Nancy Lacore

Wages / Job Benefits Reduce barriers for small businesses by simplifying access to federal loans and capital, particularly for local entrepreneurs and first-time business owners. Wages / Job Benefits Expand access to targeted tax credits for small businesses that are hiring, increasing wages, or investing in their workforce, especially in high-cost areas like the Lowcountry. Housing Ban corporate landlords from using algorithmic pricing software that enables them to collude with each other to increase rents. Housing Reduce closing costs for homebuyers by requiring lenders to pay these costs instead of purchasers. Healthcare Protect the Affordable Care Act’s protections for people with preexisting conditions. Healthcare Allow Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices and ensure every American benefits from these negotiations. Rapidly expand the number of drugs that Medicare negotiates. Defense / Veterans Improve healthcare for our Veterans. Wages / Job Benefits Invest in workforce training and apprenticeship programs that connect local workers to in-demand industries, including hospitality, trades, and small business operations. Housing Increase multifamily housing needed for our local workforce by tying federal money for infrastructure / transportation / federal housing in the district. Housing Crack down on landlords hiding surprise fees in leases. Housing Support tax credits to offset first-time homebuyers’ down payments. Economy End Trump’s tariffs on building materials, which are unnecessarily increasing the cost of building new homes and apartments. Defense / Veterans Explore federal income tax reductions for active duty military. Healthcare Restore the enhanced premium subsidies for people who buy private insurance through the Affordable Care Act. Reverse Trump’s Medicaid cuts. Environment / Energy Protect funding for the U.S. Forest Service. Healthcare Stop insurance company CEOs and big hospital executives from boosting their profits with unfair practices. Environment / Energy Expand tax credits for conservation easements. Environment / Energy Lower costs by expanding clean energy and modernizing the grid. Healthcare Offer all Americans a non-profit insurance option like Medicare, an insurance that prioritizes patients over profits. Wages / Job Benefits Address rising costs that hit small businesses directly including healthcare, energy, and insurance so they can grow without passing those costs onto employees or customers. Housing Support the HELPER Act to eliminate the upfront home purchase costs and the monthly mortgage insurance premium for those who serve and support our communities, like first responders and teachers. Healthcare Cap annual out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs for people on private health insurance, just like the cap on Medicare. Housing Lower home and flood insurance costs by offering federal incentives to bring more insurers to coastal communities and capping spikes in the National Flood Insurance program. Defense / Veterans Expand the use of the GI Bill to non-traditional educational opportunities. Environment / Energy Support a permanent ban on east coast offshore drilling. Environment / Energy Invest in our living shorelines and protect against flooding.