Policy Positions
Positions as of June 6, 2026, extracted from source websites.
Climate(9)
Opposes offshore oil and gas drilling along the mid-Atlantic seaboard and introduced legislation to prevent it.
"I proudly introduced the Defend Our Coast Act to prevent offshore oil and gas drilling along the mid-Atlantic seaboard, and I will never stop fighting to protect North Carolina's priceless environmental heritage for future generations."
Strongly supports offshore wind energy development and voted to lift the moratorium on offshore wind leasing in North Carolina and southeastern states.
"offshore wind energy is one the best resources in our toolbox to combat climate change and unleash the power of American clean energy. I was proud that my provision to overturn the previous administration's 10-year moratorium on offshore wind leasing in North Carolina and other states in the Southeast was included in the historic Inflation Reduction Act."
Supports reducing greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent from 2005 levels by end of the decade, and supports regulatory incentives for utilities to reduce emissions.
"the IRA will put America back on track to meet the ambitious goal set by President Obama of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent from 2005 levels by the end of the decade."
Supports regulatory measures to reduce emissions, including incentives and requirements for utilities, and opposes the repeal of the EPA's endangerment finding.
"Congress should revisit a proposal passed by the House as part of an earlier version of the IRA to incentivize utilities to reduce emissions through a set of regulatory carrots and sticks."
Supports clean energy alternatives as part of combating climate change.
"Deborah supports clean energy alternatives, opposes fracking, and fights to preserve NC's environmental heritage."
Fights to preserve North Carolina's environmental heritage and supported Biden's step to protect NC's coast from offshore drilling.
"I'm glad President Biden took this step to protect North Carolina's coast from offshore drilling."
Supports increasing renewable energy options as part of pursuing a cleaner future.
"In Congress, I am working to drive investment in transportation and infrastructure projects and increase renewable energy options in pursuit of a cleaner, greener future for our children."
Views climate change as an existential threat and supports action to combat it.
"Climate change represents an existential threat to our people and our planet."
Supports environmental protection efforts, as demonstrated by endorsements from the LCV Action Fund and Sierra Club North Carolina.
"LCV Action Fund ... Sierra Club North Carolina"
Criminal Justice(2)
Supports police accountability measures, evidenced by passing the South's first anti-racial profiling bill.
"I worked to pass the South's first anti-racial profiling bill"
Supports reforming juvenile justice programs as part of broader criminal justice efforts.
"fought to reform juvenile justice programs"
Economy(10)
Supports the Paycheck Fairness Act to eliminate gender-based wage discrimination and ensure equal pay for equal work.
"In Congress, I am working to enact the Paycheck Fairness Act to eliminate gender-based wage discrimination and ensure that women in America receive equal pay for equal work."
Advocated for an earned income tax credit aimed at returning tax dollars to working families.
"I advocated for an earned income tax credit aimed at returning tax dollars to working families"
Championed workers and unions, including sponsoring paid sick leave legislation and meeting with AFL-CIO members.
"I have always been a champion for working people, and I am proud to have the support of workers and unions."
Supported raising the minimum wage during her time as a state legislator.
"supported raising the minimum wage"
Supports fair wages and working conditions for agricultural guest workers, as reflected in her vote for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
"I voted to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which establishes a program for agricultural workers to earn legal status through continued employment in the agricultural sector. This bipartisan bill will help stabilize our farm workforce and promote fair wages and working conditions for the guest workers who contribute so much to our nation."
Supported tax breaks for small businesses and passed legislation to spur economic development, and helped deliver pandemic relief to small businesses.
"I also supported tax breaks for small businesses and passed legislation to spur economic development here in Raleigh."
Supports workers' rights and union interests, engaging with AFL-CIO members about her work fighting for working people in Congress.
"It was great to meet with members of the NC State AFL-CIO recently to discuss my work in Congress fighting for working people."
Champions working people and is supported by unions, fighting for an economy that works for everyone.
"Deborah is fighting for an economy that works for everyone. She is a champion for working people and is proudly supported by workers and unions."
Opposes Trump's tariff policies, characterizing them as a 'reckless war' that has caused costs to skyrocket.
"Costs are skyrocketing thanks to Trump's reckless war. Wholesale prices rose in April at the fastest rate in four years."
Supports biopharmaceutical manufacturing investment in Wake County as a driver of local jobs and economic opportunity.
"Excited that cutting-edge companies in the biopharmaceutical manufacturing space continue to call Wake County home. Investments like these allow our wonderful towns like Holly Springs to thrive with jobs and economic opportunities."
Education(6)
Supports addressing college affordability and tuition-free community college, and has introduced legislation to alleviate student loan debt burdens.
"I strongly support tuition-free community college, which offers disadvantaged students a fair shot at a great education and future professional success."
Supports raising teacher pay as part of improving public education quality.
"I fought for quality public education for all students, working to reduce class sizes, raise teacher pay, and increase investment in early childhood education."
Supports greater federal resources for public schools and investment in early childhood education, including free pre-K programs.
"In Congress, I am fighting for greater federal resources for our schools as well as free, high quality pre-K programs for all our children."
Has introduced bills aimed at alleviating student loan debt and prioritizes proposals to address the burden of student loan debt on North Carolinians.
"That's why in Congress, I have introduced a series of bills that will help alleviate the burden of student loan debt, and I'm prioritizing common-sense proposals to address college affordability."
Supports alleviating student loan debt.
"Deborah supports public education for all, reducing class sizes, raising teacher pay, investing in early childhood education, alleviating student loan debt—and more."
Supports investment in education, having partnered with colleagues to invest in education and grow science and technology initiatives in the Research Triangle area.
