VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — In her first formal interview with the media since winning re-election last week, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va., 2nd District) said she wants to attack inflation from the spending side, continue building the wall and preserve affordable health coverage, despite what President-elect Donald Trump has said about getting rid of Obamacare.

Kiggans told voters during the campaign she would curb inflation and make the cost-of-living more affordable.

“I hope that one of the first things that we do is extend the Trump tax cuts and Jobs Act. That will be a priority of mine,” Kiggans said Monday afternoon. “We need to address some of the reckless spending. We’ve tried to address that in the last Congress. I hope we make a little more movement … now that we have the Senate and the White House back.”

Keegan also emphasized border security with Mexico. She wants to continue one of Trump’s signature projects.

“I think you’ll continue to see us go in that direction of continuing the wall, of making sure our border patrols are supported and that they have not only the manpower, but the technology,” Kiggans said.

Kiggans is a geriatric nurse practitioner. 10 On Your Side asked if there were parts of Obamacare that were worth saving.

“For me and my patient population, especially for older adults, I want them to have health care,” she said. “So being very protective of their health care, and especially for our veterans that are out there, I think there’s a large discussion to be had. We obviously want to continue to to make sure people know that we protect things like Medicare and Social Security.”

Kiggans then went further.

“We need to prioritize mental health care,” she said. “I think that there’s a real lack [there], and politicians like to talk about mental health care, but actually putting our money where our mouth is and making sure that that type of care is available.”

Kiggans is on the House Veterans Affairs Committee, and talked about the major shake up with leadership at the VA hospital in Hampton involving the executive director, the chief of staff and the chief of surgery earlier this year.

She said the change of leadership is what’s needed to ensure better medical care for veterans.

“We’re very proud of that work that we did at the Hampton VA Medical Center,” she said, “and replacing the top three leadership and bringing new leadership in, and giving them a couple of months to get their feet wet, but holding their feet to the fire, making sure that those patient safety issues are improved.”

Kiggans will be sworn in for her second term on Jan. 3.