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As our Delegate, David continues to fight for progressive policies to strengthen our community, defend our values, and invest in our future:
- Build an Economy that Works for Everyone David has been working to get the economy back on track: End the regressive sales tax on food; cut income taxes for the poor, the middle class, and small businesses struggling to employ people; create green jobs using tax credits that fund themselves through economic growth; grow businesses by investing in people and infrastructure – especially environmental technologies to reverse climate change.
- Quality, Affordable Health Care No Virginians should go without the health care they need. David has been a leader in the fight to protect health care services for people struggling to make ends meet. Years before federal health care reform, David sponsored legislation to expand health insurance pools and lower premiums for small businesses and community associations. He championed new tools to improve access to low-cost prescription drugs. Now he is working to ensure Virginians benefit from the federal health care reform law, so individuals and families get quality health care without risking financial ruin or overburdening small businesses.
- Strengthen Public Education As the parent of a child in public school, David continues to fight for quality preschool for all children, better teacher pay, smaller classes, and laws empowering parents to be involved with their children’s education. David championed legislation to end unfunded testing mandates that waste taxpayer money without improving education, and he helped defeat Republican plans to gut funding for public education and to cut funds for at-risk kids.
- Stand Up for the Rights of All Virginians From standing up for marriage equality and successfully securing equal rights in hospital visitation, to opposing attacks on immigrants and religious minorities, to defending reproductive rights and working to restore voting rights, David has proven he will fight without fear to protect the rights of all Virginians. An original sponsor of the Virginia Military Veterans Bill of Rights, David also continues to champion the needs of our veterans.
- Fight for Northern Virginia We have unique challenges, like high cost of living — including the lack of affordable housing — and our inadequate transportation infrastructure. David delivered a new tool to protect affordable housing for seniors. He continues to champion affordable housing solutions and will keep working for a dedicated transportation funding source so we can keep bridges and roads safe and invest in the infrastructure projects — especially rail and transit — that will improve quality of life.
