Five hundred people crowded into the Sioux City North High gymnasium yesterday evening to hear from Democratic Presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttegieg. In the unairconditioned gym the crowd listened and applauded Buttegieg’s call for what he called “A New Call to Service.” Buttegieg said the program included opportunities for young people.
“We propose to immediately triple paid service opportunities, to bring it to 250-thousand opportunities, targeted toward America’s high school graduates, community college and vocational students. These are paid positions, with the added benefit of job training, hiring preferences, and qualifying for public service loan forgiveness.”
Buttegieg said he learned about the value of service when he was a Naval intelligence officer in Afghanistan 2014. Thirty-seven year old "Mayor Pete” as many call him, has raised $24.8 million dollars in the second quarter of 2019. He has more than tripled his fundraising from the first quarter of the year. Tomorrow Buttegieg will be in Storm Lake for the 4th of July parade.
