April 10, 2017
Dear Mr. President,
I just learned about the Problem Solvers Caucus. Have you heard of them? It's a group of 26 congress-people working
together to break the current governmental gridlock, founded by Vermont's own
Rep. Peter Welch. Welch says that this
group of Democrats AND Republicans will work from within Congress to
"reform its operations and advance legislation on practical policy issues
that cut across party lines to address some of the nation's pressing
challenges."
Right now they are working on energy efficiency,
infrastructure investments, and mortgage relief (besides recruitment of new
members). This is the best idea I've
heard in months! I don't know much about
politics, but just from what I see on the news and read in the papers it's very
clear to me that the current state of ideological warfare in the Congress isn't
working. And not only is it not working,
I believe it will be dangerous in the long run.
Score keeping and bipartisan fighting isn't what gets stuff done and the
longer that Congress is at an impasse the less respect people have for the
system in general. Gov. Jon Huntsman
said, "Problem Solvers are about an attitude more than anything else. It's about searching for areas of common
ground instead of searching for chances to score points against the other
side."
The current level of partisan gridlock in Congress is
unprecedented, and it's time that the Congress comes together to actually get
something done for the good of the country (while they still have some measure
of legitimacy and respect from the American people). The clock is ticking and the public's
patience is running thin.
Sincerely,
Amy Beaton
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