A Plan for Progress

  • Fully funded SNAP benefits to ensure no one in our region goes hungry

  • Work federally and with state and local lawmakers to ensure families have quality affordable childcare with bills like Child Care for Every Community Act & streamlining the process for establishing childcare centers in El Paso County, CO

  • Universal healthcare so illness never leads to financial ruin

  • Ensure safe, affordable housing - because stability starts with a roof over your head

  • Protect the right to unionize with legislation like the Employee Free Choice Act and create good - quality union jobs that build strong communities

  • Tackle climate change with investment in cutting edge efficient technology like solar power, wind power, & rail

  • Fully fund public schools to build a future where every child can succeed

  • Reduce tuition so students can focus on their future, not debt

  • Get corporate money out of politics — no PACs, no lobbyists, and no more Citizens United

  • Term limits and upholding ethical standards — no government official is above accountability

  • Impeach and remove Trump for abusing power and endangering democracy

  • Use public money to serve the public – put our tax dollars to work to advance science, education, and public media

  • Freedom means protecting fundamental human rights for all — including defending civil liberties, due process, bodily autonomy, and voting rights

  • Create a fair path to citizenship – offer refuge from violence and a real chance to become an American

  • Every person matters — our strength is in the contributions of everyone in our community

  • Support working families — guarantee paid leave, universal healthcare, reproductive healthcare, child tax credits, universal pre-k, child care, and fully funded schools

  • Veterans earned quality care – fully fund, staff, and reform the VA

  • Design services that serve — ensuring ADA-compliant infrastructure and simplifying access to government programs

  • Create transportation options that work — from reliable transit to pedestrian-friendly cities and towns