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KATU, Know Your Candidates 2024 Raul Garcia, US Senator, Washington

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Dr. Raul is from Cuba. He earned a bachelor's degree in microbiology and immunology from the University of Miami and a medical degree from the New York Institute of Technology. He co-founded the Partnership for Food Security, which focuses on educating Latinos on issues relating to food workers' health.

Dr. Raul currently works as medical director of Astria Toppenish Hospital and the facilities medical director of SCP Health. He previously worked as the CEO of Physicians Rehabilitation and Therapy and as medical director of Lourdes Catholic Medical Center. He also worked as an emergency medicine attending at EmCare and Schumacher Group.

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Dr. Raul Garcia ran for US senator in 2020, but he did not win. 

Supports reducing federal spending to address national debt and inflation.

Supports bipartisan efforts for sensible federal regulation of cryptocurrency, opposing excessive SEC rules, and advocates balancing crypto economy support with responsible oversight.

- Supports reducing federal spending to address national debt and inflation.
- Supports bipartisan efforts for sensible federal regulation of cryptocurrency, opposing excessive SEC rules, and advocates balancing crypto economy support with responsible oversight.

Economy

As of October 7, 2024, Dr Raul Garcia’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports increasing access to women's healthcare in rural areas.

Supports increasing access to women's healthcare in rural areas by addressing the OB-GYN shortage and increasing funding.

Believes Washington, despite its wealth, fails in providing adequate healthcare services, citing a shortage of primary care providers and hospital beds, and calls for immediate changes to address these "systemic problems."

Supports access to abortion and would oppose any abortion bans.

Supports access to abortion and would oppose any abortion bans as senator.

- Supports increasing access to women's healthcare in rural areas by addressing the OB-GYN shortage and increasing funding.
- Believes Washington, despite its wealth, fails in providing adequate healthcare services, citing a shortage of primary care providers and hospital beds, and calls for immediate changes to address these "systemic problems."
- Supports access to abortion and would oppose any abortion bans as senator.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Supports strict penalties for fentanyl dealers and reallocating federal funds for involuntary treatment and recovery programs for addicts.

Promised to introduce the Americans Against Fentanyl Act if elected, which will target serious fentanyl dealers with mandatory felony charges and significant prison time, and help addicts by allowing and reprioritizing federal funding for involuntary treatment & recovery programs.

Supports increased federal law enforcement funding to combat violent crime.

Supports the Second Amendment and wants to work on bipartisan solutions to gun violence.

- Promised to introduce the Americans Against Fentanyl Act if elected, which will target serious fentanyl dealers with mandatory felony charges and significant prison time, and help addicts by allowing and reprioritizing federal funding for involuntary treatment & recovery programs.
- Supports increased federal law enforcement funding to combat violent crime.
- Supports the Second Amendment and wants to work on bipartisan solutions to gun violence.

Public Safety

Education

Believes immigration reforms must address "illegal immigration and border security."

Supports Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, believing it upholds shared ideals and avoids putting American troops at risk.

Supports the U.S. contributing to a solution that provides peace and security to both Israelis and Palestinians and offers the desired goal of two states.

- Believes immigration reforms must address "illegal immigration and border security."
- Supports Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, believing it upholds shared ideals and avoids putting American troops at risk.
- Supports the U.S. contributing to a solution that provides peace and security to both Israelis and Palestinians and offers the desired goal of two states.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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As of October 9, 2024, Maria Cantwell’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Maria previously worked in Washington's tech industry.

Maria Cantwell is a US senator in the State of Washington. She was first elected in 2001 and is serving her 4th term.  She was a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993 and a member of the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1993 to 1995.

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As a state representative, supported providing tax incentives for employers to hire veterans.

Supports providing tax incentives for employers to hire veterans.

Supports increased access to capital and funding for business counseling for women entrepreneurs.

Opposes the privatization of Social Security.

Supports men and women of organized labor.

