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PR: Statement by Eric Wnuck on Passage of HR 3962

November 7, 2009 By 1 Comment

Eric Wnuck

For Immediate Release: November 7, 2009

Pelosi and Mitchell out of touch; Vote to further destroy personal healthcare choice

Scottsdale , AZ (November 7, 2009) – The Affordable Healthcare for America Act, HR 3962 passed 220-215 this evening. In the late hours of the day, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Harry Mitchell were successful in taking necessary steps to ‘reform’ healthcare. Eric Wnuck, candidate in Arizona ’s Fifth Congressional District, made the following comments regarding the passage of HR 3962 by the US House of Representatives:

“Tonight marks an ominous and frightening time in the history of our country. The government, once again, has overstepped its bounds and further devastated our personal liberties and freedoms. I am fearful, not only for the residents of my district, but for all Americans. The successful passage of HR 3962 will not only negatively impact every American today, but will resonate for generations. The bill, as passed, will add an additional $730 billion in new taxes, $500 billion in cuts to Medicare services, and $150 billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage. Once again, Nancy Pelosi has called Harry Mitchell into her office to vote for a bill that negatively impacts all residents of Congressional District 5. Representative Mitchell lost touch with his district long ago, and unfortunately, the only people he is properly representing are the special interests of the big insurance companies and the desperate wishes of Speaker Pelosi.”

“This is the final wake up call to all Americans to call your elected officials and make your voice heard. We need immediate action: further government mandates are not the answer to our current healthcare dilemma. Our country is walking down a dangerous path, and if residents in our district do not act today, we will forever suffer the irreversible consequences of our inaction. HR 3962, as voted on by Speaker Pelosi and Representative Mitchell, will cripple small business, eradicate any existing private accessibility, and further alienate the individual from their personal healthcare choices. The taxes and debt that will be added to the middle and lower income brackets will devastate the American entrepreneurial spirit. HR 3962 will solidify our resident’s reliance on government programs and expand the reach of our government into every American’s private lives. Tonight, the United States Government took a dangerous and inalterable step in the wrong direction: if this bill passes, healthcare will be controlled, portioned, and regulated by the US government and any hope of individual choice and freedom will be forever eliminated. The House’s action tonight strengthens my resolve and demonstrates that we need new representation in Congress. Rep. Mitchell has not heard the plea of Arizonans because he has not been available to listen – the phones in his office ring unanswered because he is busy catering to Speaker Pelosi and her wishes”.

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Filed Under: Health Care, Press Release

How the Arizona Delegation Voted

November 7, 2009 By 11 Comments

Here is how the Arizona Congressional Delegation voted on the federal takeover of health care:

KIRKPATRICK – YES
FRANKS – NO
SHADEGG – NO
PASTOR – YES
MITCHELL – YES
FLAKE – NO
GRIJALVA – YES
GIFFORDS – YES

Source: Clerk of the House

Break out your checkbooks and write a check to your conservative congressional candidate!

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Harry Mitchell Voting YES on Health Care Bill

November 7, 2009 By 30 Comments

Harry Mitchell Watch is reporting that Arizona’s 5th Congressional District congressman has decided to vote in favor of the Pelosi-Obama healthcare bill.

This seals Harry Mitchell’s fate in the upcoming 2010 congressional race.  Already, there are three Republicans who have announced for the seat. Unlike 2006 and 2008, 2010 will be a banner year for conservative Republicans.

I’ll predict that the third time will be a charm for David Schweikert!

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Supervisors’ shadow county attorney’s office growing larger than county attorney’s litigation department

November 7, 2009 By 16 Comments

A m e r i c a n P o s t – G a z e t t e

Distributed by C O M M O N S E N S E , in Arizona

November 7, 2009

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We’ve been told that the Supervisors’ new Shadow County Attorney’s Office is expanding and paying its newly hired attorneys huge salaries – WITH YOUR TAX DOLLARS. They started their own litigation department last spring under Wade Stewart, the 35-year old attorney they hired who they’re paying $175,000/yr (higher than any attorney at the entire County Attorney’s Office, even senior 25-year prosecutors who prosecuted the Serial Shooters case). Wade is a green attorney who issued an embarassingly incorrect legal opinion a couple of weeks ago based on an Attorney General’s opinion that had been reversed. We’re told his new litigation department is now up to 10 attorneys and growing – that’s 3 more attorneys than the County Attorney’s litigation section has ever had! The Supervisors have also started a second section of attorneys under Richard Stewart, a former litigator for the County Attorney’s Office.

After the Supervisors gutted the budget for the County Attorney’s Civil Division in order to steal the division and put it underneath them, they lured many of the employees away with gigantic pay increases. One litigator was given a $27,000/yr pay increase! Yes that’s right. County Attorney employees haven’t received raises for two or three years due to the recession, and their jobs have become harder due to the hiring freeze and the Supervisors forcing the law enforcement office to cut 15%, yet the Board of Supervisors is hiring new attorneys like it’s going out of style and giving them ridiculous pay increases.

This new Shadow County Attorney’s Office is so shadowy, it’s not even listed on the Supervisors’ org chart. Although the diversity manager is. The Supervisors seem to have forgotten that the people elected Andrew Thomas to head the County Attorney’s Office, not them. A Rasmussen poll last month found that Thomas’s approval rating is currently at 64% among voters with an opinion, considered a high approval rating. Most of the County Supervisors got elected to their positions because those undesirable offices fly under the radar and attract few candidates. The voters of Maricopa County don’t want the unpopular Supervisors stealing away the County Attorney’s Office from under Thomas. What this comes down to is this: The Supervisors are trying to stop Thomas from prosecuting two of their own for numerous alleged felonies, by taking away funding for his office to decimate it.

The legitimacy of the Shadow County Attorney’s Office is currently being litigated in the Court of Appeals.
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Filed Under: County Government, Crime and Punishment, Ethics

Congressman John Shadegg Tosses The Bill!

November 7, 2009 By 4 Comments

This is awesome!

Thank you Congressman Shadegg for demonstrating how the majority of Americans feel about the travesty taking place in The People’s House!

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House Democrats Push Health Care Takeover – LIVE!

November 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Here is the link so you don’t get the annoying autostart feature on Windows Media Player.

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