2. Double the HOusing Supply so that every family can afford a great place to live.
It does no good to raise incomes if there isn’t enough supply to meet consumer demand. Therefore, in order to solve our housing crisis we have to double the number of homes available to buy or rent by 2030. Just like when our GI’s came home from WWII, the federal government must again take a leadership role in financing a boost in housing supply. Only this time we will make sure that all Americans benefit, not just white Americans.
But it’s not enough to throw money at the problem. Congress also needs to make it easier and faster to build homes. I will fight to expand Community Development Block Grants that reward communities who zone for modern, safe, affordable housing. I will work to cut the red tape builders face when applying for low income housing tax credits. And I will ensure that big developers partner with local builders, nonprofits, and union workers to make this housing Moonshot a reality. Because housing isn’t a luxury, it’s the foundation of the American dream.
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In order to solve our housing crisis, the United States needs to DOUBLE the number of homes available to buy or rent. Just like when our GI’s came home from WWII, the Federal Government must again take a leadership role in housing supply.
3. Get health care Costs under control and off the backs of families and businesses.
As Americans, we spend twice as much on health care as citizens in other wealthy countries. Is it any wonder that medical debt is the number one cause of bankruptcy for Ohio families? To put a stop to this, we must transform how health insurance works in America.
First, I will work to change the rules of the road so that doctors no longer have to fight with private insurance companies to get paid. At the same time, insurance companies should not be afraid of getting gouged by for-profit hospital groups.
Second, it’s time to put people—not profits—at the center of care. I will fight to clean up the ACA health care marketplace by capping out-of-pocket costs for patients, banning junk plans, and requiring all insurance plans to cover the basics—no questions asked.
Third, we need to take the burden of paying for health care benefits off the backs of small and medium-sized business and their employees. Instead of employer contributions and worker premiums, co-pays and deductibles, I will fight to give every American the option to enroll in a simple, affordable public health insurance plan that puts health—not profit—first.
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Did you know that we pay twice as much per person on health care in the United States as in other wealthy countries? For our deficits and our checkbooks, this ahs to stop. To achieve this, we need to change how insurance works in America. No longer should hospitals and insurance companies be waging an expensive war over what gets covered. It’s time for the federal government to step up and fix the private insurance market so that people—not profits—are at the center of care again.
4. Reduce the price of parenthood.
America’s children are America’s future. For 34,000 of Ohio’s most vulnerable and deserving little ones, that future was made brighter through their enrollment in Head Start. This federal program provided low-income parents with not just free, safe, and reliable childcare but a slew of wraparound services to promote success later in life. All that was until the unelected billionaire Elon Musk took a machete to the federal government, acting upon Project 2025’s threat to eliminate the program.
In Washington, I will work with my Republican colleagues to not only to restore Head Start but expand it so that every U.S. child and their parents have access to quality, affordable childcare. And we will come together as a Congress and get this done. After all, you can’t be pro-Life and anti-Head Start.
But costs like childcare are just the tip of the iceberg. For those parents who choose to stay at home with their child during the early years, lost wages and reduced savings for retirement compound the losses in terms of time out of the labor market. It is time that we come together as a society and acknowledge that raising the next generation is real and important work and compensate our primary caregivers accordingly.
The same thing goes for those who care for aging parents and relatives. Study after study shows that retirees who are able to age at home exhibit significantly better outcomes than those who become institutionalized. we must supportfamilies and communities in order to give older Americans the freedom to age in place if they choose.
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Raising a family shouldn’t take two full time jobs. We need a care system that works—so parents can afford child care, families can look after their loved ones, and nobody has to choose between showing up at work and showing up for the people they love.