We voters sent our representatives to Congress. We sent them to do a job. If we sent them to Congress to decide who's right and who's wrong, we wasted our votes.

The country should come first. Patriotism over the different parties. We are hurting here at home and all the jobs are steadily going overseas.

Our congressmen and the president need to get on the same page and do what is best for the people of this country. We can turn this around, but the country has to act as one.

The very countries that we are sending all of our jobs to are the countries that couldn't care less about us. We must tell our congressmen to do what is best for the American people. Tell the people that they sent to Congress to put the Americans first. Just maybe one day we can buy something that's made in the USA.

Robert Kirkland Jr.

O'Fallon