Hardworking Americans are the backbone of our nation, and TX-31 deserves a congressperson who will fight to make sure social security is never stolen by billionaires. Americans deserve dignity and security in retirement after a lifetime of contribution. When elected this November, I will pass legislation to:

• Protect Social Security from the threat of being privatized by billionaires, who want to line their pockets with your payroll deductions. Social Security will always remain a public program because it is a social contract, not a gamble on Wall Street.

• Guard against uncertainty related to Social Security’s funding by ensuring the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share. The current system unfairly caps contributions for the wealthy. Let’s remove the income cap so billionaires pay into the program like everyone else.

• Expand Social Security benefits to ensure seniors who have contributed their whole lives can live with dignity they deserve. No senior should have to choose between food, medicine, or housing during retirement.

• Guarantee that Social Security benefits keep up with the rising cost of living. Implement a fair and accurate cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) mechanism that reflects the real expenses of seniors.

• Protect the Social Security Administration database from foreign and domestic cyberattacks or illegal data breaches. Americans’ private information must remain secure from hackers and bad actors.

• Ensure the Social Security Administration is fully funded and staffed. No one should have to wait months or years for the benefits they’ve earned.

• Fight back against efforts to raise the retirement age. Americans who’ve worked hard their entire lives deserve to retire on time.

• Ensure Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is accessible to those in need. Protect disability benefits from cuts and streamline the application process for disabled Americans. When you can’t work after getting hurt on the job, you deserve to get back what you’ve paid in.

• Close loopholes that allow corporations to underpay into the system. Big businesses should not be allowed to game the system at the expense of hardworking Americans.