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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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Clean drinking water shouldn’t be a politically divisive topic.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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Prison should never be a place that operates for profit, ever.

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Republicans had more to say about masks in schools than guns and I think that’s incredibly telling.

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Maybe let’s stop forcing homeless people to live on the streets and start forcing politicians to ensure they’re housed.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

A “for-profit prison” should never exist. Allowing these institutions to have a profit motive is a massive conflict of interest, and recidivism rates show it. It’s time we ban them.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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$7.25/h is a “no food tonight” wage. $7.25/h is a “can’t afford rent” wage. $7.25/h is a “utilities shut off” wage. $7.25/h is a “no gas in the car” wage. $7.25/h is a “foreclosed home” wage. $7.25/h is a starvation wage. It’s time we make the federal minimum wage livable.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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2 years

Instead of begging politicians to keep our children safe from gun violence, let’s vote out the ones who refuse. If they can’t do the bare minimum, they don’t deserve to hold office at all.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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2 years

If your “pro-life” politics stop at the womb, you aren’t pro-life, you’re pro-forced birth.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

When life-saving medication is unaffordable, the system is broken. When chemotherapy forces families into bankruptcy, the system is broken. When insulin has to be rationed, the system is broken. We need a better healthcare system. We need Medicare for All.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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2 years

Not sure if I’d call people being forced out of retirement to reenter the workforce a “hot new trend” so much as a horrific indictment of our system.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

The number one cause of death for children in the United States is guns, but Republicans would rather focus their energy on what sports Transgender teenagers can and cannot play. Make it make sense.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

No child should ever be penalized just because they can’t afford school lunch.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

No one should ever have to crowdsource donations just to afford their medical bills.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

The fact that about 1/3 of GoFundMe donations are going to cover medical expenses should tell you exactly how broken the U.S. healthcare system really is.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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2 years

Republicans have spent years writing hundreds of pages of legislation to ban women from having abortions but don’t have a single page of legislation to ensure baby formula shortages are prevented.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

An ambulance ride shouldn’t ever be something that leads to bankruptcy.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

I’ve always found it interesting that the people most determined to fight minimum wage increases are the ones who aren’t having to live on a minimum wage budget.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

So we all agree that people having to ration their insulin just to afford to survive is a bad thing our government should be trying to fix… right?

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

Why is it that working class people have to beg for even the slightest financial support while billion dollar corporations get bailouts and support every time their profits are threatened?

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

Healthcare Expenditures Per Capita 🇯🇵- $4,691 🇦🇺- $4,919 🇬🇧- $5,268 🇨🇦- $5,370 🇧🇪- $5,564 🇸🇪- $5,754 🇦🇹- $5,899 🇳🇱- $6,299 🇩🇪- $6,731 🇨🇭- $7,138 Then there’s us… 🇺🇸- $11,945 That’s not because our services are better than everyone else’s. It’s because we’re being extorted.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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Let’s be honest, a $35/m copay cap on insulin is good, but it doesn’t go far enough for people with diabetes unlucky enough to be uninsured. Insulin should be free. Lives depend on it.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

Instead of increasing funding for ICE, have we considered abolishing it?

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

If we’re really the land of the free, how about we legalize marijuana federally and finally pardon and expunge the records of all people convicted of marijuana related offenses?

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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2 years

NRA donations shouldn’t be valued higher than human lives.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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2 years

You wouldn’t send a plumber to do a surgery, so why do we send armed law enforcement officers to handle mental health crises? We need to ensure trained mental health professionals are on the front lines of these calls in every community nationwide, not cops.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

Call me radical, but I think the water we drink and the air we breathe should be as clean as it can possibly be.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

It’s time to admit that a for-profit healthcare system is inadequate for managing and overcoming a pandemic. We need Medicare for All, and we need it now.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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2 years

Voter ID laws, particularly ones that require driver’s licenses, don’t just suppress the voting rates of voters of color, but also elderly voters, voters with disabilities, rural voters, and low-income voters. But Republicans don’t care—because suppression is their goal.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

