Avoid unnecessary wars, using force only as a last resort
Cut spending on wars abroad
Protect civilians in conflicts abroad
“Will is fighting for our government to say YES to funding universal healthcare, social security and quality housing; and NO to billionaire tax breaks and endless war.”
“Politicians in both parties have said there’s money for war, but not anything for Social Security, childcare, or education. That’s a lie. We need to get our priorities straight: stop bombing kids overseas, start delivering for American families.”
“How will we afford this? First, by taxing billionaires and corporations at least as much as we tax ourselves. And second, by stopping spending billions on senseless wars. If we can afford to pay $1 billion a day on a war on the other side of the world, we can afford to provide the services people need here at home to live safe, healthy, and dignified lives.”
“The United States must work for peace around the globe, rather than pursuing escalation. Most urgently, we must stop arming Israel, which is pursuing a genocide of Palestinians in Gaza with U.S. weapons and tax dollars.”
“The central theme of my platform is real security. Security is the condition of being able to count on the future. This means investing in the basics we all depend on throughout our lives — housing, healthcare, family care, and good jobs — rather than wasting money on pointless wars that only bring more enemies and uncertainty.”
“The United States must work for peace around the globe, rather than pursuing escalation. Most urgently, we must stop arming Israel, which is pursuing a genocide of Palestinians in Gaza with U.S. weapons and tax dollars.”
End all U.S. military aid and arms sales to Israel
“The United States must work for peace around the globe, rather than pursuing escalation. Most urgently, we must stop arming Israel, which is pursuing a genocide of Palestinians in Gaza with U.S. weapons and tax dollars.”
“While this aid is being provided the United States must participate in active multilateral negotiations to bring this war to an end. These negotiations should involve as many parties as necessary to provide the security assurances that both Ukraine and Russia will require to cease hostilities.”
“I am wary of narratives that either a complete battlefield victory or regime collapse on either side is a likely or desirable end of this war – the war should end at the negotiating table.”
“We should keep every tool possible available, and I’m very open to additional sanctions on Russia. Sanctions must be deployed thoughtfully and in tandem with other strategies. Otherwise we risk deploying sanctions in conditions where they fail to deliver the intended results and, at worst, backfire.”
“Will is fighting for our government to say YES to funding universal healthcare, social security and quality housing; and NO to billionaire tax breaks and endless war.”
“We need major federal investment in quality housing, at all price points. I am particularly excited about the mixed-income housing model that has been pioneered in Montgomery County, MD, and is now being adopted around the country.”
“The central theme of my platform is real security. Security is the condition of being able to count on the future. This means investing in the basics we all depend on throughout our lives — housing, healthcare, family care, and good jobs — rather than wasting money on pointless wars that only bring more enemies and uncertainty.”
“I also support a federal tenant bill of rights that would level the playing field between tenants and price-gouging landlords. Many of our worst landlords are owned by Wall Street firms and have no commitment whatsoever to our communities.”
“Ending homelessness requires more affordable housing, as well as rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing. I support a “Housing First” approach, because having housing is the essential condition to rebuild a stable life.”
“I’ve spent the last four years working for good housing here in Michigan. I am a founder of the Michigan Rent Is Too Damn High Coalition, which fights for solutions to the housing crisis, and has won statewide protections for low-income renters. I am also a founder of the Mid-Michigan Tenant Resource Center, which has helped mid-Michigan families avoid homelessness.”
“I began my career focused on stopping climate change and creating green jobs. I was a founder of Sunrise Movement, which under President Biden, helped pass the largest green jobs program in U.S. history, and delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in investment to Michigan’s 7th Congressional District.”
“I will be among the most knowledgeable and dedicated members of Congress on water, climate and energy policy. I will fight for investment to secure the climate we depend on, adapt to the changes we can’t prevent, and finally drive our electric bills down.”
Prepare communities and infrastructure for extreme weather
“I will be among the most knowledgeable and dedicated members of Congress on water, climate and energy policy. I will fight for investment to secure the climate we depend on, adapt to the changes we can’t prevent, and finally drive our electric bills down.”
Fund restoration of polluted lakes, bays and rivers
“Protect Pure Michigan. Michigan’s water and farmland and our health are under attack from multi-national corporations, and too many politicians are afraid to stand up for Michiganders.”
“You, your children, and your grandchildren will live in a healthy, stable environment and we will all work together to protect our land, air and water.”
“You, your children, and your grandchildren will live in a healthy, stable environment and we will all work together to protect our land, air and water.”
“A stable climate is the foundation of our economy and way of life. Michigan’s lakes are suffering from rising temperatures and pollution. Michigan’s farmers are uncertain when the last freeze will come, or when the rain will arrive. Mount Brighton isn’t open as many days as when I skied there in high school.”
Pass Medicare for All or another single-payer plan
“Will is fighting for our government to say YES to funding universal healthcare, social security and quality housing; and NO to billionaire tax breaks and endless war.”
“Every family deserves the same standard of care. I support Medicare for All, which would remove the profit motive from health insurance and allow us all to access quality care, for a lower price.”
“Defending existing mental health programs is the baseline. Moving forward, we need a district-wide conversation about what’s driving us mad, and what would make us whole and healthy. This will require investment in community, in care, and a genuine collective effort to re-stitch the social fabric.”
Help older and disabled people get care at home and in their communities
“I will support a National Family Care Agenda that supports families at every stage of their lives together, including Paid Family Leave, expanded Pre-K, a re-evaluation of how we manage senior care, plus defending and expanding home health care options”
“Social media and AI misinformation has fractured our reality and is literally driving people insane. Economic and political insecurity also cause deep worry about the future. Our kids, our elders, and everyone in between are struggling with isolation, depression and anxiety.”
