I am a middle class guy running for Congress to fight for Main Street and middle class jobs. Middle class taxes must be cut in half to the rate of the 400 richest individuals pay. We must have the same financial security and prosperity that Wall Street enjoys. We took it on the chin to rescue the economy, but no longer. I will fight for new good paying jobs that are safe and secure here in America for Americans.

My Republican opponent, Dave Reichert, supported Wall Street for several years while Main Street people were forced into debt to keep up with their responsibilities, while at the same time they were financially terrorized by Wall Street through unreasonable loans, foreclosures and massive job losses.

The Republicans and Wall Street's representative, Dave Reichert, has knocked the American people down. When America was attached by foreign terrorists, he stood up and worked to get Wall Street massive tax cuts. Main Street is paying with their jobs, savings, homes, and lives in order for Wall Street to have massive profits while paying little for the defense of this country.

Somebody nicknamed me “Fighting Tom Cramer” because I spend so much time fighting for the jobs and the rights of Main Street people. I believe that all Americans should have access to quality employment, health care, education, retirement, a secure income, and a clean environment. I believe that all of this should be done in a fiscally responsible manner.

Dave Reichert has hypocritically cited fiscal responsibility as his reason for opposing features of the stimulus-recovery package that would provide jobs for Main Street people even though he supported the Republican/Bush tax cuts aimed at the wealthiest Americans. He helped turn a $5 trillion debt reduction into a $7 trillion increase in debt. He did this by supporting tax cuts for the wealthy and engaging in two wars that were not payed for.

In addition, Dave Reichert voted against a strong Endangered Species Act. He has supported some locally popular environmental policies cleverly knowing his Republican colleagues would vote it down. Further, he slyly worked against health care for poor children, then on the final bill, when it was overwhelmingly supported and passing in Congress, he voted for it in order to avoid criticism. People should be clear that he is a conservative republican who pretends other wise. I will always fight against conservative republicans who put Wall Street before Main Street, middle class Americans, and those who are striving to become middle class.

I am …

A lifelong progressive Democrat who voted in every federal election since becoming eligible to vote.
An authentic progressive Democrat who founded a nationwide organization dedicated to elect progressive Democrats to the U.S. Congress (DAPAC.org) Democratic Advancement PAC) ten years ago.

I will...

Fight for Main Street middle class Americans and their jobs.
Protect you from Washington DC's influences by stopping big business, Wall Street and conservatives from shipping American jobs to China and other countries and importing foreign workers to take American jobs through increasing H1B visas.
End shipping American jobs to foreign countries through unequal and unfair trade practices.
Fight to cut taxes on middle class people to the lower effective actual rate the 400 richest people pay (18%).
Restore fiscal sanity by taxing the richest Americans fairly and justly

If you support me, I will fight for people, not play silly political games while serving Wall Street. You will get someone who believes the people should be supported with government policies that provide them with equal opportunity.

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