Our Contract
Dear Residents of Illinois,
As an Independent for U.S. Senate, I promise to:
- Protect and defend The Constitution of the United States
- Restore trust in the our state and federal offices, beginning with the U.S. Senate
- Protect life and strengthen the family
- Work to create “real” jobs for Americans as proposed in my “Put America Back To Work” Act
- Promote equality of pay
- Support healthcare reform based on market based solutions not increased government control
- Ensure that no child is truly left behind in our state because of underfunding or poor learning conditions
- Partner with educators to ensure that students are properly trained for job acquisition
- Improve student engagement in learning as outlined in my “Operation Student Success” Initiative
- Fight to ensure that cost of living increases do not continue to push education out of reach
- Protect funding like MAP, Perkins Loans and PELL grants
- Work to balance the federal budget, reduce the national debt and the deficit
- Vote to temporarily freeze discretionary funding when necessary to balance the budget
- Push for a bipartisan effort to establish responsible budgets which meet and exceed fiscal goals
- Support a fairer tax system which broadens the tax base without disproportionate taxation
- Facilitate economic expansion through tax-rate reduction
- Oppose wasteful spending and any earmarks or special appropriations in exchange for votes
- Join current efforts to end dependence on foreign oil, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create green jobs
- Strengthen trade law enforcement, ending trade with nations engaging in unethical work and trade practices
- Improve border and homeland security without an erection of more walls but more troops on the borders
- Vote for judges who protect and defend The Constitution of the United States
- Oppose bailouts for failing companies
- Ensure that the U.S. does not engage in wars without first “counting the cost” to every American citizen
- Support bipartisan and non-biased committees which help us avoid attacks on U.S. soil
- Ensure that all citizens are able to partake in the “Blessings of Liberty”
- Uphold the Second Amendment, not infringing upon the rights of citizens to bear arms
- Work with Senator on “both sides of the isle”, never compromising or obstructing progress for personal gain
- Regularly meet with constituents in all parties represented in the Senate (Established and Third Parties)
- Carefully read every bill before casting any voting on it
- Remember that I was elected by people of Illinois to “be their voice” in the United States Senate
Sincerely,
Will Boyd, MBA, PhD
Independent for U.S. Senate
