Straight Facts About Our Candidates
U.S. House of Representatives, Indiana, District 9
BARON HILL WILL FIGHT FOR WORKING FAMILIES
Fought for Our Jobs. Baron Hill fought for a bill that would save American manufacturing jobs. He said because Indiana has been particularly hard hit, “I promised my constituents I'd do something about it, and today I did.” (H.R. 1769,4/11/03; Baron Press Release, 2/25/04)
Advocated for Our Health Care. Baron Hill voted for the Patients’ Bill of Rights so doctors, not insurance companies, can make the decisions about our health care. (H.R. 2663, 8/2/01)
Fought for Our Union Rights. Baron Hill supported our freedom to form unions free from employer intimidation by co-sponsoring the Employee Free Choice Act and voted to protect our overtime pay and unemployment benefits. (H.R. 3619, 11/21/03; H.R. 2660, Vote #531, 10/2/03; H.R. 3030, Vote #18, 2/4/04)
MIKE SODREL HAS FAILED WORKING FAMILIES
Sent Our Jobs Overseas. Mike Sodrel voted to send our jobs overseas with CAFTA—threatening our manufacturing industry. Since NAFTA, Indiana has lost more than 35,000 jobs. (South Bend Tribune, 8/7/05; Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Increased Costs of Our Health Care. Mike Sodrel voted to let employers avoid state insurance regulations, increasing insurance premiums for working families. (H.R. 525, Vote 426, 7/26/05)
o-Sponsored Anti-Union Law. Mike Sodrel is a co-sponsor of the Right-to-Work-for-Less bill designed to restrict our freedom to form unions and lower our wages and benefits. (H.R. 500, 4/21/05)
VOTE Nov. 7
Rep. Mike Sodrel has a lifetime AFL-CIO Congressional Voting Record of voting wrong on working family issues 87 percent of the time.
How you vote is a personal decision. Whatever you decide, please vote.
