John Croisant is asking voters a familiar question: Are you better off today?

The Democratic candidate for Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District joins Ryan Welton for a wide-ranging assessment of President Donald Trump, Republicans in Congress and Oklahoma’s Republican-controlled state government.

Croisant argues that tariffs, rising fuel costs, federal spending and cuts to public benefits have failed to deliver the affordability voters were promised. He also questions Oklahoma’s heavy reliance on tax incentives to recruit businesses, saying the state should invest more aggressively in education, health care and workforce development.

Ryan and John discuss:

• Trump’s record on affordability and war

• The effect of diesel prices on food and consumer costs

• Tariffs and uncertainty for American businesses

• Federal tax cuts, Medicaid and SNAP

• Congressional stock trading and campaign self-financing

• Mark Tedford’s alignment with Trump

• Oklahoma’s business incentives and workforce shortages

• Why education could be the state’s most important economic investment

• The role of organized labor and American workers

Learn more about Croisant’s campaign at https://www.croisantforcongress.com.

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