“I don’t own any individual stocks, and if elected, I won’t buy or trade them, period. I will fight to pass a ban on members of Congress trading stocks so that the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania and Americans everywhere don’t have to wonder if their representative is working to serve their community, or to enrich themselves.”
“In Congress, I will fight to pass legislation banning members from serving on corporate boards while in office. Congressional members are elected to serve the people. You cannot do that job while answering to a corporate boardroom.”
“When I think of DC, I think about our anti-corruption plan. We don’t take corporate PAC money. Obviously, we need a stock trading ban. You can’t be trading stocks on information the American people don’t have.”
“This is the kind of corruption I took on when I first ran for mayor as an independent, and it’s the kind of corruption that I’ll fight to root out when I get to Congress.”
“This kind of behavior should be illegal. When we defeat Congressman Bresnahan and I get to Congress, I’ll fight to put a stop to it once and for all.”
Ban corporate PAC donations and corporate election spending
Refuse corporate PAC money for their own campaign
“As a candidate for Congress, I don’t take a dime from corporate PACs. As a member of Congress, I will propose legislation to ban corporate PAC donations to federal campaigns.”
“When I think of DC, I think about our anti-corruption plan. We don’t take corporate PAC money. Obviously, we need a stock trading ban. You can’t be trading stocks on information the American people don’t have.”
Audit every federal agency and act on the findings
Cut waste with care, not sweeping or political budget cuts
“My public service career has been dedicated to rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in government. I’m ready to take that fight to the place that needs it most: a Washington controlled by special interests and self-serving politicians who put the people last.”
“The federal government audits agencies year after year, but there aren’t meaningful enforcement mechanisms to address findings. I will fight to make sure agencies that fail their audits are legally required to address every finding before Congress approves their next budget.”
“Prior to her tenure as Mayor, Paige served on the Scranton School Board in 2017 and as a special assistant to the Pennsylvania Auditor General in 2018 where she worked to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in government.”
“I stood for an appointment, called in the attorney general, who was then [now Governor] Josh Shapiro, and we pushed out that corruption at the Scranton School District. I then worked for the auditor general looking at waste, fraud and abuse across school districts.”
“Audit the Federal Government. I’ve been cutting waste, fraud, and abuse in government for nearly a decade, but we need to do it with a scalpel, not a chainsaw.”
“I will fight to pass a constitutional amendment establishing term limits: 18 years for members of the House of Representatives, 18 years for Senators.”
Other things the site says about government operations and elections (11)
“As mayor, Paige reformed the office – taking on special interests and battling corruption in City Hall. She turned down the city car, eliminated cash payments, and cut costs, leading to budget surpluses and rapid improvement of the city’s financial position.”
“Members of Congress consistently trade stocks in companies that directly intersect with their work on congressional committees. They sit in classified briefings, hear economic forecasts before the public does, and vote on legislation that can make or break entire industries. This is the definition of public corruption.”
“Big corporations have too much influence on our politics. They buy our elected leaders, shape our policy, and use our federal government as a tool to protect their interests and push the priorities of working families to the sidelines.”
“The meetings our Representatives take and the priorities they fight for should be dictated by what is best for their districts, not a corporate lobbyist coming with a check.”
“No ordinary American gets paid when they fail to do their job, and neither should Congress. I will fight to pass a No Budget, No Pay bill to withhold members’ pay until a budget is passed, ensuring that members of Congress feel the consequences of their failures like everyone else does.”
“That’s what I want to do in Congress: get in there, dig in. What are the procurement violations? What are the agencies doing that they shouldn’t be doing?”
“We need to be able to call it like we see it wherever that corruption happens. We have to go into those oversight processes really focused on how we can make the government work for people.”
“As mayor, Paige has taken on special interests and fought for reform. She turned down a city car, eliminated cash payments, and cut costs, leading to budget surpluses and a credit rating that went from junk to investment grade.”
Lower energy costs, including gas and utility bills
Roll back tariffs to bring prices down
End the wars that are raising prices
Lower insurance costs
“She is continuing to lower costs by taking on special interests like public utilities, properly managing city assets, and adding modern infrastructure to temper rising insurance costs.”
“On the eve of Halloween, she also discussed just how much more the holiday is costing young families like hers this year – and how she’ll vote to immediately end the cost-spiking Iran War and reckless tariffs as NEPA’s congresswoman.”
“We need to make sure that we’re doing the oversight in parallel with the things that will meaningfully lower costs: ending the war on Iran, ending the erratic tariffs, and making sure that we’re showing people that we’re serious about working for them.”
Other things the site says about economy and the federal budget (5)
“In Scranton, we made tough decisions with a red pen to turn our city’s finances around. We balanced the budget for the first time in decades and brought our city back from junk bond status to A- credit rating.”