“Reproductive healthcare is a deeply personal decision for each family. Attempts to insert government into this matter are not about morality — they’re about control.”
Promote the trades as an equal path to a four-year degree
“In higher education, we need to not only support 4-year universities, but community colleges and trade schools as well. A blue-collar education in the trades is the best path to a middle-class life for many of our young people and it should be encouraged, especially if the alternative is taking on debt.”
“I will support a National Family Care Agenda that supports families at every stage of their lives together, including Paid Family Leave, expanded Pre-K, a re-evaluation of how we manage senior care, plus defending and expanding home health care options”
“We need to defend the political independence and long-term funding of Michigan State and other public universities across the country. Public universities actually make America great.”
“Billionaires are attacking our public education system because an educated population is an empowered public. We need to stand strong for the principle of public education at every level.”
“In our K-12 schools, we need to take a firm stand for the value of literacy, against encroachment by the AI corporations who are eroding our ability to read, write, and think for ourselves.”
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“Big Tech is coming for every last second of your attention, and every last bit of your data, so they can package it and sell it. They are strip-mining our attention, and degrading it in the process. The impacts on our mental health, our community life, and the job market are already severe. There’s also the huge invasion of privacy from 24/7 surveillance.”
“We need to squarely face the negative impacts of AI and surveillance, and question whether we want Big Tech making the biggest decisions about our shared future. I don’t have the answers here, but I know the question needs to be asked.”
“Will is fighting for our government to say YES to funding universal healthcare, social security and quality housing; and NO to billionaire tax breaks and endless war.”
“How will we afford this? First, by taxing billionaires and corporations at least as much as we tax ourselves. And second, by stopping spending billions on senseless wars. If we can afford to pay $1 billion a day on a war on the other side of the world, we can afford to provide the services people need here at home to live safe, healthy, and dignified lives.”
“Taxing the billionaires would pay for all of the basic goods that the people of this district deserve. I support a billionaire minimum tax, which is a minimum wealth tax rate that the mega-wealthy must pay.”
Tax big corporations at no lower rate than workers and small businesses
“How will we afford this? First, by taxing billionaires and corporations at least as much as we tax ourselves. And second, by stopping spending billions on senseless wars. If we can afford to pay $1 billion a day on a war on the other side of the world, we can afford to provide the services people need here at home to live safe, healthy, and dignified lives.”
Shore up Social Security's finances for the long term
“Will is fighting for our government to say YES to funding universal healthcare, social security and quality housing; and NO to billionaire tax breaks and endless war.”
“The central theme of my platform is real security. Security is the condition of being able to count on the future. This means investing in the basics we all depend on throughout our lives — housing, healthcare, family care, and good jobs — rather than wasting money on pointless wars that only bring more enemies and uncertainty.”
“I support the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which lowers barriers to unionization by holding corporations accountable for labor law violations.”
“I will support a National Family Care Agenda that supports families at every stage of their lives together, including Paid Family Leave, expanded Pre-K, a re-evaluation of how we manage senior care, plus defending and expanding home health care options”
“Immigrants pay taxes, enrich our communities, and help our economy. It’s not immigrants who hurt U.S. workers — it’s the two-tier labor system that depresses wages for everybody. This is a form of divide and conquer by the corporations. I support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, in order to level the playing field for all workers in the United States, and raise wages for everybody.”
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“Unions are proven to increase wages, benefits, and job security. Workers in the 7th District, from coffee shops to warehouses and manufacturing plants, are working to form unions to improve their conditions, but retaliation from CEOs makes it an uphill climb.”
“In defending the V.A., and in my own constituent services, I will work to honor the promise made to our veterans, especially by ensuring that they have good housing and healthcare.”
“In defending the V.A., and in my own constituent services, I will work to honor the promise made to our veterans, especially by ensuring that they have good housing and healthcare.”
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“As a nation, we spend a trillion dollars every year to enrich military contractors and drop bombs, while robbing ourselves of real security here at home. Every dollar we spend blowing things up and killing people abroad is a dollar we don’t spend building housing and caring for people at home.”
“Immigrants pay taxes, enrich our communities, and help our economy. It’s not immigrants who hurt U.S. workers — it’s the two-tier labor system that depresses wages for everybody. This is a form of divide and conquer by the corporations. I support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, in order to level the playing field for all workers in the United States, and raise wages for everybody.”
Legalize undocumented workers to raise wages for all workers
“Immigrants pay taxes, enrich our communities, and help our economy. It’s not immigrants who hurt U.S. workers — it’s the two-tier labor system that depresses wages for everybody. This is a form of divide and conquer by the corporations. I support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, in order to level the playing field for all workers in the United States, and raise wages for everybody.”
“When I say I’m for everybody, that means everybody, including people who are different from me. I’ll stand up to bullies who want to blame communities of color or the LGBT community for our problems.”
“I’ll oppose any attempt to roll back civil rights legislation, and keep the focus where it belongs — on the billionaires who are taking advantage of us all.”
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“Small businesses foster unique local communities, create jobs, and circulate money back into the community. Corporate monopolies suck up our money and deliver it to their investors on Wall Street.”
“I will be among the most knowledgeable and dedicated members of Congress on water, climate and energy policy. I will fight for investment to secure the climate we depend on, adapt to the changes we can’t prevent, and finally drive our electric bills down.”
“I began my career focused on stopping climate change and creating green jobs. I was a founder of Sunrise Movement, which under President Biden, helped pass the largest green jobs program in U.S. history, and delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in investment to Michigan’s 7th Congressional District.”
