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Congressional District: CA-27
Who is on your side?
Democrat George Whitesides
Republican Mike Garcia
| Democrat George Whitesides |
The Issue | Republican Mike Garcia |
|---|---|---|
| George Whitesides can be counted on to fund education and ease the burden of student loans for all California residents. | Student Loan Debt: Too many people in our community are struggling with debt. On average, for every $10,000 someone here makes annually, they carry $18,200 in total debt. That’s why government measures to reduce student loan debt are so critical here. | Mike Garcia voted to block student loan forgiveness, keeping millions of struggling Americans saddled with crushing debt. |
| George Whitesides supports the funding of rental assistance and first-time homebuyer programs for struggling families. | Making Housing Affordable: About 24 percent of people in this community can barely afford the cost of housing. The Republican’s “Limit, Save, Grow Act” would have resulted in an estimated 2 million people being blocked from getting the federal rental assistance they need to obtain or maintain stable housing. | Mike Garcia voted for the Limit, Save, Grow Act, that would have cut off millions of Americans from vitally needed help with rent. |
| George Whitesides supports future measures that would allow Medicare to continue keeping medical costs low through further negotiation on drug prices. | Seniors: About 14 percent of our community are seniors. The Inflation Reduction Act provided crucial relief to seniors by allowing Medicare to negotiate with drug companies over the price of medicine – keeping lifesaving medicine affordable. | Mike Garcia put seniors at risk by trying to block the Inflation Reduction Act which gave Medicare the ability to negotiate lower drug prices. |