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Issue record

Costs, jobs and the economy

In short

Hines backs price-gouging restrictions and limits on presidential tariffs. Bouchard backs manufacturing and less business regulation. Saliba backs the FairTax and opposes corporate subsidies. Nkromo’s questionnaire prioritizes housing, food systems, infrastructure and local businesses. In a 2024 speech, Kirby called for action on inflation and jobs. These are stated positions, not legislative results.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Christina Bertrand Hines

She says she will fight to lower costs, would co-sponsor a law against grocery price gouging and "surveillance pricing", and wants Congress to take back authority over tariffs, which she says have raised prices.

Michael Bouchard

He says he backs President Trump's efforts to protect Michigan manufacturing, wants manufacturing jobs brought home and red tape cut for small businesses, and says families need policies that lower costs.

Mike Saliba

He says the national debt should not rise, the Federal Reserve should be audited, there should be no bailouts or subsidies for corporations, and the income tax should be replaced by the FairTax.

Kwabena Nkromo

His candidate questionnaire calls for affordable housing, stronger local food systems, modern infrastructure and support for local businesses.

Andrea L. Kirby

In an October 2024 speech as her party's 10th District candidate, she said working people need a party that will fight inflation and fight for a job for everyone who wants one.

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Sources7 source records

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  1. Why your grocery bill keeps going uphttps://christinahinesforcongress.substack.com/p/why-your-grocery-bill-keeps-going

    Christina Hines for Congress (Substack) · Published Mar 18, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Her campaign Substack, linked from the campaign site under High Prices.

    candidate statement

    For: Christina Bertrand Hines: campaign position

  2. Christina Hines for Congress, home pagehttps://www.christinahinesforcongress.com/

    Christina for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source, "Paid for by Christina for Congress". Biography, three priorities and endorsements; its topic links lead to her Substack. Positions are attributed, not independently verified.

    candidate statement

    For: Christina Bertrand Hines: campaign position

  3. Captain Mike Bouchard for Congress, home pagehttps://www.bouchardforcongress.com/

    Friends of Michael Bouchard, Inc. · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source, "Paid for by Friends of Michael Bouchard, Inc." Biography and positions. The website the committee gave the FEC, friendsofmichaelbouchard.com, is not the campaign: it serves two hostile videos and no paid-for line. Its border passage appears in two versions on the same site: "Having deployed to the Southern Border" and, in the expanded panel, "Having led missions to the Southern Border".

    candidate statement

    For: Michael Bouchard: campaign position

  4. Mike's Core Four Issueshttps://votesaliba.com/issues/

    Committee to Elect Mike Saliba · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source: foreign policy, privacy, the national debt and the Federal Reserve.

    candidate statement

    For: Mike Saliba: campaign position

  5. Mike's Proposed Legislationhttps://votesaliba.com/legislation/

    Committee to Elect Mike Saliba · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source: the bills he pledges to support, including the FairTax and ending the Department of Education.

    candidate statement

    For: Mike Saliba: campaign position

  6. Kwabena Nkromo’s 2026 Candidate Connection responseshttps://ballotpedia.org/Kwabena_Nkromo

    Kwabena Nkromo, hosted by Ballotpedia · Reviewed Oct 28, 2026

    Only Nkromo’s attributed 2026 questionnaire answers are used for his priorities. They establish stated goals, not legislative accomplishments. The questionnaire is silent on several issue-specific policies.

    candidate statement

    For: Kwabena Nkromo: campaign position

  7. Andrea Kirby Speaks at October Rally for WCP-MIhttps://www.workingclassfight.com/blog/2024-andrea-kirby-speaks-at-october-rally-for-wcp-mi/

    Working Class Party · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The text of her speech as the party's 2024 candidate for the 10th District, posted after an October 2024 rally; the page gives no exact date. Her newest statement in writing: her 2026 convention speech is posted only as a recording.

    candidate statement

    For: Andrea L. Kirby: campaign position