Letter to the editor: Senate needs to address the big problems

Matthew A. King’s letter calling out Sen. Bob Casey for his vote in favor of allowing continued mink farming in the U.S. (”Casey’s mink vote appalling”) raises interesting issues. We have serious problems in our country with rampant inflation; out-of-control fuel prices; unchecked illegals, many smuggling Fentanyl; increased crime; and major international threats based on our weak and seemingly impaired president and ineffective vice president. Yet the U.S. Senate wastes time on mink farming?

Casey was challenged for supporting mink farming, which indeed may be cruel, but he needs to be called out for his recent cowardly vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act, despite claiming to be pro-life.

Our country has vapid and dysfunctional leadership in both the executive and legislative branches in D.C. that ignores major problems, focusing instead on issues such as mink farming. In November, Pennsylvania could become a national laughingstock by compounding D.C.’s ineptitude if we elect John Fetterman, whose main focus is on legalizing marijuana, and Summer Lee, a Bernie Sanders’ socialist. We are stuck with President Biden and Casey until 2024, when both need to be replaced, but we desperately need more problem solvers in D.C. now and certainly not more problem creators like Fetterman and Lee.

Joseph P. Fey

Murrysville