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Melissa Bean

Rep. Melissa Bean · Democrat · Illinois, district 8 · House

Projected winner (race called, not yet certified), newly elected.

Seat note: Former member returning (served as Melissa Bean, bioguide B001253 in legislators-historical; name match only, verify)

Seat source: CNN 2026 House results feed, race 2026-HG-IL-8 (Illinois House 8) (CNN), published November 5, 2026, checked November 5, 2026; New York Times 2026 House results feed (AP race calls), IL-08 (AP via New York Times), published November 4, 2026, checked November 5, 2026

Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker: No verified public position found

House Democrats pick their Speaker nominee in a secret caucus ballot; the House floor vote for Speaker in January 2027 is a recorded roll call. Statements below say which one they are about.

We have not found a public statement. That is not counted as support or opposition.

The agenda

Each issue is split into the specific demands on the letter. A past vote or bill is dated and shown as a record, not a promise.

Prices: No verified public position found

  • Take the power to set tariffs back from the president: No verified public position found

  • Ban companies from using personal data to charge people more (surveillance pricing): No verified public position found

  • Outlaw price gouging: No verified public position found

Single-payer: No verified public position found

  • Single-payer: one public plan covering everyone, with no premiums, deductibles, networks or surprise bills: No verified public position found

Child care and leave: No verified public position found

  • Cap child care costs at 7% of any family's income: No verified public position found

  • Paid family and medical leave for every worker: No verified public position found

Schools: No verified public position found

  • Fund public schools properly, starting with the special education (IDEA) money Congress promised: No verified public position found

  • Free, high-quality pre-K for every family: No verified public position found

Housing: No verified public position found

  • Tie federal housing and transportation money to zoning that allows apartment buildings with shops on the ground floor: No verified public position found

Public power: No verified public position found

  • Public power: a national grid planned and coordinated by the Department of Energy, with states and local public utilities: No verified public position found

Iran war: No verified public position found

  • Pass a law requiring the president to stop hostilities against Iran that Congress never authorized: No verified public position found

  • Cut off money for offensive operations Congress never approved: No verified public position found

Executive power: No verified public position found

  • Emergency powers expire unless Congress votes to keep them: No verified public position found

  • Put tariffs back under Congress's control: No verified public position found

  • Protect inspectors general: No verified public position found

  • Stop any president from refusing to spend money Congress approved (impoundment): No verified public position found

Elections: No verified public position found

  • A constitutional amendment to end Citizens United: No verified public position found

  • Every voter in the country gets the option to vote by mail: No verified public position found

Filibuster: No verified public position found

  • End the filibuster so the Senate passes bills by majority vote: No verified public position found

Congress: No verified public position found

  • Ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks: No verified public position found

  • Add seats to the House: No verified public position found

  • Get rid of the debt ceiling for good: No verified public position found

Supreme Court: No verified public position found

  • Add seats to the Supreme Court: No verified public position found

  • Fixed 18-year terms for justices: No verified public position found

  • An enforceable ethics code for the Supreme Court: No verified public position found

  • Stop a single senator from blocking a judge (end the blue slip veto): No verified public position found

Immigration: No verified public position found

  • A pathway to citizenship for people who already live and work here: No verified public position found

  • Fix legal immigration so people who want to come the right way can: No verified public position found

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