over the last month, I held many town hall meetings, meetings with constituents across the 7th Congressional District of Michigan. Two priority issues that seem to come from those meetings as a message to me to bring back to Washington was making sure we save Social Security, not only a concern of the seniors but a concern of their kids and their grandkids. Secondly was somehow doing a better job to improve education to make sure every child has the opportunity to learn to their maximum potential. So I challenge myself and I challenge my colleagues to give education a top priority, to get the money out of Washington and into the district. In terms of Social Security, we must have provisions that make sure that that generation that works so hard, that did so much, that sacrificed, that saved string, that saved tinfoil are not deprived of the Social Security that they have been promised by this Congress. Let us make that effort. In the last 7 rac{1}{2} years, this administration has failed to give us the leadership to solve those problems.
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Addressing priorities from town hall meetings in Michigan regarding Social Security and education.
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