On The Issues
On The Issues
Brooke Pinto has a proven track record of delivering results and will fight on Capitol Hill for our autonomy and self-governance, for our families, for a fair economy for working people, and for public safety in all of our neighborhoods.
FIGHT FOR DC SELF-GOVERNANCE
Every single day, the Trump Administration is trampling on our rights as Washingtonians and trying to strip power from our local leadership.
We need a leader in Congress who is willing to take on the tough fights with the Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress – fighting for self-governance, our rights, and our freedoms. The federal surge in our city is a reminder that Washingtonians still cannot chart our own course. This is a time to fight for the city we love and call home. Brooke knows that our city needs a champion in Congress to defend our values in the District as we continue to fight for DC statehood.
Brooke will build on what Congresswoman Holmes Norton has done on our behalf for decades: to be a clear voice for DC, make our city a place where everyone can afford to live, support our small businesses, renters and long time homeowners, and uplift our young people.
We need to continue on the path to self-determination and statehood, and that starts with sending someone to Congress with a track record of working across divides to deliver tangible results. Brooke will fight so that “taxation without representation” is finally a thing of the past.
FIGHT FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES
Washingtonians know that we don’t need Trump to keep us safe. DC residents elected local leaders who know that our local police department and local communities make our city safe – not a deployment of National Guard from across the country.
In the face of rising crime rates following the COVID-19 pandemic, Brooke brought together concerned residents, the Mayor, DC Attorney General, and DC Council to pass sweeping public safety bills – Secure DC and Peace DC. Following the passage of these bills, DC has experienced a 50% decrease in violent crime in the city.
Brooke’s public safety record – including the passage of Secure DC – has made our city safer with common sense measures like gun safety regulations, new protections for victims, accountability measures, and improvements to DC’s 911 system. As Chairwoman of the Council’s Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Brooke knows how critical it is to support our first responders, firefighters, EMS, and police department. Brooke will fight on Capitol Hill to ensure that our city gets the resources it needs to protect our communities the way we know how.
FIGHT FOR A FAIR ECONOMY FOR WORKING PEOPLE
Our city’s diversity is our strength — we lead the nation in culture, in education, and in entertainment. But the country’s affordability and housing crisis is hitting our communities hard – and families who have called Washington home for generations increasingly cannot afford a home in our neighborhoods.
We need an economy that actually works for working people – and we need a government that helps ensure that families can afford a home, find a good paying job, and retire with dignity. We must support our unions which protect our workers and fuel our economy and we must support our federal workers who serve our nation every day.
Brooke has worked tirelessly to transform the business licensing regime in DC to make it easier for small businesses to open and stay open. She has championed the reimaging of our Downtown core to include housing that is affordable and has secured funding to maintain the cultural vibrancy of our neighborhoods.
In Congress, Brooke will fight to bring costs down, by fighting Trump’s disastrous tariffs plan that is raising costs on DC residents and all Americans. She’ll continue to work to expand housing options for all Washingtonians and fight for a fairer federal tax system.
FIGHT FOR OUR FAMILIES
Brooke knows that we must support our families to be able to live, work, play, and raise their children in DC with a myriad of opportunities. While the Trump Administration is undermining public education, DC is reaching new heights in providing an excellent education for tens of thousands of students, sending students to college, and pioneering alternative career paths for high school students and adult learners.
Brooke has championed and passed legislation to train our teachers to better teach our kids to learn to read and set them up for future success inside and outside of the classroom. This year, schools across the District banned cellphones from the classroom following the passage of Brooke’s legislation to remove these distractions from our schools.
Our teachers show up every day dedicated to empowering the next generation and Brooke stands in support of teachers with fair pay and adequate resources in the classroom. Brooke will bring this dedication to our kids, families, and educators to Capitol Hill to ensure our public and charter schools can thrive.
In DC our families take many shapes and sizes and we embrace and celebrate the diversity of all of them. Many families in DC fear being torn apart whether it’s because of the country they came from or because of the person they love. It’s wrong that the Trump Administration has instilled this fear. Brooke knows we must fight for the things and people we love. She will defend our DC families – in all the beautiful forms they come in.
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