Scott Peters
Liberal
Democrat
House Representative
California - District 50
Current Position: US House Representative CA-50
Running For: House Representative - District 50
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- Against subsidies to oil companies
- For balancing the federal budget through sensible tax policy and smart cuts without burdening seniors and middle class
- For protecting Medicare and Social Security benefits; against privatization of either program
- Against privatizing the VA healthcare system
- Against the Build Back Better Act
- For the USMCA trade agreement
Business & Labor
- For raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour
- Against the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 (antitrust package)
Health Care
- For increased funding for the National Institutes of Health and basic scientific research
- For strengthening and improving the Affordable Care Act rather than repealing it
- Against allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices except in limited cases
Education
- For lowering student loan interest rates and making college more affordable
- For increased STEM education funding
Environment
- For clean energy and green economy investments including wind, solar, and algal biofuels technology
- For aggressive action on climate change including carbon taxes and border carbon adjustments
- For reducing methane emissions and super pollutants
- Against increased oil drilling without sufficient safety protections
- For nuclear energy and investing in advanced nuclear technologies
Civil Rights
- For equal pay for women and closing the gender pay gap
- For reproductive choice and women's right to choose; received 100% rating from Planned Parenthood Action Fund
- For comprehensive veterans' benefits including healthcare, mental health services, education, and housing programs
- For abortion rights; has 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America and supported the Women's Health Protection Act to codify Roe v. Wade
- Against overturning Roe v. Wade
- For same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ equality; supported the Equality Act and opposed California's Proposition 8
- Against transgender military service ban; opposed Trump administration ban on transgender Americans serving in the U.S. military
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For D.C. statehood
- Against requiring photo ID to vote; supports automatic voter registration and making election day a federal holiday
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For international trade and free trade agreements including support for Trade Promotion Authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
- For the DREAM Act and creating pathways to citizenship for longtime immigrant U.S. residents
- Against Trump administration family separation policy
- Against Trump's proposed Mexico-United States border wall
Public Safety
- For background check requirements for every firearm sale and transfer
- For the Justice in Policing Act
- For the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization