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- Retired Brigadier General, combat veteran, farmer and small business owner Shawn Harris
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and location (high net worth zip code, food desert) to determine not what a product is worth but how much you are willing to spend for it) Mandate margin disclosures and SEC sunshine rules which would require publicly traded companies to detail profits so that the public can see profit was used to cover higher input costs and what was purely to drive up the stock price Regionalize the supply chain Removes the middleman along with artificial choke points used by large corporations to inflate prices Lowers the impact of fuel costs as food travels a shorter distance and arrives fresher Market stabilization in both the price to the consumer as well as a resilient baseline for the local economy as the money remains local (wages, farm equipment) retaining its purchasing power even in hard economic times Fuel Renewable Natural Gas for Commercial Fleets Removes the dependence on diesel which takes a huge burden off the petroleum market, lowering prices across the board Reduces both the amount and impact of agricultural waste Temporarily suspend the Federal Excise Tax This immediately reduces the cost of gas by 18 cents per gallon and 24 cents per gallon on diesel.
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Provide growth options for farmers who are focused on food to table through “non-traditional” farming methods such as container/warehouse farming, vertical farming, soilless farming (hydro/aquaponics) Shielding SNAP: Making SNAP part of the “mandatory spending” program (like Social Security) that ensures payment during a government shutdown.
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Protecting Farmland: PFAS Mitigation as designed by the American Farmland Trust Pesticide disclosures with state as well as federal labeling to ensure farmers can make educated decisions about the products they use Ensure small and medium sized farms have the same access to EQIP dollars for traditional farm maintenance projects like fencing and wells Water Infrastructure: Upgrades to aging infrastructure in rural communities for long term sustainability and safety Infrastructure improvements that allow for community growth in housing and job opportunities Relief for private well owners (a large percentage of rural community water access) facing contamination (PFAS) and drought Funding for the Army Corps of Engineers to work with states to ensure that natural waterways (creeks, rivers, etc.)
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are free flowing and unblocked, mitigating flooding and allowing for easy fish movement Vocational Educational Opportunities: Youth programs that provide paid internships for high school and college students in the agricultural space Modernize the 4-H and FFA (Future Farmers of America) curriculum to include today’s key issues about supply, security and global agriculture Decentralize the Food Supply Chain: Create more regional food hubs for processing and manufacturing Expand LAMP (Local Agriculture Market Program) to help create more local food access Grow the “Farm to School” program to include more underserved, rural communities to help local farmers and local schools work together on access to high quality, healthy food.
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Spay and Neuter Support: Provides livestock producers with additional health and safety support for their animals by reducing the number of “roaming” animals, particularly dogs, on their land Stabilizing the animal population protects animals and humans from disease outbreaks such as rabies, thereby making the community and food supply safer.
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The elite use the idea of accountability as a tool to get support while ignoring the loopholes that keep them in power.
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Term Limits Three 2-year terms in the US House Two 6-year terms in the US Senate Ban Stock Trading Support the ETHICS Act which bans members, spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks, bonds, commodities, or cryptocurrencies.
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Alternatively, support mandatory Qualified Blind Trusts where the elected official hands control of their money over to an independent financial manager, and they have zero knowledge or say in what is being bought or sold.
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Ban betting on politics and policy Currently, US House Members and senior aides can use non-public, internal polling or legislative scheduling details to place highly lucrative, guaranteed bets on their own policy decisions, none of which is required to be reported on their financial disclosure filings.
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The investigation is permanently dropped, the findings are often buried, and the former lawmaker can immediately transition into a multi-million-dollar corporate consulting role without facing formal penalties.
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Ban Shadow Lobbying Close the “consulting” loophole in federal lobbying law to ensure that former Members of Congress are abiding by the prohibitions on lobbying and influencing policy once they are no longer representing a voting constituency.
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This campaign is about fighting for the future: better jobs, stronger communities, support for veterans and a government that works for working people again.
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My focus in Washington will center on the following essential accountability reforms: Basic Openness/Transparency Every bill will be publicly listed on my website in everyday language along with how I’m intending to vote and why Monthly town halls, in person and virtual, with no screened questions.
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A Better Economy Make hard work go farther Shawn believes Georgians’ hard work would go farther if Congress focused on raising pay, lowering costs and creating the tools and opportunities families need to build a good life.
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That means building things here again, exporting American products instead of American jobs, and growing more quality, good-paying jobs close to home in North Georgia.
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Tech hubs: Secure grants designed to align local education with high-demand, tech-adjacent industries.
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Box 1688, Cedartown, GA 30125 renee@shawnforgeorgia.com PAID FOR BY SHAWN FOR GEORGIA Original text Rate this translation Your feedback will be used to help improve Google Translate
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While many utilize students for political visibility, the reality on the ground tells a different story: educators working multiple jobs and administrators wrestling with outdated funding frameworks.
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Specifically, the federal government has failed to honor its 1975 pledge to fund 40% of disability education, currently providing only 13% and shifting the burden to local taxpayers.
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Instead of focusing on ideological disputes, we must implement practical solutions such as educator tax credits and permanent Workforce Pell Grants for debt-free certifications.
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Our community deserves more than empty lectures; it is time for Washington to fulfill its financial commitments and prioritize the development of our teachers, vocational programs, and students.
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HeadStart (This program should be moved from Health and Human Services to the Dept.
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of Education as it’s where a child’s education begins) Currently only 22% of pre-school aged children who qualify for Headstart can participate.
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They are required to have credentials in early childhood education and should be paid accordingly.
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This will also help ensure our children are ready for Georgia Pre-K which is open to all 4-year-olds.
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Review the guidelines necessary to receive HeadStart funding so that smaller non-profits in more rural areas can bring the program closer to home, eliminating the nearly one hour plus drive some participants face.
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Make HeadStart an essential service to protect it from government shutdowns.
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Kindergarten through 12th grade Restore the Department of Education Amend Title I funding to Mandate a percentage be spent on teacher salaries Require “educational consultant” spending is maxed at 5% of the total budget Increased allocations for districts that create a competitive local wage floor in line with the community’s cost of living Live up to our 1975 promise to fund 40% of the additional costs required to assist those with disabilities Reconfigure the “Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities” program to focus more on rural areas so that missing the bus doesn’t mean missing the day of school, a factor that largely contributes to high absenteeism in rural districts Develop “Learn and Earn” grants that allow students to work during the day at an apprenticeship while earning graduation credit.
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This gives students more time to study in the evening and on weekends as they aren’t working a job during those hours.
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Expand the Federal E-Rate program to equip all public-school buses with commercial grade wi-fi.
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This will allow them to get some work done with traveling and partially address the gap for those who do not have reliable broadband at home.
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College/University/Trade/Vocational Schools Modernize the Federal Work Study program by shifting the focus away from low-wage campus desk jobs to work based learning and apprenticeships in the student’s field of study.
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Expand the Workforce Pell Grant program to permanently include low-income students the opportunity to train for high skill, in demand jobs (logistics, commercial driver, welder) in months instead of years and graduating with zero student debt.
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Support the “Open Textbooks” program that allows faculty to create, download and distribute Open Educational Resources which are peer-reviewed textbooks that are free to students.
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Standardize the transfer of credits for general education courses so that any college or university has to give you credit for that passed course.
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Update the National Apprenticeship Act so that small and medium sized businesses, not just large corporations, can receive the tax benefits of having “learn and earn” workers on their team.
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Standardize vocational training credentials to establish national standards in fields like advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, and healthcare so that the credentials are recognized throughout the entire industry, not just for one particular company or program Increase focus on the “Youth Registered Apprenticeship” allowing 11th and 12th grade students to work with local unions and private businesses learning the skills they need to exit high school with professional experience and training Subsidize "Dual Enrollment programs.
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This allows high schoolers to take vocational courses at local community colleges for free, graduating with both a high school diploma and an industry-recognized associate degree or certificate.
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Transitioning out support: Modernize the GI Bill to include emerging technical fields, trade schools, and flexible online learning platforms.
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Revamp the Transition Assistance Program so service members get localized career counseling, resume support, and financial literacy training months before they hang up the uniform.
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As a gun owner myself, I know we can defend our rights and act responsibly at the same time.
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The job is to balance our freedom as individuals with the safety of the community we all share.
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The Rights I’ll Defend I do not support bans on the firearms Americans use for hunting, sport, and self-defense.
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I support the right of law-abiding citizens to carry firearms in public.
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Responsibility and Community Safety I support armed security in our schools when the school district and the community decide together that it is necessary.
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I support a community’s right to set temporary, agreed-upon limits at events like parades and protests, when local organizers and officials together decide that firearms would create a real risk to public safety.
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I have a lot of respect for people on the front lines of our healthcare system, making what are often life and death decisions to serve their patients.
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I don’t want to see healthcare used by politicians to score political points.
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Real healthcare reform means fiercely protecting and expanding our local medical infrastructure, cutting the red tape that keeps new doctors out of underserved areas, and ensuring folks don’t have to drive for hours to get the care they need, including specialized care or mental health counseling.
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True community readiness means taking care of the people who keep our country running, and I am fighting to ensure that no rural family in our community is left isolated.
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Fight against block grants that lack the flexibility to address health crises.
