U.S. Representative, District 26

Social Security is not a handout. It is money Americans earned and paid into throughout their working lives. My first promise is that I will never vote to cut Social Security benefits, raise the retirement age, privatize the program, or reduce cost-of-living adjustments. Protecting Social Security also means making sure it will be there for future generations. Congress has waited too long to act. I support asking wealthy Americans to pay Social Security taxes on more of their income, just as working families already do. That would strengthen the program without cutting earned benefits.

I will also fight for a cost-of-living adjustment that reflects what seniors actually pay for, especially housing, health care, prescriptions, food, insurance, and utilities. In Congress, I will work to: • Protect every dollar of earned benefits • Oppose raising the retirement age • Oppose privatization • Require high-income Americans to contribute on more of their earnings • Improve benefits for low-income seniors and widows • Adopt a more accurate cost-of-living formula for seniors • Protect Social Security data and personal information • Fund Social Security offices so people can receive timely, in-person help

During my first year in Congress, I will: 1. Cosponsor the Credit for Caring Act 2. Support Social Security legislation that protects benefits and requires high-income Americans to contribute more 3. Oppose any increase in the retirement age 4. Fight for adequate staffing and service at the Social Security Administration 5. Support Social Security caregiving credits 6. Protect Medicaid and home-based care from cuts 7. Establish bilingual senior and caregiver constituent services throughout FL-26 8. Hold regular roundtables with seniors and caregivers to track whether federal programs are actually working. I will not make promises that one member of Congress cannot deliver alone.