Our communities and workplaces thrive when our families are healthy. Whether caring for a newborn or for an ailing parent or grandparent, Mainers work hard and have earned the ability to look after their families when they’re needed most.

Families are struggling to keep up with the rising costs of healthcare. Meanwhile, corporate special interests are trying to roll back the modest progress we’ve made to expand access to quality care. We need to stand up to corporate special interests to make sure that every Mainer has access to affordable and quality care, with no surprise billing and better prescription drug pricing. 

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Nearly 20 percent of Mainers have gone without a necessary prescription medication because they could not afford it. We need to take on the greed of Big Pharma, and ensure that every Mainer can afford their prescribed medications.

We need to grow opportunities in Maine that benefits families and workers, not just the wealthy CEOs, corrupt politicians, and big banks. The Earned Income Tax credit is one of our most effective ways to reduce the struggle of working families and children. It helps working families, particularly unmarried women with children, to afford food, housing, and the most basic of necessities.

The economic cost of parenthood is making it harder and harder for Mainers to stay in Maine and raise their families. We need to reduce the pocketbook burden of early childhood education,  increase childcare tax credits, and provide access to full-day, universal pre-K/K.