There have been a number of letters to this page defending Karen Shepherd and her voting record. She has been labeled by some critics as a rubber stamp of the Clinton administration. Those who come to her defense protest that she has only endorsed the Clinton agenda 79 percent of the time. Only?
The federal government continues to expand at an accelerated rate and consolidate power at the expense of our liberties. Taxes continue to rise in spite of all the bogus promises made to the middle class. The deficit is still way out of control, and Clinton's attempt to "fix" it by creating dozens of new federal agencies will only exacerbate the problem. This is what Shepherd has been in support of 79 percent of the time.Ruth Cannon
Salt Lake City