Issues

Moving America Forward

With fuel prices continuing to skyrocket, people losing their homes and their jobs, and the economy in disarray, it’s easy to see why Congress has an approval rating of 9%. 

Congress has failed the American people by failing to address the big issues of the day.  Personal gain and political gamesmanship have replaced public service as motivation for serving in public office.  The partisan gridlock of our elected representatives threatens the very freedoms our Founding Fathers fought to protect.    

Abraham Lincoln chose his words carefully when he spoke of a “government of the people. . .by the people. . .for the people.”  Serving in Congress is about serving the people above special interests and partisanship.  We should expect more of those men and women we entrust to represent us in Congress.  We should hold members of Congress accountable to their actions and what they accomplish vs. what they promised us when they ran for office.

I want to renew the spirit of America and make government work for the people again.  During my first term in congress, I pledge to the voters of the 2nd District that I will fight for each of these issues so that we can Move America Forward.