Happy New Year! Campaign for Our Children - George Fearing for Congress ‘08 closed out 2007 with a bang! George made a mighty effort to shift his priorities to fundraising and brought in $23, 000 in November and December with pledges still coming in. That brings our total receipts to $59,832.00 with $24,080 cash on hand. It’s an excellent position to be in January and promises to be an exciting year.
One of the reasons that George was so successful is that his message is dead on target concerning the need for a change in representation in the 4th Congressional District.
Only a few weeks ago, Hastings cast another dead-wrong vote on mortgage reform legislation (HR 3915) even as the sub-prime mortgage crisis has sent shock waves through world financial markets. Foreclosure rates are at the highest levels since the Great Depression, and banks continue to disclose more mortgage losses weekly, with still no end in sight. This vote came just as Congress was moving to adjourn for Thanksgiving, and once again Hastings assumed people would be too preoccupied with the holiday to notice that he’d taken his usual stand in support of ‘big-money’ at the expense of working families desperate for relief from fraudulent lenders.
But this time Hastings is in for a surprise. People are noticing. George hears it from them all the time on the phone and at grassroots meetings throughout the 4th Congressional District. They can’t understand why Hastings voted against the SCHIP program which provides health insurance to needy kids, yet has no problem accepting health insurance for himself and his family for free, one of the perks of being a US Congressman. They can’t understand why he has voted repeatedly to weaken and strip pension guarantees, while he himself enjoys the lifetime guarantee of a very large pension as a US Congressman when he retires. They can’t understand how he could serve as Chair of the House Ethics Committee and allow his Chief of Staff to break Congressional Rules by calling a US Attorney in Seattle and pressuring him to answer questions about the 2004 Gregoire-Rossi gubernatorial race with the sole purpose of affecting that election in favor of the Republicans.
The list of Hastings’ wrong-headed and ‘ethically-challenged’ votes is almost endless. That’s the bad news. The good news that has everyone excited is we can beat Doc Hastings. As a long time advocate for education and a successful attorney, George has a proven track record of knowing what needs to be done and then doing it.
-George has 25 years experience as an attorney fighting for government accountability and efficiency in the 4th Congressional District
- George has a workable plan to get us out of Iraq and bring our troops home, and he’s ready to tackle this job head-on his very first day in office.
- George brings to the campaign bedrock values of faith and family which he learned growing up in a family of seven living on his Dad’s modest salary as a minister.
- Since entering this race last spring, George has traveled non-stop throughout Eastern Washington, networking with community leaders, union members, working folks from every walk of life, and has already put in place a solid, broad-based campaign organization working hard to defeat Doc Hastings.
George entered this race because he believes he can make a positive, long-term impact on the lives of the people of this district and because he believes he is the best candidate for the job. He’s in it to win and is energized by the constant encouragement from people everywhere, eager to shake hands, share ideas and get involved in our effort.
You can join with us to restore strong, Democratic values in the 4th Congressional District and do away with borrow and spend policies that are ruining our economy. We hope to have a campaign office open soon. In the meantime, click here to contact the campaign and volunteer! Also, you can click the “Contribute” button below and help George to take back the 4th!
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