Lipinski: Congress Needs to Put the Country Ahead of Parties
Rep. Dan Lipinski shared his frustrations about stalled deficit-reduction talks on the eve of sequestration in Washington, after opening a new office in Orland Park.
Rep. Dan Lipinski opened up a new office Thursday within the redistricted 3rd Congressional District, in Orland Park’s Frederick T. Owens Village Hall. The office will be staffed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for people to bring their concerns about federal issues. Lipinski spoke with Patch shortly after the office opened about service within the new office, sequestration, and what it will actually take for the federal government to resolve the growing deficit. What kind of services can people expect to receive here? Any issues that anyone has with federal issues, such as social security, Medicare, veterans’ benefits, if they are interested in appointments to military academy. Any issues that regard the federal government, …
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Thomas
1:36 pm on Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Paul you make some good points, but the one about Texas, sorry I know way too much about that situation to say they are the model to follow as a way to shore up the middle class, and bring back those good paying jobs. As an example, and maybe you were unaware of this, but for: 1.) The job growth in Texas has been centered around minimum wage jobs, good paying jobs are rare in Texas, 2.) Texas has… more ›