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This means abolishing the Senate filibuster, a serious conversation about reforming the Supreme Court, and ensuring that the majority of Americans who support abortion care can freely and fairly express their voice at the ballot box.
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As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, Becca is an original cosponsor of the Freedom to Vote Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and other legislation to make voting more accessible for everyone.
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Now in Congress, Becca is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and a leader in the Progressive Caucus, where she is an outspoken defender of democracy, and civil rights.
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In times of crisis, Vermonters take care of each other. When the coronavirus began to impact Vermont, Becca acted as the Senate President to keep our legislature running smoothly: passing state budgets, allocating coronavirus relief dollars, and ensuring Vermonters were heard in the process. This approach to governance – giving Vermonters a direct voice in how their government works for them – is exactly how Becca will serve Vermont in Congress.
Becca helped allocate nearly $1 billion dollars in relief funds to workers, families, and small businesses most in need. From investments in hazard pay for frontline workers, to stabilizing our childcare and healthcare systems, to investing in our farms and farmers, she delivered for Vermonters.
But there’s still work to be done. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the countless ways our systems work for the wealthiest and most connected, and leave the rest of us behind. We need a recovery that promotes Vermont’s resilience and economic, social, and racial justice. That starts with investing in communities, pandemic and crisis preparedness, and our democracy.
PREVENTING THE NEXT PANDEMIC
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused irreparable loss. In our recovery, it’s critical that we prepare for the future. Fortunately, there are steps we can take to ensure this tragic loss of life never occurs again. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended every aspect of American life – from the economy to education to the tragedy of nearly 1 million deaths. The U.S. Government has the ability and an obligation to not only end the COVID-19 pandemic, but to do everything we can do to prevent the disruption, economic damage, and suffering caused by a future pandemic.
When the H1N1 health emergency hit we were able to tap into the national stockpile but because of short sightedness we didn’t fill the stockpile back up. There is no question lives were lost in COVID because of this. We cannot allow that to happen again.
1. We must refill the stockpile of PPE, tests, and masks and expand it for the next pandemic. That requires a federal level response and investment.
2. We must maintain and improve systems to safely and swiftly approve, manufacture, and administer vaccines; distribute life-saving supplies like masks; and develop reliable tests for pathogens that are ready for scaling.
3. We must invest in research and sufficiently fund the National Institute for Health.
4. Establish independent oversight of labs conducting dual-use research of concern. We must create a system of enforcement when noncompliance with safety and security protocols occurs. The review of this work should be controlled by an independent committee concerned with preventing the next pandemic, rather than by the same groups funding this critical research.
Becca will advocate for investments in preventing the next pandemic and ensuring that Vermonters are not only prepared, but protected from this kind of crisis.
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CLIMATE ACTION There’s no place in the world that values the outdoors and protection of our natural resources like the Green Mountain State.
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But we must act to ensure that future generations can enjoy the same beautiful Vermont we call home today.
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Climate action in Vermont and the nation must build on our strengths, which means transforming our economy into a climate economy.
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But while Vermont has led the way with electric vehicles, adopting renewable energy, and land preservation, we can’t attack the impending climate crisis with a piecemeal approach.
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We need a united, 50-state solution to fighting the climate crisis – and that’s what the Green New Deal will give us.
In Congress, Becca is an original cosponsor of the Green New Deal to provide Vermont with the funding we need to create and sustain good-paying green jobs, combat the climate crisis, fight environmental injustice, and transition our state and our country to a clean energy economy.
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As a middle school teacher and mother of two, the issue of gun violence is personal for Becca. Becca is deeply committed to policies that reduce gun violence because keeping Vermont children and families safe has to be our highest priority.
While Majority Leader, Becca proudly helped pass the first gun safety laws in Vermont’s history: a series of bills aimed at keeping Vermont children, communities, and survivors of abuse safe. But this fight isn’t over.
Common-sense gun reform is popular in Vermont and across the country, but the powerful gun lobby has stopped these reforms in their tracks.
In D.C., Becca will stand up to the gun lobby and advocate for gun safety measures including expanding background checks, investing in gun violence research and prevention programs, and Extreme Risk laws. Becca believes it’s time to re-instate the assault weapons ban. There is no reason for weapons of war to be in our communities.
There is so much more we can do. Here is a Gun Sense Voter Action Plan for folks to get involved and take action.
