“The Swamp.” That’s the nickname Americans have given Washington D.C., where I proudly represent mid-Michigan in the U.S. Congress. Eight months into my first term, I have found that the swamp is real.

America made a promise to its citizens: Work hard, and you’ll have a path to the middle class. Today, most jobs in mid-Michigan pay less than $50,000 per year , and families face out-of-control costs of food, medicine, housing and childcare. America’s promise is not their reality. In my first year, I have been working hard on solutions to lower the cost of eggs and medicine, preserve Social Security and create high-paying jobs.

Meanwhile, insiders in Washington have made matters worse, passing an agenda that rigs our economy for themselves, the well-connected, billionaires and big corpor

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