Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source
Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.
Crockett says she will work in the Senate to advance the Delivering for Rural Seniors Act. The measure would help seniors in rural Texas, seniors with disabilities, and people with mobility or transportation barriers receive food delivery services from local food banks.
Context: The proposal is described as introduced legislation, not enacted law.
Crockett says she will work in the Senate to advance the Feed the Community Act. It would use targeted tax incentives to encourage businesses to donate food-storage equipment and delivery vehicles to anti-hunger nonprofits, with the stated goal of reducing food insecurity.
Context: The proposal is described as introduced legislation, not enacted law.
Crockett says she will work in the Senate to advance the WIC Benefits Protection Act, which would guarantee stable funding so eligible women, infants, and children do not lose access to nutrition benefits during government shutdowns or budget disputes.
Context: The proposal is described as introduced legislation, not enacted law.
Crockett says she introduced the Supporting All Healthy Options When Purchasing Produce Act to help families using SNAP buy more fruits and vegetables, including when they lack consistent access to fresh produce. She says she will work in the Senate to advance this and other legislation she has introduced.
Context: The proposal is described as introduced legislation, not enacted law.
Crockett supports eliminating tariffs that she says hurt farmers’ bottom lines. She says she is fighting to help Texas cattle ranchers avoid bankruptcy and to promote beef from Texas ranchers rather than imports from Argentina.
Context: The passage does not identify which tariffs she would eliminate.
Crockett supports expanding and permanently strengthening the Earned Income Tax Credit for essential and frontline workers. She names shift and healthcare workers, teachers, school support staff, and first responders as workers this change would cover.
Context: The source does not specify the credit amounts or eligibility changes.
Crockett supports making the child tax credit permanent and increasing the tax credit for families with a newborn baby. She also supports the American Family Act, which she says would provide a permanent child tax credit that families can receive monthly.
Context: The source does not specify the proposed credit amounts or eligibility rules for the newborn credit.
Crockett proposes reinstating Inflation Reduction Act incentives for wind and solar energy as a way to reduce utility costs. She says the incentives boosted investment in energy production and storage and brought low-cost energy to consumers.
Context: The source does not specify which incentives would be reinstated or their proposed terms.
Crockett says she will fight for strong laws to combat price gouging and hold accountable people or businesses that take advantage of consumers during natural disasters and emergencies.
Context: The source does not specify penalties or how the laws would define price gouging.
Crockett says she will seek to make billionaires and the largest corporations pay their fair share. She proposes using the revenue to provide tax cuts and relief to middle-class and working families and small businesses.
Context: The source does not specify tax rates or the size of the proposed tax cuts and relief.