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It was with great thankfulness and anticipation that I approached the meeting with Congressman Issa in August. CEP and Jubilee members have been visiting with Congressman Issa’s aides for several years and largely due to the persistent efforts of Jubilee San Diego the Congressman arranged to meet with a small group of us to discuss his failure to support International Debt Forgiveness and to discuss his views on ways to respond to global poverty. It is with great regret that I report now on the actual reality of the meeting.
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Submitted by Su kraus

My main impression walking out of that meeting was that I had been run over by a talking steamroller. Instead of a civil exchange of views and an opportunity for constituents to express concerns and detail their priorities, the meeting became a monologue. A mere platform for the congressman to expound his views with little opportunity for discussion or dialogue. Added to that the disrepectful description of a former president as a “Shithead”, and a prejudiced and simplistic view of the causes of the troubles now facing Zimbabwe, left a bad taste.
Nonetheless, Congressman Issa has been returned to Congress by his constituents and I am still a resident in his district. So now my struggle is how to continue to advocate for those whose voices cannot be heard in an environment so hostile to compassion. I pray that I will continue to be grateful for the opportunities our nation provides for citizens to meet their representatives and that I will find ever more constituents who are willing to express their views on behalf of the poor to their representatives. I have set myself a goal of finding 500 constituents who care sufficiently to speak out for the least of those among us. 500 votes do matter to our Congressman. Will you be one of those 500. It begins with just 1! To join the Five hundred For Compassion email info@christiansendingpoverty.org