Martin O'Malley

Issues

Martin O'Malley's vision consists of "15 Goals to Rebuild the American Dream." [1]

Jobs and Business Policy

• Increasing Median Net Worth [2]
  • reach wage growth of 4% annually by 2018
  • increase number of families with adequate retirement savings by 50% within 8 years
  • cut the pay gap between full-time men and women workers in half by 2025 through paycheck fairness laws, strong family leave policies, and expanded access to quality, affordable healthcare

• Unemployment
  • cut the unemployment rate among young people in half within 3 years [3]
  • reach full employment for American veterans by 2020 [4]

Immigration

• Comprehensive Immigration Reform
  • immediately extend executive action to protect at least 9 million immigrants from deportation [5]

Environmental

• Renewable Energy [6]
  • create a Clean Energy Jobs Corps to partner with communities to become more energy efficient, create new green spaces, and restore and expand forests
  • generate 100% of American electricity with renewable energy by 2050
  • federal legislation that caps on carbon emissions from all sources, proceeds from permits returned to low- and middle-class families and invested in job transition assistance and Clean Energy Jobs Corps
  • reject projects like Keystone XL and deny new permits for drilling in Alaska, the arctic, and off the coast
  • increase royalties and emissions fees for fossil fuel companies currently drilling on federal land and invest proceeds in jobs and skills training