Cut greenhouse gas emissions, including by moving to clean energy
Pass a Green New Deal
“It’s time to break the cycle and understand that we need a solution as large as the climate crisis itself. A Green New Deal transitioning to 100% clean and renewable energy, would protect our planet’s future and create millions of good-paying green union jobs in Michigan.”
Reduce water pollution in overburdened communities
“He’s fighting to stop and reverse the negative impacts decades of environmental racism and pollution have had on the air and water quality in Detroit and its surrounding suburbs — so that today’s children don’t develop the same chronic cough and health issues that McKinney and his family members developed growing up in Detroit.”
Replace lead pipes and get lead out of drinking water
Keep household water affordable and stop shutoffs
“In January 2020, two years before his election to the State House, Rep. McKinney made history with his appointment to Michigan’s first Environment Justice Council by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, where he has advocated for water accessibility and affordability. He was instrumental in Gov. Whitmer’s $2 Million Water Restart Grant Program and her statewide Water Reconnection Executive Order during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“His priorities while in office are ensuring families have access to clean air and water, ensuring every child in Michigan can receive a quality public education, improving the criminal justice system, pushing for a robust, quality public transit system, and expanding the rights of unions and workers.”
“In office, he delivered more than $10 million in community violence intervention programs to Detroit and other areas, leading to the creation of Michigan’s first-in-the-nation statewide CVI program, as well as helping secure millions of dollars for community rec centers and public schools, and helping fund over $600 million to replace lead pipes in Detroit and its suburbs, because no parent should have to worry about their children’s drinking water poisoning them.”
“Today, Donavan is getting results for us as State Representative — expanding workers’ rights, protecting our drinking water, and holding DTE accountable.”
“His priorities while in office are ensuring families have access to clean air and water, ensuring every child in Michigan can receive a quality public education, improving the criminal justice system, pushing for a robust, quality public transit system, and expanding the rights of unions and workers.”
“He’s fighting to stop and reverse the negative impacts decades of environmental racism and pollution have had on the air and water quality in Detroit and its surrounding suburbs — so that today’s children don’t develop the same chronic cough and health issues that McKinney and his family members developed growing up in Detroit.”
Fund violence intervention and crime prevention programs
Address root causes of crime like poverty, addiction and mental illness
Rely less on policing and prison and more on restorative justice
“In office, he delivered more than $10 million in community violence intervention programs to Detroit and other areas, leading to the creation of Michigan’s first-in-the-nation statewide CVI program, as well as helping secure millions of dollars for community rec centers and public schools, and helping fund over $600 million to replace lead pipes in Detroit and its suburbs, because no parent should have to worry about their children’s drinking water poisoning them.”
“It includes reallocating funding to invest in social, health, and rehab services so that we are able to reach people who are at risk of incarceration before they end up stuck in the system.”
Strengthen oversight and accountability for police
Limit police stops, searches, arrests and surveillance
“He also led efforts to transform the criminal legal system, such as in legislation he co-introduced to prohibit police officers tampering with body-camera evidence, to limit the use of no-knock warrants, and to revoke an officer’s license if they use excessive force.”
“It also includes reforming sentencing guidelines, ending the school-to-prison pipeline by investing in quality public education and wrap-around services for all our youth, ending qualified immunity, and much more.”
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“I am committed to doing all that I can in Congress to transform the criminal justice system. That includes ending cash bail, because we should not be jailing people simply because they are poor.”
Strengthen tenant protections against eviction, discrimination and retaliation
“We need to protect all tenants with better federal protections including nationwide rent control to cap annual rent hikes from corporate real estate conglomerates, just-cause eviction protections to stop baseless evictions, federal right to counsel legislation so every renter facing eviction has a lawyer, and strengthening tenant unions so tenants have the power to defend themselves against greedy and predatory landlords.”
“We must ensure that rent is affordable and accessible to everyone, and that renters aren’t price-gouged by greedy landlords who exploit our housing shortage and the economic insecurity of our community in order to increase their own profits.”
