We are 8 days away from election day here in the United States and I would like to make one final push for Tom Hayhurst to be the next representative in Indiana's 3rd district.
Like most of America, I too realize that a change in Congress is sorely needed and I believe that Dr. Hayhurst will be an integral catalyst for carrying out the changes needed to get Congress back to doing what it was originally intended to do - serving the people of this great nation.
Here's why Dr. Hayhurst should be elected:
-Healthcare. He is committed to bringing affordable healthcare to ALL Americans, having volunteered a good portion of his life at the free Matthew 25 clinic in Fort Wayne has shown him why this is necessary. Doing this will mean standing up to pharmaceutical, insurance and provider corporations that put profits ahead of serving people.
-Promoting energy independence. Again, this will mean he needs to stand up to Big Oil and fight for legislation that will help promote the use of alternative fuels, biofuels and renewable fuels to reduce our dependency on petroleum shipped in from foreign countries and help keep our fuel dollars here in America. He will also work to bring about more energy conservation and make incentives to promote more energy efficient technologies.
-Protecting Veterans. As an Air Force medical officer who served in Vietnam, Tom understands the needs of Veterans. He has already worked to save the Fort Wayne VA hospital from closure and will promote legislation that will continue to take world-class care of our Veteran brothers and sisters and make sure that these programs are not underfunded. These beliefs also extend to his view of taking care of our active duty military.
-National Security. Dr. Hayhurst understands that national security is tantamount to keeping the peace here at home. He will see to it that security needs are met with non-partisan or bi-partisan solutions and that no government contractors are favored which tends to yield a best-of-breed solution unlike the current republican administration which has been notorious for rewarding companies that are party benefactors and cronies.
-Immigration. His plan for dealing with Immigration is not to build another Berlin wall as was signed into existence, but to continue to enforce the existing laws while re-examining legal immigration quotas for Mexico and other central and south American countries and working with those nations to encourage their citizens to take the legal route.
-Jobs. Tom's mantra for ALL legislation that will guide his decisions is "Is this bill good for the working families of America?" Of course, his foremost priority is to ensure that the job market grows right here in the 3rd district, making sure that policies are put into place to keep American products competitive in the global arena and here at home. Helping to keep the area innovative is the key.
Our current occupant, Rep. Mark Souder when elected in 1994 advocated for 12-year term limits, and here he is 12 years later seeking re-election and reneging on a promise to rid Congress of career politicians to bring about reform. Instead, all he has brought about is a rubber stamp to allow the Bush administration to continue with their failed policies in Iraq and here at home. Mr. Souder's priorities are out of line with reality too. He pushed through Congress a bill that denies student aid to those with a minor drug conviction - and these are the people that generally need the aid the most! In addition to focusing on draconian laws that make it difficult for average citizen to purchase cold medicine under the guise of combating the meth problem despite the fact that meth is now smuggled in from other countries in large quantities merely shifting the manufacturing to large labs that the united states has no jurisdiction to shut down. He should have been instead focusing on the OTHER drug problem - which is that many seniors can no longer afford to buy their own drugs. He voted against allowing reimportation of prescription drugs from Canada and he hasn't pressured the pharmaceutical companies to make their drugs affordable.
Mr. Souder also wasted taxpayer time by avoiding common sense legislation to instead focus on such peripheral issues as lobbying to get Ronald Reagan's face on the dime.
I encourage you to do your civic duty on November 7th no matter which side of the political divide you might be on. America was built on this democracy, and we are all obliged to support it.
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