Statement on the U.S. Senate victory for Scott Brown in Massachusetts by Reid Ribble
Statement on the U.S. Senate victory for Scott Brown in Massachusetts
by Reid Ribble, Republican Candidate for the Eighth Congressional District
For Immediate Release
January 20, 2010
Contact: Kerry Niemcek
920-257-9746
Yesterday, the voters of Massachusetts posed a question to the Washington elite:
“Are you listening? We’re not happy about the way you are running things in Washington and we are stepping forward to take our country back and end these reckless policy proposals.”
The people of northeastern Wisconsin are asking the same thing of Steve Kagen.
According to today’s Wispolitics DC Wrap Blog http://blogs.wispolitics.com/dcwrap/2010/01/kagen-mass-results-lets-gop-share.html:
“Dem U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen says he feels no threat from the results of yesterday’s Massachusetts election because he is an outsider like Sen.-elect Scott Brown.
‘I am confident, I am on their side.’ Kagen said of his constituents. ‘I think anyone would be happy for the people of Massachusetts because their viewpoints will now be expressed. It is upon Senator Brown to carry out the will of the people.’
National pundits have predicted Brown’s election would mean the death of the health care bill that Dems have been trying to shepherd through Congress now that Republicans will have enough votes in the Senate to sustain a filibuster.
But Kagen, D-Appleton, took a different approach during a conference call with reporters, saying he looks ‘forward to the Republicans sharing the responsibility’ of making a bill that is beneficial for everyone.
‘It is a good bill and it keeps on getting better,’ Kagen said.”
Nope. He’s not listening.
For more information, go to: www.ribbleforcongress.com