“In Congress, he'll work to lower utility costs, take on price gouging, champion Medicare for All and access to childcare, make housing more affordable, and get big money out of politics.”
Attach conditions to housing money, like lasting affordability
Preserve and repair existing affordable housing
“We could build 8.5 million new public housing units, fund local development of 3.5 million new private, permanent affordable housing projects, and fund billions for public housing repairs, climate resiliency, and critical infrastructure upgrades throughout the country. In order to do so, we must repeal the Faircloth Amendment that has put a federal limit on public housing spending for 25 years.”
“Letting corporations control our housing market is what led to the 2008 recession and our current crisis. We need a massive investment of federal resources driven by human need—not real estate profits.”
“Letting corporations control our housing market is what led to the 2008 recession and our current crisis. We need a massive investment of federal resources driven by human need—not real estate profits.”
“In office, he delivered more than $10 million in community violence intervention programs to Detroit and other areas, leading to the creation of Michigan’s first-in-the-nation statewide CVI program, as well as helping secure millions of dollars for community rec centers and public schools, and helping fund over $600 million to replace lead pipes in Detroit and its suburbs, because no parent should have to worry about their children’s drinking water poisoning them.”
“I’m going to Washington to put federal dollars back in our public schools; to invest in paying our teachers higher wages, nationwide universal free school lunches, expanding early child care resources, providing universal free pre-kindergarten, and broadening the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to fully fund equitable education for all children.”
“It also includes reforming sentencing guidelines, ending the school-to-prison pipeline by investing in quality public education and wrap-around services for all our youth, ending qualified immunity, and much more.”
Make pre-K and early learning affordable for families
“He has worked to lower costs and increase affordability for the people, including fighting for free pre-K for all children in Michigan, and to decrease Michiganders’ utility bills by holding DTE accountable.”
“I’m going to Washington to put federal dollars back in our public schools; to invest in paying our teachers higher wages, nationwide universal free school lunches, expanding early child care resources, providing universal free pre-kindergarten, and broadening the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to fully fund equitable education for all children.”
“I’m going to Washington to put federal dollars back in our public schools; to invest in paying our teachers higher wages, nationwide universal free school lunches, expanding early child care resources, providing universal free pre-kindergarten, and broadening the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to fully fund equitable education for all children.”
“I’m going to Washington to put federal dollars back in our public schools; to invest in paying our teachers higher wages, nationwide universal free school lunches, expanding early child care resources, providing universal free pre-kindergarten, and broadening the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to fully fund equitable education for all children.”
“We should not have seniors graduating high school without knowing how to read, and we should not have some of the lowest literacy rates in the country. This is not a reflection of our people, but a reflection of our politicians’ refusal to prioritize the federal investments we need to support our kids.”
“We also need better federal funding for youth programming so every child can benefit from the community centers, mentorship, and programming opportunities that saved my life years ago.”
Restore Roe v. Wade's abortion rights nationwide in federal law
Protect access to abortion pills, including by mail and telehealth
Let public money and insurance pay for abortion
“As a former leader within SEIU Healthcare Michigan, I know our families cannot afford anything less than Medicare for All, which would ensure everyone in this country has healthcare — no matter their employment status, zip code, race, gender, sexuality, or disability. Medicare for All would include coverage for dental, vision, mental health, reproductive health and abortion care. It would also include community-based long term support services, ensuring hundreds of thousands of disabled people are able to finally get the home care they need.”
“We must codify abortion rights at the federal level and particularly protect access to medication abortion nationwide as Republicans focus their attacks on gutting access even in states that have protected abortion care like Michigan.”
“In Congress, I will push to pass bills like the EACH Act, which would repeal discriminatory laws such as the Hyde amendment. By putting essential abortion care out of reach for marginalized and low-income communities, these kinds of laws only exist to punish people for being poor.”
