Amy Klobuchar in Axios.com political coverage


On Civil Rights: Pushed for sexual harassment training in Senate

Klobuchar successfully pushed for legislation mandating sexual harassment training in the Senate.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 3, 2019

On Health Care: Backs Medicare Advantage, alternative to Medicare

She is one of two Democratic presidential candidates who signed a letter backing Medicare Advantage, the growing alternative to traditional Medicare. She urged the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on "pay-for-delay" pharmaceutical deals.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 3, 2019

On Crime: Supports prison reform & treatment over punishment

Klobuchar supported the bipartisan First Step Act, a reform of the federal prison system, in the Senate. At an Axios event, Klobuchar, whose father suffered from alcoholism, spoke personally to the treatment vs. prison debate: "Treatment changed my dad's life. In his own words, he was 'pursued by grace.' I think other people should have the same right."
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 3, 2019

On Drugs: Opioid manufacturers should help fund treatment

She released a $100 billion plan to combat mental health problems and substance abuse over the next decade. Her plan focuses on prevention, treatment and ongoing recovery. Klobuchar wants a chunk of the money to come from opioid manufacturers for their role in the national epidemic. She co-sponsored a bill that would impose a one-cent tax for each milligram of opioids in a pain pill. The funds for the tax would then be used for substance abuse treatment.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 3, 2019

On Technology: Infrastructure the "top budget priority"

Klobuchar introduced a trillion-dollar policy rollout that would use federal funds and tax subsidies to update the country's infrastructure. The policy would also reinstate the Obama administration's recession-era "Build America Bonds," which provides state governments with a 35% subsidy to offset borrowing costs, per the NYT. Klobuchar's campaign described infrastructure as the candidate's "top budget priority."
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 3, 2019

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