Tamara Zwinak Candidate U.S. House of Rep. Dist-11

The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution specifies when a President may transfer power to the Vice President and under what circumstances.  Section 4 of the amendment provides for the Vice President and Congress to convene for the purpose of transferring power when the President is unable to do so.   There is no doubt Congress has power to act under the Twenty-fifth Amendment. America must be prepared to transfer power when a President is unable or unwilling, due to incapacity, to perform the duties of office and transfer power voluntarily. Setting up a process to engage the powers of Congress and the Vice President under the Twenty-fifth Amendment is apolitical. Our national security depends on the President's fitness.  The President may not refuse to submit to an independent fitness for duty examination. The President is not a private person. He is a public servant required to be fit for duty 24 hours a day. All public servants, and especially the President, h

US House of Representatives District 11 Thank you for completing our candidate questionnaire for The News & Observer, The Charlotte Observer and the Herald-Sun. Your answers will be published in our voter guide and may be lightly edited for spelling and grammar. Our goal is to help voters understand candidates' views on important policy issues. Email address * zdthm49@gmail.com Political party (if applicable) * Green Age as of November 3, 2020 * 68 Campaign website * https://ushouserace2020.blogspot.com/ Occupation * Social Worker Education * Master's Degree, Social Work Have you run for elected office before? (Please list previous offices sought) * Rockland County, New York, Orangetown Legislative seat. Please list highlights of your civic involvement: * Advocating for the disadvantaged; mentally ill, drug addicted; disabled; Veterans; military families; immigrants; food stamp recipients; the elderly; Aids patients; suicide prevention and crisis resolution; Green c

Tamara Zwinak, Green candidate for U.S. House of Representatives outlines her position on a multitude of issues prioritized by her campaign.  Pandemic Response I believe the political climate in Washington has set the stage for the pandemic crisis.  The coronavirus pandemic has killed over 180,000 Americans of which nearly 50% are seniors and Black and Brown people.  Of those who have recovered, thousands still suffer from lingering symptoms that may leave them permanently disabled.  Over 35 million people are unemployed, millions more are discouraged workers and only half of the unemployed receive unemployment insurance.  My immediate plan for managing the pandemic includes Social Distancing, Mask Mandates, Rapid Testing with Immediate Results, a Safe and Effective vaccine available to all; production of PPE, medications and vaccines in the US; and testing of waste water. Sustainability My economic policy is grounded in the concepts of sustainable development, as it was

1) What are your top 3 scientific priorities for the upcoming year? 1) The coronavirus pandemic: Deliver a safe, accessible, affordable and effective vaccine and innovative ways to dispense the vaccine to 500 million people in 20-21. 2) Increase innovative ways to rapidly reduce CO2 emissions to reduce global warming; the death of coral reefs; forest fires; and droughts. 3) Innovations to bring sustainable packaging without petroleum based materials or styrofoam to market and rapid ways to capture and collect plastic waste in the oceans, streams and on land.   2) How do you plan to ensure access to COVID-19 testing, tracing, treatment, and personal protective equipment (PPE) for all North Carolinians, especially workers in the highest risk jobs? By providing federal funds to the states to accomplish these tasks.   3) What is your strategy to mitigate infection risk in hot spots that contribute to community spread such as meat processing plants, nursing homes, and prisons?  S