McFadden Calls for Obama, Congress to Return to DC

Fresh off his primary win and now facing off against Democrat Al Franken, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden is calling for both Barack Obama and Congress to return to Washington to deal with the ongoing immigration crisis, as well as the conflict in Iraq.

 “You have the president giving a press conference from Martha’s Vineyard and it sends the wrong message. We continue to have a humanitarian and security crisis on the border.” McFadden said from north-central Minnesota, where he was closing out a tour of the state’s 87 counties. “We’ve got to get these things solved and I think it’s inappropriate for people to go on vacation.”

McFadden said the current crises warrant it. Asked what he would do at the border, McFadden said “I don’t know what the exact solution is, but I think it’s along the lines of what the (Texas Sen. John) Cornyn bill is trying to push forward, which significantly accelerates the hearings for these children so they’re not stuck in limbo.”

McFadden also spoke to the current situation in Ferguson, MO.

“I’m keeping a close eye on the situation, and I only know what everybody else knows,” McFadden said. “It’s very troubling when you have people from the press getting arrested, and I think someone in Missouri needs to take charge. It’s a concerning development”