Too many hardworking families are doing everything right but still feel like they're falling behind. The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, and healthcare remains too high while too many politicians focus on helping special interests instead of working families. I believe our economy works best when it works for everyone. That means lowering costs, supporting small businesses and farmers, investing in American manufacturing, strengthening supply chains, expanding access to affordable health care, and creating good-paying jobs. I'll continue working with anyone—Republican or Democrat—to deliver real results for Kansans.

Healthcare is one of the biggest concerns I hear from Kansans. I voted against an extreme Republican budget that cut Medicaid, raising costs and making it harder to access coverage. I'm fighting to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits that have helped thousands afford insurance. I also supported allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices, capping insulin at $35 a month for seniors, and protecting patients from surprise medical bills. I'll keep working to lower costs and expand access to affordable, quality health care.

Our immigration system is broken. We need a secure border and an immigration system that is lawful, effective, and rooted in accountability and respect for the rule of law. I support a bipartisan approach that strengthens border security, combats fentanyl trafficking, and modernizes our immigration system to meet the needs of families, communities, and businesses. Enforcement should focus on violent offenders while protecting constitutional rights and due process. We should not have masked federal agents operating without accountability or taking actions that undermine trust in local law enforcement. I'll continue working toward practical, bipartisan solutions that strengthen our security, support our economy, and uphold our values.

My priority is building an economy that works for hardworking families. That means lowering the cost of groceries, housing, childcare, and healthcare, creating good-paying jobs, supporting small businesses and farmers, and investing in American manufacturing. I also believe in cutting waste, fraud, and abuse while reducing the deficit responsibly—not by taking away healthcare or nutrition assistance, but by closing tax loopholes for the wealthiest corporations. I've supported bipartisan investments like the CHIPS and Science Act and the bipartisan infrastructure law to create jobs and grow Kansas' economy.

Every eligible American deserves the freedom to vote and confidence that their vote will be counted. Our democracy is strongest when elections are secure, accessible, and fair. I support protecting voting rights, expanding early voting and vote-by-mail where appropriate, strengthening election security, and ensuring local election officials have the resources they need to administer safe elections. I also introduced the bipartisan Native American Voting Rights Act to address barriers facing Tribal communities. Protecting both ballot access and election security helps ensure every eligible voter can participate while preserving confidence in the outcome of our elections.

Kansans deserve a government that works for them—not for the wealthiest special interests. I voted to increase transparency around campaign spending, strengthen ethics laws, crack down on corruption, and hold elected officials accountable. I've also supported banning Members of Congress from trading individual stocks because public service should be about serving constituents, not personal financial gain. We need a government that is more transparent, accountable, and focused on delivering results for hardworking families.

No family should have to experience the tragedy of gun violence. I supported the bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first major federal gun safety law in nearly 30 years, to strengthen background checks, address loopholes, and invest in violence prevention. I also support improving background checks to help keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous individuals. As the daughter of a military veteran, I respect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners and will continue working with law enforcement and community leaders to keep our neighborhoods safe while protecting responsible gun ownership.

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Affordability is the most wide-ranging challenge we have. Income disparity continues march along unabated while costs continue to grow. Billionaires and mega corporations must be taxed properly, their fair share based on revenue without loopholes that allow them to write off extraneous expenses and hide their wealth from the tax base. Corruption in government with rampant self-dealing extracts wealth to the tune of billions. Fine and punish those who abuse our tax dollars with crony, no-bid contracts and markups. With that, we can deliver programs all Americans can access: health care coverage, daycare, paid leave, universal community college. Americans pay too much in taxes to suffer as much as we do.

We must start the road to Medicare for All, which will be a multi-year journey that prioritizes those under 18 first. Medical debt needs to be purchased en masse and forgiven. Programs that subsidize rural specialty practices must be part of healthcare reform. With some counties in our district not having an OB/GYN in practice for several decades, we know the need is there to ensure that pregnant people get access to prenatal care and delivery care without having to travel for hours. We must provide clear protections for providers and expectant mothers to access abortion care without worry of criminality at the national level. WIC must offer diaper subsidies nationally -- becoming a parent should not be a vow of poverty for working people.

ICE in its current form is both a moral and fiscal failure. ICE whistleblower accounts have shown that the rights abuses we see are both systemic and encouraged in training practices for new officers. ICE must be abolished while customs enforcement programs that DO actually work (such as anti-trafficking taskforces, cyber crimes units and other successful initiatives) can get the space to do their good work without association with lawless ICE units terrorizing immigrants and natural born citizens of color. Immigration Reform itself is popular and with critical mass in Congress we can pass it: a clear road to citizenship for longtime residents; fines with teeth for employers who hire illegally; expanded guest worker permits and regulations.

Inflation, trickle down tax burdens, and housing costs are grinding down the working people of this country. While we must pass housing reform that increases supply, we aren't only going to build our way out of this. Corporate landlords, and mega property buyers have created an environment where price manipulation is the order of the day. Taxes should increase commensurate with the number of properties owned, and those dollars reinvested as property tax relief. Reform includes down payment assistance expansion and funds for programs that incentivize seniors to downsize. We must end the loopholes that allow a profitable company to pay less in taxes than a single working mother. Tax rates should be based on revenue, not profit. End subsidies.

Most states currently require ID in order to register and non-citizen voting is already illegal -- and, as such, illegal voting is rare. Most states, if no ID is available, will assign a voter ID to a voter as requested. As it stands, voter identification requirements are a state's rights issue. States have a right to maintain their voter rolls without interference from the federal government. If a national bill is to be passed, it must include funding for no-cost IDs to be automatically issued for all social security card holders. I am a proponent of auto-registering 18 year-olds to vote alongside their registration for the selective service. If we can do one of those, we can do both.

We must end the era of Citizens United. Under this ruling, corporations and dark money entities have all the privileges of being a citizen -- with none of the responsibilities or accountability. Hawaii and Montana are exerting their statutory power to rein in political spending by corporations in their states. While we fight for a constitutional amendment, we can pass legislation that curtails a corporation's right to spend on political campaigns if it wants to qualify for certain government contracts and programs, citing conflict of interest concerns. We also must return real power and accountability to the FEC to fine and bar, if necessary, entities that receive foreign money to influence our politics.

I will immediately move to pass the Assault Weapons Ban (H.R.3115 / S.1531), implement universal background checks and put a red flag law and national database into law. The House should fully restore research funding that allows us to treat gun violence as the public health crisis it is. Crisis intervention teams show a record of success in preventing gun violence in at-risk communities. Those teams should be funded and trained with mental health professionals to be ready to intervene before law enforcement is called to the scene. Trauma support and bedside intervention for victims of violent crime will help curb the cycle of violence. I would support a federal tax credit for biometric lock devices for guns.