Expand Medicare, such as to cover dental, vision and hearing
Pass Medicare for All
“As a former leader within SEIU Healthcare Michigan, I know our families cannot afford anything less than Medicare for All, which would ensure everyone in this country has healthcare — no matter their employment status, zip code, race, gender, sexuality, or disability. Medicare for All would include coverage for dental, vision, mental health, reproductive health and abortion care. It would also include community-based long term support services, ensuring hundreds of thousands of disabled people are able to finally get the home care they need.”
“As a former leader within SEIU Healthcare Michigan, I know our families cannot afford anything less than Medicare for All, which would ensure everyone in this country has healthcare — no matter their employment status, zip code, race, gender, sexuality, or disability. Medicare for All would include coverage for dental, vision, mental health, reproductive health and abortion care. It would also include community-based long term support services, ensuring hundreds of thousands of disabled people are able to finally get the home care they need.”
“In Congress, he'll work to lower utility costs, take on price gouging, champion Medicare for All and access to childcare, make housing more affordable, and get big money out of politics.”
Help older and disabled people get care at home and in their communities
Cover long-term care through Medicare or Medicare for All
“As a former leader within SEIU Healthcare Michigan, I know our families cannot afford anything less than Medicare for All, which would ensure everyone in this country has healthcare — no matter their employment status, zip code, race, gender, sexuality, or disability. Medicare for All would include coverage for dental, vision, mental health, reproductive health and abortion care. It would also include community-based long term support services, ensuring hundreds of thousands of disabled people are able to finally get the home care they need.”
Raise pay through unions and collective bargaining
“Driven to fight for hardworking families like his own, Donavan led coalition work with SEIU Healthcare Michigan, organizing for workers to earn a living wage and be able to provide for their family.”
“I’m fighting for all my union family and for every worker to have the right to form a union, earn a living wage, and be able to provide for their family.”
Protect workers' right to organize and bargain collectively
“I’m fighting for all my union family and for every worker to have the right to form a union, earn a living wage, and be able to provide for their family.”
“Donavan McKinney is running for Congress to fight for working families, protect union rights, and ensure that every person in the district has a fair shot at a good life.”
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“As a proud former member of SEIU Healthcare Michigan, I know personally just how important unions are to our city’s history, our workers, and building the fair economy we all deserve.”
Ban corporate PAC donations and corporate election spending
Refuse corporate PAC money for their own campaign
“In the State Legislature, I’ve fought to get big money out of politics, helping lead the introduction of a slate of bills in the State House that would ban monopoly utility corporations and government contractors from making political donations.”
“In Congress, he'll work to lower utility costs, take on price gouging, champion Medicare for All and access to childcare, make housing more affordable, and get big money out of politics.”
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“Because of the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision 15 years ago, our current system gives corporations, millionaires, and billionaires the power to purchase politicians and their inaction with unlimited dark money.”
“I’m ready to take that same fight to Washington. Be it our multimillionaire Congressman who bought this seat with his own money or the corporate and right-wing Super PACs that will spend millions to support him, the future of our democracy demands we put an end to this corruption.”
Avoid unnecessary wars, using force only as a last resort
“The Pentagon has the largest budget of any federal government agency. As a result, we spend nearly $1 trillion in taxpayer dollars every year to line the pockets of corporate defense contractors and to wage endless wars abroad. You know what doesn’t cost a trillion dollars? Leading with diplomacy, our nation’s greatest foreign policy asset — not bombs and weapons.”
End all U.S. military aid and arms sales to Israel
“We need to end the military aid and arms that America gives to Israel, and pass legislation like the Block the Bombs Act, which I pledge to co-sign when elected.”
“The Pentagon has the largest budget of any federal government agency. As a result, we spend nearly $1 trillion in taxpayer dollars every year to line the pockets of corporate defense contractors and to wage endless wars abroad. You know what doesn’t cost a trillion dollars? Leading with diplomacy, our nation’s greatest foreign policy asset — not bombs and weapons.”
“Israel needs to immediately end the genocide and release all Palestinians who have been detained, as well as allow the remains to be reunited with the families of their loved ones.”
