[5] During the 2021 legislative session, Morales introduced a total of 27 bills and resolutions, ranging from healthcare, COVID relief, labor rights, immigration, and tax reform.
[11] Morales worked with state lawmakers and co-sponsored legislation to cap out of pocket costs for insulin prescriptions at $40 a month; the bill unanimously passed both the House and Senate.
[16][17] Morales believes that RIte Track, a Rhode Island statewide Medicaid program, should provide healthcare coverage to all children, regardless of their immigration status.
With recent budget cuts and the growing number of uninsured people of Rhode Island and the exclusion of undocumented children, Morales hopes to revamp the program.
[18][9] In 2021, Morales introduced and passed House Bill 6208 which limits the amount insurance companies can charge customers for out-of-pocket costs relating to COVID-19.
[19] Morales has publicly criticized Rhode Island leaders and government officials for their slow response to COVID-19, citing their behaviors as careless.
[10] He advocates for a bill that would provide hazard pay to individuals working during the pandemic, including supermarket workers and restaurant servers.
[21] During the 2021 legislative session, Morales introduced a bill to transfer the planning and administration of the interconnection of renewable energy from the electric distribution companies to the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank.
[22] Morales has regularly cited his mother as his greatest inspiration for becoming politically involved, both praising her perseverance and wanting to change the conditions of poverty which he saw her experience.
[13] Morales also considers Senator Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign along with his involvement in the Sunrise Movement and the Democratic Socialists of America as his inspirations for pursuing public office.