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Stauber would rank near the bottom

Posted 10/26/24

This year, 154 presidential historians ranked all of America’s presidents, including President Joe Biden, who ranked No. 14, and former President Donald Trump, who ranked much, much, much …

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Stauber would rank near the bottom

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This year, 154 presidential historians ranked all of America’s presidents, including President Joe Biden, who ranked No. 14, and former President Donald Trump, who ranked much, much, much lower.
There is currently no group of historians ranking members of Congress for effectiveness for their constituents. If there was such a group, Rep. Pete Stauber, I suspect, would share a rank similar to Trump’s.
Stauber voted no on expanding veterans’ health care benefits, no on the safe production and delivery of infant formula, no on capping the cost of insulin, no on protecting unions’ right to organize, no on affordable child care and high-quality preschool, no to allowing the government to negotiate drug costs for Medicare recipients, no to placing a $2,000 Medicare cap on out-of-pocket prescription-drug costs, no to funding the IRS to audit the super-wealthy, no to improving the nation’s infrastructure and then claiming credit for new projects coming to our area, no to access to contraception, and yes on overthrowing a free and fair 2020 election. He also apparently is in favor of the implementation of Project 2025.
This is just a very small portion of his votes against his constituents’ interest. That is, of course, when Stauber decides to show up and vote. From January 2019 to September 2024, Stauber missed 101 votes, which is way worse than the median among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. And speaking of not showing up, Stauber refuses to take part in candidate forums that allow voters to attend and hear directly from the candidates.
Now we may not be historians, but viewing Stauber’s voting record and his refusal to hold in-person town halls leads us to rank him as a definite NO as our representative. His opponent, Jen Schultz, ranks much, much, much higher.
George and Robin Pliml
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