Connecticut families need straight answers. Why electricity bills keep climbing. Why healthcare costs more every year. Whether your kids can build a life here.
Healthcare costs are high because government over-regulation destroyed competition. Reducing bureaucracy and restoring competition will make healthcare affordable.
The Doctor
Prescription drug prices climbed 300% while manufacturing costs dropped. Insurance premiums doubled while coverage shrank. 30 years diagnosing broken systems.
The Lawyer
Tax code is 7,000 pages of favors. Regulations add $35,000 annual compliance costs to small practices. Every cost gets passed to you.
The Crisis
Enhanced ACA premium subsidies expired. Premiums are spiking. Connecticut scrambled to find $115 million in emergency funds.
Government subsidies don't fix the underlying disease. The real cure is competition driving prices down permanently.
Private equity stripped Connecticut hospitals for parts. Prospect Medical Holdings ran three hospitals into bankruptcy while extracting hundreds of millions.
Patients in Bridgeport, Waterbury, and Manchester lost access to care so investors could profit.
The Goldstein Plan
1
Reduce Healthcare Costs
Slash regulatory burden. Eliminate anti-competitive practices. Restore real market competition. Less government, not more.
2
Lower Prescription Drug Costs
Transparent pricing. Real generic competition. Safe importation from allied countries. Eliminate anti-competitive practices.
3
Fix the Premium Crisis
Structural reforms that reduce underlying insurance costs. More competition across state lines. Reduced mandates. Transparency requirements.
4
Hold the FDA Accountable
Right to Try helped fewer than 100 patients in 7 years. Transparent pathways. Reduced barriers. Parents empowered to decide.
5
Stop Private Equity
Transparency in healthcare acquisitions. Mandatory financial reserves. Accountability mechanisms that protect patient care.
ISSUE 2
ENERGY: Affordable Electricity — Not Ideology-First Energy Policy
Rising electricity demand while blocking natural gas pipelines will make electricity unaffordable in Connecticut. Federal legislation can fix the problem.
The Crisis
Connecticut electricity bills are 60% above the national average. Washington blocks the infrastructure that would bring costs down.
The Solution
Abundant, affordable American natural gas exists. Demand is rising. But Washington won't let the infrastructure be built.
The Goldstein Plan
Unblock Pipeline Expansion
Remove federal barriers blocking natural gas pipeline capacity into New England. Let affordable energy reach Connecticut families.
All-of-the-Above Energy
Natural gas, nuclear, and renewables. Prioritize affordability, not ideology. Diverse, competitive energy market.
Address Rising Demand
Data centers, EVs, electrification mandates surge demand. Federal investment in grid modernization and capacity expansion.
Mandates that force expensive energy transitions before infrastructure exists drive up costs. Policy should follow technology and economics.
ISSUE 3
HOMEOWNERSHIP: The 21st Century Homestead Act
Rebuild cities with affordable owned homes. Make the American Dream a reality again for working-class, middle-class, and young families.
Zoning regulations, environmental review backlogs, federal permitting delays strangled housing construction for decades.
The Goldstein Plan
01
The 21st Century Homestead Act
Federal legislation rebuilding cities with affordable owned homes. Down payment assistance. Streamlined permitting. Incentives for zoning reform.
02
Cut the Red Tape
Federal environmental review adds years and hundreds of thousands of dollars. Streamlined permitting maintains protections, eliminates delays.
03
Incentivize Stay-in-Connecticut Homeownership
Federal tax incentives for first-time buyers who purchase where they work. Keep young professionals rooted in their communities.
ISSUE 4
INFRASTRUCTURE: Better Roads. Reliable Trains. A Better Quality of Life.
Drivers lose over 130 hours per year on inadequate highways. Commuters wait for trains that are late, overcrowded, or cancelled.
The Doctor
Stress kills. Spending three hours daily in a car creates chronic stress. No time to exercise, cook, or decompress.
