Oshkosh letter-writers share criticisms of US Rep. Glenn Grothman

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Here are this week's letters to the editor of the Oshkosh Northwestern. See our letters policy below for details about how to share your views.
I attended a town hall where Congressman Glenn Grothman promised he wouldn't support cuts to Medicaid. Now, he backs a budget that does exactly that, using the same old line about 'waste, fraud and abuse' to hide real harm.
We know what that means — fewer people get the care they need while politicians pretend they're protecting us. If this budget passes the House, Social Security and Medicare will also be affected.
We need representatives who protect people, especially children, not just their political power. Making these cuts that will harm children to give tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans does not match my values, and I hope it doesn't match the values of the people of Wisconsin's 6th congressional district. I'm paying attention — and I hope my neighbors are, too.
We shouldn't accept excuses for cuts that hurt families and seniors. We deserve better, and we should demand it.
Teresa Thiel
Menasha
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman voted to table House Resolution 537 — U.S. Rep. Al Green's impeachment resolution — postponing the impeachment process. This vote is as cowardly as it is shortsighted: in refusing to move the impeachment process forward, Rep. Grothman has shown us he does not intend to uphold his oath of office. This is a dangerous failure of leadership.
Refusing to even entertain a public discussion of the president's impeachable conduct risks lasting damage to our democracy. As a voter from Neenah, I need my representative to recognize that Trump is a tyrant, dismantling democratic norms and leading the country into authoritarianism. His unauthorized military attack on Iran is only the most recent example.
From his use of unidentified masked agents to enforce deportations, to the unprecedented step of using military forces for domestic policing, to his unilateral firings of federal workers and arbitrary swings in tariffs, and let us not even start about all the grifting he and his family appear to be doing! This president shows no respect for the laws or the reputation of this country. It is high time for Congress to exercise the constitutional process of impeachment, conviction and removal.
In the meantime, I urge others in the Wisconsin 6th congressional district to support real leaders who are standing up to this threat and taking action to defend our country.
Marilyn Fahrenkrug
Neenah
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