After a year in Washington representing the 10th congressional district, Cong. William Keating came to Martha’s Vineyard Monday with a message: Like most Americans, he’s angry. Angry about the dysfunction he sees in Congress, he said, and threats to what he calls core American values, opportunities for education and advancement.
“We could be moving the country in the right direction and be more helpful . . . the bad news is, because some of the ideologically-centered individuals in congress that have their beliefs supercede common sense and the very foundation of our country, they’re creating a situation where those initiatives aren’t being done. Does that make me angry? You bet your life.”
“The American Dream is that you have a chance. That chance is being cut off,” Mr. Keating said during a conversation with Gazette editorial staff that ranged from nationwide issues that resonate on the Island, like the health of small businesses and access to education, to issues more Vineyard-specific: access to health care and ongoing negotiations for Islandwide cable television access.
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