ISSUE

Lowering Costs

Working families in Illinois and across the country are being squeezed by high prices at the grocery store and the gas pump. In Congress, I’m working to bring costs down and give our families and small businesses some breathing room. 

  • As too many of our families continue to struggle with the extreme cost of child care, we need a middle class tax cut. I’m a proud cosponsor of the American Family Act which would restore the monthly Child Tax Credit and make it permanent.
  • Representing some of the top counties in the nation for corn and soybean production, I’m a strong supporter of biofuels. In Congress, I’m working to increase our use of ethanol and Sustainable Aviation Fuel — proven ways to bring down prices at the gas pump and the airport ticket counter. 
  • There’s no excuse for pharmaceutical companies to charge consumers hundreds of dollars for insulin. That’s why I’ve cosponsored the Affordable Insulin Now Act to cap the price of insulin at $35 a month for all patients.
  • I’ve introduced the Rural Energy Savings Act to provide interest-free loans to utilities in order to help families and businesses afford energy efficiency improvements, reducing emissions and saving money at the same time.