Orange County Republican Congressional Delegation Unites Around Van Tran
Mar/100
Contact: Rory Luepton
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Santa Ana – Today, Assemblyman Van Tran announced the endorsements of all five Republican Congressmen who represent portions of Orange County.
“Assemblyman Van Tran is the ideal candidate for the 47th Congressional district. We have waited 13 years to field a candidate as strong as Van,” said Representative Ed Royce. “I have known Van since he was a student at UC Irvine. I can tell you there isn’t a harder working, more dedicated leader in central Orange County than Van. He knows the 47th district better than anyone, and is the best candidate to take on Loretta Sanchez. He has our full endorsement and support.”
“We are all united in our support for Van Tran. Van has been fighting for small businesses and jobs in Sacramento. In Washington, he will be a leader to get our economy back on track,” said Congressman Ken Calvert. “Van understands the obstacles the people of the 47th district face and he is ready to cut the red tape off the backs of hard working Americans.”
“Assemblyman Van Tran encompasses everything that is possible in out great nation,” said Representative Gary Miller. “A true conservative, ready to stand up to big government Democrats and a fighter for individual rights, Van has the ability and wherewithal to help defeat the ultraliberal policies swirling around Washington.”
“I wholeheartedly support Assemblyman Van Tran’s bid for Congress. He is a true conservative leader and, in my opinion, the only candidate with the experience and strong moral compass to defend the American Dream,” Miller added.
“Van’s got the ideas and experience and integrity. I can’t think of a better person to represent Orange County in the U.S. Congress,” said Representative Dana Rohrabacher.
Representative John Campbell added, “Van is a fighter. And with whats going on today in Congress, we need fighters.”
These endorsments come as Tran’s campaign has been picking up momentum leading to June’s primary. Tran’s campaign recently launched a district-wide announcement tour, hosting events in Anaheim, Garden Grove and Santa Ana on President’s Day. The campaign is now organizing weekly neighborhood walks to talk directly with voters throughout the 47th district.
Assemblyman Van Tran has also received support from Senator John McCain, House Minority Leader Eric Cantor (VA), Chief Republican Whip Kevin McCarthy (CA), Congressman David Drier (CA) and Congressman Joseph Cao (LA).
Sanchez cast her vote in favor of the controversial health care bill
Mar/100
Contact: Rory Luepton
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(Santa Ana) – Today, Loretta Sanchez (D-47) cast her vote in favor of the controversial health care bill. After many months of debate, backroom negotiations and sweetheart deals, Democratic Representatives were able to force the bill through the House on a strictly partisan vote.
The health care bill was passed by the House on a count of 219 votes in favor to 212 votes opposed. The bill is expected to be signed into law either tomorrow or Tuesday by President Obama. Sanchez was a vocal supporter of the version of the health care bill the House passed in December.
Loretta Sanchez voted to pass a bill that is deeply unpopular around the country and in the district she represents. Polls have consistently shown that majority of Americans disapprove of the current legislation. Polls also show that majority of the American people disapprove of the process the Democratic leaders of Congress and President Obama have taken to gain enough votes necessary to pass the bill.
With sweetheart deals like the ‘Cornhusker Kickback,’ ‘Louisiana Purchase,’ ‘Gator-Aid,’ it is hard for the American people to believe this bill will have their best interests in mind.
“I agree that our health care system needs reform. But what we do not need is a series of bribes and deals to pass more legislation that continues to spend,” said Assemblyman Van Tran, candidate for the 47th Congressional district seat. “Coming from Sacramento, I know what overspending can do. I know the effect it has on our citizens. I know that spending more is not the way to get our economy back on track. Unfortunately, Washington has not been paying attention. I am running for Congress to put creating jobs and fixing the economy first.”
Assemblyman Van Tran is opposed to the health care legislation that was passed. Assemblyman Tran feels the American people should retain the right to make decisions for what is best for them, without any penalties from the government.
“Many of our small businesses are closing their doors, yet Loretta Sanchez and her Democratic colleagues have passed a bill that increases the burden on the backs of hard-working Americans. The American dream is about choosing your own future. Today, thanks to Representative Sanchez and her Democratic colleagues, the American Dream is a bit more difficult to grasp.”
Loretta Sanchez Blames Snow for Lack of Job Creation, Claims Temporary Government Jobs Are the Answer
Mar/100
New unemployment numbers released on Friday confirmed that Loretta Sanchez’s plan to spend hundreds of billions we do not have is not stimulating the economy. Rather than note the obvious, Sanchez instead blamed it on the record snow that happened during the survey.
“The purpose of the monthly hearing is to discern and analyze trends. Going into this one, though, record levels of snow and rain make February’s headline a foregone conclusion. ‘The numbers are going to be bad,’ warns Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., ‘because as the survey was being done, businesses were shut down.” (Capitol News Connection, March 5, 2010).
More troubling though might have been Sanchez’s lack of understanding of how badly Californians are hurting for jobs. The most recent data available shows the state’s unemployment rate at 12.3%, the fifth highest in the country. The total number of unemployed individuals in California was 2,266,000, which doesn’t include people who have stopped looking for work. Sanchez thinks more big government is the solution.
“We also know that this coming month, we’ll have about 40k jobs that the census will provide,” said Sanchez.
The Census Bureau expects that most of its employees will be out of their jobs after six weeks of employment, having worked only 19 hours each week.
“Real economic growth is not dependent on the weather or part-time jobs from a once-a-decade census count,” said Van Tran, who is running for Congress on a job creation platform. “We need to reduce the taxation and regulations that are holding back our small business and entrepreneurs. Loretta Sanchez is out of ideas and out of touch.”