ECONOMY
i will focus on increasing opportunity while finding common-sense ways to bring down costs.
We need to continue to invest in our communities and make it easier for Texans to become entrepreneurs and small business owners who create good jobs with fair wages. This requires investing in infrastructure like roads and broadband access and advocating for programs that help Texans raise their families without undue burden. We also need to make sure that young Texans can afford to stay here in Texas by ensuring housing prices are affordable, expanding access to childcare, and keeping costs low.
In Congress, I will fight for:
A $15 minimum wage to ensure all Americans are paid fairly for their work with a wage on which they can build the lives and families they desire.
Investments to strengthen Texas’ infrastructure - including roads, bridges, air, rail, and broadband access in rural communities - in order to improve quality of life and increase access to entrepreneurship for all Texans.
Cracking down on corporate price gouging and holding companies accountable when they take advantage of Texans so we can lower prices.
Protections for Labor Unions across North Texas – including passing the Protecting the Right to Organize Act so that they can continue to improve the working conditions and lives of their members. Labor Unions are vital in the 32nd district and I will stand up against any attacks by Republicans to weaken our Unions.
Continued investments in high-tech manufacturing through measures like the CHIPS Act, in order to bring even more high-quality jobs and industry to Texas.
Programs that make high-quality childcare available and affordable for working parents.
Paid family and medical leave so that parents do not have to choose between their jobs and ensuring their children have safe and loving care.
Investments in apprenticeship and worker training programs to help Texans gain skills in growth industries.
Investments in affordable housing so that Texans can afford to live in their communities without breaking the bank, as well as measures fighting discrimination in the housing process.