First, we’re decades behind where we need to be on building housing locally. Simply put, to make housing more affordable, we’ve got to build more housing. That starts with eliminating Trump’s tariffs on imported construction products, which are crushing our ability to expand the housing pool locally. In Congress, I’ll fight to make it harder for the president to unilaterally impose tariffs, which are causing prices to soar. We also must dramatically increase federal investments in local communities to empower them to expand their housing pool and improve public housing.

Second, every family in this country should have access to high-quality, affordable child care. Right now, the skyrocketing cost of child care is prohibiting countless Americans from starting or growing their families – and the families who choose to pay the outrageous costs themselves are being crushed financially every month. In Congress, I’ll fight to guarantee universal Pre-K, and I will fight for increased Federal funding to draw down on the cost of child care. We can do this by fixing are tax code so high income earners pay their fair share, and utilizing these dollars to invest in lower cost child-care centers for communities across the country.

Finally, no one should have to go into debt or wreck their credit score just to get a college degree. In Congress, I’ll make sure that every American – no matter who you are or where you come from – can access high quality higher education.

Our health care system is broken – and it’s been this way for far too long.

In Congress, I’ll support achieving Universal Healthcare by first creating a public health insurance option for all Americans to ensure everyone can afford and access high quality health care, and I’ll relentlessly hold health insurance companies and Big Pharma accountable for their role in making health care costs for Americans so incredibly expensive.  I’ll also be a fierce advocate for expanding access to mental and behavioral health care and incentivising individuals to pursue jobs in the health care field without the fear of accruing tens to hundreds of thousands in debt that they will never pay off, which includes   increasing wages for so many who are underpaid in the  health care workforce.

It’s also critical that Democrats win back the House and the Senate to not only reverse the Trump administration’s devastating cuts to Medicaid before they happen – we also must expand Medicaid to cover even more working families and fight to expand and strengthen the Affordable Care Act, which Donald Trump and his Republican allies have desperately sought to gut for years.

For too long, giant corporations have made everyday products more expensive for working families simply to line their own pockets. Now more than ever, Congress must hold giant corporations accountable for jacking up prices and making our cost-of-living crisis worse. In Congress, I’ll not only ensure that our current laws against monopolies are followed – I’ll fight relentlessly to strengthen regulations and oversight of the wealthiest and most powerful companies.