Work should pay enough to build a life, retire with dignity, and support a family. Right now, too many jobs don’t. Stagnant wages, disappearing pensions, and rising costs have made economic security feel out of reach for working people.

I support raising the minimum wage, expanding overtime eligibility, strengthening unions, and investing in apprenticeships and skills training that lead to good-paying jobs. I also believe companies must correctly classify workers and stop exploiting loopholes to avoid paying fair wages and benefits.

Retirement security should be a promise, not a gamble. I will protect pensions, strengthen Social Security, oppose privatization, and ensure workers never lose the retirement they earned because of corporate greed or bankruptcy games.

For too long, our economy has been rigged to reward the wealthy and well-connected while working families struggle to get ahead. I believe the strength of our economy depends on the strength of our workers, their wages, their rights and their ability to bargain collectively. When we invest in workers, protect labor standards and ensure everyone pays their fair share, we build shared prosperity that lifts entire communities. Congress must rewrite the rules of the economy so work is rewarded with dignity, security, and opportunity.

Better Wages, Jobs, and Skills

• We must be a country that honors work with fair pay and real opportunity.

• Many jobs in Texas - do not pay enough to support a family. Workers deserve wages that reflect today’s cost of living.

To live up to that value, we must:

• Raise the federal minimum wage.

• Expand apprenticeships and technical training.

• Invest in infrastructure that creates local jobs.

• Protections from AI displacement

Actions

• If we take these actions, families will have higher wages, better job security, and a path to long-term economic mobility.

• I support the independent and bipartisan nature of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Federal Reserve, Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), and other congressionally designated independent agencies.