Straight Talk & Integrity
“District 77 deserves an advocate at the State House leading the way on educational equity, economic development, health care expansion, and criminal justice reform. It’s time for a new day.” –Kambrell Garvin
Opinion: The COVID-19 pandemic shows why South Carolina needs to expand Medicaid coverage
16 Apr
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kamgarv18
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Yesterday, the S.C. House adopted a resolution to recognize April 11-17th as Black Maternal Health Week to "bring statewide attention to the maternal health crisis in the Black community and to the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black birthing people."
You can go before church ... after church ... or any time before 7pm today:
𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 #𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝟏𝟗 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜
Columbia Place Mall
7201 Two Notch Rd
7am - 7pm, 7 days/week
📸 @SCEMD
"People just don’t believe the level of pain we are experiencing.” -Rep. Wendy Brawley
cc: @WRENetwork @Kambrell
https://19thnews.org/2021/04/black-women-lawmakers-advocating-maternal-health/
We’d like to give a huge thanks to advocates like Representative Kambrell Garvin (@Kambrell) and Dr. Kari-Claudia Allen (@drkarimd) who are working so hard to shine a light on this issue in our communities.
#BMHW21
Education
- Educational Equity
- Fight to increase teacher salaries
- Reduce classroom size
- Increase per pupil spending
Leadership through integrity and straight talk
- Work to increase minimum wage
- Provide constituent services and regular legislative updates
Economic Development in District 77
- Develop public and private partnerships
- Ensure repair of bridges and roads
- Work to attract jobs o Support entrepreneurship and encourage residents to start businesses
- Ensure that SCE&G/ Santee Cooper/ co-operatives customers receive the best rates and are protected with better energy policy
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Evaluate disproportionate sentencing guidelines o Foster safe communities
- Fight to repeal “Stop and Frisk” warrantless searches
- Increase funding for police body cameras to protect citizens and law enforcement officers
Health Care Expansion
- Protect our hospitals
- Encourage primary care
- Work to expand Medicaid
