But if she's for impeachment, he'll vote for the Republican. He wants to hear from Wild on education, but not impeachment. GRISALES: Potter is an engineer and father to four. He came out to an event at a church in Allentown.ĭAVID POTTER: Yeah, I'm definitely ex-Democrat. He's a Trump supporter who voted for her GOP opponent. Wild has to answer to constituents like David Potter. That changed last week when details broke related to a Trump call with the Ukrainian president. Unlike the majority of her caucus in the House, Wild held off from issuing public support for the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. GRISALES: That's Wild at her tiny district office in downtown Strasburg in Lancaster County. WILD: I'll tell you, not a single person asked me about impeachment at any of my events. GRISALES: That theme was Wild's mantra when she met with child care workers, manufacturers and parents at the start of the fall congressional recess. KEVIN DEELY: We do need to get other business taken care of, and I do appreciate the congresswoman's focus on that work because I think that is important. High school English teacher Kevin Deely appreciates Wild talking about the other issues. GRISALES: That's one teamster who gave Wild a good review for the work she's done. GREGG POTTER: In seven months, you've done more than your predecessor did in 13 years, so thank you very much. GRISALES: That's Wild meeting with labor leaders at the Teamsters Local 773 in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. I get really testy on this when people say that because I spend 90% of my committee time in education and labor. SUSAN WILD: I'm going to say it again so you can tell other people who think that all we're doing down there is, you know, living, breathing and foaming at the mouth for impeachment. She's a freshman lawmaker from a labor-heavy district, and she really wants her constituents to know her time is focused on committee work that has nothing to do with investigating the president. NPR congressional reporter Claudia Grisales has more.ĬLAUDIA GRISALES, BYLINE: Susan Wild says she didn't run on impeachment, but she just recently backed a House Democrats inquiry. One moderate Democrat is balancing pocketbook issues and an investigation of the president. That's not necessarily the case in House swing districts. Impeachment may be taking up most of the oxygen on Capitol Hill these days.
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