High prescription drug costs don’t just hurt families. They quietly drain the American economy. Today, the average senior spends between $3,000 and $4,500 per year out of pocket on prescription drugs, with costs rising fastest for those managing chronic conditions. For many households on fixed incomes, that means $250 to $400 every month diverted away from groceries, utilities, local businesses, and savings.

One out of every three new small businesses fail within two years. Not because the owners lack drive or good ideas—but because Washington takes too much, too soon. With my proposed five-year tax holiday for all new small businesses, we can put power back where it belongs—into the hands of working families and help new small businesses survive, grow, and thrive.

Today’s young adults are starting life under far tougher conditions than their parents or grandparents did.

Retirement should be a season of dignity and peace—not another season of taxation. Yet millions of Americans are left playing Washington’s version of “tax roulette,” never sure how much of their nest egg the government will seize.

This month, we turn to another injustice: the federal tax on Social Security benefits. This tax is not only unfair—it’s a broken promise. Americans already fund Social Security with every paycheck. Then, when they collect their benefits, Washington taxes them again. That’s double taxation, plain and simple. It didn’t happen by accident. In 1983, a Democrat-controlled Congress created the tax. In 1993, they expanded it to hit more retirees. Former President Joe Biden voted fo

You pay off your mortgage—and still, the bills never stop. Every year, homeowners are forced to shell out thousands just to stay in homes they already own. Miss a payment? You could lose it all. In Illinois, the average property tax bill exceeds $5,300—among the highest in the country.

I’m Casey Chlebek, and I’m running to represent the state of Illinois in the United States Senate with honesty, strength, and common-sense solutions. If you’re tired of career politicians, overreaching government, and failed policies, this campaign—and this newsletter—is for you.