Elkhart Truth

CONCORD ROTARY CLUB

Rebecca Huber, Sandy Meteiver and Sharon Christophel and Elizabeth Guyton, with speaker Jackie Walorski, were guests at the Sept. 6 meeting. 

Walorski, who is running for Congress in the second district in Indiana, said she is a big fan of the Concord Mall and shops Carson’s for shoes and other clothing items. She feels it is important to “buy local” and shop local businesses. Walorski said Indiana was rated as one of the nation’s leading job creators while she was in the State Legislature, at one point rated second only to Texas. She also was proud of the fact that Indiana passed a balanced budget and turned the state deficit into a surplus. At the Republican National Convention, Walorski spoke for several minutes and was able to talk about the quality of the state government and business turnaround from the recession. “We can do the same thing in Washington,” said Walorski, suggesting the government must remove obstacles that hurt the growth of small business. She feels that priority one should be to help create jobs for Hoosiers. She stated that on a recent visit to Washington she observed many politicians did not seem as “up in arms” over unemployment or other issues as they should be, considering the concerns of the American people.

Walorski believes a strong grassroots network is important to a successful campaign, and she is grateful to have one supporting her candidacy. She was born and raised in South Bend and is a lifelong Indiana resident. Some of the issues she spoke about were her positions on Medicare and long-term care for senior citizens, tort reform, how to avoid tax increases, her support of the NRA (National Rifle Association) and job creation. “No mountain is high enough to erode the American Spirit to persevere,” Walorski said. 

Meetings are at noon Wednesdays at Adam’s Catering and Conference Room inside Concord Mall. Stop by for a visit.