On the Issues
As Attorney General, Jason Miyares has made clear that he works first and foremost for the corporate interests that have given him millions of dollars to keep him in office, because they know that he won’t hold them accountable on behalf of Virginians. It’s why Dominion Energy is his number one donor – and Miyares has not only refused to take them on when they take advantage of working people by jacking up rates, but he even used taxpayer dollars to join a lawsuit to enable them to make larger profits while polluting our communities. Whether it’s Dominion Energy or any other corporate interest – that time is at an end. When a large corporation breaks the law and unfairly makes working families pay more in the pursuit of higher profits, Virginians need an Attorney General who will fight back.
In the Legislature, I took on Dominion to stop them from unfairly raising rates, and as an Assistant Attorney General I fought to block the Kroger-Albertsons merger to prevent higher grocery prices. I’ll continue that record as Attorney General.
I’ll prioritize cracking down on corporate hedge funds that are buying up housing and colluding to raise rent on Virginia families, and go after big banks that discriminate in the housing process so everyone has a fair shot at a safe and affordable place to live.
I’ll take on predatory lenders improperly ripping off Virginians who are working hard and trying to get ahead.
We need to level the playing field for small businesses and increase competition by targeting unfair, anti-competitive practices by the biggest multinational corporations who use their market share and resources to crowd out local Virginia competitors and stop rival entrepreneurs from innovating.
We also need to position Virginia at the cutting edge of innovation, and ensure that we don’t hold back positive growth in the digital economy, from blockchain advancements, to digital assets, to artificial intelligence. These technologies, when implemented in beneficial ways, can be transformative in supercharging economic growth, expanding opportunity to more Virginians, and boosting progress. It should be the government’s role to facilitate and guide their adoption in ways that grow the middle class, while making Virginia into a world leader in the digital economy – not erect barriers to innovation based on outdated fears. By establishing clear and fair frameworks for the future, we can foster innovation, allow beneficial technologies to grow, and protect Virginians from legitimately bad actors.
I’ll target corporate polluters to clean up Virginia’s air, water, and soil, and fight back against corporate-funded attempts to roll back clean air and water laws by opposing lawsuits and court decisions that will hurt Virginians.
I will deploy the Office of the Attorney General to help Virginians navigate complex healthcare billing schemes so they can be sure they aren’t getting taken advantage of by insurance companies or unscrupulous providers. We’ll specifically target resources toward seniors to make sure they are prepared with the information they need to understand their dealings with drug and insurance companies and healthcare providers, from workshops to easy to digest briefings.
And we must fight on behalf of Virginia’s workers to go after wage theft, worker misclassification, and other illegal schemes that take money hard-working people have earned out of their pockets.