Healthcare Affordability & Access
- Lower prescription drug prices by expanding Medicare price negotiation to all insurance plans
- End direct-to-consumer drug advertising that drives up costs without improving health
- Cap out-of-pocket medication costs and protect coverage for pre-existing conditions
- Strengthen rural hospitals and protect emergency and trauma care access
- Expand mental health services and crisis intervention, especially in rural communities
- Bring frontline healthcare experience to Congress, decisions guided by patient outcomes, not lobbyists
Lowering the Cost of Living
- Reduce healthcare, energy, and education costs that squeeze working families
- Support targeted tax relief for middle-class families, not giveaways to billionaires
- Crack down on price-gouging and corporate practices that inflate everyday costs
- Protect SNAP benefits and ensure families aren’t punished during economic hardship
Education & Property Tax Relief
- Shift school funding away from over-reliance on property taxes and toward smart state and federal investment
- Protect public K-12 education and oppose efforts to drain funds into unaccountable voucher programs
- Invest in workforce readiness, career training, and affordable higher education pathways
- Support educators and school staff, not political culture wars in classrooms
Social Security & Retirement Security
- Protect Social Security and Medicare from cuts or privatization
- Oppose raising the retirement age
- Strengthen long-term solvency by requiring the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share
- Honor the promise made to seniors who paid into the system their entire working lives
Public Safety & Gun Violence Prevention
- Invest in advanced training for local police and first responders, including de-escalation, crisis intervention, mental health response, and emergency medical care
- Close loopholes that allow guns to be sold without background checks
- Support red-flag laws to keep firearms away from those who pose an imminent danger
- Expand access to mental health care as a core public safety strategy
- Focus on evidence-based solutions that save lives, not political talking points
Energy & Grid Reliability
- Bring federal funding and incentives home to North Texas for grid modernization, weatherization, and energy storage
- Advocate for national reliability standards and research that help states plan for extreme weather and demand spikes
- Ensure large AI data centers and server farms help pay for the grid upgrades they require
- Partner with local leaders and emergency managers to secure grants, technical assistance, and backup power for critical infrastructure
Economic Fairness & Workers’ Rights
- Support equal pay for equal work and transparency in wages
- Protect workers from retaliation for discussing pay or organizing
- Ensure new technologies like AI don’t undermine worker rights or safety
- Put people before corporate profit in economic policymaking
Civil Rights & Equal Protection
- Support equal pay protections and workplace fairness
- Protect LGBTQ+ Americans from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, and public accommodations
- Defend voting rights while upholding election integrity and the rule of law
- Reject divisive politics that target communities for political gain
Immigration & Border Policy
- Secure the border with smart, humane enforcement
- Fix a broken immigration system with lawful pathways and due process
- Support border communities and frontline personnel
- Reject fear-based rhetoric that distracts from real solutions
Government Accountability & Democracy
- Oppose political theater and culture-war legislation that doesn’t solve real problems
- Support ethics reforms and limits on insider influence in Congress
- Put constituents first; not party bosses, donors, or cable news
- Restore trust through transparency, competence, and service
Foreign Policy & Humanitarian Values
- Stand for human rights and international humanitarian law
- Support responsible U.S. leadership abroad that prioritizes diplomacy and civilian protection
- Bring firsthand humanitarian experience to foreign policy decisions
