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Member, Committee on Oversight and Reform
Member, Committee on the Judiciary
Member, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
Member, Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy
Member, Subcommittee on Environment
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Priority Issues:
Cori Bush believes in:
Supporting a living wage for all Americans and Equal Pay for women and minorities
As United States Senator, Cori Bush would immediately work to:
Increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour
Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position
Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position
Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position
Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position
On April 9, Bush announced she had tested negative for coronavirus after coming down with symptoms and self-isolating.
Netflix aired a documentary on May 1, 2019, called "Knock Down the House," which follows the campaigns of four women who ran for Congress in 2018. The women profiled are Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and former House candidates Amy Vilela (Nevada) and Cori Bush (Missouri), as well as former Senate candidate Paula Jean Swearengin (West Virginia). The documentary also shows how the political action committees Justice Democrats and Brand New Congress operate when they recruit and help candidates run for office. Justice Department investigation (2024) On January 30, 2024, Bush announced that she was being investigated by the Justice Department for using campaign funds on security services. "As a rank-and-file member of Congress I am not entitled to personal protection by the House, and instead have used campaign funds as permissible to retain security services," Bush said in a statement. "I have not used any federal tax dollars for personal security services. Any reporting that I have used federal funds for personal security is simply false.”
