Maria Lopez - c/o Rep. Karen Bass
(D-CA-37th), Los Angeles, CA Office
4929 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 650, Los
Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (323) 965-1422, Fax: (323) 965-1113, https://Bass.House.gov
Maria, thank you for speaking to me, just now, when I called
Congresswoman Karen Bass' office.
As PDF email attachments, I'm attaching some helpful research
which will (I hope) both encourage you all -- as well as fix problems which
have, for a long time, existed -- and which both parties have refused to fix
when each party has, at times, held House, Senate, & Oval Office.
(Pres. Obama, a Democrat, had a Democratic House & Senate for a period - yet failed
to fix both costs of college, QUALITY of college, costs of healthcare -- it
was UNAFFORDABLE -- and quality of healthcare. Likewise, both Pres. Trump and Pres. George W. Bush, fellow-Republicans,
have had, at times, a Republican House and Senate,
and both FAILED to fix healthcare AND Higher Education. The jury is still out
on Trump, as he hasn't finished his term.)
Just so you all know I'm honest, I never was an actual
constituent, nor did I ever set foot in LA County or anywhere in her district
(and she never even said I was an honourary constituent, but I believe she
thought that -- after I relayed to her that my congressman, Dennis Ross, was
kind, but not receptive to ideas from me). Karen will remember me, however, in
good light, since I tried my best to defend and advance her views (with which
I agree) about fixing the college debt problem, by - for example - allowing
college students to file bankruptcy.
So, while I'm not an "actual" constituent, ((#1)) I was there "in
spirit," ((#2)) I'm hopefully a friend with helpful research. If nothing else,
((#3)) I'm friendly news media (see below), and it's ok for us to communicate
on that protocol, since it is (usually) not appropriate protocol for a Member
of Congress to try to represent a person who's not a constituent. So, here are
the attachments -- with commentary:
* "TheLedger-print-version-WATTS-GuestColumn-Thr04Aug2016.pdf" (a
2.0 MB pdf document, which is a reminder that I CHEWED PUT my good friend --
and fellow-Republican, politely, but firmly, as I defended Rep. Karen Bass'
point of view on the college loan matter -- as I understand it -- tho not
mentioning her, or any one else, by name.) I include
this as a reminder that I've got your back -- I'm not just a taker,
but I'm pulling my weight too. Cache: http://www.gordonWAYNEwatts.com/TheLedger-print-version-WATTS-GuestColumn-Thr04Aug2016.pdf Cache:
http://www.GordonWatts.com/TheLedger-print-version-WATTS-GuestColumn-Thr04A Source:
"A Polk Perspective: Fix our bankrupt policy on student debt," By Gordon Wayne
Watts, Guest columnist, The Ledger, August 04, 2016: http://www.TheLedger.com/article/20160804/COLUMNISTS03/160809884/1382/edit?p=all&tc=pgall
When you looked at my namesake blog (GordonWatts.com or
GordonWayneWatts.com), you could not find this article, but it's there in
the (Thr. 04 Aug. 2016, IN THE NEWS) news item -- it's a few lines from the
top.
* "CongressmanRoss-Tweet-with-comments_PDF.pdf" (a small, 636 KB
pdf file, which is a screenshot of Congressman Ross giving me a shout-out -- a
reTweet -- on the Twitter machine!! -- even in spite of the fact I chewed him
out royally - politely but firmly - for not copying Polk County, Florida's
indigent healthcare which is ((a)) AFFORDABLE, as it's only costing taxpayers
1/2-cent sales tax ((b)) covers LOTS of people -- follow the links or research
it: Polk County/Lakeland is between Hillsborough County/Tampa and Orange
County/Orlando, Florida. --and-- ((c)) Covers anyone who makes less than
$990.oo/month income. REMINDER: POLK Care got me cataract surgery, GETS ME
regular checkups, and even offered to do a heart exam, which I declined, in
favour of natural methods. ObamaCare, aka the "Affordable" Care Act, is
neither affordable, not helpful: I NEVER covered me as I did not qualify. I
asked Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Fla-15th), to use Polk Care as a model, and I ask
Rep. Karen Bass the same: If it's not broke, don't fix it. Doin't reinvent the
wheel! -- COPY WHAT WORKS, hello!? Source: https://Twitter.com/RepDennisRoss/status/880180624430116864
(2:46 PM - Wednesday, 28 June 2017)
These 4 documents (2 each on college and healthcare) should be
enough tools to keep us all busy for now. I hope this helps -- really, I have
skin in the game too! (I love my rich folk - as they provide us jobs -- but
the insurance companies, colleges, and banks GET ENOUGH and need to stop
robbing us in higher education, healthcare, etc, so please help us fix these
problems.) God bless you all, Maria, and please tell Karen thank you for
letting me at least try yo participate in the town hall. While I'm not an
actual constituent, we can work together: Where there's a will, there's a way.
:)
Gordon Wayne Watts, editor-in-chief,
The Register
www.GordonWayneWatts.com
/ www.GordonWatts.com
BS, The Florida State University, Biological &
Chemical Sciences;
Class of 2000, double major with honours
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Electronics Institute, Class of 1988, Valedictorian
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[Nazis] came for the Jews. I was silent. I was not a Jew. Then they came for
the Communists. I was silent. I was not a Communist. Then they came for the
trade unionists. I was silent. I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for
me. There was no one left to speak for me."(Martin Niemöller, given credit for
a quotation in The Harper Religious and Inspirational Quotation Companion, ed.
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