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Anger Is Brewing Newsletter
Volume 29
October 30, 2009
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Greetings!
The AIB offices are open again after an extended business trip. Hope you all had a productive few weeks calling, faxing, and emailing your representatives and that you were all able to make it out to the Tea Party Express Stops in Nevada.
This newsletter contains information on Health Care Reform that requires your immediate attention, action alerts, information, and long term goals for Anger is Brewing for which we’d like your help fund raising for a dedicated, paid voter registration drive, we can make a difference in 2010. Our donation goal is $50,000, details included below.
We are all in this together!
Debbie Landis
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| House Vote on Healthcare by Next Weekend!
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1990 pages of health care reform, that’s what we got from Nancy Pelosi and friends yesterday. This pile of bovine excrement is all of the burden and none of the benefit of “actual” reform, complete with the “robust public option”.
HR 3200, “”America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009″, the initial health care reform bill, met the Baucus Bill (S.1796, “America’s Healthy Future Act of 2009″), and together they gave rise to H.R.3962, “Affordable Health Care for America Act”.
H.R.3962 includes medicare cuts, benefits reductions, the virtual eradication of private health insurance, taxes on businesses, fines for individuals without “approved” health coverage, and STILL continues to fully fund community organizations, unions, planned parenthood, and illegal aliens forever on the backs of taxpayers. Contacts to the offices of federal representatives indicated that Americans reject, in no uncertain terms, this steaming pile of special interests and undisguised power and money grab by liberal progressives. Nancy, Harry, Obama, and friends don’t care what Americans want, they have their own agenda.
If the liberal agenda is to secure health care for 15 million illegals, to open the door for amnesty, to secure an artificially inflated voter base for 2012, then why don’t they just state their case for a cause they believe in? Why write it behind closed doors, disguise it as health care reform, send Nancy out to reveal it alone, then dodge questions on content at every turn?
It looks as though we will have the Democrat’s health care bill on the House floor next week with a vote either Friday or Saturday. It’s time to get back in the game. We need everyone to forward this information and to start calling Congress to oppose this health care bill starting on Monday.
Information on HR 3962 “Affordable Health Care for America”
PREPARED BY THE COMMITTEES ON WAYS & MEANS, ENERGY & COMMERCE, AND EDUCATION & LABOR OCTOBER 29, 2009
PREPARED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE OCTOBER 29, 2009
* When you read statement like “…includes $558 Billion in revenues…” please remember that the “revenues” will be in the form of tax provisions, fines and penalties, and $14 Billion from “provisions affecting Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs”. This is well documented in the “fine print”.
So what do we do, who do we contact?
A whip survey on Health Reform with “robust” public option, on October 27th, told us who was leaning yes (20), undecided (12), leaning no (8), and who was a definite no (47). Please see the next article section for complete contact information on 40 members of the House of Representatives, with a contact priority for each.
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Contact Information
NO! on HR 3962 “Affordable Health Care for America Act
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This is a contact list for high priority congress members. Tell them to vote NO! on HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.
We will not be sacrificed on the alter of special interest for the benefit of buying votes for progressive liberals. No government run health care and no federal funding of unions, illegal aliens, abortions, and community organizations.
This contact list is prioritized by leanings based upon a whip survey on vote intentions for a health care reform bill with the “robust” public option.
