I want to be your representative of the 24th Congressional District in Washington D.C. For far too long, we have had to choose between the lesser of two evils when going to the polls, and it seems as if the Democrats and Republicans share the same policies; that’s because they do. They are puppets of the Military Industrial Complex and Corporate Interests. Our government represents the elite and wealthy of this country, not the everyday person.

I believe corporations must pay their fair share in taxes. Furthermore, we must cut the Pentagon’s $885 billion a year budget. We will garner support for HR 1111, cut the budget in half and create a Departmet of Peacebuilding in the executive branch. With 20% of our congresspeople being veterans and more than 50% millionaires, no wonder our foreign and domestic policies promote war and regime change!

I support our veterans by bringing them back home and not sending them to any new wars in the name of “democracy.” According to the Brown University Costs of War study, 30,177 veterans have committed suicide since 9/11, while 7,052 were killed in the same period.

It is hard to admit that the U.S. government lies about the reasons for going to war and sends our soldiers to protect the corporate economic interests and natural resources without considering the human cost at home and abroad.