Economy

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Vision
Vibrant economy where every American can pursue their goals and have a good quality of life.
Ideas
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Support the development and growth of small, local businesses.
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Maintain positive relationships with major trading partners and mitigate market uncertainty.
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Federal jobs program to ensure a basic minimum wage, worker protections, and benefits
Plan
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Re-allocate economic development incentives currently provided to large corporations to small businesses with less than 20 employees for start-up capital and product improvement.
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Develop rules for Congressional oversight on trade barrier implementation.
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Support the ABC Boost Act introduced by Rep. Rashida Talib to ensure access to banking and cash relief in the wake of the COVID19 pandemic.
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Introduce a federal jobs program as part of a fiscal stimulus package to recover from the economic crisis caused by the pandemic.