Allen West for Congress Press Releases

West Denounces "Cap and Trade" Bill
Jun 29th, 2009

 Questions Rep. Klein for Supporting Tax on Americans

 

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West Slams "Cap and Tax" Legislation
Jun 24th, 2009

West Slams “Cap and Tax” Legislation

 

Calls on Klein to Support Energy Independence

 

 

Republican Congressional candidate Allen West (R-FL 22) called the upcoming vote on the so-called climate change legislation “just another example of a bloated government program that will not address our nation’s energy problems”.  West also called on Democratic incumbent Ron Klein to support legislation that will address our country’s need for energy independence.

 

The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Friday on the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.  This bill is aimed at addressing climate change that contains a cap-and-trade program, commonly referred to as a National Energy Tax.

 

“The Pelosi-Klein approach to our nation’s energy needs will do nothing but increase energy costs and raise taxes in this tough economy,” West said.   “This will be a key issue in my race against Ron Klein next year.”

 

West noted that the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that under this bill gasoline prices could increase by as much as 77 cents per gallon.  Other estimates say every American family will be over $3000 in higher taxes.

 

“We need legislation that will make America energy independent by cutting regulations that are inhibiting the development of all new sources of energy.  That means everything from drilling for more oil to clean coal to alternative forms of energy

 

“I’m an avid scuba diver.  I’m for protecting our environment.  But this bill will not move us forward in the right direction.

 

“Take nuclear energy.  Klein and Democrats say they are for more nuclear energy.  But this bill does nothing to reduce the red tape involved in building new nuclear plants.  Just last week a new nuclear plant was announced in southern Ohio.  But the experts all say it will be a decade before any energy will be produced there.  That’s ridiculous.”

 

West went on to describe the difference between himself and Ron Klein.  “Ron Klein continually votes for the expansion of government that adversely affects everyday Americans, programs that have not worked in the past and will not work in the future.  I’m for a program that uses the full spectrum of energy resources—plans that will provide energy independence for America and protect our citizens from higher taxes and huge increases in energy costs.”

 

 

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W3 Report 6.8.09 (West Weekly Wrap-up)
Jun 14th, 2009

Greetings everyone, this week we launch our W3 Report (West Weekly Wrap-up). Each week henceforth you will receive a short blog synopsis of my assessments. Therefore let us begin;

This week started with our being in NYC. We started in Great Neck Sunday evening with a nice crowd discussing the current America-Israeli relations and the effects on our overall foreign policy. It was a fantastic conversation on a topic that is of great importance to everyone in our district.

Monday evening we were the guests of the Nation's oldest Republican club, Queens Village. There we had a warm reception and presented the dilemma of the GOP in finding their message and charting a course to victory in 2010. Of course if the party continues down the road of "moderates" like Arlen Specter, then they shall be as everything else in middle of the road, road kill.

Lastly, we ended up Tuesday evening attending a reception overlooking Battery Park with a stunning view of the Statue of Liberty, reminding me how our country has always served as a beacon of hope to those in search of a better life. At this reception we discussed the (7) tenets of conservative principles that are the foundation of conservatism. I believe America's strength lie in those seven principles and can serve as well as we focus on the future.

This week we continue to witness the practice of the creation of more special "Czars" that circumvent the proper role of the Cabinet and Congressional oversight. Each Cabinet department serves to execute the policies of The White House with Congress ensuring oversight through funding and the appointment process. The "czars" answer to no one and remain outside the scope of review by the other branches of government. The practice of checks and balances is lost if czars are entrusted to run the government and must be opposed to this development of a shadow government not responsive to the people. If the White House needs advice and implementation of its policies, they should follow the Constitution and turn to the proper agencies in the Cabinet and not waste American taxpayer dollars through the redundant use of czars.

Also, we witnessed the Democrat's concept plan for healthcare reform. Again, it involves government intervention and raising taxes, not empowering Americans and free market enterprise. People like Ron Klein think they know more than you do about your health care needs and I disagree.

Here are some simple suggestions on change we need and ideas that I will write about in upcoming W3 Reports:

- Insurance tax credits for lower income families.
- Promotion of health savings accounts.
- Tax incentives to insurance companies who cover pre-existing conditions.
- Tax credits for individual healthy practices
- Allow Americans to compete nationally for best healthcare insurance programs
- Allowing small businesses to pool for employee insurance coverage
- Lower costs by reducing free medical services to illegal immigrants and encouraging legal immigration

We cannot afford another big government venture which will only result in printing more money, borrowing more money, or raising taxes. The auto companies, financial sector and health care industry need less government intrusion and wasteful bailouts and more American solutions and ingenuity that have always made our nation successful, strong and proud.

This Sunday 14 June is Flag Day, but more close to home, it is the Army Birthday....Happy Birthday to my Army.

Steadfast and Loyal, Allen

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Decorated War Hero Lt. Col. Allen West Returns to New York to Accept Lincoln Bicentennial Award
Jan 29th, 2009

Press Release:

January 16, 2009

New York, NY

The historic Queens Village Republican Club, the oldest club in America, is proud to announce the Lincoln Bicentennial Dinner on February 8th featuring keynote speaker Lt. Col. Allen West who will be the honorable recipient of the Lincoln Bicentennial Award. This award is being presented by Jed Babbin, editor of Human Events to LTC West, the person who most emulates the stature of Abraham Lincoln and his principled leadership on the historic occasion of Lincoln’s Bicentennial birthday celebration. According to the club, there is no one more suited for this honor than West. With figures like Blagojevich and blueblood Caroline Kennedy in the news, the public has lost its trust in political figures. But when people get to know LTC West, hear him speak and hear his passion and commitment, they will begin to trust him and see that he is the “real deal” as his Florida supporters have said. LTC West’s life is about service, sacrifice and commitment, with a distinguished twenty-two year career in the US Army.

