Bill Foster

Progressive

Democrat

House Representative

Illinois - District 11

Current Position: US House Representative IL-11

Running For: House Representative - District 11

Policy Positions

For the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act to prevent financial crises
For adequate fiscal stimulus during economic crises like 2008 financial crisis and COVID-19 pandemic
For campaign finance reform including the Shareholder Political Transparency Act and overturning Citizens United
Against Trump's tariff policies; opposed the Trump Administration's tariffs as misguided
For eliminating tax incentives that encourage moving jobs offshore
Against taxpayer bailouts of private firms and for ending 'too-big-to-fail'
For regulating derivatives and requiring they be traded on open exchanges

For the automobile bailout to save manufacturing jobs
For investments in STEM education and manufacturing training including Fab Labs
For raising the minimum wage and ensuring economic recovery benefits are widely shared
For increased federal investment in scientific research and making the R&D tax credit permanent
For upgrading the US patent system to reduce backlogs and delays

For universal healthcare coverage; supports robust public option, voted for Affordable Care Act, and believes healthcare is a basic human right
For Medicare drug price negotiations; voted for Inflation Reduction Act to negotiate lower prescription drug prices
For expanding Medicare and Medicaid eligibility and coverage
For universal healthcare coverage as a basic human right
For stem cell research; against ideologically-driven restrictions on scientific research

For preserving and strengthening public education; against gutting the US Department of Education
For lowering student loan costs by removing subsidies to private banks and putting money directly to students
For the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act to assist public servants
For federal support of open-source textbooks to reduce student textbook costs

For aggressive action to combat climate change and decarbonize the economy; voted for the Inflation Reduction Act
For federal investment in clean energy research and development including the BEST Act for energy storage technology
For nuclear power as a safe energy source when properly managed
For extending biofuel tax credits and increasing ethanol blend wall from 10% to 15%

For abortion rights; supports codifying Roe v. Wade protections, voted for Women's Health Protection Act and Right to Contraception Act

For verified paper ballots and election security measures including the SAFE Act and H.R. 1
For requiring campaigns to report foreign agent contacts to FBI
For the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019
For the For the People Act (HR 1) requiring SuperPAC donor disclosure and political spending transparency

For comprehensive immigration reform including pathway to citizenship for undocumented residents who pass background checks and pay back-taxes
For the DREAM Act providing pathway to citizenship for children brought to U.S. by their parents
For improved student immigration policies to attract highly educated immigrants

Against Trump's pardoning of January 6th perpetrators and his constitutional violations
For gun violence prevention measures