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PhD. Prof of philosophy & lit now disabled by daily migraine. EJI volunteer. Director, Reading Justice prison study group. Director, headsUPmigraine.

Aug 11, 2020, 10 tweets

The Unity Task Force set #democratic policy & legislative goals on #ClimateChange, healthcare, the economy & #jobs, criminal justice, education, & #immigration. vox.com/21317850/joe-b…

@AOC & @JohnKerry chaired Unity Task Force on the #ClimateCrisis. It set a national goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for all new buildings by 2030 & eliminating carbon pollution from power plants by 2035, in addition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

"I think we actually made far more progress than I think I even anticipated,” Sunrise Movement co-founder Varshini Prakash told Vox, because many of the advisers on #ClimateChange nominated by #Biden were "equally amenable to ambitious action as many people on the #Bernie side.”

#Healthcare Unity Task Force calls for addition of a public option plan administered by Medicare to cover low-income people not eligible for Medicaid & anyone who elects a public option, inc'g those who currently get health insurance from their employers.

#Democrats plan to have #Medicare directly negotiate the cost of prescription drug prices for all public and private purchasers.

Similar government negotiation dramatically lowers the cost of #medicine in #Canada & the #EU.

#Economy Task Force calls for broad public investment into infrastructure & retrofitting homes & businesses to be energy-efficient.

#Biden's green infrastructure plan is a central recommendation of the Task Force & coordinates w/ work by the #ClimateCrisis committee.

The #Education #Biden-#Bernie Unity Task Force proposes universal #preK for kids aged 3 & 4.

It ensures #EarlyChildhood educators have the right to organize and collectively bargain.

It would triple Title 1 funding & fully fund the Indiv's w/ Disabilities Education Act.

#Democrats seek to legalize medical #cannabis & free states to legalize recreational marijuana use.

They would end the use of private #prisons and detention centers, including for immigration-related offenses.

#Biden-#Bernie Task Force: Create a federal civilian corps of unarmed first responders to handle nonviolent emergencies to avoid the use of #police.

Limit the sale & transfer of #military weapons to police departments & domestic law enforcement agencies.

On #immigration, #democrats will end Trump's travel & discriminatory immigration bans and extend ACA benefits to #Dreamers.

Full text of the #Biden-#Sanders Unity Task Force recommendations: joebiden.com/wp-content/upl…

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