- Supports providing tax incentives for employers to hire veterans.
- Supports raising the minimum wage.
- Supports increased access to capital and funding for business counseling for women entrepreneurs.
- Opposes the privatization of Social Security.
- Supports men and women of organized labor.

Supports promoting renewable energy over fossil fuels and maintaining fuel efficiency for cars.

Supports permanently funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and addressing the maintenance backlog in national parks and wildlife refuges.

Supports bipartisan legislation to help the Department of Energy identify vulnerabilities, strengthen response capabilities, promote public-private information sharing, and address workforce training and shortages.

Supports funding for conservation programs like the Conservation Reserve Program.

As a senator, worked with both parties to pass legislation aimed at improving preparedness and resilience against energy-sector cyber attacks.

Supports legislation aimed at improving preparedness and resilience against energy-sector cyber attacks.

- Supports promoting renewable energy over fossil fuels and maintaining fuel efficiency for cars.
- Supports permanently funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and addressing the maintenance backlog in national parks and wildlife refuges.
- Supports bipartisan legislation to help the Department of Energy identify vulnerabilities, strengthen response capabilities, promote public-private information sharing, and address workforce training and shortages.
- Supports funding for conservation programs like the Conservation Reserve Program.
- Supports legislation aimed at improving preparedness and resilience against energy-sector cyber attacks.

Supports improving the Affordable Care Act by expanding the Basic Health Plan to lower premiums and out-of-pocket expenses.

Supports improving the Affordable Care Act by expanding the Basic Health Plan.

Opposes Medicaid expansion repeal and conversion to block grants.

Opposes Medicaid expansion repeal proposals. 

Supports capping insulin prices at $35 for Medicare recipients and extending healthcare subsidies.

Supports capping insulin prices at $35 for Medicare recipients.

Supports nationwide paid family and medical leave.

Supports expanding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Caregivers Program.

- Supports universal healthcare.
- Supports improving the Affordable Care Act by expanding the Basic Health Plan.
- Opposes Medicaid expansion repeal proposals. 
- Supports capping insulin prices at $35 for Medicare recipients.
- Supports nationwide paid family and medical leave.
- Supports expanding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Caregivers Program.

As of October 7, 2024, Maria Cantwell’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As a state representative, sponsored legislation to secure federal funding for law enforcement in border communities to combat drug trafficking.

Supports legislation to secure federal funding for law enforcement in border communities to combat drug trafficking.

Supports the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.

- Supports legislation to secure federal funding for law enforcement in border communities to combat drug trafficking.
- Supports the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.

Supports life-long learning opportunities, including Head Start programs for early childhood and adult basic education.

Supports increasing funding for K-12 schools, expanding GI Bill education benefits, and increasing Pell Grants.

Supports STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programs in schools.

- Supports life-long learning opportunities, including Head Start programs for early childhood and adult basic education.
- Supports increasing funding for K-12 schools, expanding GI Bill education benefits, and increasing Pell Grants.
- Supports STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programs in schools.

Supports increasing funding for veterans' programs.

- Supports increasing funding for veterans' programs.

Maria Cantwell

- The US Senator is a member of the United States Senate, the upper house of the United States Congress. There are a total of 100 US Senators. Washington, like every other US state, has two senators. 
- US Senators have a great deal of power when it comes to bringing the concerns of their state to the national arena. US Senators can author, sponsor, amend, debate, and vote on bills that may become national law. 
- US Senators have an important role in deciding who runs the federal government. They hold confirmation hearings for most presidential appointees, including new Supreme Court Justices and Presidential Cabinet Members.
- Senators can be appointed to committees that focus on particular issues. Examples include the Appropriations Committee, which handles budget planning, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which is a diplomatic body that welcomes foreign delegations.
- Senators are elected to six-year terms in statewide elections. US Senators are paid a salary of $174,000/year.

One of two federal lawmakers representing Washington in the US Senate.

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