For complete contact information for Representatives, click HERE
Tier 1: Leaning “YES” (20 members)
- Abercrombie (202) 225-2726
- Boccieri (202) 225-3876
- Carney (202) 225-3731
- Connolly (202) 225-1492
- Driehaus (202) 225-2216
- Etheridge (202) 225-4531
- Hodes (202) 225-5206
- Inslee (202) 225-6311
- Kaptur (202) 225-4146
- Kucinich (202) 225-5871
- Lynch (202) 225-8273
- Markey (MA-07) (202) 225-2836
- Murtha (202) 225-2065
- Perriello (202) 225-4711
- Peters (202) 225-5802
- Rahall (202) 225-3452
- Richardson (202) 225-7924
- Ruppersberger (202) 225-3061
- Visclosky (202) 225-2461
- Wu (202) 225-0855
Tier 2: Leaning “UNDECIDED” (8 Members)
- Arcuri 202.225.3665
- Cuellar 202.225.1640
- Edwards (TX-17) 202.225.6105
- Ellsworth 202.225.4636
- Kanjorski 202.225.6511
- Kirkpatrick 202.225.2315
- Kosmas 202.225.2706
- Langevin 202.225.2735
- Mollohan 202.225.4172
- Rodriguez 202.225.4511
- Schrader 202.225.5711
- Smith 202.225.8901
Tier 3: Leaning “NO” (8 Members)
- Boyd 202.225.5235
- Giffords 202-225-2542
- Halvorson 202-225-3635
- Klein 202-225-3026
- Maffei 202.225.3701
- Nye 202.225.4215
- Sanchez (CA-47) 202.225.2965
- Scott (VA-03) 202.225.8351
FYI: Definitely “NO” (47 Members)
- Adler (202) 225-4765
- Altmire (202) 225-2565
- Baird (202) 225-3536
- Barrow (202) 225-2823
- Bean (202) 225-3711
- Berry (202) 225-4076
- Boren (202) 225-2701
- Boucher (202) 225-3861
- Bright (202) 225-2901
- Cardoza (202) 225-6131
- Chandler (202) 225-4706
- Childers (202) 225-4306
- Cooper (202) 225-4311
- Costa (202) 225-3341
- Dahlkemper (202) 225-5406
- Davis (AL-07) (202) 225-2665
- Davis (TN-04) (202) 225-6831
- Donnelly (202) 225-3915
- Gordon (202) 225-4231
- Griffith (202) 225-4801
- Herseth Sandlin (202) 225-2801
- Hill (202) 225-5315
- Holden (202) 225-5546
- Kagen (202) 225-5655
- Kratovil (202) 225-5311
- Lipinski (202) 225-5701
- Markey (CO-04) (202) 225-4676
- Marshall (202) 225-6531
- Massa (202) 225-3161
- Matheson (202) 225-3011
- McIntyre (202) 225-2731
- McMahon (202) 225-3371
- Melancon (202) 225-4031
- Michaud (202) 225-6306
- Minnick (202) 225-6611
- Mitchell (202) 225-2190
- Murphy (NY-20) (202) 225-5614
- Peterson (202) 225-2165
- Pomeroy (202) 225-2611
- Ross (202) 225-3772
- Shuler (202) 225-6401
- Skelton (202) 225-2876
- Space (202) 225-6265
- Stupak (202) 225-4735
- Tanner (202) 225-4714
- Taylor (202) 225-5772
- Teague (202) 225-2365
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Obama’s Halloween Call to Action
Would you like some propaganda with your candy?
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Organizing for America is asking people to give out PRO-Obamacare literature with Health Reform NOW! Stickers to YOUR children as they canvass for Halloween candy this Saturday.
Now, not only are teachers pushing their political views on your children, other parents are entitled to do the same thing. If one parent plays a child against the other, it’s emotional abuse. If a political party does it, it’s okay?
Here is the information for events planned in Washoe and Clark Counties. Feel free to contact the organizers and tell them how you feel about using a traditional holiday to force political propaganda on your children.
Halloween: Saturday, October 31 from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Washoe County Democratic Party (Reno, NV)
Host: Dave Osolnick
1465 Terminal Way
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: (775) 323-8683
Nevada State Democratic Party office (Las Vegas, NV)
Host: Jennifer Lopez 1210 S. Valley View Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Phone: 702-737-8683
Here are the event details from Organizing for America, for the
“Healthy Halloween Reverse Canvass (Health Care Canvass)”
This Halloween, Organizing for America is asking Nevadans who supports President Obama’s Health Reform Plan to join with other Nevadans in a Healthy Halloween Reverse Canvass!
Instead of going door-to-door, simply let the people come to you!
- Give trick-or-treaters a flier about President Obama’s Health Reform Plan and a “Health Reform NOW” sticker.
- Give them a healthy snack too as a way to remind them about how important health reform is!
Let’s make sure that this Halloween the only scary things Nevadans encounter are witches, ghosts, and goblins…and not big insurance companies who promise treats and only give you tricks.
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HR 3400 / A Conservative Health Care Reform Alternative
The Empowering Patients First Act
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2009
Pelosi Ignores Wishes of the American People
Moves Ahead with Government Takeover of Health Care
Washington, D.C. – Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled the combined health care legislation she and other House Democrat leaders have spent the past few weeks crafting behind closed doors.
“Today we learned that this is no longer the People’s House; it is now Pelosi’s House,” said Chairman Price. “After all the debate in Congress and across the country, the Speaker has produced a bill that is essentially the same as the one she started with months ago. This 2,000 page plan is a government takeover that will limit choice, competition, and innovation in health care while increasing costs and decreasing quality. It includes a job-killing employer mandate, an individual mandate that requires Washington bureaucrats to define what kind of coverage is acceptable, burdensome tax increases, cuts to Medicare Advantage benefits, and a huge expansion of Medicaid that will break already strained state budgets. Americans demonstrated their strong opposition to this government takeover of health care last summer, yet their wishes have been totally ignored by the Democrat leaders who wrote this bill behind closed doors. The American people now know that what Nancy Pelosi wants is what the American people will get.
