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"I’m fed up with the direction our country is going: corruption, unnecessary wars, and a housing crisis that is tearing our communities apart. I’m not a career politician. I’m an engineer and an affordable housing activist. I'm running for Congress to put working families first, hold the powerful accountable, and fight to build a future we can actually be proud of."

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<h2>About Joe</h2><img src="https://run.imgix.net/3ec0a8a3-e781-4b41-a7e4-df6fe5211b46/02d1e91a-f407-48c9-b4ff-c7c34d77cb59/02d1e91a-f407-48c9-b4ff-c7c34d77cb59.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=2122%2C1009%2C3574%2C3162&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="37" tiltdirection="left" variant="framed">Joe Schiarizzi is an inventor, affordable housing activist, community organizer running for Congress in Virginia's 7th District.As a regional lead for Yimbys of Nova, he has spent years in Virginia fighting for the specific reforms that actually get more affordable homes built. Joe chaired the Falls Church Environmental Sustainability Council, co-founded Bike Falls Church &amp; Falls Church Forward, and is a member of Arlington Young Democrats. He holds two patents, earned degrees in Naval Science &amp; Computer Science, and has conducted research on making computers more energy efficient. Joe founded Solarpunk VC, an investment syndicate that funds climate-focused startups and small businesses in Virginia, because he believes solving the climate crisis and the housing crisis go hand in hand.Growing up, Joe learned the value of hard work early. Joe's father was a union plumber and a Teamster in Local 25, and his mother worked the night shift at UPS loading boxes so their family could have healthcare. That's why Joe is running on a concrete, passable housing plan that uses existing federal tools to unlock affordable housing across the region.Joe is running on three pillars: <ol><li>Affordable Housing: Declare a national housing emergency and fight for supply-side reforms that get affordable homes built near transit and jobs.</li><li>Sustainability: Confront the climate crisis by investing in clean energy, expanding public transit, and holding polluters to higher standards.</li><li>Accountability: Stand up to this corruption administration and impeach President Trump on day 1.</li></ol>

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<h2>Imagine common sense crypto policy and regulation, aligned with American dynamism.</h2>Loans backed by Renewable Energy Certificates which fund new solar farms. Private payment rails between patients and doctors that ensure our rights to access any medical care. New economic models for funding the commons and mutual aid. These are all being built with blockchain technology in America today, and align with our long term values. Washington shouldn't stifle innovation or push jobs overseas.<h3 style="text-align: left;">Experience</h3>After his family nearly lost their home in the Great Recession of 2008, Joe has supported creating a more open, fair, and transparent financial systems. Joe Schiarizzi is more than just a cryptobagholder, he is a builder. As an engineer, he has contributed to several Decentralized Finance protocols, and open source infrastructure that funds public goods.More than 1% of the stored state of Ethereum was created by calling smart contracts Joe personally wrote. Using Tokenization technology he created the world's first loan collateralized entirely by American Renewable Energy Certificates. Joe believes financial vehicles like borrowing against stocks to avoid paying taxes or investing in startups shouldn't only be reserved for the super wealthy.&nbsp;<h3 style="text-align: left;">Policies</h3>CLARITY and GENIUS are strong starts but leave gaps.Joe supports these common sense policy choices related to crypto in the US, and plans to push for them if elected to Congress.<ol><li>Staking/mining income shouldn't be taxed until sold. The same way stocks are not taxed on unrealized gains.</li><li>Simpler tax reporting for small crypto holders—everyday Americans shouldn't be penalized holding digital assets.</li><li>Small businesses should be allowed to experiment with tokens without SEC consequences. A froyo shop's loyalty token isn't a securities offering.</li><li>Expand eligible stablecoin collateral to include assets like municipal bonds that fuel American dynamism by funding hospitals, schools, roads, clean water, clean air, healthcare, and more.</li></ol>The Constitution charges our government with promoting the general welfare and securing the blessings of Liberty. Blockchain advances both missions by empowering Americans to coordinate more efficiently and openly. Stablecoins are now one of the largest buyers of US debt. Our long term monetary policy needs to reflect that reality.&nbsp;Washington must protect innovation, not regulate it overseas. Our goal should be to ensure every American can fairly and safely access the financial tools they need to succeed.All donations to our campaign are only accepted from US Citizens and are 100% compliant with all US Campaign finance laws.

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