Category: Commentary
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Focused on the 15th District
My dedication and perseverance is to each and every citizen here, not some committee in Springfield or Chicago. Not some group that came up with a talking point list for politicians to regurgitate on command. I respond to and for the constituents of my district. That’s what they should expect from their representative, and that’s…
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Medicaid Work Reqs a Costly One
Enter the GOP plans to ‘overhaul’ the Medicaid program nationally by imposing work requirements on recipients. I would call this effort an attempt to disrupt healthcare for millions of working Americans, veterans, the chronically ill, and many others.
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2016 Primary Redux
These old squabbles are as counterproductive as they are useful for Trump and the GOP to continue avoiding accountability and responsibility for any forward leaning vision for all Americans.
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Terrorism, Immigration, & Precise Action
I believe we should be talking about real immigration reform, not immigration deform. We need to be focused on real threats to our country, not some expensive unfunded Trump Wall that would be ineffective at stopping ladders and tunnels. I believe we should be debating how better to track visa overstays, not hyper focused on…
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Savings Drain, Wage Stagnation Major Concerns for Economy
Signs of strain emerge in the Trump-GOP economy, says Chandra and Golle of Bloomberg. When savings are drained, it limits consumer spending. This is especially troubling ahead of the holiday season and the all important 4th Quarter where many companies make it back into the black. The real problem here is stagnant wages in the…
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Applaud Opioid Talk, Verify Actions
It was good to see the President come out with policies that may help alleviate the opioid crisis. This crisis has expanded from opioids and exploding into heroin use. That adaptive expansion as access to opioids is decreased is even costlier public health crises like blood borne pathogens and STDs. Putting forward government resources to…