Conservatives are really “Pro-Life” until that life asks for healthcare, a living wage, affordable housing, a debt free education, clean drinking water, clean air, or, for many, basic human rights.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

Conservatives are coming for Roe, and they have the perfect SCOTUS composition to gut it and undermine the bodily autonomy of millions. We can’t keep relying on Roe V. Wade. We need comprehensive federal legislation to protect abortion rights for every single person in the U.S.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

People forget that ICE didn’t exist until 2003, and that for decades our nation operated perfectly well without it. ICE really only serves one function: terrorizing migrants and communities of color. That’s not a function we need. It’s time to abolish it.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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It’s time we fight for the millions who have been left out in the cold by our system, not the wealthy few who have benefited from their exclusion and suffering. That’s what this campaign is all about.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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2 years

You can’t “both sides” white supremacy.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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2 years

It shouldn’t take dead children for change to happen in this country.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

If Conservatives were really “Pro-Life” they’d support policies like 📍 Medicare for All 📍 A livable wage 📍 Free prenatal care 📍 Ending our wars abroad 📍 Free child daycare 📍 Comprehensive sex-ed But they don’t, because they aren’t actually pro-life, they’re anti-choice.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

The Democratic Party of Illinois just told us that we can’t pay to access their voter data because we're running in a primary against an incumbent. Primaries exist for a reason. Voters deserve to hear from every candidate and make their decision. RT if you agree.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

Why is Space Force still a thing, and why are we increasing its funding?

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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2 years

Republicans will call mass shootings a “mental health issue” and proceed to not once push for expansion of accessible mental health services nationwide because it’s not a serious position—just a means of stopping anything from being done to fix the problems we face.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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For every 100,000 births, 23.8 people die from pregnancy or childbirth in the U.S., with Black Americans and other people of color seeing disproportionately higher rates. Banning abortion will lead to more death nationwide. It is not a “Pro-Life” policy, it’s pro-control.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

@JunaidForUs

3 years

“I paid off my college debt, why can’t everyone else?” 🚩🚩🚩

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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2 years

Reminder that Rep. Krishnamoorthi has accepted $21,700 in donations from a partner at Brett Kavanaugh’s old law firm who signed a letter sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Kavanaugh’s nomination.

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi

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We must enshrine Roe v. Wade and the right to choose in law.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

The best way to lower abortion rates is by making the cost of having and raising children as low as possible, not banning abortion, and Conservatives know that. But abortion bans aren’t being passed for the sake of “saving lives”. They’re being passed to control people’s bodies.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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The average price per standard unit of insulin: 🇦🇺- $6.94 🇬🇧- $7.52 🇫🇷- $9.08 🇩🇪- $11.00 🇨🇦- $12.00 🇯🇵- $14.40 • • • 🇺🇸- $98.70 Notice the problem? This is what happens when a healthcare system priorities profit over our well-being. It’s time for Medicare for All.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

Maybe instead of spending $773 billion on a bloated military budget, we could build housing for the more than 552,000 homeless people in our country, roughly 40,000 of whom are veterans.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

If you’re a congressional representative, you shouldn’t be trading stocks. It’s that simple.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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A worker without boots can’t pick themselves up by the bootstraps.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

When Frederick G Banting, Charles H Best, and JJR Macleod discovered insulin, they sold the patent for $1.00. Banting said, “Insulin belongs to the world, not to me.” Yet today, it’s so expensive that thousands in the U.S. are rationing it. That’s indefensible.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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This doesn’t look like someone who loves humanity to me.

