Candidate for
State Representative; District 182; Democratic Party

Issues

Advocate for Philadelphia

• Supports reducing the burden of taxes paid by city dwellers
• Supports adequate Public school funding
• Brings home resources and funding for libraries
• Dedicated to finding a dedicated, long term, reliable source of monies for mass transit
• Originated the "Philadelphia Weekend" which brings members of the General Assembly to Philadelphia to see what a beautiful, vibrant city we are
• Invited the members of the Agriculture Committee to Philadelphia to tour Saul Agricultural Public High School, the port, and the food distribution center.

• - Promotes responsible gun control including a one gun a month limits
• - Advocates for alternative sentencing for youthful, first-time, non-violent offenders
• - Works to aid families of missing loved ones
• - Brings home grants for neighborhood town watch groups
• - Brings home funding for police district advisory committees made up of citizens who work directly with police to improve police/community relationships

• - Supports increased funding for Philadelphia School District
• - Opposes tuition vouchers
• - Opposes the privatization of Philadelphia public schools
• - Voted for charter schools

• - Works along side neighborhood organizations to close down nuisance bars
• - Brings home funding for and promotes town watch groups
• - Supports community improvement groups and local small business associations
• - Serves her district by providing efficient, prompt, and friendly constituent service

• - Fights for permanent public transit appropriations
• - Supports funding for public transportation and "green" transportation through alternative modes of transit.

• - Only House member to vote against forced flag pledging and mandatory prayers in public and private schools
• - Advocates for reproductive privacy
• - Favors equal rights for lesbian women and gay men, supports same sex marriage
• - Stopped English Only legislation

• - 100% vote record for the environment as rated by PennEnvironment
• - The only member of the General Assembly who does not own, lease, or even drive a car. Babette depends on public transportation to get everywhere
• - Working to make and keep state buildings green
• - First elected official to join PhillyCarShare

• - Opposes using tobacco settlement monies for non-health related purposes
• - Fights for mental health insurance parity
• - Supports more stringent state control over managed health care entities
• - Works for affordable prescription medication, especially for seniors
• - Advocate for increased PACE PACE/NET program funding
• - Champion of HIV/AIDS prevention, research and treatment
• - Supported expanding CHIP to cover all Pennsylvania's children

• - Advocate for campaign finance reform
• - Favors lobbyist disclosure
• - Supports increased openness in government

• - Supports an increased minimum wage
• - Delivers funding to the arts industry yearly
• - Friend of the small business owner; has helped small businesses transverse the city bureaucracy.
• - Favors expanding unemployment compensation

• - Would give governor power to declare emergency and designate a state agency to respond as lead agency
• - Votes for improved public health system
• - Supports restoration and maintaining of universal surface transit
• - Favors gun control to keep weapons out the hands of terrorists
• - Works for expansion in power of Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission to promote civil tranquility
• - Promotes energy independence through recycling, renewable energy sources, and "green" buildings
• - Wants to see comprehensive emergency preparedness planning on a national scale starting at the local level.