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Treva Johnson calls on Virginia Foxx to pass extention of payroll tax cut

Submitted by TeamTreva on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 4:25pm

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Virginia Foxx Embarrasses North Carolina Again
Treva Johnson Calls on Foxx to Do the People’s Business and Pass Extension of Payroll Tax Cut

This week, Congresswoman Virginia Fox took to the House floor and once again embarrassed the people of North Carolina. During the debate on extending the payroll tax cut, Ms. Foxx referred to the bipartisan 2 month extension passed by 89 Senators as “manure not worthy of our consideration.”

“89 Senators agreeing to anything is worthy of her consideration. This is just another in a long line of intemperate statements from Ms. Foxx as she continues to put Washington and extremism above the people she claims to represent, “said 5th District Candidate Treva Johnson.

People are Hungry and Hurting

Submitted by LaineyEdmisten on Mon, 11/01/2010 - 3:48am

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Dear Friends,

I want to share an example of how our campaign has touched lives this week, and ask for your help one last time.

Saturday, we invited folks to a free barbecue in Iredell County and offered rides to the polls. People came in droves and there were lines out the door at the board of elections.

People in western North Carolina are hurting. Our district has the 18th highest unemployment rate in the United States, and tragically, folks came to our barbecue because they were hungry.

Here in their own words are the voices of western North Carolinians whose lives have been destroyed by this recession:

"Thank you. My daughter lost her electricity this week. We didn't know where our next meal was going to come from. I've helped my daughter as much as I can. I don't have anything left. We didn't know whether we would be able to feed the grandchildren this week." --A grandmother