An Owensboro man who hopes to replace Kentucky’s junior U.S. Senator says lawmakers need to do more to strengthen working-class families.
Grant Short is seeking the Democratic nomination to replace Republican incumbent Rand Paul.
In Bowling Green on Wednesday, Short talked about his Family Values Plan that calls for child care subsidies, federal sick days, and universal Pre-K, among other things. Short added that he has a plan to pay for it all.
"I've high-balled this at $1.8 billion to implement over ten years," Short told WKU Public Radio. "The way you pay for it is by subsidizing human beings the same way as subsidized global oil companies. We subsidize them on a rate of a trillion dollars, so I think we can find one-tenth of that to subsidize the American family who is struggling."
Other parts of his platform include improvements to social security, LGBT protections, and term limits.
Short is one of seven Democrats seeking their party’s nomination for Senate in Kentucky's May 17 primary election. Short is a pilot, musician, and a local activist for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign.
