My name is Barry Welsh. I am running for Congress in Indiana’s 6th District. I am a Democratic Candidate. I have a primary in Seven days and 8 hours.
I have been all over this district, which is the size of the State of New Hampshire, and covers 19 counties. I haven’t done enough, one never can, but we have done much more than has been done in a long while in this district.
We have one week to go, and we are going to be getting some advertising out and doing some key sign placement, and speaking at lots of places.
Since we are one week from the primary, I need to ask for funding from anyone that can possibly help pre-primary. I have found my best fund raising tool is my opponent in November. Current Congressman Mike Pence. (See Below)
First, a letter to the editor submitted to the media by a Ball State University student at a Mike Pence visit to the campus.
Pence is out of touch with his district
Friday afternoon I attended an event put on by the Ball State Econ department. Congressman Mike Pence spoke to a group of about 15 people to show how much he cares about his district. After about ten minutes of talking, Congressman Pence opened the door for questions. Some of his supporters threw him some softballs so he would look like a great guy, but when the first real question came Pence completely avoided answering it. The question for the congressman was from a fellow student asking Pence why he supports cutting education and decreasing the amount of student loans the federal government gives to college students. Pence looked embarrassed and could not answer for a few seconds. He began to speak about how he voted against the No Child Left Behind Act, and the questioner tried to steer him in the direction of his actual question by mentioning again how Pence voted to decrease the number of Pell grants given to college students. Pence then got hostile. He told the student to not interrupt him and let him answer his question (which he was clearly not doing). The student then asked if Pence thought this was ironic that he voted to decrease education while the unemployment rate in his district has doubled since he took office. To which Pence then basically called the student a liar. Pence told him, “I’m not calling anyone a liar, and no one is playing politics but your numbers are wrong.” The student explained that he got the numbers from an Indiana state website and asked Pence if he could point him in the direction of a better source to get those numbers. Pence said he couldn’t help him. According to the U.S. department of labor all of Indiana has seen an increase of nearly double in the unemployment rate since 2000 (www.bls.gov/lau). If Mike Pence is voting to cut education how may students pay for college? I as well as many other students need federal aid to attend school. This not only burdens the students but also their parents. Also if Pence really does support education cuts, why did he get a look of embarrassment on his face when the question was asked? Another thing that is troubling, Mike Pence doesn’t know the unemployment rate in his own district. How can he be working for us if he doesn’t know what is going on? That is vital information that he should know. Pence receives $5000 yearly from the U.S. India PAC which out sources many factory jobs overseas. Indiana, especially Pence’s district, relies on factory jobs. Remember when you go to the voting polls that it is now harder to get a student loan for college, and that Indiana’s unemployment rate is increasing. Mike Pence voted for these cuts, and he doesn’t even know the extent to which it is affecting our lives.
Next, Global Warming.
A majority of local pastors surveyed said humans were turning earth into a greenhouse
I have a primary in seven days. My competitor in the primary is not running an active campaign, but his name is above mine on the ballot. I want to take Pence out, and I need as much help as possible to raise name recognition across this vast district. If you want Pence out, help if you can, please. Click here
For those that have helped, thank you, again!
One final thing, I have a twenty minute interview from Quality News Network, and if you are interested in why we are running, Take a Listen. I am number 25 on the list, on the download page. Topics include abortion, Iraq, Solar Energy, Corruption, Public Financed Elections, and more.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I will be around for a few minutes if anyone has questions, or comments.
Barry Welsh Indiana 6th District Democratic Congressional Candidate
