Social Policies

Federal funds shouldn't be used in mandatory or universal mental health screening programs

Must fulfill our commitment to provide meaningful education to students with disabilities

Supports expanding access to addiction services, should be treated like any other health issue

Will allow student loan borrowers to be able to get of rid their debts thru bankruptcy

Will end the school-to-prison pipeline

Title IX shouldn't be used to give access to facilities based on sexual orientation at colleges

Urge all states make it a crime to acquire or sell fetal tissues from elective abortions

Will fight for a student borrower bill of rights so that they get adequate information

Supports law that make mom's and dad's equally financially responsible for children

Give people under 55 the option of Medicare or a private plan of their choice

Federal government will push more colleges to raise % of minorities they enroll & graduate

Invest in early childhood programs & provide every family with access to high-quality childcare

People over 55 should be able to get Medicare

College loans should be privatized

Strongly encourage instruction in US History & Civics to use the original documents of the US

Create a national initiative around suicide prevention across the lifespan

Will work to ensure that all children have access to mental health care

Opposes embryonic stem cell research & calls for a ban on human cloning

Colleges, universities, & trade schools must not infringe on students' freedom of speech

Supports the right of religious students to engage in voluntary prayer at public school events

Marriage is between 1 man and 1 woman & is the foundation of a free society

All personnel who interact with school children should pass background checks

No student loan borrower should have to pay more than they can afford

Will fight for comprehensive federal non-discrimination protections for all LGBT Americans

Allow people with student debt to refinance their loans at the lowest rates possible

Supports educational savings accounts (ESA), vouchers, & tax credits to pay for private school

Opposes euthanasia and assisted suicide

Support Right to Try laws allowing terminally ill patients to try experimental drugs

Conduct a nationwide early screening campaign to ensure that all kids can get tested for autism

Support efforts to raise wages for childcare workers to ensure high-quality

Help seniors remain independent in their own homes & communities

Free community college

Fight for a system of primary health care including dental, mental health, & low cost drugs

Promote price transparency for medical services so patients know the price before they get them

Committed to fighting elder abuse, neglect & exploitation

Supports abstinence only programs in schools

Opposes federal funding for harvesting embryos

Oppose high stakes standardized tests

Salutes states that require informed consent, waiting periods, etc for abortions

Fight to end institutional & systemic racism in our society

Reform Medicaid by giving a block grant to the states

Keep medical costs down by making premiums more affordable, capping drug costs, etc

Support increased investments in after school and summer learning programs

Every student should be able to go to college debt-free

Will not fund or subsidize health care that includes abortion coverage

Increase sexual violence prevention education at college and secondary schools

Continue to support public funding for National Endowment for the Arts, art & music programs

Supports the public display of the Ten Commandments

Support options for learning including home-school, parochial schools, magnet schools, etc

Continue to crackdown on for-profit schools that take federal aid & exploit students

Wants to overturn Roe v. Wade

Endorses laws that bar discrimination against people & businesses for refusing to serve LGBT

Tenure system should be replaced with a merit-based system in order to attract the best talent

Obamacare must be removed & replaced

Will strengthen our minority serving colleges such as Historically Black Colleges, etc

Cut interest rates for future graduates to make college more affordable

Support the growth of Health Savings Accounts

Invest in high quality STEAM classes, community schools, etc & expand career pathways

Supports adult stem cell research & the restoration of the National Placenta Stem Cell Bank

Will fight every effort to cut, privatize, or weaken Social Security

Encourage states to offer the Bible in literature curriculum as an elective in high school

Supports the funding for ultrasounds & adoption assistance

Oppose the use of public funds to perform or promote abortion or to fund Planned Parenthood

Calls on Congress to ban sex-selection abortions or abortions based on disabilities

Expand Social Security to include women who are widowed or who took time off to have kids

Oppose privatization of Medicare

Support a human life amendment to the Constitution so that unborn children have a right to life

Believe that every woman should have access to reproductive health services, including abortion

Opposes U.S. v. Windsor which removed the ability of Congress to define marriage policy

Technology & online universities should compete with 4-year schools.