Nanette Diaz Barragán

Wants to continue the post-recession economic recovery.

“We need to continue the post-recession economic recovery started under President Obama’s administration. While unemployment is at its lowest level since the Recession of 2008, we must continue to work so that the recovery touches everyone.”⁷

Will fight for economic policies that strengthen California’s working class.

“I will fight for economic policies that strengthen California’s working class.”⁷

Supports equal pay provisions and defends worker’s rights.

“I am a strong supporter of equal pay provisions and a staunch defender of worker’s rights.”⁷

Will advocate for raising the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour.

“I will continue to advocate for a pro-labor agenda, including raising the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour and ensuring Davis-Bacon Act protections remain in place.”⁷

Wants to ensure trade agreements benefit working families and provide environmental safeguards.

“I will fight to ensure that trade agreements are transparent and reflect our national priorities. We need agreements that benefit working families, raise wages, and keep good paying jobs here at home, as well as provide environmental safeguards and health protections.”⁷

Wants to create new jobs through new technologies.

“It’s about new technologies and creating new jobs for the 21st century.”⁸

Supports a higher minimum wage to address poverty.

“We need to fix that with a higher minimum wage.”⁹

Supports ensuring women are paid the same as men for the same job.

“We’ll also make America’s families stronger by demanding that hardworking women get paid the same as men when they do the same job.”⁹

Supports preventing insurance companies from discriminating against those with pre-existing medical conditions.

“Thanks to the ACA , insurance companies can’t discriminate against those with pre-existing medical conditions.”²⁰

Supports allowing families to keep children on their health insurance plans until they turn 26.

“Thanks to the ACA, families can keep children on their health insurance plans until they turn 26 years old.”²⁰

Supports ensuring seniors do not have to choose between medication and groceries.

“As a diabetic, Nanette’s mom has had to choose between medication and groceries. No senior in America should have to make such a terrible choice.”⁹

Supports the DREAM Act to help the children of immigrants.

“By supporting the DREAM Act, we are giving the sons and daughters of immigrants who were born outside of the U.S. but grew up here, a chance to take part in the American dream.”⁹

Supports defending a woman’s right to choose.

“We must defend a woman’s right to choose.”⁹

Supports legislation to eliminate the prohibition on gun violence research at the Centers for Disease Control.

“I support legislation to eliminate the prohibition on gun violence research at the Centers for Disease Control. It’s unconscionable that the agency has been effectively barred by Congress from researching injuries and deaths related to firearms.”³³

Supports closing loopholes in the national firearm background check system.

“I also support closing loopholes in the national firearm background check system, and banning devices that turn a semi-automatic rifle into a machine gun, like we saw in the horrific shooting in Las Vegas.”³³

Wants to transition to a clean energy economy by electrifying transportation and increasing renewable energy use.

“Instead of risking the public health of the frontline communities across the country, we should be focused on transitioning to a clean energy economy by electrifying our transportation system and ramping up our use of renewables.”⁸

Believes a clean environment is essential for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

“We can’t have life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness unless you also have environmental justice.”⁸

Wants to combat climate change and transition to clean, renewable energy.

“She will fight to combat climate change and work to transition us to clean, renewable energy.”⁹

Supports local efforts to determine the feasibility of Community Choice power.

“She supports local efforts to determine the feasibility of Community Choice power to supply cleaner, locally-produced, lower cost energy to our communities.”⁹

Supports boosting education standards and closing achievement gaps for all children.

“The federal government must continue to play a key role in boosting education standards and closing achievement gaps so that all children receive a strong and equal foundational education.”⁴⁴

Supports ensuring higher education is accessible and affordable for everyone.

“We must also ensure that higher education is accessible for everyone and affordable so that young college graduates aren’t crippled with debt.”⁴⁴

Supports legislation to allow students to refinance existing student loans.

“I support legislation to allow students to refinance existing student loans at the same rate being offered to new borrowers.”⁴⁴

Supports measures to make college more affordable to low income students.

“I also support measures to make college more affordable to low income students.”⁴⁴

Supports strengthening early education to provide youth with schooling they deserve.

“We must be dedicated to strengthening early education in order to provide our nation’s youth with the schooling they deserve.”⁹

Wants to restrict the use of military force and strive for diplomacy and peace.

“Congress needs to pledge to uphold America’s presence internationally, while striving for diplomacy and peace by restricting the use of military force in order to save American lives and taxpayer dollars.”⁹

Supports a sense of Congress that homelessness in America should be eliminated.

“I back a sense of the Congress that homelessness in America should be eliminated.”⁶¹

Wants to address the veteran homeless problem by directing housing vouchers to areas of need.

“I introduced the Housing Homeless Veterans Act to address our veteran homeless problem by directing housing vouchers for homeless veterans to areas of the country where they are needed most.”⁶¹

Believes Congress should fund mental health services, affordable housing, and care for veterans.

“Nanette believes the first step in addressing this issue in making sure Congress funds sufficient mental health services and programs, invests in affordable housing and that we are taking care of our veterans.”⁹

Believes communities of color routinely endure immense environmental injustices.

“Unfortunately, this is all too normal in communities of color, which routinely endure immense environmental injustices.”⁸

Will champion veterans and advocate for them to receive comprehensive benefits.

“In Congress, Nanette will be a champion for our veterans to ensure they are treated with dignity and she advocate for them to receive high quality service and comprehensive benefits to address their daily challenges.”⁹