Terri Sewell
Liberal
Democrat
House Representative
Alabama - District 7
Current Position: US House Representative AL-7
Running For: House Representative
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- Against work requirements for welfare recipients
- For the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and federal infrastructure investments
- Against tax loopholes that allow wealthy donors to profit from donations to private academies at the expense of public schools
- For protecting and expanding Social Security benefits
Business & Labor
- For a $15 minimum wage
- For the Paycheck Fairness Act to address gender pay gap
Health Care
- For the Affordable Care Act and believes healthcare is a right, not a privilege
- For allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and capping insulin costs at $35 per month for seniors
- For permanently funding the Children's Health Insurance Program
- For protecting Medicare benefits for seniors
Education
- For full funding of Head Start programs and local control of Head Start centers
- For federal funding and preservation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Environment
- Against offshore drilling but also against EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions
Civil Rights
- For abortion rights; opposed Alabama's Human Life Protection Act and overturning of Roe v. Wade
- For the PACT Act providing healthcare benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances
- For federal historic preservation grants and creating civil rights monuments
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For the Voting Rights Advancement Act and For the People Act to expand voting protections
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For tariffs on countries involved in currency manipulation
- Against funding for Trump's border wall
Public Safety
- For background checks for firearm purchases (Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019)
- For extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretapping provisions
- For the Laken Riley Act requiring detention of illegal immigrants charged with theft