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Expand price negotiation opportunities to ensure the lowest possible drug costs.
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Bring More Healthcare Providers to Northwest Georgia Support the Rural Residency Planning and Development Act (RRPD).
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This bipartisan legislation ensures long-term funding for rural hospitals that want to create residency programs of their own, bringing doctors, particularly specialists, into underserved rural areas.
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We need to expand, not reduce the funding for these programs so that your healthcare options are not determined by your zip code.
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Bring regional health hubs, like Atrium or AdventHealth, together with smaller, independent clinics so they can apply for funds together, giving rural areas more opportunities to host resident doctors.
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Increase funding for evidence-based treatments for PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and military sexual trauma (MST).
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Women veterans’ care and equipment: Overhaul the “male default” equipment and prosthetics practice by requiring gender-specific equipment and prosthetics that match female anatomical proportions.
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Mandate and fund full-time women’s health clinics, specialized mammography equipment, and full-time OB/GYN staff at every regional VA hub.
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In Congress, I’ll cut through the political noise to protect and fund rural health infrastructure, bring specialists directly to our communities, and keep healthcare decisions a matter of personal freedom and privacy between a patient and her doctor.
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When small-town maternity wards close for lack of funding, young families move away.
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This legislation invests in the high-tech tools, WIC expansion, emergency housing, and mental health support that help moms be moms.
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This is a health care issue, and the decision belongs between a woman and her doctor — not politicians.
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I support requiring any pharmaceutical or medical-device company that receives federal tax credits or FDA fast-tracking to publish fully disaggregated sex data, so we understand how everyone is affected.
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Increase funding for women-specific conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, and menopause to support earlier diagnosis and treatment.
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Housing Get Wall Street out of the housing market Strip federal tax incentives (interest and depreciation) from corporate entities, making it less lucrative for them Block federal financing and securitization (no loans from Fredie Mac or Fannie Mae), leveling the field for financing.
30-day First Look for individual buyers on foreclosed properties (generally sold in bulk to finance companies) giving individual home buyers the first chance to buy Modernize the USDA Rural Development Housing Program Raise the maximum loan amounts and income caps so that more low- and medium-income families have access to the 1% interest rate Funding to digitize and speed up the application and approval process Raising the population limits in the Farm Credit System from 2500 to 10,000 so that local agricultural lenders can offer low mortgage options to more families in rural communities Food Stop price gouging Ban algorithmic surveillance and electronic shelf tags in large retailers (Algorithmic surveillance is the practice of using your shopping habits (web browser, app, loyalty card, etc.)
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Bring reliable fiber-optic access to unserved rural valleys so education and work-from-home opportunities are real options.
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Work with community and local leadership to build an industrial foundation that creates jobs for generations to come.
Apprenticeship programs: Partner with unions and skilled-trades programs that offer paid apprenticeships.
Help workers earn while they learn, graduate without debt, and move into jobs that start at more than $50,000 a year.
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Use of his military rank, job titles and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of Defense or the Army.
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Use of his military rank, job titles and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of Defense or the Army.
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Support the Women’s Health Protection Act This legislation establishes a nationwide right to provide and receive abortion care.
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To restore public trust and lower costs, I am proposing the following policy actions: Protect Social Security No privatization.
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Set the rules fairly, so all Americans pay the same rate for the same guarantee, by scrapping the payroll tax cap.
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Remote work access: Fight for Northwest Georgia’s fair share of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program funding.
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Washington is failing too many veterans, and he will fight to protect the VA, cut wait times, expand local care, and turn military service into lasting economic opportunity.
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Protect the VA and rural care: Stop arbitrary budget cuts and oppose the push to privatize veterans’ healthcare.
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Make sure rural veterans in Northwest Georgia do not have to drive for hours just to see a specialist.
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Restore support staff so doctors can focus on treating veterans and clinics can cut wait times.
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Congressional office support: Place a dedicated VA specialist in each of Shawn’s three offices to assist veterans and their families, especially spouses.
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Prioritize hiring claims processors to reduce wait times for claims and benefits determinations.
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Crisis support: Expand 24/7 crisis resources, including the 988 Veterans Crisis Line.
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Grow local trauma care, peer-support networks, and suicide prevention programs so no veteran has to struggle alone.
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Family and spousal support: Increase access to transitional information for spouses whose service member is leaving active duty.
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Enhance stipends, legal aid, and mental health respite care for family members who sacrifice their own careers to care for severely wounded or aging veterans at home.
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Job training and opportunity: Invest in job training that turns real-world military skills into lasting economic opportunity.
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Support active duty, National Guard, Reserve forces, and veterans alike with the dignity they have earned.
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