To: Rep. Lori Trahan (MA-3)
Democrats: Stand strong against Tea Party Republicans
From the government shutdown to the debt ceiling, Tea Party Republicans have wreaked enough havoc on our country. Democrats must stand strong -- demand a vote on a clean continuing resolution to re-open the government -- and don't capitulate on Social Security, Obamacare, or other vital programs.
Why is this important?
I believe that if we run into the debt limit impasse and fail to deal with it, this could lead to a major recession with reverberations throughout the world, such as happened in 2008-2009. At that time, the real estate market totally stagnated, jobs were lost, and home mortgages were foreclosed in large numbers. There is such a thing as the "Full Faith and Credit of the United States of America", and when the U.S. government stalls out on the simple issue of paying their bills, this can happen.