"We've partnered to strengthen RTP, invest in education, and grow science"
Healthcare(13)
Supports lowering the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60.
"I also support lowering the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60."
Strongly supports Medicaid expansion, having fought for it for over a decade and celebrating North Carolina's expansion which delivered coverage to 600,000 residents.
"For more than 10 years in the General Assembly, I fought to pass Medicaid expansion. I am grateful that after more than a decade, North Carolina finally became the 40th state to expand Medicaid, delivering life-saving health care to 600,000 North Carolinians."
Supports strengthening Social Security and Medicare, and opposes converting Medicare into a voucher program.
"In Congress, I'm working to strengthen Social Security and will strenuously oppose any attempt to turn Medicare into a voucher program."
Supports capping insulin costs at $35/month for seniors and empowering Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, as achieved through the Inflation Reduction Act.
"I was proud to help pass the Inflation Reduction Act, historic legislation that capped the cost of insulin at $35 per month for seniors and empowered Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices."
Supports reproductive healthcare access as a private matter between a woman and her doctor, and is committed to legislatively protecting those rights.
"I am committed to ensuring that reproductive health is – and always will be – a private matter between a woman and her doctor. I won't stop fighting until the protections of Roe are enshrined in law."
Supports expanding access to affordable mental health care, including securing federal funding for mental health facilities.
"access to affordable mental health care is a critical and growing problem in our community. To help address this acute need, I was proud to secure $6 million in federal funding for WakeMed's new Mental Health and Well-Being Hospital."
Supports access to mifepristone and opposes political or judicial interference in women's reproductive healthcare decisions.
"Mifepristone is safe, effective, and backed by decades of research. Women, not politicians or Trump judges, should be able to make their own decisions about"
Supported passage of the Inflation Reduction Act to lower prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare.
"That's why I fought to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, once-in-a-generation legislation that is already lowering health care and prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare."
Supports the ACA and its tax credits, opposing Republican efforts that have resulted in millions losing health care coverage.
"Republicans have ripped health care away from millions of Americans because of their failure to extend the ACA tax credits."
Believes women should be able to make decisions about their bodies and healthcare.
"Deborah strongly believes women should be able to make decisions about their bodies and health care."
Opposes Republican efforts to roll back Medicaid expansion in North Carolina.
"North Carolinians fought hard to expand Medicaid, and now Congressional Republicans are trying to rollback our progress. Their Big Ugly Budget Bill is bad for"
Opposes cuts to Medicaid resulting from recent federal legislation, warning that hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians could lose coverage.
"Major shakeups in healthcare are coming to North Carolina next year, including changes to federal law that could kick as many as a quarter-million North [Carolinians off coverage]"
Supports making affordable healthcare more accessible to all North Carolinians.
"Our fight for affordable, accessible health care is more important than ever. Deborah works hard to make affordable health care more accessible to all North Carolinians."
Immigration(4)
Supports protecting DREAMers from deportation and providing them a path to citizenship, as evidenced by cosponsoring the American Dream and Promise Act.
"I am a proud original cosponsor of the American Dream and Promise Act, a bill that offers protection from deportation and a fair path to citizenship for eligible Dreamers."
Opposes deportation of Dreamers and Documented Dreamers, and introduced legislation to protect them from being forced to self-deport.
"I introduced the America's CHILDREN Act to protect Documented Dreamers from aging out of temporary protections and becoming vulnerable to deportation by providing a pathway to permanent residence."
Supports allowing Documented Dreamers — dependents of work visa holders — to remain permanently in the United States rather than losing status at age 21.
"Another top priority for me in Congress is passing legislation to enable the so-called Documented Dreamers to remain in the United States. North Carolina is home to thousands of children and young adults who came to the United States at an early age as dependents of work visa holders."
Supports immigration reform that meets the nation's economic needs and keeps families together.
"In Congress, I am committed to passing comprehensive immigration reform to keep families together, enhance border security, provide a fair pathway to citizenship, and meet our nation's economic needs."
Social Issues(8)
Strongly supports restoring Roe v. Wade protections and enshrining abortion rights in law, opposing the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn it.
"I am committed to ensuring that reproductive health is – and always will be – a private matter between a woman and her doctor. I won't stop fighting until the protections of Roe are enshrined in law."
Strongly supports abortion access and opposes extreme abortion bans introduced since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
"Deborah strongly believes women should be able to make decisions about their bodies and health care."
Supports LGBTQ+ civil rights, having opposed North Carolina's anti-LGBTQ Amendment One.
"opposed laws that would take our state backward, including anti-LGBTQ Amendment One"
Supports racial justice efforts, including passing anti-racial profiling legislation and combating racial gerrymandering.
"I worked to pass the South's first anti-racial profiling bill, fought to reform juvenile justice programs, passed bills to expand voting rights, and opposed laws that would take our state backward"
Supports reproductive rights and women's bodily autonomy, as evidenced by endorsements from NARAL, Planned Parenthood, and her own stated commitment.
"I will always fight to ensure women have control over their own bodies and"
Strongly supports abortion access and opposes Republican abortion bans following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
"Since it was overturned nearly four years ago, Republicans have unleashed extreme abortion bans in North"
Supports expanding economic opportunity and long-term prosperity for Black Americans, as reflected in the Black Economic Alliance endorsement.
"I am committed to building long-term economic prosperity for Black Americans and expanding economic opportunity"
Supports LGBTQ+ equality and civil rights, as demonstrated by endorsement from Equality NC and her stated career of fighting for equality and justice.
"Honored to be endorsed by Equality NC. I have spent my career fighting for equality, justice, and progress, and I will always be a champion"