Healthcare is a basic human right and yet too many Texans lack access to quality care and many live on the brink of medical bankruptcy: only one accident, or one health crisis, can destroy our economic well-being. Living in this precarious state limits our ability to succeed economically, provide for our children, and build for the future.

As a former teacher, I know the importance of public education and have seen first hand how our teachers are our most essential public servants.
As your representative in Congress, I will fight to protect the quality and integrity of the American public school system: our future literally ...

The disparity in wealth between rich and poor is worse than ever before. Adopting a national minimum wage that is a true living wage is a great first step on the path to shared economic prosperity.
As the voice of the residents of District 10, I will fight for raising ...

America has a profound problem with gun violence. In our schools, in our churches, in our urban centers, every day Americans needlessly die due to the proliferation of unregulated firearms. We need common sense ... this epidemic.

Since the founding of our nation, immigrants have enriched our culture, strengthened our economy, and made the United States a better place to live for everyone.
The Republican party is moving away from the values that are the ...

A culture of toxic masculinity has held women and girls back for long enough. It’s time to work towards real equality with laws that require equal pay for equal work, protect against workplace harassment, and affirm a woman’s right to choose...

The fight against climate change is one of our most important struggles. In the past, the Republicans have launched devastating assaults on our environment, including: pulling out of the Paris Accord on greenhouse gases, propping up the fossil-fuel industry with rollbacks of Obama-era climate change and pollution policies, and limiting federal funding ...

The fight for racial justice is an economic, legal, and moral struggle.

With the election of Donald Trump, racial prejudice, discrimination, and old-fashioned white supremacy are on full display in Republican policies and on our streets....