Letter to the editor: GOP suffers from its own inaction

Ron Chittum Minot Even the most casual observer saw the results of the midterms being bad for Republicans. Maybe not the extent of 60 House seats and possibly 9 Senate seats, but not good for the right. Three months ago I submitted a letter to the editor about the high cost of fees, insurance, groceries, etc. I gave specific examples and naively believed I would hear from someone at the state or federal level, I did not. The Republican Party will mis-read these results and blame Trump, the war in Iran, and so forth. The truth is people on the right stayed home or switched their vote because the Republican Party did nothing the last 2 years. Where is health care reform, the ACA passed 16 years ago? Where is immigration reform? Where is a compromised version of the Save Act? Where is the elimination of transaction and junk fees on everything from hotels, airline travel, entertainment, and using a debit or credit card to pay?

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