Deborah Ross
Liberal
Democrat
House Representative
North Carolina - District 2
Current Position: US House Representative NC-2
Running For: House Representative
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For the American Rescue Plan Act which increased Child Tax Credit payments
- For the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act providing funding for highways, public transportation, broadband access, and lead pipe replacement
- For expanding housing choice vouchers and boosting block grants to provide housing to low-income families
- For protecting and strengthening Social Security benefits
- For the Child Care for Working Families Act to cap middle-class childcare costs at 7% of income
Business & Labor
- For the CHIPS and Science Act to increase U.S. semiconductor manufacturing
- For the Pro Codes Act allowing private corporations to claim copyright of laws based on model codes they sell to government bodies
- For raising the minimum wage
- For paid sick leave legislation
Health Care
- For Medicaid expansion and fought for it for over 10 years
- For the Inflation Reduction Act including Medicare prescription drug price negotiations and $35 insulin cap for seniors
- Against turning Medicare into a voucher program
- For lowering the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60
Education
- For reducing class sizes and raising teacher pay
- For tuition-free community college
- For student loan debt relief and college affordability measures
Environment
- For addressing climate change and sea level rise; criticized policies ignoring scientists' sea level rise forecasts
- Against fracking
- For clean energy alternatives and reducing carbon emissions
- For offshore wind energy development
- Against offshore oil and gas drilling along the mid-Atlantic seaboard
- For building a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations
Civil Rights
- Against racial profiling; supported South's first anti-racial profiling bill
- Against anti-LGBTQ Amendment One in North Carolina
- For prison gerrymandering reform
- For reproductive rights; believes women should make their own healthcare decisions and supports enshrining Roe v. Wade protections in law
- For equal pay legislation including the Paycheck Fairness Act to eliminate gender-based wage discrimination
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For voting rights expansion and combating gerrymandering
- For enhanced financial disclosure requirements for federal judges
- For curbing judge shopping practices in federal courts
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For the America's CHILDREN Act providing pathway to permanent residency for children who grew up in the U.S. legally
- For comprehensive immigration reform including enhanced border security, pathway to citizenship, and keeping families together
- For protecting Dreamers through the American Dream and Promise Act providing deportation protection and citizenship pathway
- For the America's CHILDREN Act to protect Documented Dreamers from aging out of dependent visas
- For the Farm Workforce Modernization Act allowing agricultural workers to earn legal status through continued farm employment
Public Safety
- For the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 and expanding access to sexual assault nurse examiners