Protecting Civil Rights
Black, Latino, and immigrant communities have always been at the center of America’s struggle for justice and equality. Yet for generations, these communities have faced systems that exclude, surveil, and punish rather than protect and empower.
Civil rights are not abstract ideals. They shape whether Black, Latino, and immigrant families can buy homes without discrimination, whether students are treated fairly in schools, whether entrepreneurs can access capital, whether workers are protected from exploitation, and whether communities can live without fear of state or private violence.
In Congress, I will fight to strengthen civil rights enforcement for Black, Latino, and immigrant communities. I will work to close racial and economic gaps in wealth and opportunity, hold institutions accountable when discrimination occurs, and push for sustained federal investment in communities that have been systematically underfunded and ignored. I will defend policies that expand opportunity, protect vulnerable communities, and ensure that the law works for everyone, not just the powerful.
The struggle for civil rights is not history. It is ongoing. Protecting civil rights means confronting racism, xenophobia, and inequality directly, and building systems that finally deliver justice, safety, and opportunity for Black, Latino, and immigrant communities across this country.
Protecting Voting Rights and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
The right to vote has always been contested for Black Americans, and when voting rights are attacked for Black people, they are ultimately weakened for everyone. From poll taxes and literacy tests to modern voter suppression, the goal has been the same: concentrate power by silencing voices that challenge injustice.
The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is essential to restoring protections that were stripped away when the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act. This legislation would require states with histories of discrimination to prove that new voting laws do not harm voters before they take effect, protecting Black communities and strengthening democracy for all people.
Homes People Can Afford and Communities that Thrive
A good home is the foundation of dignity. I will work to expand the National Housing Trust Fund, grow Housing Choice Vouchers, and offer first-generation homebuyer credits so families can build wealth.
Humane, Modern Immigration Reform
Confront the Climate Crisis and Lead on Clean Energy
Climate action is both moral duty and economic opportunity. I will accelerate investment in renewable energy, energy storage, and next generation clean technologies. Rebuilding America’s energy grid and expanding electric vehicle infrastructure will create good paying jobs while protecting clean air, water, and public lands.
I will fight for a path to citizenship for Dreamers, farmworkers, and long-term essential workers. Smart, technology-driven border security can stop drugs and trafficking without tearing families apart.
Healthcare as a Human Right
Health care should never depend on wealth. I will vote to move us toward Medicare for All, or Universal Healthcare and give Medicare the power to negotiate the cost of life saving medicines. Community health centers and mobile clinics with guaranteed language access will bring care to every neighborhood.
Defend Democracy and Demand Integrity
Democracy is not self-executing. It lives or dies by our choices. I will vote to codify Roe v. Wade, protect contraception, strengthen the Voting Rights Act, and end dark money. I will press for sweeping anti-corruption reforms including bans on congressional stock trading and strict limits on lobbyist influence because public trust is the backbone of a free society.
Honor and Support Veterans
As a Navy veteran, I know service does not end when the uniform comes off. I will fully fund VA health care, modernize clinics, and expand job training, entrepreneurship programs, and mental health and suicide prevention services for those who served.
I Have Worn the Uniform of this Country.
I am the daughter of a Vietnam veteran. I know what war asks of our service members, our families, and our nation. And I believe this with absolute clarity: war is the greatest failure of mankind.
It is what happens when leadership breaks down, when diplomacy is ignored, and when the cost is paid in human lives. That is why I believe the use of force must be rare, deliberate, and reserved only for moments when there is a clear and imminent threat to the United States or our treaty allies.
Foreign Policy: Strength, Discipline, and Constitutional Accountability
War Must Be Reserved for Imminent Threats
I will not support sending American troops into conflict or funding war in any country without a clear, imminent threat of attack. Not vague intelligence. Not political pressure. Not open ended missions that drift for decades. If we are asking Americans to risk their lives, the threat must be real, immediate, and undeniable.
We have seen what happens when that standard is ignored. Endless conflicts. Shifting missions. Lives lost without a clear path to victory. Trillions of dollars spent while communities here at home go without. That is not strength. That is the ultimate failure of humanity.
