Tax the Billionaires
Tax the Billionaires
Robin Kelly will be a leading voice on equitable tax policy in the U.S. Senate by imposing a minimum tax on individual taxpayers whose net worth for the taxable year exceeds $100 million.
Robin Kelly's "People Over Profits" Platform
The ‘People Over Profits’ plan is the most comprehensive and progressive economic policy platform introduced to date in the race for the United States Senate, and it builds on the decades of work Robin Kelly has dedicated her time in standing up to corporate interests and political machines to deliver meaningful change.
Tax the Billionaires
Robin Kelly will be a leading voice on equitable tax policy in the U.S. Senate by imposing a minimum tax on individual taxpayers whose net worth for the taxable year exceeds $100 million.
Raise Wages for Workers
Robin Kelly supports raising the minimum wage to at least $17 per hour by 2030, which will give roughly 22 million Americans a long-overdue raise.
Child care costs are way too high, and that limits what most families can reasonably provide for their children. In Illinois, infant care costs more each year than in-state tuition for a four-year public college.
As your next U.S. Senator, Robin Kelly will lead the fight to pass the Child Care for Working Families Act so the average family will pay less than $15 a day for child care.
Robin Kelly has been a leading voice on expanding healthcare access as a member of the House of Representatives.
As a member of the Medicare for All Caucus in the House of Representatives, Robin supports the Medicare for All Act, which would expand Medicare dental and vision benefits to every senior in the United States.
She also proposes to expand the Affordable Care Act to include middle-class families currently not eligible for it and increase subsidies and tax credits to lower healthcare costs.
Social Security is a vital lifeline for so many, especially Illinois' senior citizens. Robin Kelly is committed to preserving and strengthening Social Security benefits not just for current retirees, but for future generations.
Robin understands that we can do that by asking the wealthy to pay their fair share. Robin will fight for the Social Security 2100 Act, which would lift the cap on Social Security taxes and make the fund solvent until 2100.
There is a cost-of-housing crisis impacting communities across America, from our biggest cities to the small towns at the core of rural life.
Robin Kelly supports a ban on rent gouging, capping annual rent hikes, and implementing a major federal investment in affordable housing.
She opposes large corporate landlords buying up affordable housing units that price out families from being able to buy single-family residential homes.
As a Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Robin Kelly shaped legislation affecting clean air, climate change, safe drinking water, renewable energy, and hazardous waste.
She supported the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which provided $1.7 billion over five years to improve water infrastructure across Illinois, $4 billion to improve access to public transportation, $27 million to prepare our infrastructure against natural disasters, and $149 million to expand electric vehicle charging networks.
As your next U.S. Senator, Robin will make large investments into improving infrastructure and expanding renewable energy sources across the state of Illinois that will decrease families' energy costs.