“Increasing our energy supply, not by spending years trying to reopen the broken and decrepit Indian Point, but by investing in energy projects that utilize the Hudson Valley’s natural resources, like wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal energy, that can help lower energy bills today.”
Make data centers pay their own power, grid and water costs
Keep data centers from raising household utility bills
Pause new data centers
Give local communities a say in data center decisions
Set binding standards and rules for data centers
Protect local water and the environment from data centers
Require impact reviews and public disclosure for data centers
Protect the power grid's reliability as data centers grow
“Tonight, the Orangetown Planning Board is considering whether to approve another data center on the shores of Lake Tappan. I urge the Planning Board to reject this proposal until the proper assessments have been conducted to understand the impacts on our communities.”
“We have to ensure data center companies pay their fair share, protect residents from rate hikes, ensure grid reliability, protect water resources and our environment, and protect nearby homes from excessive noise pollution, while making sure local residents’ voices are heard and listened to.”
“Families are already paying more for electricity, and they shouldn’t be left footing the bill while massive corporations profit. We need common-sense rules for where and how data centers are built so local communities aren’t stuck with higher utility costs or greater environmental risks.”
“If I’m elected to Congress, I’ll work to make sure data centers are held to clear national standards that ensure families are protected from increased utility bills, protect our drinking water, strengthen our electric grid, and put local communities ahead of corporate interests.”
“Regulating Data Centers to guarantee they pay their fair share through binding agreements that protect residents from utility rate hikes and harmful impacts to our water supply”
Hold utility companies accountable for their rates and outages
Limit utility companies' lobbying and political spending
Keep data centers and other big power users from raising household bills
“Cut utility bills by holding monopoly utility companies accountable, tying profits to performance, and banning pass-through costs to ratepayers for private jets, lobbying fees, and campaign donations”
“We have to ensure data center companies pay their fair share, protect residents from rate hikes, ensure grid reliability, protect water resources and our environment, and protect nearby homes from excessive noise pollution, while making sure local residents’ voices are heard and listened to.”
“Families are already paying more for electricity, and they shouldn’t be left footing the bill while massive corporations profit. We need common-sense rules for where and how data centers are built so local communities aren’t stuck with higher utility costs or greater environmental risks.”
“If I’m elected to Congress, I’ll work to make sure data centers are held to clear national standards that ensure families are protected from increased utility bills, protect our drinking water, strengthen our electric grid, and put local communities ahead of corporate interests.”
“Lowering electric bills by taking on corporate utility giants and forcing greater accountability from electrical companies so they spend their profits on modernizing and replacing our outdated electrical grid.”
“Regulating Data Centers to guarantee they pay their fair share through binding agreements that protect residents from utility rate hikes and harmful impacts to our water supply”
“Increasing our energy supply, not by spending years trying to reopen the broken and decrepit Indian Point, but by investing in energy projects that utilize the Hudson Valley’s natural resources, like wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal energy, that can help lower energy bills today.”
Invest in upgrading and modernizing the power grid
Hold utilities accountable for grid upkeep and blackouts
“Lowering electric bills by taking on corporate utility giants and forcing greater accountability from electrical companies so they spend their profits on modernizing and replacing our outdated electrical grid.”
Bar members of Congress from becoming lobbyists after they leave
End corruption in Washington
“Clean up corruption by banning members of Congress and the White House from trading stocks, so they can’t get rich when the companies they invest in raise our prices”
“It’s time to fix a broken system, get rid of dark money flooding our elections, and stop elected representatives from personally enriching themselves in office.”
“Closing the revolving door by banning elected officials from becoming lobbyists after leaving office, so that public service is no longer a stepping stone to cashing in on connections.”
Require disclosure of political donors and end dark money
“It’s time to fix a broken system, get rid of dark money flooding our elections, and stop elected representatives from personally enriching themselves in office.”
“As the federal government’s senior executive overseeing election infrastructure security at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Cait worked alongside state and local officials across the country to protect our election systems and fight back against Trump’s lies about the 2020 election being stolen.”
“Restoring CISA’s election security mission and rebuilding the federal resources that help state and local officials defend against cyberattacks and foreign interference.”
“Reinstating the Foreign Malign Influence Center and the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force to counter the foreign interference operations that adversaries like Russia have used to undermine confidence in our elections and stoke partisan division.”
“Defending the Constitutional principle that States administer elections and opposing any federal effort to seize voting equipment, voter files, or election records for political purposes.”
“We need to secure the border, fix our broken immigration system so it can function effectively and in an orderly manner, and ensure enforcement is focused on violent criminals.”
“Reining in ICE and restoring accountability, requiring body cameras, standard law enforcement uniforms with visible ID, and prohibiting masked agents.”
