HRC's Appearance of Conflict issues damn well are an issue of concern for me

[MineralMan]

22. One of my Senators is Al Franken.

He barely got elected to his first term. He won easily in his second term. He's been helpful to voters and businesses here in Minnesota as much as he is able to. That's why he'll get re-elected again next time. Minnesotans like him. They like our other Senator, Amy Klobuchar, too. She helps people and considers doing that to be part of her job.

That's especially true when a Senator or Congressperson helps a company improve their international business. There are lots of roadblocks to doing business outside of the United States. Sometimes, someone in Congress can help open an new market or improve a company's ability to trade internationally. When that happens, more people get hired. Nothing wrong with that.

If Corning is able to sell more products to China, for example, it creates jobs in New York, improves the trade balance and generally makes a lot of things better. Of course the Senators and representatives try to help businesses in their own state in that way.

Business powers the economy, both small business and big business. When international trade is improved and businesses sell more goods and services outside of the U.S., everyone benefits. No brainer.