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Some hate humanity, but I love humanity so much

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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It’s more clear now than ever that the United States is in desperate need of comprehensive, common sense gun control reforms. It is a matter of life and death for thousands across the country. We cannot afford to keep refusing to take action.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

It’s interesting how the “labor shortage” issue in our country is largely only an issue for businesses who refuse to pay their workers what they’re worth.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

@JunaidForUs

3 years

Republicans claim to care about working class people, but won’t even vote to lower their insulin costs.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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“CRT” debates aren’t new. They’re just an attempt by conservatives to repackage decades-old attempts at whitewashing our history and preventing difficult conversations that might lead to justice for historically wronged communities. New focus. Same old bigotry.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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My father immigrated here years ago, worked two jobs, and was lucky enough to make a good living for our family. That’s the story of millions nationwide. Immigrants aren’t some “threat” to the U.S. They’re what make this country great. They deserve better than cages and abuse.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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The cost of food should not be outpacing federal minimum wage growth. The cost of housing should not be outpacing federal minimum wage growth. The cost of healthcare should not be outpacing federal minimum wage growth. Do I need to keep going?

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

“Pro-Life” Conservatives are all for abortion restrictions, but curiously have nothing to say about the U.S. weapons being used to kill civilians in Yemen. Interesting that.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

@JunaidForUs

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My name is Junaid Ahmed. I’m a Democrat running for Congress in Illinois’ 8th district to bring working class families the support and resources they need to not only survive, but thrive and reach their fullest potential. Can you retweet and follow, and join our campaign today?

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

@JunaidForUs

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A healthcare system where people have to wonder if a chemotherapy treatment will bankrupt them is a system that is in desperate need of change.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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2 years

SCOTUS is about to overturn Roe V. Wade and they have the audacity to be upset someone leaked that news to the public. The earthquake isn’t going to be a result of the leak, it’s going to be the result of SCOTUS eroding the rights of millions overnight.

SCOTUSblog

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It’s impossible to overstate the earthquake this will cause inside the Court, in terms of the destruction of trust among the Justices and staff. This leak is the gravest, most unforgivable sin.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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Imagine what we could get done if working-class Americans had as many political representatives fighting for their interests as corporations have right now.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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A starvation wage is not an ethical or sustainable wage.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

Call me crazy, but I think we can stop increasing our military budget now.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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2 years

Finally verified!! Now that that’s out of the way, it’s time for a reintroduction. I’m Junaid Ahmed. I’m a Dem running for Illinois’ 8th district to bring bold, progressive change to the district and the country. Can you RT and follow to spread the word and join our campaign?

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

@JunaidForUs

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193 House Republicans voted against capping the price of insulin at $35 a month. That’s 193 House Republicans voting yes for insulin price gouging. Think about that.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

Imagine being a party with such unpopular political positions that you have to resort to gerrymandering and voter suppression just to be competitive. What a joke.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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There’s a reason workers across the country are unionizing: they’re fed up. Fed up over starvation wages. Fed up over understaffing. Fed up over unsafe work conditions. Fed up over being overworked. Fed up over being undervalued. They deserve better. That’s why I support them.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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Abortion rights aren’t where the Conservative onslaught stops by the way. They’re going to go after landmark civil rights legislation next, with rulings like Obergefell v. Hodges being likely targets in the oncoming years. This is a crisis.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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The wealthiest country in the world shouldn’t have a single person living on the streets. It’s time we treat housing like the human right it is, and guarantee it for every single person.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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A $7.25 minimum wage looks a lot worse when you put it in terms of what it can buy. For example, a gallon of 2% milk costs $3.97 on average in the U.S. That means for every hour you work, you’re making 1.82 gallons. Do you think anyone’s labor is worth that little? I don’t.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

A system that forces people to choose between their rent and lifesaving medications—instead of guaranteeing every person has guaranteed housing and healthcare coverage—is a system in desperate need of change.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

Canceling student debt is not a "radical" idea. Leaving 43 million Americans in crushing debt is. Universal healthcare is not a "radical" idea. Leaving millions uninsured or underinsured during a deadly global pandemic is.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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You shouldn’t have to be willing to drown in thousands of dollars of debt just to get a college education. It’s time for student debt cancellation, and reforms that make college affordable for every person who wants to get a degree.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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11 million children in the U.S. are living in poverty. That’s nearly 1 in 7 children. 1 in 7 children who have to worry about whether or not they'll be able to obtain basic needs. 1 in 7 children whose potential is being stifled by our system. They deserve better. We all do.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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I can’t believe this has to be said, but I don’t think Congressional Representatives who try to undermine our democratic elections when their party starts losing deserve to be Congressional Representatives. Republicans have really lowered the bar into the floor haven’t they?

