Akin Addresses 'Protests' Scheduled at Local Union Hall

The group "Missouri Jobs with Justice" met late Wednesday afternoon at the UFCW655 at 300 Weidman Road, near , to address Congressional legislation affecting job creation.

Julie Terbrock, a representative for the non-profit group, said the meeting in part is a response to the support U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R—Wildwood) gave to the federal budget proposal by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R—Wisconsin), which includes decreased spending on medicaid, medicare and social security.

“And we really feel like right now, what (Akin) needs to be focused on is job creation and not those cuts to the budget," Terbrock said.

Steve Taylor, a spokesperson for Akin, said the congressman will not be in attendance Wednesday but still values efforts to create more jobs.

“Congressman Todd Akin ... agrees that jobs and the security of American families should be the number one priority in Washington, which is why he has worked assiduously to reduce wasteful government spending and eliminate needless and burdensome regulations on job creators," Taylor said in a written statement, which referred to the meeting as a "protest."