Not his choice

If you are undecided about who to vote for in our congressional election, consider the following facts. Our current congressman Mike Garcia voted against capping the cost of prescription drugs, including insulin, even though other Republicans supported those efforts.

He voted against healthcare for veterans harmed by burn pits in our wars. He voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill that would create jobs and repair infrastructure throughout our region. He even voted against protecting the right to access birth control and condoms because of his extremist farright views.

But while campaigning in this election, Garcia does not try to defend any of his votes. Instead, he misrepresents his record. He avoids candidate debates and public town halls in favor of misleading TV ads and mailers.

He claims to care about lowering healthcare costs, but his plan just lets health insurance companies deny us lifesaving treatments.

He claims to want to protect social security, but he then sneakily signals support for Republican plans to make savage cuts to benefits.

Then he blames his opponent, Christy Smith, for the cost of gas, even though she’s not in government and has no power to do anything about gas prices. But guess who did have that kind of opportunity?

Mike Garcia, who earlier this summer voted against a bill to stop price gouging by the big oil companies who are making record profits.

Mike Garcia cares more about serving far-right extremists and special interests than helping any of us.

He has failed us repeatedly, so don’t vote for him. We deserve better. Devon Gonzalez

Palmdale