As the son of immigrants, I saw my parents work hard to give me and my sister a better future, and they started by moving to New Jersey because of the top-notch public schools. I’m proud to have done my entire K-12 education in South Jersey and am now sending my two little boys off to school just a few miles from where I went.
As a dad, I’m doing everything I can to help parents have the tools they need to support their families, access good-paying jobs, and secure a brighter future for their kids. In Congress I’ve supported:
- The Inflation Reduction Act which is dramatically lowering the cost of healthcare for Americans and seniors, lowering energy costs, and providing tax credits for families to make their homes more energy efficient
- Efforts to expand free meals for kids through the 2022-2023 school year. Thanks to the Keep Kids Fed Act, New Jersey school and daycare meal programs will get $59 million. I’ve even introduced a bill, the Summer Meals REACH Act, that would provide summer meals to kids who need the assistance and who get school provided lunch during the school year.
- The American Rescue Plan which includes a provision that helps eligible individuals and families cover the premiums for their health insurance purchased through the Health Insurance Marketplace.
- The CHIPS and Science Act which will secure our supply chain and better protect ourselves from global cost fluctuations by limiting our reliance on foreign countries to make these chips, will lower the cost of everyday electronics, and will boost American manufacturing creating stable, good paying, quality jobs here in our communities.
- Major legislation that lowers costs for servicemembers and veterans. Through expanding healthcare, military paid parental leave, and military pay increases, these efforts aim to put more money in pockets.
Our families deserve more than just to survive. I’m committed to helping New Jersey families thrive so the American Dream becomes a reality for all of us.
