the cost of prescription drugs, and protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions.
She will support Governor Cooper's efforts to expand Medicaid and will work to increase resources for rural hospitals and health care providers.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Homeland Security:
Increase resources for veterans, military families
Cheri will fight to ensure that the federal government honors its obligations to our service members, veterans and their families. We must expand investments to increase pay for service members, improve the infrastructure of VA health care
facilities, increase resources for military families and expand the range of services the VA provides. Additionally, there is more we can do to help our veterans transition to civilian life, get jobs and increase awareness of and access to VA programs.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Immigration:
Pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
Cheri supports comprehensive immigration reform that provides a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants already in our country, invests in securing our borders, and ensures safety for everyone. While securing our borders, reforms must reduce
wait times for legal immigration, improve visa programs and ensure a fair and efficient asylum process. Cheri will also fight to protect the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program and keep our promise to DREAMers.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Jobs:
Strong supporter of labor movement, PRO Act
Cheri will fight for the dignity of work, and that North Carolinians deserve fair wages, safe working conditions and the ability to work and build a business in an environment free from discrimination.
A former member of SEIU, she is a strong supporter of the labor movement and the Pro [Protecting the Right to Organize] Act as well as the Paycheck Fairness Act.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Principles & Values:
Established coalition of legal, community and faith leaders
As a public defender, a judge and then as Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Cheri has worked alongside attorneys, clerks, and judges to make courts more accessible, equitable, and transparent for all.
She expanded drug treatment and mental health courts and established the Faith and Justice Alliance, a coalition of legal, community and faith leaders working together to help provide legal resources to low-income North Carolinians throughout the state.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
On Welfare & Poverty:
We must expand homelessness prevention programs
Cheri supports solutions that focus on building and expanding housing options for some of our most vulnerable including seniors, low-income families, individuals, and veterans. We must make investments for repairs and upgrades that make housing
safe and energy efficient and expanding climate-resilient housing and infrastructure. We must expand homelessness prevention programs that provide rent relief and increase pathways to affordable home ownership.
Source: 2022 N.C. Senate campaign website CheriBeasley.com
Dec 1, 2021
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