Van Tran for Congress

Van Tran Urges Congress to Reject Obama’s Newest Spending Plan

For Immediate Release
June 14, 2010
Contact: Rory Luepton
(714) 907-3442

Santa Ana – Yesterday, President Obama sent a letter to congressional leaders urging lawmakers to approve almost $50 million in new emergency spending for states and local governments to avoid “massive layoffs of teachers, police and firefighters.” This comes after the president recently proposed a three-year spending freeze on discretionary spending.

“It is very clear to the American people that President Obama is not committed to reducing taxes and cutting spending,” said Assemblyman Van Tran, candidate for the 47th Congressional District seat currently held by Loretta Sanchez. “It is time Washington gets it’s act together. The American people are being forced to bear the burden of excessive spending and increasing taxes. We need to remain focused on creating jobs, helping small businesses grow, and reducing our national deficit.”

“The White House is contradicting itself at the expense of all the hard working families in our great nation,” added Van Tran. “The President has said he is focused on getting people back to work, but at the same time he is calling for passage of a bill that extends unemployment benefits. We cannot continue to afford $50 billion of spending here, and $80 billion of spending there. You cannot spend your way to economic prosperity- no matter how many times this Congress tries. I will go to Congress and work to get spending under control and our economy back on track.”

In his first year and a half in office, President Obama has amassed nearly half the current national deficit. The White House urged Congress to pass the stimulus bill, the healthcare bill, and cap and trade legislation, all of which have added to our national deficit, and all of which Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez supported.

“Adding to our national deficit and burdening our children’s children is not the hope and change America voted for in 2008,” said Van Tran. “Sadly, our posterity will be paying the bills from the current Administration and Congress.”

“Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez says she is a Blue Dog Democrat. There is nothing fiscally conservative about voting to double our national deficit. That is wreckless spending, something we have grown accustomed to from Loretta Sanchez. I am running for Congress to restore the basic principals of fiscal conservatism and common sense. We simply cannot afford to spend what we do not have. I will not burden our children and grandchildren by wrecklessly voting for more taxes and spending.”

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“I’d like to first thank my family, my friends and all my wonderful supporters across the district for their hard work and encouragement during the last year,” said Van Tran. “The hard work has just begun and I am honored by your support and your vote.

“Tonight I make a pledge: That I will work for the people of Orange County, not only in the campaign the next 5 months, but when I go to Congress. I will always represent the values and interests of Orange County and, unlike Loretta Sanchez, will never become a tool for Washington special interests and lobbyists. ”

“The people of California deserve to be proud of their member of Congress, and right now they are not,” said Van Tran. “Loretta Sanchez has done little for Orange County in her 14 years in Washington. In fact, Loretta Sanchez’s singular legislative achievement in 14 years in Washington is one bill, HR 1366, that renamed a post office in Santa Ana. For her 1 bill she was paid nearly $2.4 million over her 14 years as our member of Congress. Her ineffectiveness is embarrassing and offensive; the people of Orange County deserve better.”

“There are clear distinctions between Loretta Sanchez and I,” said Van Tran. “She supports Cap and Trade, I oppose it because it will increase utility rates on our families; she supports increased spending and debt, I oppose it; She supports bringing terrorists to our U.S. prisons and I oppose bringing our enemies to our cities. Over the next 5 months I look forward to debating Loretta Sanchez on her record in Congress and the issues important to the people of Orange County.”

Van Tran is a California State Assemblyman in the 68th District in Orange County. Van and his wife, Cyndi, have two children, Sophie and Alex. To learn more about Van Tran’s campaign please visit www.joinvantran.com.

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