Becca supports action on this issue on a personal, local and federal level:
Individual action
Each of us can take steps in our own homes to make sure that firearms are stored safely and securely away from kids.
Non-firearm owners need heightened awareness of guns in other people’s homes. If you’re a parent, there’s a 1 in 3 chance your kid is going to a friend’s house with firearms. Just as you’d ask about pets, allergies, and supervision before your child visits another home, ask one more important question: “Is there an unlocked gun in your house?”
Community Action
We need to ensure that there are safe and supportive systems in schools and communities to report potential safety concerns. If families or teachers are concerned about a student, we need to have crisis response teams that are trained to support that child and get them the services they need. This is also where red flag laws, or extreme risk protection orders, can provide extra protection and support.
Firearm retailers can also help change cultural norms around safe, responsible firearm storage, identify signs of crisis, and disseminate information about suicide prevention.
Policy Level Action
There is no question that the federal government has failed to act and that there is so much more that needs to be done.
It is time to ban assault weapons, pass universal background checks, and close the Charleston Loophole.
We need safe storage laws and ensure that kids 18 and younger cannot purchase a firearm either in person or on the internet.
Source: www.beccabalint.com
Becca is deeply committed to policies that reduce gun violence because keeping Vermont children and families safe has to be our highest priority.
Source: beccabalint.com
As Majority Leader in the State Senate, Becca proudly helped pass the first gun safety laws in Vermont’s history: a series of bills aimed at keeping Vermont children, communities, and survivors of abuse safe.
Source: beccabalint.com
Common-sense gun reform is popular in Vermont and across the country, but the powerful gun lobby has stopped these reforms in their tracks.
Source: beccabalint.com
In D.C., Becca isn’t afraid to stand up to the gun lobby and advocate for gun safety measures including expanding background checks, investing in gun violence research and prevention programs, and Extreme Risk laws.
Source: beccabalint.com
Becca is a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, to bring together voices from across the country to finally end this epidemic and get beyond “thoughts and prayers.” She is an original cosponsor of common sense reform like the Bipartisan Background Checks Act and the Assault Weapons Ban.
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Becca believes it’s time to reinstate the assault weapons ban.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic has painfully shown us, tying insurance to a place of employment is dangerous. Access to healthcare should be based on need, not on your job or ability to pay.
That’s why, in Congress, Becca will champion a national single-payer healthcare system like Medicare for All. Medicare for All will make healthcare simpler and cheaper: no premiums, no co-pays, and no networks. No more payments for a bloated insurance bureaucracy instead of vital medical care. Most importantly, with guaranteed dental, vision, and hearing services, Medicare for All will provide the care Vermonters deserve.
While Medicare for All is the top priority, we can make change even before it gets passed. We need to increase Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, cap and control prescription drug prices, and shift our reimbursement model away from a fee for service model. It’s past time to stop incentivizing hospital usage regardless of need and move to a wellness model that will reimburse hospitals for keeping people healthy.
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In Congress, Becca is an original cosponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act to federally protect abortion access.
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But simply fighting for rights is not enough; every American needs guaranteed access to reproductive health care services.
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Rural Vermonters face unique challenges when it comes to accessing healthcare and government services, and as we brace for the effects of climate changes.
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In rural communities like Vermont, healthcare facilities can be few and far between.
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Becca is working in Washington to ensure rural hospitals have the support they need to keep families healthy, regardless of where they live.
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This Congress, Becca introduced a bill to ensure EMS personnel can obtain payments the same way other medical professionals do so they can keep serving Vermonters in our most rural communities.
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Becca knows we cannot leave rural America behind, especially when it comes to these critical services.
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Becca is a member of the Rural Health Care Caucus and the Mental Health Caucus to work toward bipartisan solutions to this urgent crisis.
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Skip to content Issues A Vermont for All of Us Housing is a Human Right Mental Health Care Protecting our Democracy Climate Action Gun Violence Prevention Reproductive Rights LGBTQ+ Rights Investing in Rural Communities Becca’s Commitment to Real Change Housing is a Human Right When Becca was teaching at rural public schools in Windham County, she saw that when kids didn’t have safe and stable housing, it impacted their learning, their physical and mental health, and their ability to be successful.
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Whether it’s our workforce challenges, income disparities, ongoing mental health crises, houselessness, or our acute struggles with the opioid epidemic, housing is a key component to the solution.
