Issues — anna eshoo for congress 2020

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CZU LIGHTNING COMPLEX
FIRE
Over a 72-hour period, California was hit by nearly
11,000 lightning strikes resulting in hundreds of
fires and thousands of evacuations. One of the
major complex fires, the CZU Lightning Complex
Fire, spans from the southern part of San Mateo
County to the northern part of Santa Cruz County
in Anna’s Congressional District. These
unprecedented wildfires have overwhelmed
California and local fire departments.
“Today I witnessed
with my own eyes
the devastation that
these lightning-
sparked fires have
inflicted on our
majestic redwood
forests and coastal
and mountain
communities. I
grieve for the loss of
life, homes and
cherished

Anna immediately set to work:
• Marshalled additional federal resources from
FEMA and the Department of Defense and
state resources to help combat the fires;
• Urged the President to grant California’s
Major Disaster Declaration request and
worked to obtain more resources from Cal
Guard;
• To safeguard constituents’ access to wireless,
wireline and internet service, she called on
the Federal Communications Commission to
monitor and protect the communications
infrastructure; and
• Anna and her staff have been onsite and in
constant contact with constituents to
provide important information on fire
conditions, evacuations, evacuation centers
and how to apply for disaster assistance.
belongings, but am
inspired by the
bravery of the
firefighters and the
generosity of good
samaritans. This on
top of all that we
have been going
through is
heartbreakingly sad
but we will get
through this
together.”
— Congresswoman
Anna Eshoo,
August 25, 2020
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

“While we have
been focused on
fighting the twin
pandemics of
COVID-19 and
racism, the
administration has
waged an insidious
attack on the U.S.
Postal Service. This
is an assault on our
democracy plain and
simple and I will do
everything in my
power to stop it.”
— Congresswoman
Anna Eshoo,
August 21, 2020
With the highly contagious coronavirus still raging
across the country, the ability to safely vote by mail
in the November 3rd general election is
paramount. The administration and Postmaster
DeJoy know this and have purposefully sought to
sabotage the U.S. Postal Service. Under
Postmaster DeJoy’s authority overtime has been
cut, sorting machines retired and mail boxes have
been removed. All of these actions have resulted
in widespread delays of mail service and legitimate
alarm that electoral mail and ballots will not be
processed in a timely manner.
Anna is a national leader in the effort to protect
the Postal Service and safeguard the upcoming
election.
Anna has:
• Called on the administration to end its
dismantling of the Postal Service;
• Urged California Attorney General Becerra
to investigate whether recent actions taken
by the Postmaster General constitute illegal
interference in our state’s election and thus
are in violation of California law;

• Voted to restore postal service to pre-
pandemic levels, prevent further degradation
of service and provide $25 billion in funding
to help the agency operate through the
pandemic and the electoral season; and
• Earlier this year, voted for multiple bills that
would provide funding or financial relief to
the agency.
CORONAVIRUS
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed deeply troubling issues
for Americans - from our inability to mount an effective
national response to the virus, to inadequate supplies of
basic personal protective equipment in our national
stockpile, to over reliance on foreign manufacturers for
critical drug components, drugs and medical equipment,
and, not least, unacceptable health inequities.
As Chair of the Subcommittee on Health, Anna sounded
the alarm on these issues and held hearings to call the
administration to account for its abdication of
responsibility, prompt action and better understand what
can be done to prevent such failings in the future.
“We must rise
to meet the
challenge of
coronavirus.
The staggering
loss of life is
unacceptable.
We
demonstrate
our resolve to
end the virus
when we follow
the science:
mask and
distance, wash
our hands and

Covid-related legislation introduced by Anna this year
would achieve the following and more:
• Study the effects of COVID-19, short and long-term,
on all patients;
• Require the formation of a committee of experts by
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,
and Medicine to study the issue of dependence on
foreign drug manufacturing and report findings and
recommendations to the Congress within 90 days;
• Help Medicaid beneficiaries during the pandemic by
increasing mail-order prescription options; and
• Provide funds to colleges and universities to assist
low income students with connecting to the internet.
avoid closed
spaces and
group
gatherings. A
vaccine will
come, but each
of us must take
responsibility
for safeguarding
the health of
all.”
—
Congresswoman
Anna Eshoo,
July, 2020
“The murder of
George Floyd
pierces the
conscience of
our nation, as it
should.
Peaceful
RACIAL RECKONING AND
POLICING REFORM
To end systemic racism and enact needed policing
reforms, Anna is an original cosponsor and voted for:
• a House Resolution that condemns police brutality,
racial profiling and the use of excessive force; and

demonstrators
across our
country in
cities large and
small are calling
for a better
nation, a nation
that truly hears
and listens to
them to address
the inequities
that hold us
back and
wound people
deeply.

