Steve Cohen: “The best thing Members of Congress can do to represent their constituents well is to stay in touch. Today we had another…”

“The best thing Members of Congress can do to represent their constituents well is to stay in touch. Today we had another teletown hall in my district, and we listened to seniors be concerned about Social Security and Medicare. They wondered why the Ryan budget takes away from them and why would Social Security and Medicare, which are good for so many years to come and not the cause of the deficit, why their future health care expenses and their daily expenses are being threatened. Those are good questions, and I let them know that the Democrats in this Congress and in the Senate aren't going to allow that to be jeopardized. We are going to maintain Social Security and Medicare as we know it. It's so important. For the young people--and I see one up there. The young people, Mr. Speaker, need to see that student loan rates stay at 3.4 percent and not the way the Republicans are going to do it and pay for it by taking away cervical cancer screenings and mammograms for women. That's wrong. We need to protect our future, the future generations, be statesmen and not worry about tomorrow's election. ____________________”