Katrina Shankland

Healthcare Rural hospitals across the country are struggling to keep their doors open, and we can do more to help by increasing the Medicaid reimbursementrate and protecting patient access to 24/7 hospital care. In Congress, Katrina will fight to ensure our hospitals' and providers' doors stay open to our patients. Environment / Energy In Congress, she will marshal more resources to Wisconsin to clean up and protect our state’s groundwater and surface water and continue her work to ensure everyone has clean drinking water from their taps. Economy Katrina believes that supporting agriculture means investing in farmer-led initiatives, from producer-led watershed groups in Wisconsin to ensuring farmers are in the driver’s seat when it comes to passing policy. Economy She supports enforcing anti-trust laws to crack down on corporate consolidation which unfairly drives up costs for farmers and consumers alike. Economy I support regulating and creating a level playing field for crypto and digital assets, ensuring consumer protection as well as safeguards for privacy. I believe Congress needs to come together to prioritize commonsense solutions because of the national security and economic implications for our country. Economy Katrina believes that supporting agriculture means investing in farmer-led initiatives, from producer-led watershed groups in Wisconsin to ensuring farmers are in the driver’s seat when it comes to passing policy. She supports enforcing anti-trust laws to crack down on corporate consolidation which unfairly drives up costs for farmers and consumers alike. Criminal Justice / Public Safety In Congress, Katrina will champion FEMA grants for emergency preparedness so more local departments can hire the first responders they need to meet national staffing ratios and protect our communities’ health while lowering response times. Taxes / Budget Katrina believes retirement security is a basic dignity that everyone deserves. She will work nonstop to protect and expand the promise of Social Security and Medicare. She is deeply committed to strengthening these programs by making millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share. Wages / Job Benefits She will fight to increase wages, benefits, and safety standards of workers while voting to protect multi-employer pensions. Abortion / Contraception In Congress, Katrina will fight to restore a woman's freedom to make her own health care decisions. She opposes a national abortion ban and any attempt to ban I.V.F. Treatments.