Robert Beers’s Comprehensive Platform — Built for Everyone in District 1

Robert Beers is fighting for real progress—not just for the wealthy, but for workers, families, veterans, first responders, students, and rural communities. Here's how he plans to deliver:

💵 1. $21 Minimum Wage + Annual Cost-of-Living Raises

1. Full-time work must pay a dignified wage—starting at $21/hr and automatically adjusted yearly for inflation.
2. Eliminates all sub-minimum pay for tipped, disabled, and youth workers.

🛡️ 2. Stronger Safety Net & Healthcare Affordability

1. Remove burdensome SNAP and unemployment requirements; auto-trigger benefits in recessions.
2. Expand paid family and sick leave (e.g. FAMILY Act).
3. Cap prescription drug costs and expand Medicaid, particularly in rural areas.

🚆 3. Infrastructure & Green Economy

1. Deploy full funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: broadband, clean water, roads, transit.
2. Invest in reforestation, brownfield cleanup, and resilient infrastructure.
3. Ramp up clean-energy tax credits and launch federal green job programs with a just transition.

🎓 4. Future-Ready Education

1. Triple STEM funding, especially in underserved areas.
2. Launch nationwide career/technical education and apprenticeship pipelines.
3. Incentivize teachers to serve in rural districts.
4. Protect Pell Grants and FAFSA access to ensure affordable higher education.

🛡️ 5. Military: Respect & Security

1. Advocate for a significant raise above the current 4–14% increase to close wage gaps.
2. Guarantee full pensions for combat veterans and service members killed in war or terror.
3. Push for full 'concurrent receipt' of military and VA disability pay.
4. Support modernization of military assets: Columbia-class subs, B-21 bombers, missile defense.*

🚒 6. First Responders: Training, Support & Rights

1. Equal federal training and advanced equipment for all departments, whether paid or volunteer.
2. Mandatory national certifications funded via public–private partnerships.
3. Full insurance & care packages for volunteers, and protections guaranteeing they won’t be penalized by employers for missing work.
4. Allow personnel living within 15 miles to respond to emergencies without loss of job or pay.
5. Employers are barred from penalizing or terminating responders who leave for a call.

🌍 7. Environmental & Climate Resilience

1. Reinstate and expand clean-energy incentives in wind, solar, hydrogen, and carbon capture.
2. Fund community resilience programs—floods, wildfires, extreme heat.
3. Support local and rural initiatives that clean water and create green jobs.

🏛️ 8. Oversight, Accountable Governance

1. Advance the Congressional Oversight Protection Act: no federal or state funds for agencies that block oversight.
2. Push for ethics reform and transparent budgeting to ensure your tax dollars are spent responsibly.

🌐 Why It Matters for All Voters

Whether you're a small-business owner, a factory worker, a veteran, a volunteer firefighter, or a student—Robert’s proposal delivers:

1. More money in your pocket through living wages and lower healthcare costs.
2. Stronger communities via safer, better-prepared first responders.
3. A stronger America with new infrastructure, green energy, and cutting-edge education.
4. Security in service—for military heroes and volunteers protecting our towns.
5. Transparent government that answers to you, not the wealthy.

📢 Join the Movement!

Robert is already introducing bills, hosting town halls, and rallying grassroots support to champion these reforms. But he needs your help:

✅ Share this vision with friends and neighbors ✅ Contact your representative and urge support for these bills ✅ Volunteer, donate, or just spread the word

Let’s build a fairer, stronger, and brighter future—for all, not just the elite.

🔗 Connect & Learn More

🌐 www.RobertBeers.com 🌐 www.RobertBeersForCongress.com