“In Scranton, I have stood by our workers by investing in apprenticeship and training programs, hiring local labor on public projects, and fighting for good-paying jobs.”
“Paige has reinvigorated the city’s finances and helped attract new businesses while simultaneously laying a solid foundation for a brighter future — restoring confidence through responsible government and reimagining outdated ways of doing business.”
“I took on the machine to clean up City Hall and we got to work, for the people, by cutting red tape, fixing our finances, attracting new businesses, putting more cops on the beat, building new parks, and making real reforms.”
“She fought for more homes, more small businesses, more restaurants, and more parks. She streamlined the city’s permitting process, slashed permit fees, and cut red tape. Her efforts resulted in almost a thousand more homes, more than 250 new shops and eateries, and over 10,000 building permits in three years.”
“As the mayor of Scranton, I’ve taken on my own party and cleaned up city hall, invested in our police force, built new homes, brought in new businesses, created union jobs, and led Scranton out of decades of financial distress.”
“She won, cleaned up the system, balanced the budget, built new homes, brought in hundreds of new businesses, and led Scranton out of a 30 year period of financial distress.”
“In Scranton, I have stood by our workers by investing in apprenticeship and training programs, hiring local labor on public projects, and fighting for good-paying jobs.”
“As the only candidate in this race who supports the PRO Act, I will continue delivering for our workers in Congress by protecting and expanding the right to organize, fighting for better wages and benefits, and always prioritizing Pennsylvania workers over profit.”
“As the only candidate in this race who backs the PRO Act, I’m committed to expanding labor rights and protections, holding the powerful accountable, and strengthening collective bargaining. In Congress, I will champion these issues and always do the next right thing by NEPA workers.”
“As the only candidate in this race who supports the PRO Act, I will continue delivering for our workers in Congress by protecting and expanding the right to organize, fighting for better wages and benefits, and always prioritizing Pennsylvania workers over profit.”
“I will bring this fight for our workers and their futures to Congress, back the PRO Act, and stand with NEPA workers against corporate interests that threaten the health, safety, and prosperity of our workforce.”
Fund police departments and give them the resources they need
Hire and keep more police officers
Invest in better training for police officers
“This drop follows significant investments into local law enforcement that Paige has championed during her time as mayor – including standing up to Harrisburg and Washington Democrats to secure more police funding.”
“I took on the machine to clean up City Hall and we got to work, for the people, by cutting red tape, fixing our finances, attracting new businesses, putting more cops on the beat, building new parks, and making real reforms.”
“Paige has been a steadfast advocate for public safety and funding our brave men and women in law enforcement. She spent more than $4 million on police technology and training, increased the police force with five new officers this year, and added police and fire vehicles to Scranton’s fleet.”
“As Mayor, she has prioritized what’s best for her community over any political agenda, including standing up to Harrisburg and Washington Democrats to secure more police funding.”
“As the mayor of Scranton, I’ve taken on my own party and cleaned up city hall, invested in our police force, built new homes, brought in new businesses, created union jobs, and led Scranton out of decades of financial distress.”
“As a mayor and as a mom, public safety is personal to me. That’s why I’ve invested millions of dollars in local law enforcement to keep our community safe and make our police officers safer on the job.”
Other things the site says about law, crime and courts (1)
“We should also apply the 18 year standard to Supreme Court justices so that the structure no longer incentivizes Justices to serve well past their ability to do so and the Court ceases to become a place of constant gamesmanship.”
Cut red tape and speed up permits for home building
“She fought for more homes, more small businesses, more restaurants, and more parks. She streamlined the city’s permitting process, slashed permit fees, and cut red tape. Her efforts resulted in almost a thousand more homes, more than 250 new shops and eateries, and over 10,000 building permits in three years.”
“As the mayor of Scranton, I’ve taken on my own party and cleaned up city hall, invested in our police force, built new homes, brought in new businesses, created union jobs, and led Scranton out of decades of financial distress.”
“She won, cleaned up the system, balanced the budget, built new homes, brought in hundreds of new businesses, and led Scranton out of a 30 year period of financial distress.”
“She fought for more homes, more small businesses, more restaurants, and more parks. She streamlined the city’s permitting process, slashed permit fees, and cut red tape. Her efforts resulted in almost a thousand more homes, more than 250 new shops and eateries, and over 10,000 building permits in three years.”
“We’ve slashed permit costs by up to 70%. We fought the utility costs. We have a whole neighborhood who no longer needs flood insurance because of the work we’ve done on storm water.”
Limit overdevelopment and protect neighborhood character and open space
“Stay away from homes, schools and public parks. No sites in a small town, on top of a school district, or in a beloved state park. Construction must happen on brownfields and sites that can’t be developed for residential use.”