Dr. King spoke
of ‘the urgency
of now,’ and we
must heed his
call in our day
and time.”
—
Congresswoman
Anna Eshoo,
June 10, 2020
• the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act that would:
○ Prohibit police from using chokeholds or
otherwise applying pressure to the throat;
○ Work to end racial, religious and discriminatory
profiling;
○ Set uniform standards for police departments
regarding use of force, civilian review,
transparency, due process, body cameras and
training;
○ Eliminate qualified immunity for police officers;
○ Require allegations of police misconduct to be
investigated by independent prosecutors;
○ Prohibit the transfer of military equipment that
is not appropriate for police work, including
grenades, armored vehicles and silencers from
the military to local police departments; and
○ Provide grants to states that mandate cultural
competence and unconscious bias training for
law enforcement.
In ways big and small, Anna stands with those intent on
dismantling systems that perpetuate inequality, from
students rallying for racial justice to corporate leaders
seeking to diversify their workforce. As Chair of the House

Subcommittee on Health, she has held hearings to shine a
spotlight on racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19,
maternal healthcare and the health care system. And,
locally, Anna was a signatory to a letter urging the Palo
Alto City Council to repeal the ban on non-residents use
of Foothills Park, a policy that many view as discriminatory
and unwelcoming to less affluent neighbors.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
To protect the integrity of our elections, Anna has
consistently offered and supported legislation that gives
voters access to information. She earned an “A” rating
from EndCitizensUnitedActionFundand supports:
• Overturning CitizensUnited - every contribution to
every candidate and political committee should be
public.
• Increasing transparency by requiring more disclosure
-
○ A company’s political expenditures should be
disclosed as a condition of doing business with
the government;
“No dark
money. No
secret donors.
Voters are
entitled to
know. Let the
sun shine in.”
—
Congresswoman
Anna Eshoo,
March 2020

○ Contributors of $10,000 or more to a political
committee purchasing broadcast advertising
should be disclosed;
○ Broadcasters must make political advertising
files more accessible to the public by posting
them on the Internet; and
○ Broadcasters should disclose when foreign
agents or entities are sending or paying for
campaign messages.
• Requiring candidates for president and presidents to
share their tax returns with the public.
“I believe that
universal access
to affordable
quality health
care is a
government
responsibility.”
HEALTH CARE - UNIVERSAL
ACCESS
Since her days serving in San Mateo County government
and throughout her tenure in Congress, Anna has been a
health policy leader with a clear, overarching goal: to
achieve universal health care in our country.
Anna will continue to fight to protect and strengthen the
Affordable Care Act and to achieve universal healthcare
coverage for all. She’s working to:

—
Announcing
Her
Candidacy for
Congress,
March 1992
• Pass bipartisan health bills that improve our health
care system right now;
• Pass bills to lower the price of prescription drugs;
and
• Increase the budget for medical research to eliminate
the most aggressive diseases.
In addition, Anna backed the passage of a package of bills
that will:
• Protect patients from surprise medical billing -
unexpected and often expensive bills that patients
receive after getting care from a doctor or hospital
not in their insurance network;
• Invest in Community Health Centers, safety net
hospitals, and Medicare and Medicaid; and
• Pay for Nursing Workforce Development Programs
that provide loan repayments, scholarships, and
grants for recruitment and retention.
HEALTH CARE - REDUCING
PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS

One of Anna’s top priorities is to lower health care costs
and especially prescription drug costs in our country. As
Chairwoman of the Health Subcommittee of the Energy
and Commerce Committee, Anna is uniquely positioned
and qualified to tackle this challenge and supports:
• The Lower Drug Costs Now Act which originated in
Anna’s Subcommittee and was recently passed by
the House. It constitutes the single biggest reform of
Medicare since its creation and enables the federal
government to negotiate prescription drug prices. It
also caps out-of-pocket costs on seniors'
prescription drugs and rolls back some drug price
increases;
• Increasing transparency of the drug supply chain and
drug patents;
• Eliminating ‘gag clauses’ which limit patients’ access
to price information;
• Ending abuses and closing loopholes in the drug
pricing system; and
• Reducing barriers to generic drug development, such
as ending brand manufacturers’ use of payoffs to
delay generic drugs.
“Drug policy
should always
support safety,
affordability,
and innovation,
and our current
system is failing
on several
fronts.”
— House
Floor Speech
Addressing
Drug Pricing,
May 2019

