The New Affordability Agenda.

Everything from gas to groceries to housing is too expensive right now.

Donald Trump and Republicans are only making things worse, from reckless tariffs to surging gas prices due to the war in Iran. 

That’s why today I’m announcing the New Affordability Agenda, 10 big new ideas to bring down the cost of everything from gas to prescription drugs to groceries and housing. 

Proposals in the New Affordability Agenda include:

1. Making prescription drugs cheaper by establishing a government program to sell generic drugs at a discount, cutting the price of a lifesaving medication from $300 to $50;
2. Making utilities cheaper by cracking down on for-profit utilities overcharging consumers, saving the average family $500 a year;
3. Making gas cheaper by charging big oil companies a tax if they are making extra money off of charging more because of the war, then refunding that money to consumers. If oil stays at $100 a barrel, most families would get $324;
4. Making childcare cheaper by guaranteeing no family pays more than 7% of its income – under $10 a day for most families;
5. Making housing cheaper by building millions of new homes, offering every first-time homeowner $20,000 in downpayment assistance, and expanding rental assistance;
6. Making groceries cheaper by cracking down on big grocers who fix prices and on companies that abuse seed patents to make farming more expensive;
7. Making time off accessible by guaranteeing every worker two weeks of paid vacation time;
8. Bans 'Surveillance Pricing,’ where companies use personal data to raise prices with AI;
9. Puts money in pockets by requiring large companies to pay double wages for overtime, as opposed to the current time-and-a-half standard;
10. Abolishing Super PACs so billionaires can’t buy more policies that make everyday goods and services more expensive.

I’ll keep fighting to give working families the chance to get ahead. 
 

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