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Rachel Fetty Anderson

Liberal
Democrat
N/A
West Virginia

Current Position: Former Morgantown City Councilmember

Running For: Senator

Policy Positions

Economic Policy

  • For continuing the SNAP program to protect farmers from market instability and citizens from food insecurity
  • Against privatization of utilities
  • For investing in Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare to provide healthcare to all Americans
  • For eliminating the 'Buy, Borrow, Die' tax loophole and increasing marginal tax rates for earners over $500,000
  • For fair distribution of tax burden among individual, corporate and non-profit participants
  • Against diverting military budget to mercenary corporate forces

Business & Labor

  • For protecting American farmers from market instability, foreign takeovers, and monopolization through government intervention
  • For protecting the right to unionize and government assistance in worker-business negotiations
  • Against contracting Constitutional rights and responsibilities to technology contractors

Health Care

  • Against profit incentives for denying medical care and eliminating obsolete non-provider healthcare corporations
  • For reproductive healthcare access including birth control and autonomous decision making over bodies
  • For special protections and services for children experiencing pregnancy

Environment

  • For investment in sustainable energy sources including solar, wind and water power
  • Against energy sources requiring military operations to steal resources from other countries
  • For managing coal power plants in the cleanest possible manner with costs accruing to companies
  • For demanding reparations and contractual accountability when polluters destroy communities

Civil Rights

  • For protecting First Amendment freedoms and supporting free press
  • Against government establishment of specific religious texts in schools and funding religious institutions
  • For prioritizing veterans in budgeting, healthcare and services with adequate human care

Voting Rights & Democracy

  • For mandatory disclosure of all gifts, investments, and payments over $50 to elected officials and placement into Treasury custody
  • For audits of Defense department and foreign/corporate payments to elected officials