Peoria Pundit

Press release:

“A few days ago, a story broke on the voting record of our current 18th District Congressman, Mr. Aaron Schock. With one of the worst voting records in Congress, his response was that he chose to do other things instead of be present to vote on “routine” matters in the Congress of the United States. I believe he called these things “Constituent Projects”. As a democratic candidate on the ballot for the Congressional race, I would like to ask the congressman specifically what he was doing while he was supposed to be doing his job. Perhaps he was arranging for another magazine cover to redisplay his narcissistic tendencies. Perhaps he was arranging for another television appearance like Top Chef, where he challenged the contestants to create an appetizer. If the second is true, he might consider appearing as a guest on Project Runway, where he could challenge the designers to come up with a tasteful suit to elegantly display his preference for pink, teal, and white.”

“While all of these efforts might seem noble to the corporate entities who have placed him in the congress, perhaps Mr. Schock should spend his time actually working for his constituents in Central Illinois instead of doing favors for his cronies and missing votes. Perhaps Mr. Schock would consider working on legislation that will help to correct the inequities in the system and turn the economy around. We have some major issues in this country, like creating jobs, raising revenues to pay down the national debt, rebuilding our Social Security System, rebuilding our failing infrastructure, and regaining the American Dream of home ownership and prosperity for the American people.”

“You represent the citizens of the 18th District in the Congress of the United States, Mr. Schock. I would think your primary job is to be there when decisions that will affect the way our government spends money are made. After all, those are our tax dollars they are spending, and you are there to make sure they are being spend wisely.”

Matthew A. Woodmancy for Congress
Frederick E. Smith
Press Secretary