2. BUILDING AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE
CORE PROMISE:
If you work hard, you should be able to afford life - and get ahead.
Across the country, families are being squeezed. Everything costs more — groceries, gas, housing, medical care — while wages lag behind. Corporations raise prices without justification, CEOs take record bonuses, and the wealthiest individuals avoid taxes entirely.
Meanwhile:
The federal minimum wage is stuck at $7.25, trapping millions in poverty.
Small businesses struggle to get loans.
Middle-class families — especially those making under $250,000 — face higher taxes, childcare costs, and shrinking savings.
Economic gaps between regions widen as federal investment flows unevenly across states.
Trade schools, apprenticeships, and vocational programs are underfunded, even as the country faces a skilled-labor shortage.
Union membership declines while corporate power explodes.
The result is a national economy that works well for the wealthy — but leaves working people behind.
HOW I’LL WORK TO FIX IT:
Vote to raise the federal minimum wage and index it to inflation so Congress can’t ignore it for decades
Fight corporate price gouging with stronger enforcement and transparency for essential goods
Advocate real middle-class tax relief (focused on working families - not high-end loopholes)
Defend and strengthen unions and collective bargaining rights
Push to raise the corporate tax rate from today’s 21% toward a fairer level for large corporations
Invest in apprenticeships, skilled trades, and job pipelines tied to local employers
Expand small-business lending and simplify access through a one-stop federal/local portal
MD-05 FOCUS POINTS:
I will target federal investment and procurement to grow local small businesses, trades and workforce pathways
I will incentivize federal investment to increase the commercial tax base within the district
JOIN THE FIGHT.
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