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Making an Impact
“The Lone Star Project … hammers Republicans whenever it gets a chance, promoting strong local Democratic candidates and even bringing lawsuits.”
(Roll Call, Stuart Rothenberg,
March 12, 2009)
“Anyone who questions whether [The Lone Star Project] can make life difficult for a Republican legislator should talk to former Sen. Kim Brimer.”
(Austin American Statesman, February 17, 2009)
“[The Lone Star Project] is responsible for the aggressive stance the party has taken toward DeLay and other Lone Star State Republicans since the 2004 election.”
(The Washington Post, March 6, 2006)
"David Dewhurst has said most Texans don't have much sympathy "for someone who that can't fill out a two page [health insurance] application every six months".
The Democrat-supported Lone Star Project in Washington reported this week that Dewhurst failed to file necessary forms at least six times in recent years.
(San Antonio Expres News,, 4/12/2007)
"The Justice staff memo was obtained by the Lone Star Project ...The story broke the same day the U.S. Supreme Court was considering legal challenges to the plan brought by Democrats and minority groups."
(Houston Chronicle, 12/3/2005)
"The Texas chapter of the NAACP, along with the Lone Star Project, have analyzed the amicus brief filed by the Justice Department and have concluded, justifiably, that the Voting Rights section of the Justice Department is now controlled by partisan political appointees."
(Roll Call - Donna Brazile, 2/28/2006)
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Veterans are already on
the Flores chopping block
Bill Flores has made it clear that he intends to privatize Veterans healthcare. Virtually every expert on veterans services – both Republican and Democrat – warn that this move would be disastrous for military retirees and our men and woman serving in uniform.
In a recent television ad, former Fort Hood commander Lieutenant General (U.S. Army, ret.) Paul Funk spoke out for all of our nations’ veterans, saying “Bill Flores is spreading
outright lies against Chet Edwards” and warning Flores’ privatization scheme “would hurt our nation's veterans, badly.” |
Bill Flores Puts
Bullseye on Seniors
Flores takes aim at Social Security, Medicare and Veterans Healthcare
Millionaire Republican candidate Bill Flores has staked out positions that would have a devastatingly negative effect on senior citizens and their families. Flores’ positions conflict harshly with the views of most mainstream American voters. About two-thirds of voters oppose the privatization of Social Security and Medicare, plans supported by Bill Flores (NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll, 8/30/10; Campaign for America’s Future, 8/12/10).
However, if you follow media reports on the race for Congress in Congressional District 17, you can’t be blamed for knowing little or nothing about Bill Flores’ ideological hostility to programs that directly benefit seniors. So far, there has been little coverage of the policy positions held by the candidates in the race.
Destroy Social Security and Medicare
Most notably, in a radio interview Bill Flores says that he would “absolutely” vote for a Republican budget plan that would privatize Social Security and drastically cut Medicare. Other than the interview itself, there has been no reporting on this dramatic revelation by Flores. If Bill Flores gets his way, here’s what happens to seniors in central Texas:
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 Flores Plan to Privatize Social Security
The budget plan Flores supports would privatize Social Security, cut guaranteed benefits and risk Social Security in the stock market. This would mean huge profits for big Wall Street banks charging billions in management fees (AARP Bulletin, 7/1/10).
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 Flores Plan to Cut Medicare
The plan would also dismantle Medicare and convert it a voucher system, forcing seniors to buy coverage on their own from private insurance companies. Worse, the vouchers would decline in value over time so many seniors would be denied the care they need (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 7/7/10).
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Do your part to spread the word
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