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Establish a single-payer Medicare for All system that replaces most private health insurance.
unclear: prefers private-sector competition with a federal backstop; no explicit single-payer position (possible oppose, flagged)
I am of the view that while there has to be a federal backstop, maintaining a private sector with healthy competition is the best way to ensure the best, lowest-cost system - but only so long as the federal government retains an active oversight role to
Create a public health-insurance option that competes with private plans.
support: cosponsor of the Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021 public-option bill (public health plan offered alongside private plans); bill text read (rule 13)
Raise the federal minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.
support: federal minimum wage reaching $17.00 an hour after five years (starts at $9.50)
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.
Research found no documented position. This is not opposition.
Use federal policy to loosen local zoning and land-use rules so more housing gets built.
support: cosponsor of Yes In My Backyard Act (introduced text): CDBG grantees must submit plans on discriminatory land-use policies (zoning) (federal condition/incentive tied to zoning reform; bill text read per rule 13)
Enact legal protections for workers against replacement or displacement by AI, such as notice, bargaining rights or limits on replacement.
unclear: told the Chicago Sun-Times he is worried about AI eliminating jobs, especially for young men, but proposed no worker protection
What happens to a society with large numbers of unemployed young people, and particularly young people in professions that have historically skewed male? Because unemployed young men is sort of a recipe for a political crisis.
US weapons to Israel: support or oppose
support: Ceasefire Compliance Act bans US-origin weapons use on violations, exempts defensive systems
legislation that would ban the use of US-origin weapons in Gaza and the West Bank if Israel violates the October 10, 2025, ceasefire agreement and 20-point plan, annexes the West Bank, or fails to combat settler violence against Palestinians. The bill creates an end-use monitoring group and congressional oversight mechanisms to
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: cosponsor of H.R.7066 SHIELD Act (119th), whose text limits data-centre construction or makes operators bear power, water or grid costs
None documented yet.
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legislation that would ban the use of US-origin weapons in Gaza and the West Bank if Israel violates the October 10, 2025, ceasefire agreement and 20-point plan, annexes the West Bank, or fails to combat settler violence against Palestinians. The bill creates an end-use monitoring group and congressional oversight mechanisms to
Condition or scope: restricts/conditions offensive transfers
Casten Introduces the Ceasefire Compliance Act to Bolster Accountability and Oversight of U.S. Weapons in Gaza and the West Bank · 2026-02-23 · 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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