Democratic congressional candidate discusses plan for water crisis, minimum wage
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Democrat Yolanda Prince is looking to unseat U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran in the race for Texas’ 1st Congressional District.
Prince said the position has been a “lifelong dream” that she has spent her life preparing for. She said one of her goals impacting East Texas would revolve around regulating water sources to keep them home.
“We need to vote to keep our water here, first of all. That’s our water. And by funneling it to other states, it’s going to leave a lot of areas depleted,” Prince said. “Billionaires are coming in and sending this water out and making money and profits off of the water, it makes no sense. It’s not helping. It’s not helping home. I’ve always been taught that you got to take care of home first.”
Prince also said she hopes to raise minimum wage in increments to at least $15 an hour as well as cut costs on items like food and medication by reaching out to “big pharma companies.”
“I like to understand how you got to this decision. Now, I know th…