A News Cafe: “Yee Seeks to Unseat ‘Absentee’ Self-Serving Congressman Doug LaMalfa”
“Rose Penelope Yee of Redding believes it’s time for [U.S. Rep. Doug] LaMalfa to go, and that come November, she’s just the one to show him the door,” wrote A News Cafe’s Doni Chamberlain in introducing her interview with Yee. In contrast, “Yee describes herself as a practical idealist who opens her heart to all community members, and is ready to fight for full-spectrum healthcare access and economic opportunity for all North State residents.”
Chamberlain asked Yee about her decision to run for office, her campaign platform, and the upcoming November election. A few of Rose’s responses:
“Our campaign is focused on issues. I’m running on a Care Agenda that is anti-poverty and pro-family. Policies like rent control, universal healthcare, and reinstating the child tax credit would greatly benefit District 1 families. These are the types of solutions I will fight for in Congress. LaMalfa has clearly shown that he doesn’t support action on issues like these.”
“Our approach with voters is to win them on issues, and not on party. We have a polarized electorate and our campaign seeks to engage voters via their day-to-day concerns rather than political identity. For example, housing is a huge problem. I am for federal legislation that would cap rent increases. LaMalfa isn’t. I’m for protecting Social Security from privatization. LaMalfa will vote to privatize Social Security regardless of the harm it will do to our seniors. I’m for forgiving student loan debt, which will free up young people’s budgets so they can afford to buy a home and start a family. LaMalfa opposes student loan forgiveness. All these choices have a material impact on voters’ lives regardless of which party they belong to.”
“We need a representative who is going to roll up her sleeves and work to deliver for our voters in District 1. I am that representative.”
Read the whole interview on A News Cafe.
Rose speaking at the California Alliance of Retired Americans Candidate Forum