The Lawyer
Federal government collects billions in fuel taxes from Connecticut drivers. Connecticut receives less than residents pay in.
The Goldstein Plan
Fight for CT-04's Fair Share
Connecticut taxpayers contribute more than they receive. Reform federal funding formulas.
Prioritize Congestion Relief
I-95 and the Merritt need targeted federal investment. Actual construction, not decades-long studies.
Invest in Metro-North
Service reliability, frequency, and capacity are kitchen-table issues. Faster service. More trains. Modern infrastructure.
Modernize Without Tolls
Connecticut families are already overtaxed. Smarter allocation of federal dollars Connecticut has already earned.
Bridge and Road Safety
Accelerated federal funding for structurally deficient bridges and deteriorating roads. Prioritize safety-critical projects.
ISSUE 5
PUBLIC SAFETY: Safe Streets — No Exceptions
Every family in Connecticut deserves to feel safe in their neighborhood, their school, and their home.
The Doctor
I've treated gunshot wounds in the ER. Told families their loved one didn't make it. Public safety is not abstract.
The Lawyer
Cashless bail for violent offenders isn't progressive. When repeat offenders are released and commit another crime, the system is complicit.
The Goldstein Plan
Fund Law Enforcement
Resources, training, recruitment support, respect. Federal funding for hiring bonuses, retention incentives, community policing.
Attack the Fentanyl Pipeline
Designate cartels as terrorist organizations. Sanction Chinese chemical companies. Increase penalties. Fund detection technology.
End Cashless Bail
Federal incentives rewarding states maintaining bail requirements for violent crimes. Consequences for releasing repeat violent offenders.
Support Victims
Robust victim advocacy. Mandatory restitution enforcement. Trauma services. Federal Victims' Rights Enforcement Office with real authority.
Protect Schools
Federal grants for school resource officers, on-site mental health professionals, threat assessment programs, facility security upgrades.
ISSUE 6
PARENTAL RIGHTS & EDUCATION: Your Children — Your Decisions
You are the first and final authority on your child's education, health care, and upbringing. Not a school board. Not a bureaucrat.
The Doctor
Informed consent is the bedrock of medicine. Never performed a procedure without explicit parental consent. That is an ethical absolute.
The Lawyer
Supreme Court recognized parental rights as fundamental liberty interest for over a century. Protected by the Constitution.
The Goldstein Plan
Protect and Expand School Choice
Kids trapped in failing schools stay trapped in poverty. Federal funding follows the student. Education Savings Accounts give families real options.
Full Curriculum Transparency
Federal funding requirements mandate complete curriculum disclosure. Every lesson plan, every material, every speaker. Meaningful opt-out provisions.
Parental Consent Before Medical Decisions
No school, clinic, or agency makes medical or psychological decisions for a minor without explicit parental consent.
No federal mandates on family health decisions. Government provides information, not ultimatums. Coercion undermines liberty. End the weaponization of federal agencies against parents. Prohibit DOJ, FBI from investigating parents engaged in lawful advocacy at school board meetings.
ISSUE 7
STAND WITH ISRAEL: Moral Clarity — Not Moral Equivalence
Israel is America's strongest ally in the Middle East. That is a strategic and moral reality. And it is under attack.
The Doctor
Silence in the face of anti-Semitism is harm. When Jewish students need security escorts to attend class, we are dealing with institutional failure.
The Lawyer
Title VI prohibits discrimination based on shared ancestry, including anti-Semitism, at any institution receiving federal funding. The law is unambiguous.
The Goldstein Plan
1
Unwavering Support for Israel
Israel has the right to defend its citizens against terrorism. Full stop. No conditions. No pressure campaigns.
2
Full Funding for Security Cooperation
Iron Dome intercepted thousands of rockets. Joint intelligence partnerships keep Americans safer. Maintain and increase security assistance.
