U.S. Senator · CA
Democrat
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What should the federal government's overall approach to taxes and spending be?
Clear recordRaise taxes on corporations and high earners to fund major new programs
Cosponsored Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Billionaires Income Tax Act, and No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act while voting against the 2025 reconciliation bill (H.R. 1).
Source →How should Social Security and Medicare be changed, if at all?
Some evidenceExpand benefits and broaden eligibility
Cosponsored Social Security 2100, Medicare for All Act, and the Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act, all expanding benefits and eligibility.
Source →What should the federal government's role be in setting wages and protecting workers?
Clear recordSignificantly raise the minimum wage and strengthen union organizing rights
Sponsored Empowering Striking Workers Act and cosponsored the PRO Act and Raise the Wage Act, strengthening union rights and minimum wage.
Source →How should the federal government structure healthcare coverage and costs?
Some evidenceTransition to a single-payer (Medicare for All) system
Cosponsored the Medicare for All Act (S.1506, HR.3421) and Choose Medicare Act, supporting a national single-payer health insurance program.
Source →How should the federal government address climate change and energy policy?
Clear recordRapid federal action to transition off fossil fuels
Cosponsored End Polluter Welfare Act, Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, and Green New Deal resolutions; voted against fossil-fuel-leasing disapprovals.
Source →What should federal abortion policy be?
Clear recordFederal protection for abortion access throughout pregnancy
Voted for the Women's Health Protection Act and cosponsored its 2025 version (S.2150), barring governmental restrictions on abortion access; opposed Born-Alive restrictions.
Source →What should federal firearms policy be?
Clear recordRestrict semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines; broader background checks
Sponsored the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 and voted for the 2022 Assault Weapons Ban and Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
Source →What should US immigration policy be?
Clear recordExpand legal immigration; humane asylum and refugee policies
Cosponsored the U.S. Citizenship Act, NO BAN Act, and GRACE Act while voting against the Laken Riley Act and No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act.
Source →How should the federal government approach criminal justice and policing?
Some evidenceEnd mandatory minimums, set federal policing standards, decriminalize drugs
Cosponsored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and a federal death-penalty prohibition bill, and voted against the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Source →What should drive US foreign policy?
Limited evidenceActive leadership of democratic alliances against authoritarian powers
⚠ The evidence here is thin — treat this as a rough read, not a firm record.
Sponsored the Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Act and Stop Transnational Repression Act and the Deter PRC Support to the Russian War Effort Act.
Source →How should the federal government approach democratic institutions and elections?
Some evidenceMajor structural reforms: end the filibuster, expand SCOTUS, DC/PR statehood
Cosponsored the Judiciary Act expanding the Supreme Court to thirteen justices and the Washington, D.C. Admission Act; voted for Puerto Rico Status Act.
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