Sandy's Blog
- September 28, 2009:
The Human Toll of Our Current Economic Recession
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We know the human toll of our current economic recession: hard-working people who, through no fault of their own, have lost their jobs and means for supporting their families. While the pace of the job loss has slowed, the statistics are still daunting. Michigan, which has an unemployment rate of 15.2%, has lost 406,000 jobs since the start of the recession in 2007.
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- September 16, 2009:
Health Care Mis-information - Setting the Record Straight
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I'm used to the communications battles on any issue of major importance, so I welcome the opportunity to jump right into to debate the substance of an issue. But, I get really mad when people are provided information that is simply wrong and intended to scare them. On Tuesday, a nice gentlemen joined a telephone town hall that I hosted on health care and he conveyed to me an email that he received.
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- July 30, 2009:
Telephone Town Hall on Health Care
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Technology is amazing. In the last months we have experimented with holding telephone town halls. I was skeptical at first because I am a fan of the regular in person town halls. Since I have been in Congress they have been a staple of my work.
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- July 16, 2009:
Explosion and Bridge Collapse
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Everyone that watched the explosion, the black smoke rising for miles, and bridge collapse on the Detroit news last night experienced shock at the magnitude of the impact and relief that no one was harmed.
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- July 14, 2009:
President Obama Visits Macomb Community College
- The President came to right place today to address head on the challenges of long-term economic recovery and the central role of community colleges in that effort. Macomb Community College has been a leader in innovative, effective and affordable programs... …More
- July 2, 2009:
Jobs Numbers Highlight Need to Keep Pressing Action at State and Federal Levels
- The Department of Labor released the jobs numbers for June. The national unemployment rate now stands at 9.5%. The numbers behind this figure are very concerning and point to the difficulty of this recession and recovery. 467,000 additional jobs were... …More
- June 26, 2009:
Great - The three "G's" for Michigan today
- Today was another good news day for Michigan. G One - General Motors selected the Lake Orion Township facility to produce a new small car. Because of the restructuring efforts and full participation by the workers, we now have all... …More
