From Wellington Daily News: Pompeo visits Wellington High School

Concerns regarding paycuts at the state level for state employees, changes in the Kansas school system, and concerns about energy and where it would come from next were at the top of the list for the students.

Some of those questions weren’t easy, the Congressman admits.
 
“It’s great. Young people always ask the best questions. Adults just kind of sit back, but kids always ask the best questions,” said Pompeo.

It’s not about just getting answers out. It’s spreading the education to future voters and getting a taste of what’s on the minds of local Kansans.

“About a fourth of them are voting, but in about a year or two, they all will be. It’s their money we are spending today…and I’m always happy to help them grasp the magnitude of the challenges the Country has in front of it,” said Pompeo.

Though energy was talked about extensively, the main concern for students were jobs.

“The young people who came up afterwards, they were all talking about jobs. Two of the three kids’ parents have been laid off from aircraft manufacturing facilities…and they were trying to figure out what they were going to go study when they were in school and now they aren’t as sure. Now they’re more concerned with making their livelihood,” said Pompeo.

The Congressman says a huge part of his job is talking to people and he welcomes any questions from students and constituents.

“It’s cool. I think they get it. They have different thoughts, they have different ideas. You can kind of tell what their parents are saying at home and it’s kind of fun. I love talking to high school classes,” he said.

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