Dear Neighbors,

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Join My Next Town Hall Discussion on Social Security and Medicare Monday, August 29th 

Please join me for my Town Hall discussion on Social Security and Medicare at Friendship Park Conservatory in Des Plains at 6:45pm CT.  I always appreciate hearing from constituents and answering questions on the work happening in Congress. I look forward to speaking with you. You can RSVP here.

Earlier this month, despite the saber-rattling of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and its Chinese Communist Party (CCP), I traveled to Taiwan, along with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and four of our congressional colleagues, to strengthen our crucial economic and security partnerships with Taiwan and show our support for its thriving democracy. In light of the brutal, illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine, it’s even more important that we stand behind Taiwan in the face of growing aggression by the CCP towards the democratic, self-governing island, which experiences daily cyberattacks launched by China and increasing incursions into Taiwanese air space by the CCP military aircraft.

The threats by China toward Taiwan bear significant implications for America’s economy and national security too. Taiwan produces about half the world’s supply of microchips, and any interference in manufacturing by China could significantly impact the American economy. Fortunately, through the incentives of the recently passed bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which I was proud to support, two of Taiwan’s largest chipmakers have committed $17 billion to build or expand facilities in the U.S., securing our supply lines.

Democracies must stand with together in the face of increasingly militaristic authoritarian regimes like those in Moscow and Beijing. You can read more about the importance of our Taiwan trip for the broader effort to take on the Chinese Communist Party in my recent Chicago Tribune op-ed.

With Americans facing high prescription drug costs, inflation, and a worsening climate crisis, Congress took critical action last week, passing the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that President Joe Biden has now signed into law. The IRA will finally allow Medicare to negotiate lower prices for our seniors, including capping all out-of-pocket drug costs at $2,000 per year and limiting the monthly cost of insulin to $35. The law will save more than $200 billion in health care costs over the next decade while extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) support for three years, saving 13 million Americans— including many of our fellow Illinoisians— about $800 a year on health care costs. Finally, the IRA will also make all vaccines free for seniors and those on Medicaid beginning next year.

In addition to the IRA's provisions making health care more affordable, the bill also makes investments in green technology to bring energy costs down and fight climate change. While providing additional incentives for clean technologies such as electric vehicles, the law will reduce energy costs for American families by an average of $1,000 per year while reducing our carbon emissions by 40 percent over ten years. Finally, while making health care and energy more affordable, the IRA will further help fight inflation through reducing our national budget deficits by $300 billion.

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