Silicon Valley's #CA17. Creating jobs in areas left behind & tax credits for working class. Ending endless wars. No PAC $. Probably drinking coffee. he/him
Jul 1, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
In June, the GAO released a report on sex trafficking. The findings were as we expected: there's no evidence that FOSTA/SESTA has made it easier to find & prosecute incidents of sex trafficking. If anything, it's made it impossible.
Let's rewind ⬇️ 1/ gao.gov/products/gao-2…
In 2018, against the advice of multiple sex worker coalitions & many advocates, Congress passed FOSTA-SESTA. The bill made websites legally liable for content that helps "facilitate prostitution." But there was no distinction made for consensual sex work. 2/
Jan 27, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
FDR led America out of the Great Depression and through World War II, but many of his policies systematically discriminated against Black & Brown people.
We must learn from our past to avoid repeating it. 1/
The Social Security Act initially excluded domestic & Ag workers—jobs overwhelmingly held by African-Americans—from eligibility. This left 65% of Black workers without retirement benefits. 2/
Nov 19, 2019 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
In 2004 at age 27, I ran for office against my opponent’s support for the PATRIOT Act.
I'm concerned the CR extends provisions of the #PatriotAct for 90 days. Too often, we’ve wrongly surveilled activists, immigrants & people of color under the guise of defending ntl security 1/
Without reforms to major mass surveillance laws, Congress must oppose reauthorizing Section 215 & the two other expiring Patriot Act authorities. Over the next few months, I will work to ensure that any long-term authorization will include major surveillance reforms. 2/
Sep 18, 2019 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Thread -- Once again, President Trump has taken us to the brink of war with Iran, and escalated tensions in the Middle East. Piling on more sanctions will not stop the cycle of confrontation that threatens to engulf the region.
That is why it is more important than ever that my amendments on Iran and Yemen that were passed as part of the annual defense bill are included in the final version of the NDAA.
May 13, 2019 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Obama spent political capital to avoid war with Iran, & gave us a blueprint for positive US foreign policy engagement across the world. As Trump/Bolton unravel the progress Obama made amidst escalating tensions, I thought I’d make sure we're all up to speed on how we got here 1/
Obama admin officials like @wendyrsherman, @JohnKerry, Jake Sullivan, and @brhodes skillfully negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (#JCPOA) to ensure Iran would not build a nuclear bomb 2/
