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Establish a single-payer Medicare for All system that replaces most private health insurance.
support: Medicare for All
Create a public health-insurance option that competes with private plans.
support: "I believe in the public option" (official statement, 2009-08-20)
I believe in the public option, but frankly, I do not care what that plan is called or who gets credit as long as it works
Raise the federal minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.
Cleaver's Economy & Jobs page calls to raise the federal minimum wage and index it to inflation, but the figures it cites are below $15 ($10.10; 1968 $1.60 = $10.56 adjusted); per codebook P03 this does not meet the $15 threshold and codes unclear. Page appears dated (American Rescue Plan era). Overlay carries H.R.2743 ($17) cosponsorship as B-grade support. / support: $15+ federal minimum wage
We need to raise the minimum wage and tie it to inflation
Expand the Child Tax Credit beyond current law, in amount or refundability.
support: expanded Child Tax Credit
Impose or expand rent regulation (rent caps, rent control or rent stabilization), at any level of government.
unclear: co-signed the 2023-01-09 Bowman/Warren letter to President Biden urging FHFA "anti-price gouging protections" and an FTC rule on "excessive rent increases"; no rent cap named (conflict-rulings item 85)
Joint official statementDirecting the Federal Trade Commission to issue new regulation defining excessive rent increases as a practice that unfairly affects commerce and enforce action against unfair rent gouging practices.
Use federal policy to loosen local zoning and land-use rules so more housing gets built.
support: federal action to deregulate zoning; AHEMA incentives to remove land-use restrictions
break through congressional gridlock to deregulate onerous zoning laws, increase housing construction, expand access to affordable housing, and lower
Enact legal protections for workers against replacement or displacement by AI, such as notice, bargaining rights or limits on replacement.
unclear: sponsor of H.R.6621 Workforce of the Future Act (119th): AI workforce-impact report plus training grants; text read, no notice, bargaining or limit on AI replacement (rule 16: retraining/after-the-fact remedies = unclear)
US weapons to Israel: support or oppose
unclear: voted no on Massie (not decisive); no position on offensive transfers
“Israel has the right to exist and the right to defend their people, and I believe the U.S. should continue to have a strong strategic alliance with Israel. However, the status quo is not tenable; not for the Israeli people long term, not for the Palestinians trying to live in an ever-shrinking
Increase federal funding for border security and enforcement (CBP, barriers, technology, personnel).
oppose: voted No on final passage of S. 2, the Secure America Act (roll call 214, 2026-06-09), which provides about $70 billion to CBP and ICE for border security and enforcement (conflict-rulings item 27: Nay = oppose)
Limit new data-centre construction, including AI data centres, or make operators pay the full cost of the power, water and grid upgrades they use.
support: voted Yea on H.R.9340 Ratepayer Protection Act (Clerk roll call 312, 2026-09-16), which requires data centres of 100 MW+ to pay the full incremental cost of grid upgrades serving them
None documented yet.
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“Israel has the right to exist and the right to defend their people, and I believe the U.S. should continue to have a strong strategic alliance with Israel. However, the status quo is not tenable; not for the Israeli people long term, not for the Palestinians trying to live in an ever-shrinking
Congressman Cleaver’s Statement on Rep. Massie's Amendment to GOP Foreign Aid Budget Bill & Policy in the Middle East · 2026-07-16 · Evidence grade A
Five questions, each answered only from the candidate’s own words, their campaign’s published position, a joint statement they issued, or a recorded House vote. Any condition or limit they attached is shown with the quote. “No public position found” means a reviewed search of their campaign site and official statements found nothing; it is not a position. This section is not scored against any group and does not feed the DSA Scare-O-Meter.
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