 

He recently entered politics running for Congress in Florida’s Congressional District 22 and losing to incumbent Democrat Ron Klein by 5%. On December 16th he announced his candidacy for Congress in 2010 on the Joyce Kaufman radio show and he will kick off his campaign for 2010 and beyond at the Lincoln Bicentennial Dinner in New York. The QV club hosts annual Lincoln Day Dinners to celebrate the life of Lincoln, one of the founders of the GOP and first Republican president. These gala events have become the highlight of the New York political calendar, and this year it will serve as New York’s Lincoln Bicentennial event. With the endorsement of the U.S. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (ALBC) the QV club has sponsored the Lincoln Bicentennial Essay Contest in which students compete with a written essay on the theme: "What does the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln mean to me?" and the winners will receive prizes and read excerpts at the dinner. LTC West will deliver his keynote address on the same bicentennial theme.

 

Other featured speakers include Herbert London, President Hudson Institute and popular conservative author who will deliver the Lincoln Bicentennial Address. Also the Honorable Herman Badillo will be this year’s recipient of Educator of the Year Award for his service as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York (CUNY) and leading the fight for the glorious renaissance of CUNY, ending its shabby reputation as a worthless diploma mill. Following the glamour and hoopla of the Obama presidential inauguration, the Lincoln Bicentennial Dinner only two weeks later will be the key event for the future of the Republican Party and our blessed nation.

 

LTC West and his campaign team requests the presence of friends and supporters at this historic gala celebration.

Lincoln Bicentennial Dinner

Sunday, February 8, 2009 3 - 8 pm at Antun’s of Queens Village

96-43 Springfield Blvd., Queens Village, NY

$100.00 per person Tickets will be available from club chairman, James Trent (718-343-8830)

Make checks payable to “Queens Village Republican Club”. Please send the check along with your name, address, email and phone to: James Trent, 242-33 90th Avenue, Bellerose, NY 11426-1115.

You can contact the club chairman at jtrent8830@aol.com to ask questions or make reservations, but money must be paid in advance to secure seating. The catering hall discourages the selling of tickets at the door. (note: club does not actually mail out tickets.)

Also please go to: Go West Blog!: (http://gowestforallenwest.wordpress.com/) for all the latest information.

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Ron Klein delivers his "State of the District"-- another uninspired presentation without substance.
Feb 5th, 2009

 

For Immediate Release:

Congressman Ron Klein delivered his "State of the District" address today to the Palm Beach and Broward County Commissions. As a concerned resident of South Florida, I wanted to know what Congressman Klein was doing for the people of his district. What I heard was another uninspired presentation of political double-speak full of rhetoric and nothing of substance.

The most disturbing point was during an unintended moment of honesty when Congressman Klein openly admitted that the Troubled Asset Recovery Program (TARP) Bill that his party championed, the first economic bailout of $700 Billion, was unsuccessful. We have here a Congressman who voted for this bailout, sits on the House Finance Committee, endeavored to convince constituents that this was a needed piece of economic legislation, and now publicly acknowledges it a failure.

Either Congressman Klein voted on a package that he did not believe in because his party leadership told him to do so, or he was not effective enough to create a bill that would actually help Americans. Either way, the people of District 22 are not getting the leadership they were promised by Congressman Klein.

What did Congressman Klein do to promote the success of this legislation? What is Congressman Klein's purpose for sitting on the House Finance Committee? What did Congressman Klein do to protect the taxpayer dollars and ensure these funds where properly allocated? If he truly had concerns about the bill, why didn't he have those concerns addressed before he voted for a package he apparently didn't understand?

What compounds this situation even more is that Congressman Klein just voted "yea" for the new $819 Billion Economic Stimulus bill. Shall he declare this bill which includes generous gifts to Democrat Party supporters a success, or will he come back in four months and declare it unsuccessful as well?

Several members of the Broward commission hailed accolades upon Congressman Klein for his service and leadership when they should have been holding him accountable for his votes in Washington. Ron Klein is walking evidence of what ails our America, incompetence and ineptness. If this is leadership, Klein is one of many leading our Republic to economic ruin.

It became apparent that Congressman Klein was willing to tell the commissioners anything they wanted to hear by guaranteeing the Broward Commission that he would ensure that stimulus package funding would bypass the State and get directly to Counties. I am sure this is something that Governor Charlie Crist would have been interested to hear.

I am running against Congressman Ron Klein in Congressional District 22 because we can no longer afford, and I mean so literally, elected officials such as him. It is time to recommit to our foundational principles and time to stop mortgaging our children's future. I have dedicated my life to serving my country and will continue to do so as the next Congressman for Florida 22nd Congressional District.

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134nd ANNIVERSARY / LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL DINNER
Feb 2nd, 2009
Associated File: QVRC Dinnerflyer09wps(1).pdf

The Queens Village Republican Club, Inc.

Cordially invites you to our

 

134^th Anniversary –

Lincoln Bicentennial Dinner

 

a celebration to honor keynote speaker

Lt. Col. Allen West

Iraq military hero and Florida congressional candidate,

with the Lincoln Bicentennial Award

 

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LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL AWARD HONORS LT COLONEL ALLEN WEST
Feb 10th, 2009

Watch LTC. Allen West's speech

Link: http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/02/bloomberg-to-honor-lincoln-essay---winners-at-queens-fete--queens-village-ny-mayor---michael-bloomberg-will-attend-the-linc.html

 

 

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