Tim Ryan: “Thank you both for speaking honestly and not being mean-spirited in the talk about our President and other Republicans.…”

“Thank you both for speaking honestly and not being mean-spirited in the talk about our President and other Republicans. The growth of Federal spending also concerns me. I agree in general concept with your ideas you spoke about. We all want what is best. But a Republican concerned about Federal spending. The one I want to end on here, Dear Members, this is a note to ask for help in getting a state of emergency declared for the unemployed. State of emergency. He is a union member. Talented trades and craft union people are proud, hard-working, well-trained people who seem to always have work. Things have really slowed all over the country or gone to low paying, no benefit, nonunion contractors. We serve 4 to 5 year apprenticeships to learn our jobs properly as well as yearly updates to stay current, and we don't need to retrain. He says, and this is interesting, I wish you would look into this matter, as time is crucial. We need your support right now. We union folk are in great numbers and a little help from you could mean a lot. These are people that are out struggling. And the CEO of Aetna, and I do not know if you saw this quote, the CEO of Aetna said, We are pretty sure that the jobs that are going to be created will not have health care benefits associated with them. So talk about two Americas. I mean, literally, you are going to have millions and millions more than we have now of people who are going to be without health care.”