Economy
Creating Jobs & Boosting Local Economy
- Fought to protect SNAP and Social Security benefits
- Delivered funding for job training programs
- Delivered funding for rural recreational complex to boost economic development
Healthcare
Expand Access to Healthcare
- Pushed to expand Medicaid in Alabama
- Pushed to save Jackson Hospital in Montgomery from closing
- Delivered funding for healthcare equipment
- Introduced legislation to help rural hospitals stay open
- Supported efforts to address maternal-health disparities impacting Black mothers and infants
- Defended reproductive rights and patient decision-making
Families
Supporting Families
- Introduced legislation to give tax breaks to parents for their children's extracurricular activities
- Introduced legislation to give a tax credit to first-time parents
- Introduced legislation to exempt baby items like cribs, toddler beds, mattresses, bedding, bassinets, cradles and baby monitors from tariffs
Agriculture
Protecting American Farmers
- Introduced legislation to provide a $15 billion tariff relief program for small and mid-sized farmers, who are the backbone of our economy
- Helped Alabama farmers and producers impacted by Trump's trade policies
- Held Trump Administration accountable for importing foreign beef below market value, effectively undercutting Alabama farmers
Education
Investing in Education
- Secured funding for Alabama State University and Tuskegee University
- Supported bipartisan legislation to cap student loan interest rates
- Introduced legislation to remove limits on student loan
- Introduced legislation to cover costs for college and trade school education for the children of first responders, teachers and social workers
Infrastructure
Improving Transportation and Infrastructure
- Served as 2nd top Democrat on key Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee to address Alabama's water and sewer issues
- Delivered nearly $6 million for infrastructure projects across Alabama's 2nd District to improve roads, ports, and water and sewage systems
- Secured $40 million authorization for future funding to improve public drinking water and sewer systems
Civil Rights
Protecting Civil Rights
- Saved Freedom Rides Museum from being sold by Trump Administration
- Saved Tuskegee Airmen story from being cut out of U.S. military training materials
- Introduced bipartisan legislation to create a Tuskegee Airmen monument in Washington, DC
- Introduced legislation to protect all historic civil rights monuments from being sold