Day One Agenda
Real Solutions. Real Results. Day One.
One District. One Purpose. Working for You.
- 1
End Predatory Lending
- Cap title and payday loans at 36% APR
- Ban harmful rollovers and debt traps
- Require clear, one-page loan disclosures
- Expand access to community bank and credit union loans
- 2
Lower Utility Bills
- Modernize the power grid with federal infrastructure funding
- Expand home weatherization assistance
- Incentivize solar and efficiency upgrades
- Hold utility providers accountable for prolonged outages
- 3
Attack Transportation Poverty
- Increase federal support for public transit
- Expand workforce transportation grants
- Support micro-transit for underserved communities
- Fund safer sidewalks and pedestrian infrastructure
- 4
Reentry & Second Chances
- Remove barriers to employment for nonviolent offenders
- Expand tax credits for businesses that hire returning citizens
- Increase workforce training and apprenticeship funding
- Improve access to housing after incarceration
- 5
Maternal & Infant Health
- Expand maternal health clinics
- Increase postpartum care funding
- Support doula and community health worker programs
- Invest in infant nutrition and early childhood support
- 6
Protect Our Seniors
- Protect Social Security and Medicare
- Improve customer service at the SSA
- Expand caregiver support programs
- Crack down on scams targeting seniors
- 7
Economic Development Corridors
- Recruit advanced manufacturing and good-paying jobs
- Support modernization at the ports along the Mississippi River
- Expand workforce development partnerships
- Create incentives for investment in underserved communities
- 8
Public Safety & Accountability
- Incentivize best-practice policing standards
- Support officer training and recruitment
- Expand mental-health crisis response teams
- Increase transparency for federally funded departments
- 9
Support Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs
- Expand access to capital and microloans
- Cut red tape and unnecessary regulations
- Create federal contracting opportunities for local small businesses
- Invest in Main Street and neighborhood commercial corridors
- 10
Deliver Responsive Constituent Services
- Accessible district office that answers the phone
- Faster help with federal agencies
- Regular community listening sessions
- Transparency and accountability, so constituents always know what the office is doing
“Let's take our community to the next level.”