Today, the chairs from the four Democratic committees in the GLOW region wrote a letter to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Sen. Chuck Schumer thanking them for their support of the economic stimulus package.
The GLOW Democratic Committees have released the following open letter to our Senators, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.
Dear Senators Schumer and Gillibrand:
We, the Democratic Committees of the GLOW region (Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties), are writing to congratulate you on the successful passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. We are grateful that you successfully fought for the funding New York state needs to helps us retain and create jobs, fund education, and meet our Medicaid needs. We note with special satisfaction the White House projections that this new law will create 7,800 jobs in the the 26th Congressional District, which is the district of the vast majority of our residents. However, we would note that our member of the House, Congressman Chris Lee, was opposed to this bill, despite the many benefits it will bring us. Therefore, we would like to point out how important our federal Senators are to our counties: we have no representation at the state or federal level in the majority other than you. We understand that the relief we get from this new law is due to the efforts of you and your fellow Democrats, and we hope your offices will get the credit for the coming aid we most surely need.
Sincerely,
Lorie Longhany
Genesee County Democratic Committee Chair
Phil Jones
Livingston County Democratic Chair
Jeanne Crane
Orleans County Democratic Chair
Harold Bush
Wyoming County Democratic Chair
The chairs make a great point: The senators are our only representatives in the majority. We need those representatives to be strong for us and to represent us well in the U.S. Senate. To date, they have. And as a GLOW Democrat, I am confident in saying that our senators will continue to represent us well in the future.
