Jamie Ager

His campaign website says Western North Carolina still needs recovery money after Hurricane Helene, and that small towns are waiting on funds Congress promised. It says his top priority in Congress would be delivering recovery funds and cutting red tape so the money reaches people and small businesses.^5,7

His campaign website says Congress's recent cuts to Medicaid and Medicare mean fewer people, children in particular, will receive needed care, and that he will support strong Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security programs.⁷

His campaign website says he supports creating a public option, with the goal of giving everyone access to affordable, quality care.⁷

1. One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
2. Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
3. Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
4. Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals

His campaign website says he wants strong Medicare services that let people age with dignity, including care at home and in the community as well as dental and vision coverage for Medicare patients.⁷

His campaign website says he will defend Medicare's authority to negotiate drug prices and continue the caps on insulin and other essentials.⁷

1. Repeal or scale back negotiation
2. Keep the program as it is
3. Expand it to more drugs and to people with private insurance

His campaign website says he backs programs for people buying a first home and for public service employees such as teachers, firefighters and first responders.⁷

His campaign website says he backs tax credits meant to help families use less energy and lower their heating and electricity bills.⁷

His campaign website says he will push for a bigger child tax credit for young families, along with more grants.⁷

His campaign website says child care can cost more than a job pays and that he will push for larger grants and a bigger child tax credit aimed at young families.⁷

His campaign website says he will work to strengthen safety net programs such as SNAP and WIC so that children are fed and older adults can pay for groceries.⁷

His campaign website lists no tax on tips, meaning real tips and not CEO bonuses, among the reforms for working people that he would support.⁷

His campaign website lists keeping politicians from profiting off insider trading among his top priorities and says he will fight for a ban on stock trading by members of Congress, citing the use of insider knowledge for personal gain.^5,7

1. Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
2. Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
3. No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports

His campaign website says he will back campaign finance reforms that expose dark money and reduce special-interest influence in Washington, and will support tougher ethics and anti-corruption rules for Congress.⁷

His campaign website says he will work to extend rural broadband and cell service so that small farms and shops can reach customers.⁷

His campaign website says he would work to reduce red tape and widen access to loans and grants for small businesses affected by Hurricane Helene.⁷

His campaign website says public lands in the region, including the Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park and national forests, must be protected and that he will not allow them to be sold.⁷

1. Transfer large areas of federal land to the states
2. Sell limited amounts of federal land, such as near towns for housing
3. Keep federal lands in federal ownership

His campaign website says law enforcement officers should get better pay and training and the equipment they need, that more of them should be hired, and that the country should also fund programs that address the root causes of crime.⁷

1. Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
2. Keep funding near current levels
3. Shift some police funding to mental health, housing or other services