:: NY-19

New York Individual Race: NY-19

Incumbent:	Sue Kelly (R)
	Sue Kelly has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 72 percent of the time.
Challenger(s):	John Hall  (D)
	Go to John Hall’s campaign website.
	OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.

Endorsed Candidate: John Hall

Straight Facts About Our Candidates

U.S. House of Representatives, New York, District 19

JOHN HALL WILL FIGHT FOR WORKING FAMILIES

Will Protect Our Jobs and Wages.
John Hall is opposed to unfair trade deals that send our jobs overseas. He supports raising the federal minimum wage and strengthening unemployment insurance by covering parttime workers and recent hires. ([Elmira] Star-Gazette, 1/8/06; www.johnhallforcongress.com)

Will Advocate for Our Health Care.
John Hall is opposed to health savings accounts, which “will not help America’s low-income uninsured aff ord quality coverage.” He will protect Medicaid and support health care for all. ([Elmira] Star-Gazette, 1/8/06; www.johnhallforcongress.com)

Will Preserve Our Retirement Security.
John Hall has pledged to preserve our pensions and is opposed to privatizing Social Security. (www.johnhallforcongress.com)

SUE KELLY PUTS WORKING FAMILIES AT RISK

Fails Workers.
Sue Kelly voted to send our jobs overseas with the Central America Free Trade Agreement and voted against funding for critical job-training programs. (H.R. 27, Vote #48, 3/2/05; H.R. 3045, Vote #443, 7/28/05)

Increases Health Care Costs.
Sue Kelly supports association health plans that increase insurance premiums for working families and shift costs and risks onto workers. (The Times Herald-Record, 8/5/04)

Raided Social Security Trust Fund.
Sue Kelly voted to raid $1.1 trillion from the Social Security Trust Fund. (H.C.R. 95, Vote #88, 3/17/05)

VOTE Nov. 7

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