Rob Simmons for US Senate
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Hartford Courant
Daniela Altimari
April 29, 2009
Simmons: Arlen Specter's Switch Has Impact on CT 2010 Race

 "I'm the candidate who is best positioned to send Dodd into well-deserved retirement  . . .  the GOP can never be in the majority, and can barely be a useful minority, without representation from all parts of our great nation. Connecticut is now ground zero in determining whether or not we continue the slide, or whether we re-assert our traditional principles of fiscal responsibility, individual liberty and personal responsibility and begin to win again."
--Rob Simmons

Wall Street Journal
Fred Barnes
April 29, 2009
What Specter's Defection Means

"Republicans do have takeover opportunities in the Senate, just not many. Connecticut's Chris Dodd is the most assailable Democrat, having been exposed in "sweetheart" deals for a home mortgage and the sale of a house in Ireland. A recent poll gave former Republican congressman Rob Simmons a 16-point lead over Mr. Dodd."

Matthew M. Daly for US Congress
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Platform:

1. Congress must return to a fiscally disciplined approach to budgeting.

Our country is going broke. By 2050 the ENTIRE Federal budget will encompass the entitlement programs of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid alone. We must stop irresponsible spending. We can no longer look the other way and pass this onto our children and grandchildren. Big government "stimulus" plans loaded with wasteful spending do little to spur growth and create jobs

2. Consistent transparency and honesty from our public officials is a requirement, not an option.

Claiming to have read a 1000-page document in only a few hours, before voting to dump trillions of dollars of debt on the American taxpayer, is dishonest and deceitful. America deserves thoughtful appraisals of Congressional legislation, not knee-jerk and contradictory actions that create long-term problems and no solutions.

3. Independent thought and leadership is desperately needed in Washington, not rubber stamp votes.

4. I will endorse programs that support small businesses - the backbone of our economy. America thrives within a free enterprise system not big-government mandated socialism.

5. I will support laws that strengthen the 2nd Amendment.

The current representative from Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District received a "D+" grade from the NRA. That same organization graded my 2nd Amendment support at an "A".

6. I will support and vote for laws that encourage legal immigration - from all walks of life from all over the world - but enforce immigration laws to stem the disastrous flow of illegal immigrants to our country.

7. I will not support national health care, nor forcing workers to join labor unions by canceling secret ballots through the card check policy.

Sam Caligiuri for US Senate
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"As acting mayor (of Waterbury), Sam led one of the most aggressive municipal ethics reform efforts in Connecticut history. He transformed the city's corrupt process for awarding towing contracts into a merit-based approach focused solely on a company's qualifications. Sam began dismantling the system of patronage that was awarding the bulk of the city's legal work to politically-connected lawyers. Fiscally, Sam negotiated two collective bargaining agreements that saved city taxpayers millions . . ."

"Now a State Senator, Sam is in his second term representing Connecticut's 16th District, consisting of Southington and Wolcott and parts of Cheshire and Waterbury. Sam is the deputy minority leader of the Senate Republican Caucus, and serves as a member of five legislative committees. He is the ranking member, or leading Republican Senator, serving on the Elementary & Secondary Education Committee and the Insurance & Real Estate Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations Committee and the Regulation Review Committee . . ."

July: Caligiuri Takes Term Limit Pledge