Tomorrow, Joe Biden will be campaigning in Northeastern Pennsylvania with Matt Cartwright. As a Congressman in one of the most competitive districts in the country that Donald Trump has won twice, here are the questions that every reporter should be asking Matt Cartwright as he campaigns with a deeply and historically unpopular President in his district:
Do you still stand 100% with Joe Biden on his immigration policies despite the crisis at the border?
Facts:
- Matt Cartwright voted against funding the border wall 7 separate times.
- Matt Cartwright voted against holding Secretary Mayorkas responsible for his failures during the ongoing migrant crisis.
- Matt Cartwright has never criticized Biden’s response to the migrant crisis.
Do you support Joe Biden’s recently announced plan to transfer the student loan debt of millions of Americans onto the working class voters of the 8th District?
Fact:
- Only 28% of voters in the 8th District have a college degree, even less would qualify for this handout. Every student loan bailout is transferring the debt of students from wealthier districts onto the backs of the voters of the 8th District.
Do you still believe the economy is “going pretty well actually”?
Facts:
- Inflation is still soaring, rising last month once again.
- The average working class family in the 8th District has to pay thousands of dollars more for the same basic goods and necessities to survive than they did four years ago.
- Matt Cartwright has voted for every single piece of massive spending legislation that Joe Biden has proposed, spending that reports have shown has a direct impact on the historic inflation levels we have seen that are crushing families.
It is the responsibility of the press to hold our elected leaders to account, ask the tough questions, and inform the voters.
