BUILD AN ECONOMY THAT EMPOWERS AND UPLIFTS LOW-INCOME AMERICANS

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  • Raise the federal minimum wage to a living wage of $15 per hour, tie future increases to the rate of inflation, and phase out subminimum wages for tipped workers, workers with a disability, and teenagers.
  • Implement policies that equitably reduce the cost of healthcare, housing, education, transportation, and food.
  • Enable all eligible households to obtain rental assistance, repeal the Faircloth
  • Amendment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, and invest in our public housing infrastructure.
  • Reduce preventable evictions and mitigate eviction-related consequences.
  • Build a more resilient and sustainable supply chain that can withstand shocks resulting from pandemics, climate disruption, and war overseas.
  • Evaluate whether key metrics such as the Federal Poverty Line (FPL) are accurately measuring the poverty rate in 2022.