Tell members to get their act together

A state of bitter and brutal infighting in the halls of our Senate and House of Representatives is dividing our nation. This has created a never before seen level of animosity and confrontational interactions between the Democrats and the Republicans in our Congress. As American citizens, we need to let them know that this is completely unacceptable, and we will not tolerate it any longer.

There are so many foreign policy issues that must be addressed and this bickering and haggling is weakening our national security. For our leaders to keep “power tripping” against each other, while the world is in turmoil, indicates that the legislative branch of our government is not performing its duties, or meeting its obligations, to the degree that it should be.

Something must be done about this, and it must be done now!

CHRISTOPHER L. BROWN

Mount Vernon

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