I will always fight to make life more affordable for hardworking military families.
Will always fight to make life more affordable for hardworking military families.
Occurrences
Evidence
DeCA announced that, starting May 6, commissaries would no longer charge for single-use paper or plastic bags; the policy introduced on April 6 was rescinded. Kiggans had publicly said she would "always fight to make life more affordable for hardworking military families" after advocating against the fee.
The House Veterans' Affairs Committee announced H.R. 8532, the VA Home Loan Affordability Act, with Kiggans as a co-sponsor. The bill would reduce bureaucratic barriers, speed the homebuying process for veteran families, and modernize the VA home loan program; Kiggans said veterans and servicemembers should not face outdated bureaucratic barriers when buying a home.
Kiggans joined the HERO Child Care Act, which aims to improve access to reliable, high-quality childcare for military families by increasing hiring flexibility at Child Development Centers and requiring DoD to assess childcare availability's impact on readiness. She said reliable childcare for military families is essential and tied to readiness.
Assessments
Kiggans made a broad affordability promise rather than a single measurable policy pledge. Within her current federal term, she publicly advocated against a commissary bag fee affecting military families, and DeCA rescinded the fee effective May 6, 2026. That is a concrete affordability outcome tied to her advocacy. Her additional co-sponsorship of military-family housing and childcare affordability bills supports sustained effort, though those proposals were not enacted in the evidence window.