Straight Facts About Our Candidates
U.S. House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 2
JOHN "MIKE" WEAVER WILL FIGHT FOR WORKING FAMILIES
Will Fight for Our Jobs and Wages. Mike Weaver supports increasing the state minimum wage and increasing funding for state job training programs. He also supports increasing funding for child care. (Kentucky State Legislative National Political Awareness Test, 2004)
Will Improve Our Health Care. Mike Weaver supports the Patient’s Bill of Rights so doctors, not insurance companies, make the decisions about your health care. He recognizes that “we do not have adequate, affordable health care in this country today.” (Kentucky State Legislative National Political Awareness Test; 2004; Bowling Green Daily News, 11/22/05)
Will Protect Our Retirement. Mike Weaver co-sponsored a bill urging Congress to repeal pension legislation that has caused devastating consequences for union members. (Messenger-Inquirer, 5/17/06; Weaver’s Letter to Kentucky Educators, 2/9/06)
RON LEWIS HAS FAILED WORKING FAMILIES
Attacked Our Jobs and Wages. Ron Lewis voted against funding for critical job training programs, against unemployment benefits for Kentucky’s workers and against protecting overtime pay. (H.R. 27, Vote #48, 3/2/05; H.R. 3030, 2/4/04; H.R. 2660, 7/10/2003)
Increased Health Care Costs. Ron Lewis voted to let employers avoid state insurance regulations, increasing our premiums, and voted for the flawed Medicare prescription drug bill that penalizes our seniors and gives billions to the health care industry—the same industry that has given him $28,333. (H.R. 525, Vote #426, 7/26/05; H.R. 1, Vote #669, 11/22/2003; www.opensecrets.com)
Raided Social Security. Ron Lewis voted to raid $1.1 trillion from the Social Security Trust Fund. (HCR 95, Vote #88, 3/17/05)
VOTE Nov. 7
Rep. Ron Lewis has a lifetime AFL-CIO Congressional Voting Record of voting wrong on working family issues 88 percent of the time.
How you vote is a personal decision. Whatever you decide, please vote.
