Christopher Irizarry

Affordable housing programs that support our neighbors.

Affordable housing programs that support our neighbors.

Fully funded school infrastructure and increased teacher salaries

Fully funded school infrastructure and increased teacher salaries

Implement mitigation, adaptation and sustainable growth to increase climate resilience.

Implement mitigation, adaptation and sustainable growth to increase climate resilience.

Expanding the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Expanding the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Protect rural hospitals Healthcare coverage that is tied to employment leaves families and individuals vulnerable, limits personal opportunities, and prevents economic growth: Transition to a Universal, single-payer health system (Medicare For All) for those who want and need it. I’ll fight for: Strong unions Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Dignified retirement programs and pensions.

Healthcare Healthcare needs to be universally accessible, affordable, and without disparities, regardless of your zip code or employment status. I’ll fight for; Expanding the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid. Reform/standardize the use of prior authorizations. Set price caps on treatments and care. Legislate anti-trust laws for health conglomerates Negotiate drug prices for commercial health plans. Protect rural hospitals Healthcare coverage that is tied to employment leaves families and individuals vulnerable, limits personal opportunities, and prevents economic growth: Transition to a Universal, single-payer health system (Medicare For All) for those who want and need it. Women's Healthcare Codifying Roe V. Wade through Congress. Protecting access to contraception and IVF. Expanding and funding research for women's health issues Veterans Fully staff and fund VA clinics and hospitals. Ensure healthcare decisions are made by clinicians, patients, and subject-matter experts. Wealth & Affordability I grew up in a middle-class household, with my father being the sole wage earner for years. We weren’t rich, but we never went without the basics. We enjoyed a stable home, a safe neighborhood, and effective schools. Today, the Affordability Crisis keeps working families under constant duress while depressed wages and never-ending price hikes make my upbringing seem like a different America. Every worker deserves dignity and economic security. I’ll fight for: Strong unions

Conduct oversight and investigations to expose decision-making failures and challenge half-baked rationales for military action.

Conduct oversight and investigations to expose decision-making failures and challenge half-baked rationales for military action.