Dr. Udell proposes a youth job service to teach trades and ease affordability

Dr. Udell proposed creating a youth job service to get young people into paid work and provide vocational training, saying hands-on skills would help both workers and households manage basic repairs. "So when their place has a crack in the wall that they know how to fix that," he said, arguing that those skills are "an important part for affordability."

He framed the program as a workforce strategy and a tool for affordability, saying it would teach people to "be able to work with their hands" and learn practical skill sets. The candidate tied the proposal to broader workforce needs, saying such training matters "for our future and their future."