SPOKANE, Wash. — Eastern Washington Representative Michael Baumgartner returned to the nation's capital as Congress returned to session this week.

4 News Now's Kirstin O'Connor spoke with the congressman about voter concerns including immigration policy, crime and education funding.

The following is an edited transcript of that conversation.

Q: While you were home in Eastern Washington during the recess, tell us about some of the concerns people brought to you?

Baumgartner: People have a lot of concerns about things like housing affordability. Certainly crime in downtown Spokane is something of concern. And people also with kids going back to school, not least which my own, five kids back in school this fall. Education of course is on top of people's minds right now as well, too.

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