Increase humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians
“We must also resume funding for UNRWA and other NGOs that aim to help end the famine, ensure full access to high-quality medical care, and provide full access to humanitarian aid for Palestinians.”
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“In Congress, I will oppose the bottomless and unconditional funding of weapons and bombs because we cannot keep funding human rights violations and war crimes with our taxpayer dollars.”
“These are not normal times and the Democratic Party must be a party that includes all of us, fights for all of us, and opposes this agenda of mass deportations, internment camps, and the criminalization of immigrant communities.”
Give undocumented immigrants a path to legal status or citizenship
Open the path to citizenship to all undocumented immigrants
“We need a pathway to citizenship for all immigrants, tackle the bureaucracy that makes immigrating to this country so difficult, reform our asylum process, shut down for-profit detention centers, and not turn our back on refugees fleeing danger and disaster.”
Cut backlogs and red tape in visa, green card and citizenship processing
Keep welcoming refugees
“We need a pathway to citizenship for all immigrants, tackle the bureaucracy that makes immigrating to this country so difficult, reform our asylum process, shut down for-profit detention centers, and not turn our back on refugees fleeing danger and disaster.”
“His priorities while in office are ensuring families have access to clean air and water, ensuring every child in Michigan can receive a quality public education, improving the criminal justice system, pushing for a robust, quality public transit system, and expanding the rights of unions and workers.”
“And one critical aspect of that for us in metro Detroit is investment to build and expand public transit, so people have the freedom and mobility to get to work, go to the supermarket, and pick up their kids without having to buy a car and pay some of the highest car insurance rates in the country.”
“That starts with making the ultra-wealthy like Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Congressman Shri Thanedar pay their fair share — like the rest of us working people already do. Raising taxes on billionaires and corporations could fund crucial investments our community needs for housing, education, clean air & water, fair paying jobs and healthcare.”
“That starts with making the ultra-wealthy like Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Congressman Shri Thanedar pay their fair share — like the rest of us working people already do. Raising taxes on billionaires and corporations could fund crucial investments our community needs for housing, education, clean air & water, fair paying jobs and healthcare.”
“I look forward to partnering with Abdul to enact critical legislation like the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and ensure every Michigander has full access to the democracy we all deserve.”
Move to 100% clean energy and phase out fossil fuels
“It’s time to break the cycle and understand that we need a solution as large as the climate crisis itself. A Green New Deal transitioning to 100% clean and renewable energy, would protect our planet’s future and create millions of good-paying green union jobs in Michigan.”
Hold utility companies accountable for their rates and outages
“He has worked to lower costs and increase affordability for the people, including fighting for free pre-K for all children in Michigan, and to decrease Michiganders’ utility bills by holding DTE accountable.”
“Today, Donavan is getting results for us as State Representative — expanding workers’ rights, protecting our drinking water, and holding DTE accountable.”
“In Congress, he'll work to lower utility costs, take on price gouging, champion Medicare for All and access to childcare, make housing more affordable, and get big money out of politics.”
“It’s time to break the cycle and understand that we need a solution as large as the climate crisis itself. A Green New Deal transitioning to 100% clean and renewable energy, would protect our planet’s future and create millions of good-paying green union jobs in Michigan.”
Expand access to child care, with more centers, slots and providers
“I’m going to Washington to put federal dollars back in our public schools; to invest in paying our teachers higher wages, nationwide universal free school lunches, expanding early child care resources, providing universal free pre-kindergarten, and broadening the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to fully fund equitable education for all children.”
“In Congress, he'll work to lower utility costs, take on price gouging, champion Medicare for All and access to childcare, make housing more affordable, and get big money out of politics.”
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“While billionaires have rigged the system to create massive income equality in Michigan and nationwide, everyone deserves money in their pocket through a universal basic income.”
“In Congress, he'll work to lower utility costs, take on price gouging, champion Medicare for All and access to childcare, make housing more affordable, and get big money out of politics.”