“On a subject
this personal,
this private and
this serious, we
should trust
women to make
the best
decisions for
themselves and
their families. I
do.”
—
Congresswoman
Anna G.
Eshoo,
January 10,
2020
PROTECT A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO
CHOOSE
Anna supports RoevWade and throughout her entire
public life - 10 years on the San Mateo County Board of
Supervisors and 27 years in the U.S. House of
Representatives - has opposed attempts to undermine it.
She:
• Believes in a woman’s right to choose;
• Supports access to safe, legal abortion;
• Promotes women’s reproductive health;
• Works to expand access to birth control; and
• Cosponsored the Protect Access to Birth Control
Act which would reinstate the requirement under the
Affordable Care Act that employer sponsored
insurance plans cover birth control and other
contraceptives without cost-sharing.
HOUSING

The affordable housing crisis has reached epic proportions
in the Bay Area.
Anna calls for creative, collaborative solutions to address
the housing shortage and additional federal funding,
including:
• Working with cities to satisfy their Regional Housing
Need Allocation goals for construction of housing,
including affordable housing;
• Encouraging local public agencies to assess the value
of the land they own to see if any of it can be
developed for affordable housing. For example, land
owned by school districts might be used to build
teacher housing;
• Supporting the creation of public-private
partnerships to develop affordable housing; and
• Increased funding for programs such as the
Community Development Block Grant, Veterans
Affairs Supportive Housing, and Section 8 Vouchers
and for programs to end homelessness.
“Affordable
housing is an
oxymoron in
our region.”
— Meeting
with Silicon
Valley
Association of
Realtors,
September
2015

“...[W]e can do
something
about this. We
can really bring
the numbers
down. Can we
resolve every
single case? No.
But isn’t it
worth saving
the majority of
lives being
taken every
single day in
our country? Of
course it is...”
— KRON4
Interview,
November
2017
GUN VIOLENCE
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won’t allow the
U.S. Senate to vote on the gun reform bills passed by the
House in February of 2019. There’s a solution for that: let’s
all work to elect a Democratic majority in the Senate.
Anna supports common sense gun control legislation that:
• Establishes universal background checks for all gun
sales, including online and at gun shows, and
extends the time period during which a background
check can be completed before being automatically
approved from 3 days to 10;
• Reinstates the Assault Weapons Ban; and
• Encourages states to pass “red flag” laws to
temporarily remove firearms from a person who may
present a danger to themselves or others.
CLOSING PARTISAN DIVISIONS

Anna believes in working across the aisle to bring the best
solutions forward for our country. Anna:
• Always seeks Republican sponsors for her bills;
• Is proud to have authored 45 bills that have been
signed into law by four presidents - two Democrats
and two Republicans; and
• Served as the past Co-Chair of the Congressional
Bipartisan Retreat.
“Whatever the
circumstances,
we have to do
the right
thing.”
—
Congresswoman
Anna Eshoo,
December 31,
2019
“I don’t know
when women
and small
children were a
threat to our
national
security … I’ve
IMMIGRATION
Anna has consistently voted for immigration reform,
including the DREAM Act, and has taken strong stands
against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Last July, Anna traveled to the US-Mexico border to visit
with asylum seekers and witnessed the appalling
conditions at the detention centers. She voted for $4.6
billion in emergency spending to address this humanitarian
crisis and the adoption of rules requiring that facilities

never seen that
before.”
— Peninsula
Press
Interview,
November
2018
housing children meet higher standards of care, but much
more needs to be done.
Anna supports comprehensive immigration reform
legislation that includes:
• A pathway to citizenship for undocumented
immigrants;
• Modernized visa programs for high-skilled and
agricultural workers;
• Enhanced border security; and
• Employer accountability for employing
undocumented workers.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Anna believes that the science on climate change is
indisputable and that we must act now to protect future
generations from the devastating impacts of climate
change.
Anna is an original cosponsor of the Green New Deal
resolution in the House and supports the following:
“‘Preserve and
protect’ - we
often use these
words in
reference to the
US
Constitution.