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

The status quo is great for about 13 people and the politicians they donate millions to, but I think the rest of us can agree that it’s time for serious structural change.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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The profit model of health insurers is to deny, deny, deny. The more they can deny procedures, the bigger their profit margins A healthcare system that is more focused on rejecting patients than helping them isn’t worth defending. It’s time for Medicare for All.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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2 years

Your ZIP code should never determine the quality of your school or the resources you have available as a student. It’s time to fix this and other inequalities in the U.S. education system, and ensure every child can reach their full potential—no matter where they live.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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How can we expect a child suffering hunger pains to perform their best in school? It’s time for free lunch programs nationwide. Every school. Every cafeteria. Every student. Let’s ensure students have at least one place where they can have a healthy, free meal.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

Abolish ICE because its mere existence causes suffering. Abolish ICE because it doesn’t work. Abolish ICE because it doesn’t even need to exist.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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Disappointed to report that several of my senior staff members' accounts were hacked. We're investigating the intrusion and will report back soon. For now, can we all agree that there is no room for cyberattacks in Illinois politics?

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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The Green New Deal will cost us less than the insurmountable human suffering associated with doing nothing. It’s time we take the climate crisis seriously.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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It shouldn’t surprise us that a system built to benefit a wealthy few over the well-being of the many is failing to properly combat a nationwide pandemic. We need more than mask mandates and lockdowns, we need widespread systemic change.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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Abortion rights are human rights. We have to stand up and defend them.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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Raising the minimum wage is the one of the quickest ways to uplift the material conditions of millions nationwide. Let’s get more money in people’s pockets and ensure they have enough to survive.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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Cancelling student debt doesn’t go far enough to solve the root problems in U.S. higher education. We need to cancel student debt, but we have to make college debt-free for future generations to ensure we’re not facing the same problem a decade down the line.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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If we spent a fraction of what we spend on our military on ensuring every person in our country was housed, think of how quickly we could eradicate homelessness.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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This is not normal.

Mike Baker

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The number of mass shootings in which four or more people were killed, broken down by country.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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Every single homeless person in this country is an indictment of our system.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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Healthcare is a human right for all. Let’s stop treating it like a commodity for only those who can afford it.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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A minimum wage that isn’t livable is just a poverty trap.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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An amazing way to celebrate Black History Month would be ending the War on Drugs, legalizing marijuana federally, and pardoning all people convicted of marijuana-related offenses.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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What’s the difference between bribery and lobbying? One’s legal. That’s it.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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The best insulin is free.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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I’m tired of the 1% getting bailouts while millions of working-class Americans have to beg for scraps.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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Workers are our nation’s backbone. It’s time we have the spine to treat them accordingly. That means fighting to ensure they have: 📍Housing 📍Healthcare 📍Healthy food 📍Livable wages 📍Debt free education 📍Clean, breathable air 📍Clear, drinkable water 📍Workplace protections

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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The same “Replacement Theory” that was the focus of the white supremacist shooter in Buffalo, NY is referenced in some capacity in over 400 of the episodes of Tucker Carlson’s show. It shouldn’t surprise us that the rhetoric of white supremacists mirrors his show’s rhetoric.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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Show me a billionaire, and I’ll show you someone who isn’t paying their fair share in taxes.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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3 years

🌍Happy #EarthDay !🌎 A reminder that just 100 companies are responsible for 71% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but instead of taking responsibility, they’ve spent years shifting blame and responsibility onto individual consumers! It’s time we hold them accountable.

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Junaid For Congress (IL-08)

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You know what these are? $38,029,517 $32,827,626 $29,802,564 $27,913,775 $26,508,058 The annual salaries of the 5 highest paid CEOs for Big Pharma. No one should be allowed to profit like this from a healthcare system that causes so much pain and suffering.

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