“There is a stark contrast between the House Democrats’ bill and H.R. 3400, the Empowering Patients First Act, introduced by the RSC last July. While the Democrats’ plan will place Washington bureaucrats in between you and your doctor, our plan follows a patient-centered approach that empowers Americans to truly own and control their health coverage. The people of this country want reforms that provide them with more choices, more competition, more innovation, higher quality, and lower costs. Instead, Democrat leaders have worked in secret to write a bill that does exactly the opposite. Speaker Pelosi may think she’s won a political victory by shutting Republicans out of this process, but the real defeat will be felt by all American patients.”
NOTE: The Republican Study Committee has introduced H.R. 3400, the Empowering Patients First Act. H.R. 3400 would: 1) make access to coverage affordable for all Americans; 2) make coverage truly owned and controlled by the patient; 3) improve the health care delivery structure; and 4) rein in out-of-control costs, including robust liability reform.
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HR 3400: The Empowering Patients First Act
Republican Study Committee (RSC) News and Information about HR 3400
Groups supporting HR 3400
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It’s up to us!
Voter Registration Drive / Fiscal Conservatives Unite
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The time has come for us to take responsibility for the outcome of the 2010 elections.
The Washoe County Republican Party has not initiated or sponsored an organized voter registration for the past four years. ACORN, in conjunction with the DNC and local party representation did an outstanding job of registering voters who would hold the Democrat party line. Political parties in NV are simply not doing enough to engage the average taxpayer.
Now is the time for FISCAL CONSERVATIVES to register to vote, get informed, stay informed, and vote in the 2010 election. Regardless of party affiliation, it’s time for us to band together and make sure the “third party” is represented, the taxpayers.
Anger is Brewing has access to a previously unavailable micro-targeted list of fiscal conservatives. This list of potential voters was developed using both commercially available data and other information that is not generally available to the public.
We believe we can register 2500 new fiscal conservative voters over the course of 120 days, with an overhead of just under $50,000, which will include the cost for information, printing and postage, automated calling, staff and volunteer coordinators.
This effort will begin in Washoe County and progress across the entire state of NV.
For this effort to be successful, we have started a fund raising campaign and are asking for volunteers to commit to a few weekend and evening hours to assist each week for the 120 day period.
We are happy to do a presentation for your group or club if you are looking for a worthy cause. We have what it takes to make a difference in 2010 and we’re happy to share it with you. Please email info@angerisbrewing.com to schedule a presentation.
Click HERE to volunteer
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Las Vegas Animal Legislation
City Council Needs to Hear from YOU
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 A new legislative alert has been posted HERE.
The committee designated by the Las Vegas City Council to review a proposed mandatory spay/neuter ordinance will hold its first meeting on November 3rd. It is vital that concerned fanciers and responsible dog owners and breeders become involved with these proceedings. The proposed ordinance is burdensome, overly restrictive and will significantly increase burdens on responsible owners and breeders.
What: Las Vegas City Council Committee Meeting
When: Tuesday, November 3rd, 9am
Where: City Council Chambers
400 Stewart Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89101
Provisions of the Ordinance
- All dogs and cats over the age of 4 months must be spayed or neutered unless the owner qualifies for one of the following exemptions:
- holds a valid dog fancier, cat fancier permit, breeder permit or professional animal handler permit
- the dog is used by a law enforcement agency as a law enforcement dog
- the dog is used by a search and rescue agency for search and rescue activities
- Please note that many search and rescue dogs are privately owned and would not be exempt under the current proposal
- The dog is a service animal such as a guide animal, hearing animal, assistance animal, seizure alert animal or social/therapy animal
- The dog is being used by a pound, shelter, humane society or similar organization, whether public or private, the principal purpose of which is securing the adoption of dogs or cats, provided that such organization has a policy and rules requiring the spaying or neutering of all dogs and cats placed for adoption
- All puppies or kittens born to dogs and cats that have not been spayed/neutered as required will be forfeited and may be given to the local shelter for adoption
- This is a particularly puzzling provision if the goal is to reduce the number of animals in the shelter. Why would the city confiscate puppies and kittens who would likely find good homes without their interference? A fine would be understandable, but confiscation is unreasonable.
