By Dewey Terrill
JC Post
Topics ranging from immigration to federal spending were covered during a Town Hall meeting in Junction City by 1st District Congressman Tracey Mann on Tuesday.
Mann told JC Post that during a series of meetings across the district people are concerned about the federal debt and spending, open borders and inflation. 'The cost of things is ever increasing."
Mann told an audience at the Dorothy Bramlage Public Library in Junction City that he is against reckless spending and noted the United States is $30 trillion in debt. Touching on the war in Ukraine the Congressman noted that he does not support sending in U.S. troops but support sending supplies.
On whether we should be prepared for more cost increases because of the war Mann responded to JC Post with a wait and see stance. "There'll be globally some food disruptions, but a lot of what we're dealing with is not a lot a direct result of Ukraine. These are issues of federal government spending the last few years, the war we seem to have on fossil fuels, a host of other issues. " Mann believes that there needs to be an increase in domestic oil production.
Town Hall meetings were also on the schedule in Riley County and Pottawatomie County for Mann on Tuesday.