Angela Alsobrooks in Survey of 2024 Senate campaign websites
On Abortion:
Establish federal legal protection for the right to abortion
On her first day in office, Angela will co-sponsor the Women's Health Protection Act, a crucial step towards establishing federal legal protection for the right to provide and access abortion care.
As a Senator, Angela is determined to stand against misguided Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. Additionally, she will oppose any judicial nominee who does not support abortion rights.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Budget & Economy:
Fought to create and preserve affordable housing
With record inflation, everyone's paycheck is not going as far as it did just a few years ago. That's why she fought to create and preserve affordable housing, including 5000 new affordable housing units since 2020, in
Prince George's County and would be a vocal advocate to pass a permanent Child Tax Credit, which lifted millions of children out of poverty and helped families address rising costs.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Civil Rights:
Will stand up for the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans
Angela appointed the first-ever LGBTQ+ liaison to better serve the community and connect members of the LGBTQ+ community to critical County resources. She will continue to stand up for the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans, including the right to marry,
grow their families, and live free from discrimination, in the Senate. She will strongly oppose Republican efforts to undermine equality and promote discrimination including the recent wave of anti-trans legislation in some Republican led legislatures.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Crime:
Prosecuted violent criminals, police and official misconduct
Angela held a variety of roles in county government before making history as the youngest and first woman to be elected Prince George's County State's Attorney. As the county's top law enforcement officer, Angela stood up for families, taking on some of
Maryland's worst criminals, while treating victims and the accused with dignity and respect. Under her tenure, violent crime dropped by 50% and she established a first-of-its-kind unit to investigate and prosecute police and official misconduct.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Education:
Equitable funding for schools rather than property taxes
Angela sees one of the fundamental mistakes made in the country is relying on local jurisdictions funded primarily by property taxes as the primary source of school funding. She strongly opposes this approach as it results in unequal educational
opportunities, with the quality of a child's education being determined by their zip code. Angela firmly believes that we should expand Title I funding and that the burden of education should be lifted off of local budgets.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Energy & Oil:
A vocal advocate for expanding tax credits for clean energy
She strongly supports President Biden's efforts to address climate change, including the measures passed in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. These pieces of legislation prioritize investments in clean energy and aim to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.If elected to the Senate, Angela will be a vocal advocate for expanding tax credits for clean energy, ensuring that all U.S. Government purchases, from buildings to vehicles, align with emission goals.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Families & Children:
Enact universal paid family and medical leave policies
Angela also supports enacting universal paid family and medical leave policies to ensure all Americans can have the paid time off to care for their family and their health when needed. Maryland made
great strides with the Time to Care Act of 2022 to ensuring all Marylanders have the time off they earned and Angela is committed to expanding those policies nationwide.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Foreign Policy:
US has pivotal role in international economy & world peace
Angela firmly believes that the United States has a pivotal role to play in the international economy and in promoting peace worldwide. She advocates for diplomacy-first policies that align with American values and contribute to global peace.
Angela is committed to speaking out against dictators and authoritarian regimes and supports legislation aimed at imposing tough sanctions on nations that violate international law and abuse their citizens' human rights.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Health Care:
Expand Medicaid, pass Medicare buy-in option
She believes it's time for Congress to act to expand Medicaid for millions of Americans that should be covered by the ACA Medicaid expansion but live in the 10 states whose Republican legislators refuse to expand coverage in their states.
Angela also believes it's time to pass a Medicare buy-in option and apply ACA subsidies to the plan to ensure all Americans have access regardless of their income.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Homeland Security:
Supports maintaining the strength of the U.S. military
Angela is a staunch supporter of maintaining the strength of the U.S. military, recognizing its importance in national defense. She is particularly dedicated to supporting Maryland's crucial role in the nation's defense. Maryland is home to
11 military bases, all of which provide essential resources, personnel, and support to all branches of the military. As a Senator, Angela will be a vocal advocate for securing the funding and support necessary to sustain these critical installations.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Homeland Security:
Expand programs aimed at ending veteran homelessness
As a Senator, Angela will advocate for increased funding for VA medical centers, to ensure our veterans have the health and mental care they need. She supports modernizing our medical records system to ensure a seamless transition from active duty
services to the VA system. She believes no one who served this country should ever be allowed to go hungry or homeless and will strongly support expanding programs aimed at ending veteran homelessness.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Immigration:
Pro reform including pathway for citizenship for those here
If elected to the Senate, Angela will be a strong advocate for comprehensive immigration reform to mend the broken immigration system. This reform will include creating a pathway to citizenship for those already living and working in the United States.
Additionally, Angela will fervently support initiatives such as The American Dream and Promise Act, aimed at safeguarding the rights and future of DREAMers and TPS recipients.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Jobs:
Raise minimum wage to $15/hr. and index it to inflation
Angela is an advocate for raising the minimum wage in Maryland to $15 an hour and believes it should be done federally.
As a Senator, she will support increasing the minimum wage and indexing any increase to inflation to ensure that families can keep up with the cost of living.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Jobs:
Pass the PRO Act to strengthen workers' rights
She is committed to protecting workers' rights. Building an economy that works for all Marylanders requires a commitment to the people who make that economy work. Angela will be a strong supporter of passing the
PRO Act in the Senate to strengthen workers' rights to collective bargaining and make it harder for corporations to prevent workers from organizing.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Social Security:
Opposes defunding or privatizing Social Security, Medicare
Angela will advocate for the protection and preservation of Social Security and Medicare. She views these programs as a promise made to seniors and firmly opposes any efforts to defund or privatize them.
Angela strongly stands against raising the retirement age or cutting benefits for either program. Additionally, she advocates for eliminating the payroll cap on Social Security taxes to ensure the long-term solvency of the program.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Technology:
Invest in infrastructure including high-speed internet
She strongly supports the investments made through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to build new roads, bridges, fix access to drinking water, expand access to high-speed internet, and strengthen supply chains.
Angela will be a strong advocate for continuing these critical investments into our future economy to ensure businesses have the infrastructure and tools they need to compete with companies around the globe.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Government Reform:
Expand voting rights; ban gerrymandering
Angela is committed to fighting for the passage of critical legislation, such as the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which empowers the Department of Justice to enforce voting rights and prevents any right-wing legislature in the country from
undermining those fundamental rights. Additionally, Angela will sponsor the For the People Act, which expands voting rights, reforms campaign finance laws, bans gerrymandering, and strengthens ethics laws for all federal office holders.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
On Gun Control:
Close gun show loophole; ban AR-15s and bump stocks
Angela's proposed measures include universal background checks, closing the gun show loophole, banning military-style weapons like AR-15s, and prohibiting devices like bump stocks. Additionally, she supports the implementation of red flag laws
to prevent dangerous individuals from acquiring firearms. Angela strongly believes that legal protections enjoyed by gun companies, which shield them from being held accountable for their products and dangerous marketing practices, should be eliminated.
Source: 2024 Maryland Senate campaign website AngelaAlsobrooks.com
Feb 16, 2024
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