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It’s no secret we have a housing crisis in Vermont – worsened by floods and other climate crises.
Skyrocketing housing prices have created insurmountable roadblocks for families trying to buy and rent homes.
That’s why in her first term in Congress she introduced the Community Housing Act.
This comprehensive legislation invests over 500 billion dollars in affordable housing, renter protections, down payment assistance, and new construction.
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Becca believes it is time for a serious conversation about reforming the Supreme Court, including term limits and stricter ethics regulations.
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LGBTQ+ RIGHTS Becca has an innate sense of justice that has driven her throughout her entire life.
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As the first openly gay person to represent Vermont in Congress and co-chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, Becca is leading the fight to protect equal rights for LGBTQ+ people.
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Nearly half of U.S. states lack basic protections for LGBTQ+ people, meaning they can be evicted from their homes, or denied credit because of their gender or sexual orientation.
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In D.C., Becca is an original cosponsor of the Equality Act, which expands federal civil rights law to protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in employment, housing, credit, jury service, and federally funded programs.
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As the fiercest protector of LGBTQ+ rights on the House Judiciary Committee, Becca is constantly up against anti-transgender and anti-LGBTQ+ hate.
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We need her voice to help protect the LGBTQ+ community against this targeted attack from the GOP.
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That’s why she’s earned endorsements from leading LGBTQ+ advocates LPAC, Victory Fund, and Equality PAC.
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Most Vermonters know someone who has suffered from substance use disorder. Not a single community in Vermont has escaped the scourge of the opioid epidemic.
And this crisis is far from over, with the COVID-19 pandemic driving an increase in opioid-related deaths.
Becca knows incarceration is not the path forward - treatment is. As Senate Majority Leader, Becca passed a bill to better regulate the prescription of opioids for chronic pain. Vermont now requires prescribers to monitor their own prescribing patterns, as well as those of other prescribers caring for the same patient, to prevent unintentional over-prescription.
In Congress, Becca will support increased access to Medically Assisted Treatment, supervised injection sites, and evidence-based practices to prevent and treat substance use disorder. With many health insurance plans still barring access to treatment, Becca will advocate for healthcare that’s based on need, not one’s job or ability to pay.
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MENTAL HEALTH CARE Our society perpetuates the harmful stereotype that our leaders should be invulnerable, but Becca firmly believes that struggling with mental health doesn’t make you weak – it makes you human.
For decades, Becca has spoken openly about her experiences with anxiety and depression in an effort to destigmatize mental health challenges.
Mental health care is health care.
Now more than ever, we need elected officials who are willing to lead tough conversations about topics like mental health, and do everything in their power to ensure equitable access to mental health care.
In Congress, Becca is focused on ensuring we take federal action to address the growing mental health crisis.
In her first term she has introduced bills to make mental health care more accessible after disasters and to support services for youth.
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As the daughter of working-class mother and immigrant father, Becca is deeply committed to defending American democracy and protecting vulnerable communities.
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Since January 1, for-profit drug companies have raised prices on over 450 prescription drugs. From seniors forced to spend hard-earned Social Security dollars on insulin, to single moms struggling to cover the cost of their child’s inhaler, Big Pharma’s greed has consequences for all Americans.
In the richest country in the world, no one should go broke paying for life-saving medications.
As a Vermont legislator, Becca passed bills to stop Big Pharma’s price gouging – but we can’t solve this alone at the state level. That’s why in Congress, Becca will fight to cap the price of insulin at $35 and allow Medicare to negotiate fair prices for all of your prescription medications.
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With the Supreme Court’s willingness to overturn Roe vs. Wade, the future of other essential rights is at risk – gay marriage, access to contraception, interracial marriage.
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS Deciding whether and when to have a child is deeply personal – and should be in the hands of pregnant people, not politicians.
As Senate Majority Leader, Becca led the charge to make Vermont the first state in the nation to explicitly protect reproductive freedom in its constitution.
Becca is a tested reproductive rights champion who will fight to codify in federal law the right to abortion care.
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PROTECTING OUR DEMOCRACY One of our most sacred rights in this country is the right to vote.
Throughout our nation’s history citizens have fought and even died to gain equal access to the ballot box.
Unfortunately, Republican-controlled legislatures across the country are passing laws that make it harder for people to vote, particularly people of color.
When we make voting more accessible, the government better reflects the will of the people.
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