Thank you West Michigan

Friends, 

Let me take  the time to thank you very much for inviting me to run for State Senator in 2018 West Michigan . Our wonderful state here in the great heartland of America  West Michigan. . It was an honor to speak to each one of you during this election where so many profound legal arguments were handed down that they more or less canceled each other out.

I am a simple person with a College degree and a solid understanding of people. When I was a young my Grandfather took me on his knee and told me the principle that has guided my life ever since: “Agree with some things, disagree with other things.” His was truly the Greatest Generation, along with a few that came before and a couple that have come since

Why did I running for West Michigan  State Senator of the United States of America? That’s a good question, I was taught that we are Americans ,not Republicans, Democrats, independence. I love America and  we all deserve the chance of the American dream. 

I want to talk a little bit about our nation’s children. Before this speech, a young man named Stanley came up to me. Stanley is a mechanic, a noble profession if there ever was one. Or perhaps he is a chemistry professor, also noble. He was holding his small daughter, Emily, an adorable 3-year-old who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. Stanley is a straight shooter, and he came up to me and asked me a question I’ll never forget: “Do you like children?” And I looked him straight in the eye and said, “Yes, Stanley, I very much like children.” Maybe that’s not a popular opinion, but it’s what I believe. And to those of you who would say, “I don’t think children are our future,” I must reply in the strongest of terms: “I disagree.” Sometimes you have to take a stand for what you believe in.

Our country is sharply divided over a war that is being waged among us   My views on this war are clear: it is happening, it is happening in Cilvl war and it will continue to happen until it stops. Some people believe we should go to the left wing . Or the right . Some people believe we should stay and protest until we’ve established a stable nation. Some people believe we should gradually hand over control to the Russian government. I feel blessed to live in a country with so many beliefs.

On the subject of Doing away with Social Security,  and affordable health care .I strongly, strongly, strongly oppose it. I’m glad it’s still here and I hope it never gets repealed 

The state of our economy is in flux. Every single day, the stock market goes up or goes down or stays the same. If elected president, I will ask the Federal Reserve to take a good long look at the interest rate and decide whether or not to change it. If elected president, I will create jobs where there are none, and where there are jobs, our future political parties need to create internships.

Let us take actions that will make people happy.

Let us take actions that will make people healthy or perhaps have the private sector do it.

Let us take actions regarding taxes.

And let us move boldly so that our children and our children’s children can look back and say, “I’m glad they moved boldly on this, this, and that.”

Thank you all for your support your voice was heard.

I especially wanted to  thanks to these companies who share this dream , who believe in our America Dream and reached out with there kind support 

United Way

MVFPAC

Michigan Association for Justice, 

Michigan Education Association, 

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, IBEW COPE, 

SEIU Healthcare Local 79,

United Auto Workers, UAW Michigan Voluntary 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan 

DTE Energy Co.

Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters 

Auto Dealers of Michigan 

Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Health PAC,

CMS Energy Employees for Better Government

Michigan Laborers Political

Michigan State Utility Workers Council  

Thanks to your vote my Dream , our Dream continues   Until our next election 

Love u all 

Gidget Groendyk