[Vision2020] Vision2020 Digest: V-Peeps

[Tom Hansen]

I have absolutely no problem with members of congress tending to their
constituents (in fact, I encourage it).  My problem has to do with (as I
mentioned in my initial posting on this thread) . . .

In the absence of an approved federal budget by March 4th, the federal
government will shut down.

The Congress is currently scheduled to reconvene on February 28th, four
days (ninety-six hours) before an unavoidable government shutdown (barring
an approved budget).  The budget approved by the House still has to be
passed by the Senate, something that is not likely to happen.

In the meantime, there are families who rely (to some healthy degree) on
social security and/or Medicare.

And here's a thought:  Who's going to tell the spouse (with children) of a
military  service member (who is serving overseas) that (s)he will just
have to wait a while for payday?

Congress can wait until after March 4th to break bread with their
constituents, ok?

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


On Mon, February 21, 2011 3:31 pm, Laurene Sorensen wrote:
> I strongly agree with Ken. My father was in Congress for 28 years and
> during most legislative recesses he went to work each weekday at his
> in-district office. On weekends he attended many functions where he
> interacted with his constitutents and ate a lot of pot roast, macaroni,
> and chicken (depending on the ethnicity of the neighborhood). Even on
> family outings and dates with Mom, he had to be "on" at a moment's
> notice. There were certainly family vacations during school breaks, but
> mostly "recess" meant face time.
> Laurene Sorensen
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