• A tax on carbon
emissions;
• Reduction of fossil
fuels usage;
• Higher vehicular fuel
efficiency
requirements;
• More energy efficient
buildings;
• Investment in clean
public
transportation; and
• Expansion of clean
energy.
Today, they are
our
environmental
credo…”
— A Message
to Voters,
October 2006
WAR POWERS
The Constitution, in what is often referred to as the “War
Powers Clause,” explicitly gives Congress the power “to
declare war…” not the President. Anna believes that the
balance of power among the branches of government is
bedrock to our democracy. She supports:
• Reining in the President’s authority to engage in
hostile actions without consulting Congress;
• Limiting the expansion of the U.S. military presence
in the Middle East
• Prohibiting the use of funds for military operations
against Iran without Congressional approval; and

• She voted to adopt a war powers resolution that
would limit the President's ability to engage in further
military actions against Iran without Congressional
authorization on January 9, 2020.
TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC
Bay Area traffic has become increasingly congested
resulting in diminished quality of life and productivity for
constituents. Anna has a long history of supporting the
modernization of public transportation and innovation in
modes of transit.
Anna supports the following efforts to alleviate traffic and
improve our transportation system:
• Obtained federal funding to upgrade the public
transit system:
○ $2.4 million grant to the Santa Clara Valley
Transport Authority for electric, emission-free
buses;
○ $6.3 million grant for a rail trail along Highway 1
in Santa Cruz County; and
“The primary
responsibility
for achieving
real, lasting
relief from
traffic
congestion,
rests with state
and local
officials. I’m
proud to have
partnered with
them to provide
funds for the
electrification
and
modernization
of Caltrain.

○ $3.8 million grant to the Santa Cruz
Metropolitan Transit District for electric,
emission-free buses for Highway 17;
• Electrify Caltrain to slash emissions and enable trains
to run more efficiently;
• Advocate for electric vehicles and charging
infrastructure;
• Promote development and regulation of
autonomous vehicles; and
• Support research and development on alternative
modes of transportation.
And, we can do
more!”
— Open
Forum,
Summer 2017
“I said to the
[FAA]
administrator,
‘You broke this.
You are the one
who made a
mess out of
this, so it’s up
to you to fix
AIRPLANE NOISE
As a result of the Federal Aviation Administration’s
implementation of the NextGen Initiative in 2015, local
flight paths changed and airplane noise complaints
increased dramatically.
Anna led the effort to reduce airplane noise in the Bay
Area. She:
• Organized a region-wide committee of elected
officials that met almost two dozen times and

this. People
here are simply
not going to
put up with
this. And they
shouldn’t have
to.”
— Peninsula
Press
Interview,
October 2015
regularly convened community members, airports
and the FAA to propose, evaluate and promulgate
solutions;
• Cosponsored legislation to restore funding to the
EPA’s Office of Noise Abatement and Control and to
require the EPA Administrator to review the FAA’s
noise measurement and abatement practices; and
• Continues to apply pressure on the FAA to institute
changes that will bring relief to her constituents.
NET NEUTRALITY
Anna believes that an open, free and accessible
Internet promotes the robust exchange of ideas
essential to a democracy. She championed the
adoption of net neutrality rules and is now fighting
to get these critical provisions reinstated through
the courts and legislative action.
Anna serves on the Subcommittee on
Communications and Technology and is an
“The Internet
belongs to all of us.”
— House Floor
Speech Regarding
Net Neutrality,
December 2017

original cosponsor of legislation that would
overturn the Trump Administration’s 2017 repeal
of the net neutrality provisions. This legislation
passed the House but has yet to be put to a vote in
the Senate.
Anna will continue to advocate for the
reinstatement of strong net neutrality rules that
encourage competition, promote free speech and
protect consumers.
“... I believe
that our
democratic
institutions are
undergoing a
stress test in
our country...
Putting our
private
information on
offer without
concern for
possible
misuses is
PRIVACY
Anna believes that the time has come for technology
companies to exercise responsibility with respect to our
privacy. Individuals are entitled to maintain their
autonomy, individuality and freedom to choose what
information is shared and what is held close.
Anna serves on the Subcommittee on Communications
and Technology and introduced:
• The Banning Microtargeted Political Ads Act,
legislation that would:
○ Ban online platforms like social media from
targeting individuals with political

simply
irresponsible.”
— House
Energy &
Commerce
Committee
Hearing, April
2018
advertisements based on their personal
information (other than geographic location);
and
○ Fight the scourge of fake news, disinformation
campaigns and voter suppression.
• The Online Privacy Act of 2019, a federal privacy bill
that would:
○ Protect consumers data and privacy;
○ Regulate companies use of consumer data;
and
○ Require strong enforcement provisions.
IMPEACHMENT
“For only the third time in the history of our country,
the House of Representatives impeached the President
of the United States of America.

I voted for the two Articles of Impeachment ... abuse
of power and the obstruction of Congress.

When I took my oath of office I ‘swore to uphold the
Constitution of the United States of America against

all enemies, foreign and domestic’ and on December
18th I upheld that oath.”
— Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, December 20,
2019
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