Akin Addresses 'Protests' Scheduled at Union Hall Near Ballwin

The group "Missouri Jobs with Justice" is meeting late Wednesday afternoon at a Ballwin-area union hall to address Congressional legislation affecting job creation.

Julie Terbrock, a representative for the non-profit group, said the meeting in part is a response to the support U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R—Wildwood) gave to the federal budget proposal by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R—Wisconsin), which includes decreased spending on medicaid, medicare and social security.

“And we really feel like right now, what (Akin) needs to be focused on is job creation and not those cuts to the budget," Terbrock said.

Steve Taylor, a spokesperson for Akin, said the congressman will not be in attendance Wednesday but still values efforts to create more jobs.

“Congressman Todd Akin ... agrees that jobs and the security of American families should be the number one priority in Washington, which is why he has worked assiduously to reduce wasteful government spending and eliminate needless and burdensome regulations on job creators," Taylor said in a written statement, which referred to the meeting as a "protest."

The group is scheduled to meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday at UFCW655 at 300 Weidman Road.