Straight Facts About Our Candidates
U.S. House of Representatives, Arizona, District 1
ELLEN SIMON SUPPORTS ARIZONA'S WORKING FAMILIES
Protecting American Jobs.
Ellen Simon is committed to rejecting unfair trade deals like NAFTA and CAFTA that fail to protect American jobs and give preferential trade status to countries lacking strong worker protection laws. (2006 Arizona AFL-CIO Questionnaire)
Protecting Our Social Security.
Ellen Simon opposes Social Security privatization and is committed to guaranteeing real retirement security for all Arizona seniors. (2006 Arizona AFL-CIO Questionnaire)
Fighting for Our Health.
Ellen Simon says, “Health care must be a right and not a privilege for every American.” She will ensure funding for Medicaid and for efforts to control health care costs for low-income families and seniors. (2006 Arizona AFL-CIO Questionnaire; www.ellensimonforcongress.com)
RICK RENZI DOES NOT
Rick Renzi opposed programs that help manufacturers keep jobs at home, voted to give incentives to companies that export jobs and supports unfair trade agreements like CAFTA, which further encourage U.S. job loss. He opposes a federal minimum wage and voted to limit funding for job training, weaken safety standards and privatize good government jobs. Rick Renzi is not a friend of working families. (H.R. 3598, Vote #355, 7/9/04; CQ Today, 7/9/04; Associated Press, 6/25/04; Congressional Quarterly Weekly, 6/19/04; H.R. 4520, Vote #259, 6/17/04; Tri-Valley Dispatch, 8/9/02; Congressional Quarterly Weekly, 5/28/04; H.R. 444, Vote #225, 6/3/04; H.R. 3058, 6/30/05; H.R 3045, Vote #443, 7/28/05; H.R. 742, Vote #372, 7/28/05)
SUPPORT CANDIDATES WHO SUPPORT WORKING FAMILIES
VOTE Nov. 7
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