3
Aggressive Title VI Enforcement
Mandatory compliance reviews at universities with documented anti-Semitic incidents. Real financial consequences, including suspension of federal funding.
4
Federal Anti-BDS Legislation
Prohibit federal contracts with entities participating in BDS. No American taxpayer dollars flow to organizations engaged in economic warfare against Israel.
5
Zero UNRWA Funding
Until UNRWA is fundamentally restructured, independently audited, and employees with terrorist ties removed, not one American dollar should flow to it.
ISSUE 8
SMALL BUSINESS & JOBS: Connecticut's Backbone — Not Washington's ATM
Small businesses are the backbone of CT-04. They're being crushed by taxes, regulations, and a government that treats them like a revenue source.
The Doctor
I've run my own medical practice for decades. I make payroll, file compliance paperwork, negotiate with insurers. I know what it costs.
The Lawyer
Federal compliance costs for small businesses increased 35% in ten years. $35,000 annually on compliance before seeing a single patient.
The Goldstein Plan
Top-to-Bottom Regulatory Audit
Comprehensive federal review of regulations affecting small businesses. Eliminate rules that cost more than they protect.
Restore the Full SALT Deduction
CT-04 homeowners and small business owners disproportionately hit by $10,000 SALT cap. Restore full deduction. Return thousands of dollars to local economy.
Fight Tax Increases
Connecticut families and small businesses are already overtaxed. Oppose any new federal taxes hitting middle-class families and small businesses.
Workforce Pipeline
Small businesses can't find workers. Career pathways, apprenticeships, high school-employer partnerships. When kids graduate with skills, everybody wins.
ISSUE 9
WORKFORCE & OPPORTUNITY: Education That Leads to Careers — Not Just Diplomas
Every kid deserves a path forward. College, career, or apprenticeship. No one gets left behind.
Connecticut has 100,000 jobs sitting empty while young adults leave the state. That's a training failure.
63K
Disconnected Young Adults
No job, not in school
100K
Empty Jobs
Positions waiting to be filled
$18B
Student Debt
Crushing 500,000+ Connecticut families
30K
Annual Exodus
Residents leaving the state every year
The Goldstein Plan
Career Pathways Starting in Middle School
Give kids direction early. Exposure to trades, healthcare, technology, manufacturing before high school.
High School-Employer Partnerships
Connect students directly with Sikorsky, Electric Boat, Yale Health, Pratt & Whitney. CT employers who need skilled workers.
Apprenticeships That Pay
Earn while you learn. Finish with a job waiting. Zero debt.
Stay-in-Connecticut Debt Relief
Graduate from a CT college, work here 5 years, we forgive up to $25,000. Keep our talent in our state.
No Graduate Left Behind
Every student crosses the stage with a next step. Job offer. Apprenticeship. College acceptance. Something real.
College Transparency
Require colleges to disclose how tuition dollars are spent, expected salary ranges by major, and employment outcomes.
ISSUE 10
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY: Washington Works for You — Or It Doesn't Work at All
The federal government has one job: serve the people who pay for it. When agencies fail, when programs waste billions, when bureaucrats answer to no one — that's a betrayal.
The Doctor
In medicine, accountability is absolute. If I make a mistake, there are consequences. Government should work the same way.
The Lawyer
Constitution establishes government of enumerated powers with checks and balances. When agencies write regulations without congressional approval, that's overreach.
The Goldstein Plan
Mandatory Program Audits
Independent audits of every major federal program on regular cycle. Public reporting and consequences for programs that fail objectives.
Regulatory Cost-Benefit Accountability
Every federal regulation must demonstrate benefits exceed costs. Regulations that fail that test should be eliminated.
Congressional Oversight With Teeth
Real enforcement authority. Subpoena power. Funding consequences. Ability to compel testimony from agency heads who fail the public.
End the Revolving Door
Strengthened ethics rules preventing federal regulators from immediately taking jobs at companies they were supposed to oversee.