Economy

Forgie for a Fair, Flourishing Economy

Western Pennsylvania built America once. Adam believes we can do it again — with good-paying union jobs, future-focused industries, and Main Streets that feel alive again.

Revitalize Manufacturing & Build a Tech Corridor

Adam will:

• Secure federal investment to create jobs and revitalize manufacturing in Western PA, with a focus on AI, robotics, and clean energy technologies, so the new economy is built in PA-12, not overseas.
• Strengthen the Western PA Tech Corridor along existing industrial sites and transit lines, attracting high-paying tech and advanced manufacturing jobs while reusing old industrial land.
• Back small tech and manufacturing startups with targeted small-business grants, tax incentives, and workforce training partnerships with community colleges and unions so local kids can fill local jobs.

Put Union Families and Workers First

Adam is unapologetically pro-labor. He will:

• Defend and strengthen unions and collective bargaining rights so workers share in the prosperity they create.
• Fight for federal oversight and investment in major industrial transitions, such as the U.S. Steel/Nippon Steel merger, to protect union jobs and keep mills open in the 12th District.
• Support project labor agreements, prevailing wage, and Buy American standards on federally funded projects.

Lower Costs and Support Main Street

Adam knows families feel squeezed every month. He will:

• Support anti-inflation and anti-tariff measures that stabilize prices instead of raising costs on everyday goods.
• Push for lower prescription drug costs, caps on insulin and essential medications, and tougher action against price-gouging by giant corporations.
• Expand fare-friendly, reliable public transit so people can get to work, school, and healthcare without needing a car or worrying their bus route disappears.

Bottom Line

Forgie is for a fair deal for workers, a future where work works again, and federal investment that measurably reaches the Mon Valley and our neighborhoods.

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