How We Lost Control of War Powers
The Constitution gives Congress the sole authority to declare war. That was intentional. The founders understood that no single person should have the power to send a nation into war. In 1973, after the devastation of Vietnam, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution to reclaim that authority. It required presidents to consult Congress before deploying forces.
But over the past several decades, that law has been steadily ignored and weakened.
Presidents from both parties have relied on outdated Authorizations for Use of Military Force, especially the 2001 AUMF, to justify military action across multiple countries that were never part of the original authorization. What was meant to target those responsible for 9 11 became a blank check for global military engagement.
Congress allowed it.
Instead of reasserting its authority, Congress ceded it. Year after year, administration after administration, we normalized a system where presidents initiate military action and Congress reacts after the fact or not at all.
That is how we lost control.
No President, Democrat or Republican, should have the unilateral power to take this country to war.
Not without debate. Not without a vote. Not without accountability to the American people.
I will fight to restore Congress’s constitutional authority over war. That means:
Repealing outdated and overly broad AUMFs
Enforcing real consequences if the executive branch bypasses Congress
Ending the practice of funding unauthorized conflicts through backdoor appropriations
When we send Americans into harm’s way, every elected representative should have to stand up and be counted.
The Cost of War
War is not distant. It is not abstract. It shows up in the lives of Americans every single day. It shows up in the loss of life and the lifelong physical and emotional impact on our veterans and their families.
It shows up in rising gas and energy costs that hit working people first and hardest. It shows up in the threats we are already seeing here at home, including antisemitic attacks in Michigan, attacks targeting ROTC students in Texas, and a broader rise in terrorism across the Western world.
War reshapes our economy, our security, and our communities. And too often, the people making the decisions are far removed from the consequences.
Being Anti-War Is Not About Being Weak. It Is About Being Disciplined.
America must remain strong. We must be prepared to defend ourselves and stand by our allies when truly necessary. But strength without restraint leads to overreach. And overreach leads to endless war.
I will push for a foreign policy that prioritizes:
Aggressive diplomacy to prevent conflict before it begins
Clear, limited objectives when force is necessary
Shared responsibility with allies instead of unilateral action
Full transparency with the American people
Real investment in veterans when they return home
This Is Why I Will Never Treat War As Politics.
I will treat it as what it is, a decision that determines who lives, who dies, and what kind of country we choose to be. We cannot afford more endless wars. We cannot afford more blank checks. We cannot afford more silence from Congress. It is time to restore accountability. It is time to bring war powers back where they belong. And it is time to lead with the strength and judgment this moment demands.
My Commitment To You
An Economy that Works for Everyone
We can create an economy where ingenuity and fairness move together. I will fight to guarantee living wages that rise with the cost of living, expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, and unleash small businesses and local entrepreneurs with federal microloans, procurement access, and tax credits for job creation.
I will advocate for federal seed funding and incentives for clean tech, while building national incubators and accelerators so startups can scale everywhere. We will expand infrastructure jobs so that innovation is not limited to coastal cities but reaches every community from Denver to America’s heartland.
Through universal STEM education, apprenticeships, and workforce training, every American will have a clear path to prosper in the next economy.
Why This Vision Inspires American Ingenuity
This campaign is about fairness and shared prosperity because people who work hard deserve decent wages, safe neighborhoods, health care they can trust, and a home they can afford.
It is about innovation and future readiness meeting the challenge of AI, automation, and climate change and ensuring that American science leads the world.
It is about ethics and democracy ending insider stock trades, dark money, and lobbyist dominance so government serves people, not the powerful.
It is about urgency and real world impact bringing technology to places left behind, reconnecting Democrats with working class voters, and delivering policies that touch daily life from housing and childcare to health care and clean energy.
Above all, it is about American ingenuity the belief that our creativity and determination can build a nation where everyone, in every community, shares in the promise of the future.
This is not typical political talk.
This is a call to action.
It is the work of building a country that is fair, fearless, and ready for what comes next.
