Bernadette believes Social Security and Medicare are promises to be kept.  That is least those who have worked and contributed  deserve. She will oppose indiscriminate cuts and work aggressively to find real solutions to the programs financial health,  Starting with fair and common sense changes like requiring high earners to pay the same payroll tax rate as working families, capping Medicare prescription costs and promote preventative care.  Medicare needs to play a bigger role in American's Health.

Bernadette supports the fight to end predatory lease-purchase programs in the trucking industry, which trap small-business truckers into unfair debt and deny them the freedom of true ownership. The OOIDA estimates that these agreements fail more than 90 % of the time, leaving hardworking drivers financially devastated.  She has a large list of issues and initiatives to bring to Washington and is working with local and national trucking organizations to formalize that list.

Bernadette knows a strong and effective public education system is the foundation for opportunity and self-reliance and the best hope for American leadership in the world.  She will work to focus tax dollars around improving public K -12 schools, community and state colleges and ensure there is ample investment in vocational and technical programs.  She will , provide targeted relief to borrowers misled by predatory educational institutions, make student borrowing fair and manageable and create incentives for those working to enter high-demand fields like teaching, nursing, and public safety.

Ensuring all Americans have affordable access to timely, high quality healthcare is a top priority for Bernadette.  In Congress, she will fight to protect coverage for pre-existing conditions, expand healthcare access in underserved and rural areas, and demand cost transparency in billing so that patients know exactly what they’re paying for.  She believes there are brilliant solutions to make America a Health Care leader, we just need to find them and create legislation to make them happen.

Bernadette believes that maintaining our roads, bridges, and water systems is not merely a matter of convenience; it is a matter of safety, economic strength, and national pride. She will protect infrastructure funding, eliminate needless delays to accelerate projects, prioritize local contractors, and ensure that investments in broadband and clean energy create American jobs rather than sending work overseas.

Bernadette believes healthcare decisions should be made by women in consultation with their doctors, not politicians.
In Congress, she will protect access to contraception and emergency care, expand paid parental leave, and make quality childcare more affordable for working families. She will also continue to ensure women enjoy the same opportunities in the workplace as similarly qualified men. No ceilings. No barriers. No BS.

Bernadette believes elected officials should answer to the people, not to a lifetime in power. In Congress, she’ll fight to enact term limits for members of Congress, to stop career politicians from putting party and profit over the public good, restore accountability, and ensure fresh ideas and new leadership in Washington. Bernadette has signed the USTL pledge. 
It is notable that Abe Hamadeh pledged to support term limits and then refused  to cosponsor the bill that will do that.

Our rising generations face a multitude of challenges. Student debt, job insecurity, first homes out of reach. Not to mention a new era of mental challenges brought on by a vast social environ, artificial intelligence and enough targeted misdirection to make good decision making a challenge. Bernadette hears you! Bernadette will work with others on Capitol Hill to find solutions and get legislation done to ensure your American Dream is achievable.

Bernadette's father who served in Vietnam. She understands the sacrifices veterans make for our country and believes America must honor its commitments to ALL veterans. We have a lot of folks on both sides of the aisle looking to protect Vets and their families. Unfortunately, we have too many willing to put Veteran benefits funding at risk by driving up the Debt and giving the richest Americans tax break they don’t need. When Bernadette goes to Congress her early priorities are to fully fund the VA and hold it accountable for every dollar spent. She will work to reduce VA intake time. Improve and expand mental health services. Preserve community-care options and more. All the while working to find permanent and effective solutions fund and improve the VA's offering.