---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Senator Chuck Purgason <i...@keepyourchange2010.org> Date: Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 1:23 PM Subject: Press Release 02-02-2010 To: t.ma...@gmail.com
From Senator Chuck Purgason For the past several months, I have had the opportunity to travel our great state and talk to the people who live and work and struggle to provide for their families. I have found out that the concerns I have with the growth of our federal government are real and are shared by the citizens of this state. Mounting federal debt and the growth of government in general are major concerns as more and more of the debt is passed on to our children and grandchildren. Currently, our debt is reaching unsustainable levels that put our nation’s financial future at risk. This year alone our debt ceiling been raised to $14,000,000,000,000.00. At the current rate of growth, by the year 2020 this debt will be almost doubled unless we begin electing people who will deal with these problems instead of passing them on to our children and grandchildren and other future generations to pay for. As we will elect a new Senator from this state in November, I think it is very important that we elect someone who will deal with these issues and not become part of the problem as so many of our elected leaders have become. In my race to be your United States Senator, I have published a Contract with Missouri. This contract can be seen at KeepYourChange2010.org<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=44041146&msgid=214365&act=WHHY&c=642880&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.keepyourchange2010.org%2F> . Our country is at the crossroads, do we continue down the road to bigger and bigger deficits with the same leadership that got us into this downward spiral or do we elect a new generation of leaders that will make the hard choices and work to renew our nations promise for future generations? The terms of the Contract with Missouri include voting only for a balanced budget. Voting for a budget, wishing it was balanced, and putting off tough decisions cannot continue. We must have leaders willing to stand up and work until the budget is balanced and committed to voting for a budget only if it is balanced. With the federal government borrowing $20,000,000,000.00 a week just to pay the bills, we must swear off the passing of earmarks. We cannot allow members of Congress to continue with the credit cards running up debt on this country. The failure of Congress to regulate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributed to the fall of the housing market. We must have leaders willing to stand up and fight against the special interests that want to continue business as usual in our nation’s Capitol. Congressman Blunt has taken more PAC money from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac than any member of Congress.* We must have leaders that swear off the taking of campaign funds from companies that have been bailed out or operate on taxpayer funds. Other campaign contract issues include pledging to serve only two terms, no campaign fundraisers outside the state of Missouri, and no members of my family will be employed as lobbyists. I truly believe that we must have leaders willing to stand up to the special interests in Washington and begin working for the long term viability of our nation. They must show leadership and tell the truth about the problems we are facing as a nation. This is my commitment to the people of the State of Missouri. * *Update: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Invest in Lawmakers*<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=44041146&msgid=214365&act=WHHY&c=642880&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensecrets.org%2Fnews%2F2008%2F09%2Fupdate-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html> http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=44041146&msgid=214365&act=WHHY&c=642880&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensecrets.org%2Fnews%2F2008%2F09%2Fupdate-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html> ? This message was sent from Senator Chuck Purgason to t.ma...@gmail.com. It was sent from: Purgason for U.S. Senate, 2680 County Road 7360, Caulfield, MO 65626. You can modify/update your subscription via the link below. 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