Straight Facts About Our Candidates
U.S. House of Representatives, Georgia, District 12
JOHN BARROW FIGHTS FOR WORKING FAMILIES
Barrow Works to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage.
Barrow is leading the effort to force a vote on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour. Barrow said “neglecting the minimum wage ignores the needs of working Americans.” (H.R. 614, 2006; press release, 2/20/06)
Barrow Fights for Our Jobs.
Barrow voted against sending our jobs overseas with CAFTA and to protect federal jobs from privatization.
(H.R. 3045, Vote #443, 7/28/05; H.R. 3058, Vote #357, 6/30/05)
Barrow Preserves Job-Training Programs.
Barrow voted against cutting funding for critical job-training programs for workers whose jobs have been shipped overseas. (H.R. 27, Vote #48, 3/2/05)
MAX BURNS IS WRONG FOR GEORGIA'S WORKING FAMILIES
Max Burns voted to reward companies for moving jobs overseas with $40 billion in tax breaks. He voted against creating millions of jobs protected by Davis-Bacon community wage standards and supported the Bush administration’s attempt to privatize hundreds of thousands of federal jobs, lowering workplace standards around the country. Max Burns is not a friend to Georgia’s working families. (H.R. 5025, 9/21/04; H.R. 4520, Vote #259, 6/17/04; H.R. 3550, Vote #114, 4/2/04)
SUPPORT CANDIDATES WHO SUPPORT WORKING FAMILIES
VOTE Nov. 7
For U.S. House of Representatives, Georgia District 12
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