When I wrote to Mark “Awful” Alford urging him to vote against the bill that guts rural development, housing, food aid, veterans’ support, and healthcare access for working families, I expected a real answer.
What I got instead was a generic form letter.
He called me a “valued client”—like I’m some customer at a bank, not a constituent. Then he spent the rest of the letter praising Donald Trump and J.D. Vance like they’re royalty. No explanation for the cuts. No mention of the bill itself. Not even an attempt to justify it.
He claimed the bill “focuses resources on families and national security.” Meanwhile, he voted to strip those same families of housing, food, and healthcare. And he did absolutely nothing to curb wasteful defense contractor spending that eats up billions of taxpayer dollars.
This is what it looks like when your congressman works for Washington donors and political action committees instead of Missouri families.
Mark “Awful” Alford has voted against Missouri again and again:
— He voted against expanding rural broadband.
— He voted against capping insulin prices for folks who need it most.
— He even voted to block flood recovery aid while pushing for more money to already-bloated Pentagon budgets.
He loves to talk about values. But he doesn’t live by ours. And frankly, that’s not surprising—he’s not from here, and it shows.
We deserve better.
I’m Ricky Dana, and when I’m elected as your congressman, I’ll work for you—not lobbyists, not billionaires, and sure as hell not Trump’s cronies.
Let’s take our voice back, Missouri.
Sources:
Mark “Awful” Alford’s Congressional Press Page
Roll Call: House Republicans Slash Food, Housing in Spending Bill
KCUR: Mark “Awful” Alford’s Vote Blocks Broadband Expansion
KFF: Insulin Price Cap Legislation
FEMA: Missouri Flood Recovery Funding Denied in House Vote
By Ricky Dana