Michelle Burwell

Education I understand the burden of childcare to the families of New Jersey. I would advocate for affordable childcare. I believe this can be achieved with better management of our tax dollars. Legislation NJ Climate Superfund Act (S3545/A4696) is groundbreaking legislation that would shift the burden of paying for these damages onto the corporations responsible for them, Under the Climate Superfund Act, the largest fossil fuel corporations in the world that operate in NJ would be assessed an annual fee based on their historical emissions since 1991. Revenue raised would be distributed in grants to municipalities, counties, and other government entities for infrastructure repair and resiliency and other climate change adaptation projects. This includes everything from rebuilding roads and bridges, upgrading water treatment plants and stormwater systems, and making our electric grid more resilient. I would advocate and fight to support this bill. Housing There is an urgent need for housing. The assembly /legislators drafted a bill to address the need and did not factor in the need for conversions on commercial property, or reducing parking requirements. Social Services I would advocate for a background check on the performance and quality of all their nursing homes to be assessed before a new or renewal license. I would advocate for all background checks to include an investigation of any allegations of abuse, and/or neglectful practices of previous or current owned facilities.