“So in Congress in January, we got to put the floor back under Medicaid. The system needs a lot of reform. The ACA was never perfect. We all know that. But we cannot make the reforms that are necessary in health care with millions of Americans off of the insurance rolls.”
“So in Congress in January, we got to put the floor back under Medicaid. The system needs a lot of reform. The ACA was never perfect. We all know that. But we cannot make the reforms that are necessary in health care with millions of Americans off of the insurance rolls.”
“I’m calling on Congressman Bresnahan to take immediate action and demand his Washington party bosses permanently extend health care tax credits that so many Pennsylvanians rely on to receive affordable health care.”
Make insurers pay for needed care instead of denying it
“Reform the insurance system so that when people pay for insurance, they can expect to be protected when something happens – from healthcare to flooding.”
“As a former member of the Scranton School Board and a mom of two young girls, I know how important it is that we invest in our public schools. That starts with our teachers and educators. In Congress I’ll stand shoulder to shoulder with PSEA members in the fight to deliver for teachers, children, and NEPA families.”
“I took on the machine to clean up City Hall and we got to work, for the people, by cutting red tape, fixing our finances, attracting new businesses, putting more cops on the beat, building new parks, and making real reforms.”
“She fought for more homes, more small businesses, more restaurants, and more parks. She streamlined the city’s permitting process, slashed permit fees, and cut red tape. Her efforts resulted in almost a thousand more homes, more than 250 new shops and eateries, and over 10,000 building permits in three years.”
“Break up the huge monopolies that hurt our small businesses and raise costs. Bring more competition into our communities by ending the Big Box monopolies that drive small businesses out of our area, give consumers fewer options, and let a few large companies control everything.”
Other things the site says about business and commerce (1)
“Champion small business by understanding how federal choices impact their ability to stay alive — without access to a healthcare marketplace, many people cannot work at the small businesses they love.”
“No tax breaks for wealthy corporations. At a time when hardworking Pennsylvanians are struggling to pay their bills and fill up their gas tanks, the last people who need more money in their pockets are big companies and their billionaire executives.”
Stop tax breaks and loopholes for big corporations
“No tax breaks for wealthy corporations. At a time when hardworking Pennsylvanians are struggling to pay their bills and fill up their gas tanks, the last people who need more money in their pockets are big companies and their billionaire executives.”
“On the eve of Halloween, she also discussed just how much more the holiday is costing young families like hers this year – and how she’ll vote to immediately end the cost-spiking Iran War and reckless tariffs as NEPA’s congresswoman.”
“We need to make sure that we’re doing the oversight in parallel with the things that will meaningfully lower costs: ending the war on Iran, ending the erratic tariffs, and making sure that we’re showing people that we’re serious about working for them.”
Make data centers pay their own power, grid and water costs
Keep data centers from raising household utility bills
Stop or limit new data centers
Protect local water and the environment from data centers
“I’ve spent a lot of time listening to data center developers trying to explain why they should build here. In the rooms I’ve been in and in the projects I’ve seen, there is no project anywhere in NEPA that should move forward.”
“Pay their own way and supply their own energy resources. Produce your own energy, don’t poison our water, and don’t jack up utility costs for local businesses and residents.”
Keep data centers and other big power users from raising household bills
“Pay their own way and supply their own energy resources. Produce your own energy, don’t poison our water, and don’t jack up utility costs for local businesses and residents.”
Use targeted tariffs to protect American jobs and industries
“On the eve of Halloween, she also discussed just how much more the holiday is costing young families like hers this year – and how she’ll vote to immediately end the cost-spiking Iran War and reckless tariffs as NEPA’s congresswoman.”
“We need to make sure that we’re doing the oversight in parallel with the things that will meaningfully lower costs: ending the war on Iran, ending the erratic tariffs, and making sure that we’re showing people that we’re serious about working for them.”
“She focused on local infrastructure, removed blighted structures, held absentee landlords accountable, and replaced thousands of street signs across the city.”
“We’ve slashed permit costs by up to 70%. We fought the utility costs. We have a whole neighborhood who no longer needs flood insurance because of the work we’ve done on storm water.”
“Pay their own way and supply their own energy resources. Produce your own energy, don’t poison our water, and don’t jack up utility costs for local businesses and residents.”
“I won’t let corporate special interests and speculative developers take advantage of our community yet again. If developers want to build in NEPA, they need to follow our rules. This is our home and we’re not for sale.”
“Total transparency – no hiding behind NDAs. If these companies can’t be honest about who they are and why they’re here, they shouldn’t even be here at all.”
“I’ll take on the villains of our time.
The private equity firms that strip our towns for parts.
The tech companies that take away our jobs and hurt our kids.”
