Affordability
Affordability
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I grew up right here in Colorado’s Fourth District as the daughter of two Republicans. When my parents both got sick, I left my job as a civil servant in science and technology and came home to take care of them. The choices were limited. We saw up close how expensive healthcare really is for Colorado families.
Before they passed, we found common ground on something fundamental. If you work hard, you should be able to afford a good life, raise a family, and retire with dignity. That was the promise of the American middle class. Anyone could rise on work, merit, and grit.
Washington broke that promise.
Instead of competition, they concentrated wealth and power in the hands of a few. Corporations rigged markets. Middlemen skimmed profits. Workers fell behind while prices went up. Families pay more for basics. Small businesses compete on uneven ground. The people who feed, fuel, and care for this country do the work but do not get the respect or representation they deserve.
Voters see it. They do not trust either party because the system keeps failing them. Starting a family and retiring with security now feel out of reach.
We are at an inflection point.
Colorado’s Fourth District has everything it takes to lead the next American century. Energy. Agriculture. Skilled workers. Community colleges. Small businesses. Entrepreneurs. A deep ethic of hard work and care.
I’m the hometown jobs candidate running to take on the forces driving up costs and squeezing families, restore a middle class built to last, and make sure rural Colorado has the representation it deserves.
Families should be able to build lives with security, dignity, and opportunity.
These are some of the top priorities our campaign is focused on.
Affordability
Costs are high because markets are rigged.
Trust Bust
Monopoly isn’t a game. It’s the economy we live in. A handful of giants set prices in groceries, meatpacking, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, insurance, and energy. They squeeze producers, crush small businesses, and pass the bill to families.
This didn’t happen by accident. The rules were written to protect corporate power instead of competition.
I’ll take on price-fixing, break up monopoly power, rein in middlemen, and restore real competition so markets work again.
Reinvest $1 Trillion
Big Tech and Big Pharma exploit an unenforced tax rule to shift intellectual property “on paper” while the work stays here, hiding over $1 trillion in assets. That money belongs in American communities, not tax havens.
Cost of Healthcare
Healthcare costs are high because too many corporations make money denying care and inflating prices. I’ll fight to:
Cap prescription costs by making sure Americans never pay more than people in other countries
Take on PBMs and require transparency in drug pricing
Expand Medicare’s power to negotiate
Crack down on algorithmic denials and medical middlemen
Protect families from medical debt wrecking their financial lives
It shouldn’t cost a fortune to become a doctor. Childcare and eldercare shouldn’t be luxuries. They should be accessible and affordable. Care should not bankrupt families.
Energy Costs
Coloradans are sick of surprise rate spikes from utility monopolies with no accountability. Time to modernize the grid, build the transmission we need, and deliver stable, predictable energy and lower costs for families and businesses. Families deserve a return when their communities produce the power that fuels our economy.
Housing Costs
We’re missing the middle because Wall Street moved in. Teachers, nurses, first responders, and the people who keep our towns running should be able to live in them. Housing should be a place to live, not a financial instrument.
I’ll work to:
Stop private equity from cornering the housing market
Expand missing-middle housing
Rein in insurers driving up home and rental premiums