Making America Healthy Again

Prioritizing Public Health Over Corporate Profits

Despite modern medicine and advancements in health care, Americans are sicker than ever. Taking this on begins with the food and medicine we put in our bodies and give to our children. We can’t allow chronic disease, mental illness, and obesity to continue rising at such a rapid rate — especially among children. Congress must work together to address this issue head on and ensure the safety of the food and medicine in America. Parents shouldn't have to worry about whether their drinking water is safe, what is being served in school cafeterias, or what toxic chemicals might be in their baby formula. A healthier America starts with real transparency and policies that put families first. That's why I'm working to improve nutrition, protect access to clean drinking water, and better address the challenges directly affecting our children’s health.

Taking Action to Make America Healthy Again:

• Introduced the Great American Healthcare Plan to expand access to tax-free health savings accounts (HSAs) and allow people to use HSAs to pay for nutritious food, vitamins, gym memberships, and other healthy lifestyle choices.
• Helped pass a Farm Bill amendment to preserve states' ability to hold pesticide makers accountable for harmful products.
• Voted in support of a Farm Bill amendment to prevent SNAP benefits from being used to purchase sugary sodas.
• Introduced the Tech Wellness for Young Men Act and the Tech Wellness for Men Act to study how screen time and video game use may affect the mental health and well-being of boys and young men.
• Introduced the Safe Baby Formula Act to ban toxic heavy metals from baby formula and require the Food and Drug Administration to study the effects of metals in formula.
• Introduced the Healthy Commissaries, Healthy Families Act to require the Department of Defense to partner with local farmers and expand healthy food options in military commissaries — the department-run stores for service members, retirees, and their families.
• Introduced the Know What’s on the Tray Act to require schools to publish information about each menu item on the school website so parents can know what is in their children’s school meals, how it was produced, and whether the item is locally sourced or produced on a family farm.
• Introduced the Healthy Recess for Learning Act to encourage elementary and middle schools to expand recess to at least 60 minutes a day.
• Helped introduce the FASTER Act to empower Americans with celiac disease and gluten intolerance to eat safely by requiring clear labeling of barley, rye, and oats.

Making America Healthy Again is the sixth and final pillar of my Blueprint for a Better America. To learn more about the Blueprint, click here.