Congressional Effectiveness
Real Welfare Reform
Paul Ryan says “People want able bodied people who are on welfare to go to work, they want us to get people out of poverty, into the workforce,” Ryan said in a Fox News interview late Wednesday. “That’s good for them, that’s good for the economy, that’s good for the federal budget.” I think we all…
Read More10 Issues for 2018
When I first announced my candidacy for the US House of Representatives, I declared that I was not running against Dennis Ross but was running to represent the people of District 15. Real representation for my neighbors, all of my neighbors, both in District 15 and across this country must be a priority as we…
Read MoreOur members of Congress must be public servants first
Call me an idealist if you want. Call me a Constitutional purist. Or just call me an ordinary, working American. But the single biggest problem in our state and national governments is that our elected officials have forgotten a founding principle. Our elected official are first and foremost, public servants. They are elected to serve…
Read MoreThe GOP Tax Scam is a Tax on Working People and a Redistribution of Wealth to Corporations
Our economy has been in a strong growth cycle ever since the Great Recession of 2007-2009. The Stock market has shown extremely good returns increasing 400% since March 2009. Corporate earnings are at an all-time high. Unemployment has steadily declined and our economy has been at “full-employment” since September 2015. Interest rates which had been…
Read MoreThe People’s House is in need of repair.
Congress is Broken. Congress currently has a disapproval rating of 73% and has not had an approval rating higher than 30% since early August of 2009. “Only 19 percent said their member of Congress considers their constituents’ best interests most of the time or all of the time. ” https://morningconsult.com/2015/06/15/voters-dont-believe-their-member-of-congress-represents-them/ We know Congress has abandoned the people…
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