Why I support Scott Brown

With just a few weeks left in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race, it is imperative that the voters of Seekonk realize the enormity of what is at stake. January 19, 2010 will be one of the most important votes to come to our community and state. This office, held by the late Senator Edward Kennedy for over 40 years, now has a real chance of being represented by someone who will bring our fight to Washington against wasteful government spending and higher taxes. This candidate, who like me, believes it is wrong to pass down to our children and grandchildren the insurmountable amount of debt the Democratic controlled legislature has pushed through this past year.
Scott Brown is that person. As a Republican representing us on Beacon Hill, Scott started his public career as a Selectman in Wrentham. He then went on to serve three terms as a State Representative and won his current State Senate seat in a special election in 2004 while also serving our country and state as an JAG officer in the Massachusetts National Guard. Currently in his third Senate term, Senator Brown has fought hard to restore people’s faith in government by introducing transparency, accountability and reform. With the ongoing economic crisis and several recent scandals that have shaken the foundation of our state government, Senator Brown has filed bills that have focused specifically on good government reforms, improving business competitiveness, and holding the line on taxes and spending, as well as continually working to strengthen public safety and education. In 2007, Senator Brown wrote the first-in the-nation law that sets up a check off box on State income tax forms to indicate if the filer is a veteran of the Iraq or Afghanistan conflicts. This information is necessary to locate returning veterans so that they can be notified of the benefits and services to which they are entitled. Scott Brown is the person we need in Washington to represent us!
Clear distinctions separate Scott Brown and Democrat candidate Martha Coakley. For example, she is in favor of over $2 trillion in higher taxes over the next five years, from her support of cap-and-trade ($233 billion) to her refusal to renew the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 ($928 billion). Scott believes that taxes are high enough! A vote for Coakley will help to ensure the continuing out-of-control spending that follow the likes of Reid and Pelosi. She will be a rubber stamp vote for the passage of any of their proposed legislation that will ultimately hurt Massachusetts residents in their pockets.

Please take the time to compare the differences between these two candidates. Do you really want more of the same representation that for over the last forty years has brought us big government, wasteful spending, state cutbacks, high cost of health insurance, and of course, higher taxes? The choice is very clear to me. We need change on Capitol Hill and Scott Brown is that change.