HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

The problem: Too many working families are stretched thin with high rents, long commutes, and unaffordable living expenses.

What we need: A bigger housing supply that brings down the cost of rent and developer incentives that align with building new homes for the people that live and work here, not for homes to sit empty or become future vacation homes.

How we can achieve that: At the federal level double down on supply-focused solutions such as reducing fees and regulatory barriers to build more workforce housing and restricting institutional investors from investing in single-family homes. Also provide matching funds for state level programs that focus on first-time homebuyer financial literacy and downpayment readiness. And to the extent possible, empower counties to address their workforce housing needs, instead of expecting this to be addressed at the city level, as counties know best where the biggest workforce housing needs are based on proximity to employers, access to public transportation, and commuting patterns. 

HEALTHCARE ACCESSIBILITY

The problem: Too many people are uninsured and one emergency room visit away from potentially going bankrupt. Also, too many people stay in a job that doesn't fit them anymore out of fear of loosing healthcare coverage. This is constraining job mobility and entrepreneurship. 

What we need: Basic high-deductible health insurance for all that covers 100% preventive healthcare at no cost and everything else a high deductible protection layer that prevents people from going bankrupt. Because it's cheaper to have everyone insured and people need a basic health insurance plan that's not tied to their employer so they have the freedom to change jobs and start new businesses without stressing out about healthcare coverage. 

How we can achieve that: Have the federal government operate as a baseline insurance carrier that state funded programs and private insurance carriers can build on top of to expand coverage and reduce the deductible gaps the basic government insurance layer won't provide. This would reduce the country's cost of healthcare as everyone would have health insurance and employer contributions to healthcare would also decrease as private insurance layers that build on top of the country's base layer would be significantly lower. 

INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE

The problem: Lack of risk-based regulations that can protect vulnerable communities and delicate environment ecosystems from catastrophic infrastructure failures, such as what happened with the 2025 Moss Landing Vistra Power Plant Fire. 

What we need: A strong set of risk-based infrastructure regulations that assess the scale of infrastructure projects and the corresponding safety mechanisms appropriate for operating in delicate environment ecosystems and in close proximity to vulnerable populations.

How we can achieve that: Require probabilistic hazard analysis and adequate containment failure designs that suppress fires and capture potential thermal runaway. This will likely move us away from large high-risk energy infrastructure projects and into low-risk small-scale energy infrastructure projects that reduce the risk of catastrophic failures and strengthen energy resilience. It will also move us away from off-shore drilling and into finding land-based alternatives in low-risk environments that can support our energy independence without compromising the health of our ocean ecosystem and its direct impact on our health and wellbeing.