Focus immigration enforcement on violent criminals, not law-abiding immigrants
“We need to secure the border, fix our broken immigration system so it can function effectively and in an orderly manner, and ensure enforcement is focused on violent criminals.”
Give undocumented immigrants a path to legal status or citizenship
Protect Dreamers with legal status or citizenship
“Creating a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants and Dreamers who are already part of our communities, paying taxes, and contributing to our economy.”
“Our immigration system is broken. We need comprehensive reform that focuses on safety and security for all, not the terrorization of our immigrant communities.”
“We need to secure the border, fix our broken immigration system so it can function effectively and in an orderly manner, and ensure enforcement is focused on violent criminals.”
Cut backlogs and red tape in visa, green card and citizenship processing
“Modernizing our immigration system by investing in technology and staffing at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to cut backlogs, expedite asylum claims, and reunite families faster.”
“Mike Lawler is wrong about Minneapolis. This is not about immigration policy. This is about the unchecked abuse of power by the federal government.”
Restore Roe v. Wade's abortion rights nationwide in federal law
Protect abortion rights and access
“Passing Roe v. Wade into law to restore a woman’s right to make personal healthcare decisions without interference from politicians — including access to abortion, contraception, and IVF.”
Lower health care costs, including premiums and out-of-pocket costs
Offer a public insurance option, such as a Medicare buy-in
Lower prescription drug prices
Hold health insurance companies accountable
“Lower the cost of drugs and healthcare premiums by holding Big Pharma and insurance companies accountable and creating a public option for health insurance”
“Supporting small businesses by cutting red tape, expanding access to affordable capital, and making sure that small businesses can attract talent with expanded access to affordable healthcare.”
Lower insulin costs, such as with a $35 monthly cap
Bring cheaper generic drugs to market sooner
Stop drug companies' price gouging and excessive price hikes
“Lower the cost of drugs and healthcare premiums by holding Big Pharma and insurance companies accountable and creating a public option for health insurance”
“Cracking down on Big Pharma price gouging, ending schemes like “pay for delay”, capping insulin prices at $35 for everyone, and allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices on more prescription drugs.”
Expand coverage to more people, including through the ACA and Medicaid
“Lower the cost of drugs and healthcare premiums by holding Big Pharma and insurance companies accountable and creating a public option for health insurance”
“Restoring federal funding for Planned Parenthood by repealing the legislation that cut off Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood clinics, making sure Hudson Valley women can access the care they need, where they need it.”
“Lower the cost of drugs and healthcare premiums by holding Big Pharma and insurance companies accountable and creating a public option for health insurance”
“Passing Roe v. Wade into law to restore a woman’s right to make personal healthcare decisions without interference from politicians — including access to abortion, contraception, and IVF.”
“Climate change has moved beyond academic debate and is now a national security crisis. In her efforts to protect the American people, Cait knows that the same fight we apply to protecting Americans from terrorism and foreign adversaries must now be applied to fighting climate change.”
Prepare communities and infrastructure for extreme weather
“Delivering investments to the Hudson Valley for critical energy, water, sewer, and transportation infrastructure through direct investments and expanding the federal BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) grant programs. These upgrades will also create good-paying job opportunities locally, ensuring that contracts go to local workers and labor unions.”
Hold polluters accountable and enforce environmental laws
Keep and strengthen environmental protections
“Addressing PFAS and other toxic contamination in our water supply by increasing testing, accelerating cleanup, and holding the corporations responsible for the pollution accountable.”
Clean up PFAS and other chemicals in drinking water
Hold polluters accountable for contaminating water
Test drinking water and make the results public
Invest in repairing and upgrading water systems
“Delivering investments to the Hudson Valley for critical energy, water, sewer, and transportation infrastructure through direct investments and expanding the federal BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) grant programs. These upgrades will also create good-paying job opportunities locally, ensuring that contracts go to local workers and labor unions.”
“Addressing PFAS and other toxic contamination in our water supply by increasing testing, accelerating cleanup, and holding the corporations responsible for the pollution accountable.”
Help public servants like teachers and first responders buy homes
“Creating a public service housing loan program for teachers, nurses, and first responders to expand access to affordable homeownership in the communities they serve. This would allow these community heroes to receive competitive mortgage interest rates with no down payment and no private mortgage insurance payments (PMI).”
Expand housing tax credits like the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
Fund mixed-income housing developments
“Increasing funding for affordable housing by expanding federal community block grants and improving tax credits for builders developing mixed-income housing projects.”
Support Palestinian statehood, self-determination, equal rights and safety
Support Israel's existence, security and right to defend itself
“Supporting a two-state solution as the only viable long-term path to ensure Israel remains a secure, democratic Jewish state while Palestinians achieve legitimate aspirations for self-determination.”
