Action needed from Congress

To the editor:

This is a letter to all members of Congress. I can't make myself be quiet any longer. We voters need to hear and see you publicly criticize such management and high salaries as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have had. You people in Congress should immediately pass some laws to stop taxpayers from being fraudulently cheated by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and all heads of government agencies. Anyone who is head of such agencies that need help financially should be denied any severance pay and retirement benefits or future government jobs when they allow mismanagement. Any company that permits mismanagement to continue should be denied government (taxpayer) help.

These standards should also apply to Congress if it tolerates such actions. Enough is enough. To date, Congress has acted as if it doesn't give a damn -- or it is part of it. You run for office saying you want to help your voters. How is letting them get ripped off benefiting them?

If you can't see fit to do this, you should retire now, as should all others in Congress who decide to do nothing.

BUDDY PARRISH, Cape Girardeau