- Fines for violation
- $250 for a first offense
- $500 for a second offense
- $1000 for a third offense
- These fines are outrageously high and will likely force some owners to surrender their pets
- The fine is reduced by 80% if the animal is sterilized within 30 days, however as these surgeries themselves cost hundreds of dollars, that does not help individuals who cannot afford the fines
- Impounded dogs or cats that are intact, but whose owners do not qualify for one of the above exemptions must be sterilized prior to release
- The current wording of this section seems to mandate that animal control perform the sterilization, and would deny owners the ability to take the animal to a veterinarian of their own choosing
- Provides that impounded animals be kept for only 72 hours
- Three days is a short time frame, especially as it is not specified that these are business days. A family on vacation for a long weekend may return home to find their pet has been impounded and adopted out to someone else
- Requires that impounded animals be microchipped and that the owner pay for the microchipping prior to release
- This only adds to the fees owners are required to pay for reclaiming their animal
- No fee for this service is specified
- The ordinance does not require the microchip be enrolled with a national registry. The implantation of the chip does not help recover the animal, only enrollment with a national registry will provide the owner’s contact information
- Pet Stores are required to provide the following information to Department of Detention and Enforcement
- The name and residence address of the buyer
- The address of the location where the dog or cat will reside, if not the same as the buyer’s address
- The breed and approximate age
- A description, including principal colors
- Failure to provide this information shall be grounds for non-renewal of, or disciplinary action against, a business license
- It is unreasonable to require a business to violate their customer’s privacy in this manner
- Since many shoppers may not reside within the city, it will create burdensome paperwork that in many cases will be useless
- May cause shoppers to choose pet stores that are not within the Las Vegas City limits, costing those stores business
- Will increase costs for stores when they have to sterilize any animals that may be over 4 months of age
- May in fact deter these stores from selling older animals
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ACORN Still Receiving Federal Funding
Loopholes and more Loopholes
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 When Congress voted in September to strip ACORN of Federal Funding, they refused to have them removed from the CFC (Combined Federal Campaign).
For federal employees or for those of you who are now or have ever been in the Military, we are very familiar with the CFC. Every year, we were/are handed slips and strong armed into donating to a charity, any charity.
When you’re finished feigning shock and horror that Congress left a loophole to keep their darling ACORN happily funded, please sign the Anger is Brewing petition to federally indict ACORN under the RICO Act.
Click HERE to sign the petition.
Petition Text:
We, the undersigned, demand a federal criminal investigation of ACORN under the RICO Act of 1970.
RICO Act section 1962(c), makes it unlawful for a person to manipulate an enterprise for purposes of engaging in, concealing, or benefiting from a pattern of racketeering activity. The requirements, under RICO, that criminal activity cross state lines have been met. A Federal RICO investigation of ACORN is appropriate.
The RICO law empowers the Justice Department to investigate criminal enterprises. It defines “racketeering activity” to include importing illegal aliens for immoral purposes, falsifying identification documents and immigration papers, mail and wire fraud, and the sexual exploitation of children, among others. The original intent of the RICO Act was to eliminate the ill-affects of organized crime on the nation’s economy.
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) has met the criterion to trigger a federal investigation under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
Recent criminal activities of ACORN meet the legal standard for conspiracy to commit various crimes:
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Tax evasion
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Tax fraud
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Voter Registration Fraud
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Prostitution
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Human trafficking
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Conspiracy
We demand a Federal Investigation of ACORN under the RICO Act.
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Fernley Completes a Successful Recall!
First in NV since 2003
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Congratulations to the new city councilman!
The recall election against councilman Monte Martin was successful. At 10:00 am Monday, October 12, 2009, Robert “Bob” Chase will be sworn in as the new Councilman for Ward 3.
Total votes cast, 155, Martin 58, Chase 96
The last successful recall was in Carlin, NV in 2003 of a councilwoman.
Mr. Chase has ancestors who have served our country throughout the generations and feels now it is his time to serve Fernley. He served in the U S Army from 1957-1959 and advocates for veterans. He, and his wife Donna, have four grown children, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He grew up in rural California, near Marysville, on a peach farm and has seen what progress has done to agriculture.
He has been a resident of Fernley for approximately 30 years and is retired from Washoe County Department of Water Resources.
Congratulations to the citizens of Fernley, NV. They could have sat idle while questionable deals were made over water and trash, but they didn’t. They are “we the people’. We are all, “we the people”, and we can all play a part in improving our communities. Way to go! |
Reno! Healthcare Demonstration!
Halloween scare, Government Run Healthcare!
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Enough is Enough! Take a break between Saturday brunch and Trick or Treat and join us at the Bruce R. Thompson Federal Building, 400 S. Virginia St. in Reno, from 2-4pm.
