No one should ever have to decide between life-saving care and paying their household bills, yet many North Carolinians still face this devastating choice every day. That’s why I support creating a comprehensive public option for health insurance, expanding Medicaid in North Carolina, taking steps to reduce the high cost of prescription drugs, and implementing other reforms to ensure affordable and equitable access to care for every American.

Every American should be able to enjoy a comfortable and secure retirement. Our seniors have paid into Social Security and Medicare over a lifetime of hard work, and I won’t stop fighting to protect these earned benefits. In Congress, I’m working to strengthen Social Security and will strenuously oppose any attempt to turn Medicare into a voucher program. I also support lowering the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60.

Climate change is an imminent threat to our country and our planet, and we must take immediate action to address it. As a state legislator, I voted to support clean energy alternatives, halt fracking, and implement measures to reduce emissions in North Carolina. In Congress, I was proud to vote to pass the Build Back Better Act, in part because it represents an unprecedented effort to combat the climate crisis. This transformational legislation will reduce carbon pollution, bolster community resilience, and strengthen the American clean energy economy.

In addition, I am an original cosponsor of the Defend Our Coast Act, which will protect the coasts of North Carolina from being leased for exploration, development, and production of oil or gas. I also cosponsored the Arctic Refuge Protection Act, a bill to permanently protect the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas drilling.