“Restoring USAID funding to rebuild America’s foreign aid capacity to maintain strength and stability abroad, and stop diseases from coming to our shores.”
“Left unregulated and unchecked, corporations will continue to exploit our weak regulations at the expense of safety, security, and American jobs. We need leaders in Congress willing to put guardrails on this technology.”
Keep the U.S. leading the world in AI and new technology
Set rules so AI is developed safely as the U.S. leads
“Ensuring the U.S. leads in AI innovation, while also strengthening safeguards against adversarial use of AI, including cyberattacks and disinformation.”
Ban or restrict assault weapons and high-capacity magazines
Pass red flag laws
Keep guns away from criminals, domestic abusers and others who pose a danger
“She is a gun owner who respects the Second Amendment and understands common-sense gun safety measures. She also knows firsthand the devastation weapons of war can cause, and understands they do not belong on our streets or in our schools.”
“Supporting federal grants to help states adopt extreme danger (“red flag”) laws that respect due process and keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers or those who might do themselves harm”
“Investing in our public schools by modernizing aging school infrastructure, opposing voucher programs that strip funding from our public education system, fully funding lunch programs for all students who qualify, and increasing funding for early childhood education programs like Head Start.”
“Expanding our BOCES, Career & Technical Education (CTE), and Community College programming, creating partnerships with unions and employers to increase the number of apprenticeship programs focused on the jobs of the future.”
Make pre-K and early learning affordable for families
“Increasing access to affordable childcare through federal subsidies and tax credits, and investing in universal pre-K. We need to treat early childcare as early education, not babysitting.”
“Investing in our public schools by modernizing aging school infrastructure, opposing voucher programs that strip funding from our public education system, fully funding lunch programs for all students who qualify, and increasing funding for early childhood education programs like Head Start.”
Oppose vouchers and keep public money in public schools
“Investing in our public schools by modernizing aging school infrastructure, opposing voucher programs that strip funding from our public education system, fully funding lunch programs for all students who qualify, and increasing funding for early childhood education programs like Head Start.”
“Investing in our public schools by modernizing aging school infrastructure, opposing voucher programs that strip funding from our public education system, fully funding lunch programs for all students who qualify, and increasing funding for early childhood education programs like Head Start.”
“This so-called “big beautiful bill” is a betrayal, another backroom deal that rewards the ultra-wealthy while families in our district struggle to afford groceries, rent, and basic healthcare.”
“Ending entirely the Trump and Lawler-imposed SALT tax cap, which did not exist for over 100 years until Trump instituted it in 2017 to punish New Yorkers, that raises taxes on middle-class New Yorkers and was set to expire, until Lawler voted to make it permanent.”
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“I believe he has been a hazard to American national security and a disgrace to the office. I would absolutely support removing him from office, because his actions and decisions are failing service members.”
Require companies and public projects to hire local workers
Create good-paying union jobs
“Delivering investments to the Hudson Valley for critical energy, water, sewer, and transportation infrastructure through direct investments and expanding the federal BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) grant programs. These upgrades will also create good-paying job opportunities locally, ensuring that contracts go to local workers and labor unions.”
Invest in community colleges, trade schools and vocational education
Retrain workers whose jobs change or disappear, including from AI
“Expanding our BOCES, Career & Technical Education (CTE), and Community College programming, creating partnerships with unions and employers to increase the number of apprenticeship programs focused on the jobs of the future.”
“Delivering investments to the Hudson Valley for critical energy, water, sewer, and transportation infrastructure through direct investments and expanding the federal BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) grant programs. These upgrades will also create good-paying job opportunities locally, ensuring that contracts go to local workers and labor unions.”
Expand small businesses' access to loans, grants and capital
Cut red tape for small businesses
Support small businesses
“Supporting small businesses by cutting red tape, expanding access to affordable capital, and making sure that small businesses can attract talent with expanded access to affordable healthcare.”
“Supporting small businesses by cutting red tape, expanding access to affordable capital, and making sure that small businesses can attract talent with expanded access to affordable healthcare.”
Expand tax credits that help families pay for child care
Expand public funding and aid for child care
Expand access to child care, with more centers, slots and providers
Improve the quality of child care
“Increasing access to affordable childcare through federal subsidies and tax credits, and investing in universal pre-K. We need to treat early childcare as early education, not babysitting.”
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“Cait has worked directly with Congress on some of the most complicated national security threats facing our country, from protecting Americans against terrorist plots to strengthening the cyber and physical security of our nation’s critical infrastructure, including the water we drink, the energy that powers our homes, and the election systems that underpin our democracy.”
