Congressman is no champion for seniors

This week I got a fancy flyer in the mail that said that I need to thank my congressman, Peter Roskam, for being a "champion" for seniors in the 6th District.

I thought that it must be a joke. Because, based on his voting record, Roskam just received a ZERO (out of 100) rating from The Alliance for Retired Americans

As one of the seniors who lives in his district, I know that Roskam is lying when talks about how we can count on him to stick up for us.

In fact, when it comes to his votes, the only thing seniors can count on from Roskam is that he will vote with his right wing pals to diminish what we have. Here are just a few of his recent "highlights":

In 2013 he voted to raise the eligibility age for Medicare.

In 2014 he voted to increase Medicare premiums for seniors.

In 2017 he voted to privatize Medicare and increase premiums by 25 percent.

In 2018 he voted to raid the Social Security Trust Funds of $2.9 Trillion to pay for his irresponsible tax law that blew up the federal deficit.

So, forgive me if I don't rush to say thanks to Roskam.

While he tries to falsely paint himself as a "champion" of seniors, he actually votes to pick our pockets.

Jerry Freda

Inverness