The only time you hear from PORK BARREL MIKE is when he is getting positive media coverage ! He is career politician , who is trying to make it to each election cycle . When election time comes around ,he will not be seen. He would not debate Will Breazeale in the last election to discuss the issues that effect Southeastern N.C.If he has such an accomplished record of legislative achievement , he would have no concerns of debating anyone. He touts himself as a Blue Dog Democrat but repeatedly votes along party lines. The Democratic Party that he is now associated with has been hijacked by the far-left extremist. Money grows on trees for these folks and they live in Utopia. His party operates under the premise that we will spend our way to prosperity! They decide how money will be redistributed and will sprinkle a few crumbs here and there to give people the impression that BIG GOVERNMENT is working for them.