December 5, 2017
Rep. Dana
Rohrabacher,
101 Main
Street #380
Huntington
Beach, CA 92648
Dear
Congressman,
Re:
Republican values/American values
Here are
two of your senators in recent statements:
Sen. Orrin
Hatch, speaking of the Children’s Health Insurance Program: “I have a rough time wanting to spend billions and billions and
trillions of dollars to help people who won’t help themselves, who won’t lift a
finger, and expect the federal government to do everything.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley, speaking of the
estate tax repeal: “I think not having the estate tax recognizes
the people that are investing — as opposed to those that are just spending
every darn penny they have, whether it’s on booze or women or movies.”
I don’t know about you,
Congressman, but these are not the values that reflect my understanding of what
America is (or was) was all about.
I see the word “victory” bandied about
in the media, with reference to your tax reform bill. But no, it’s not a
victory. May I suggest what a victory would look like? It would not be a
victory from Trump, as some suggest; it would not be a victory for the smugly
grinning Mitch McConnell and his band of Republican senators; it would be a
victory for the American people. A real victory would not be achieved in
secret, without debate, without consultation. A real victory would not be
partisan, one-sided, a bonus for the rich. A real victory would be inclusive.
It would result from a collaboration between Republicans and Democrats, with
the ideas of each reflected in the content. And it would benefit those in need
as much as those who can afford to fend for themselves.
The next step along this despicable
path is for Republicans to start shredding the social safety net, in order to
pay for these tax cuts for the rich.
Will you be a part of that?
Respectfully,
Peter Clothier, Ph.D.
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