Bring your flags, your signs, and your voices. Bring your friends and your family and let’s make some noise.
What: Halloween demonstration against 1990 pages of pork and special interest disguised as healthcare reform.
Where: Federal Building, 400 S. Virginia St, Reno, NV
When: 2:00 – 4:00 pm Saturday, October 31st.
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Clark County Republican Party
Grassroots Leaders Organize for 2010 Elections
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By Nevada News Bureau Staff | 9:23 am October 26th, 2009
Las Vegas – Clark County Republican Party (CCRP) event organizers packed the house for their “Flip the House” kick-off coalition meeting Saturday afternoon.
Approximately two-hundred and twenty attendees filled the auditorium at the Clark County Public Library on East Flamingo Road.
Among those in attendance were U.S. Senate candidates Danny Tarkanian, Sharon Angle, and Bill Parson. Other candidate attendees included Joe Hardy, Lynn Stewart, Elizabeth Halseth, John Hambrick, Tibbe Ellis, Eric Morelli, Glenn Greener, Richard McArthur, Kathryn Njus, Geraldine Lewis, Matt Passalacona, Scott Neistadt, Joseph Tatner, and Barbara Altman who is running for the School Board.
Clark County Republican Party (CCRP) precinct administrator Duane Libbe opened the event and welcomed the crowd to enthusiastic applause.
“This meeting kicks-off our “Flip the House” action program. We are going to take back the legislature. With only eight months to the primary and thirteen months until the general elections, it is time for us to roll up our sleeves, stop talking about last year’s problems and get to work,” said Libbe.
CCRP coalitions director Frank Ricotta echoed Libbe’s comments and welcomed grassroots leaders from around the Las Vegas valley.
“I am encouraged to see so many grassroots organizations in attendance today. Thank you for coming, and I hope this is a sign of things to come,” said Ricotta.
In attendance were representatives from Nevada Patriots, Citizens Awareness Network, Nevada Active Conservatives, Nevada Innovative Coalition for Education, Nevada Federation of Young Republicans, Nevada Conservatives for Freedom, Nevada Health Care Professionals Coalition, Las Vegas Republican Meetup Group, Sun City Conservatives, the Southeast Las Vegas Glenn Beck Meetup Group and the Las Vegas Sean Hannity Meetup Group.
Republican Assembly Caucus executive director Monica Moradkhan was the first guest speaker. She warmly greeted the attendees and then addressed divisions within and between the party and grassroots groups by invoking Ronald Reagan’s “big tent” conservatism.
“We have to unite for the common good in order to elect Republicans in the 2010 general elections,” said Moradkhan.
“We cannot let divisions over single issues prevent us from supporting the best candidate available,” she said.
Nevada Senate-Minority Whip, Barbara K. Cegavske, also spoke at the event. Cegavske is running for her third and final term due to term limits.
“I am saddened by what I see going on in Nevada right now,” she said.
“I am also tired of our ever increasing debt. Of course, we have to make sure we have the essentials, but – just like Nevada’s families – the state needs to live within its means,” she said.
“We also need to create jobs to Nevada. We need a strategy to bring businesses here, and we need to stop legislating mandates that drive up costs and fees to small businesses,” she said.
Cegavske then presented a seat-by-seat analysis of the state assembly and senate races in 2010. She twice referred to the Democratic party’s desire to pick up two more senate seats and reminded attendees that fifteen Assembly seats are needed for veto power.
“There are seventeen term-limited seats up for grabs, in addition to all the others. There is going to be huge turnover. We need to strategize and capitalize where we can,” she said.
Cegavske also alluded to disagreements about candidate endorsement within her caucus.
“I did not agree with our caucus in endorsing candidates early That was not my choice. I thought we should have waited a little longer, for more good people to come out,” she said.
Cegavske received enthusiastic applause when she talked about the state of Nevada’s public education system, school choice and competition. At one point she circulated a handout of the K-12 educational governance structure in Nevada.
“This so-called structure borders on the ridiculous,” she said.
“I have tried for two sessions to get a governance bill introduced, to change the educational structure in Nevada. I will try again as I serve my final term. This should be something both parties can agree on,” she said.
Frank Ricotta closed the meeting by challenging every attendee to commit to an action item.
“Help us find more candidates. Volunteer to work for a candidate, or be a precinct captain, or knock on doors. We need to work the precincts to sign up voters and collect email addresses. We also need more volunteers to staff the CCRP office,” he said.
After the meeting, Ricotta said he was pleased with the turnout and pointed to the long line of people signing up to be volunteers.
“People are energized. It’s good to see,” he said. |
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