First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail - September 3, 2010
Last Day to Register to Vote - October 4, 2010 (moves to next business day, Monday)
First Day of Early Voting - October 13, 2010 (moves to next business day, Monday)
Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (received, not postmarked) - October 26, 2010
Wes Shahan, Kay Granger, Bobby Tutor
Wes Shahan of Fox Electric Ltd. and Bobby Tutor of Tutor Electrical Services for stopped by to visit with Kay. The support of the Independent Electrical Contractors is greatly appreciated.
Rep. Granger Earns Small Business Endorsement
Commitment to Small Businesses Clinches Important Constituency’s Support
Click here for the PDF version: NFIB Press Release
Contact: Stephanie Cathcart, 202-314-2056
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 5, 2010 — Today the National Federation of Independent Business, America’s leading small business association, announced its full support and endorsement of Rep. Kay Granger in Texas’ 12th District.
Granger has been a strong advocate for small business in the 111th Congress. During the healthcare debate, she stood on the side of small business and voted against the healthcare bill, a critical sign of support for Texas’ businesses.
“In a time when there is a lot of focus on helping small business, some leaders just talk about it and others, like Congresswoman Granger, work to find ways to deliver on it,” said Lisa Goeas, NFIB’s vice president for political operations. “We commend her for voting against the healthcare bill, and NFIB will continue to work with her to find meaningful solutions to the most pressing issues for small businesses.”
Granger is a strong and independent voice who understands that small businesses are vital to our economic recovery. As a former small business owner, Granger understands the burdens small businesses face and has been a strong leader voicing her concerns over the spending policies in Washington.
There are thousands of NFIB small business owners in Texas, and even more small business employees and supporters, making this a significant endorsement in an important election year.
The endorsement comes from NFIB’s Save America’s Free Enterprise Trust, the association’s political action committee, and is based on positions on key small business issues including healthcare, taxes, and labor and regulatory issues. With this endorsement, Granger gains the active grassroots and financial backing from Texas’ small business owners.
Small business owners and their employees vote in high numbers and are known for actively recruiting friends, family members and acquaintances to go to the polls. NFIB will encourage Texas’ members to help turn out the small business vote on Granger’s behalf on Election Day.
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Welcome to the official Kay Granger campaign website! This is the place to come for information on Congresswoman Granger as she leads the fight in Washington against the expansion of government, taxes and spending.
Check back often for commentaries and news updates about how Congresswoman Granger is fighting for your conservative values in Washington.
Greetings to my friends in the Republican Party. I thank you for all you are doing for our party and our cause.
And your work has never been more important than it is today. Right now in Washington, we are confronted with an administration that is convinced that the path to prosperity is paved with higher taxes, more regulation and bigger government. Rather than empower people, they want to entitle them. Instead of working to create private sector jobs, they are working to create government jobs.
But I want you to know that I am working hard every day to stand up against this administration. I know that real growth and real jobs come from small businesses, many of which are owned and operated by women. I know that people know how to spend their money better than the government does. And I know that my health care is best left in the hands of my doctors, not bureaucrats in Washington.
So I will continue to fight for our common values of lower taxes, smaller government and greater individual freedom. And I will continue to keep you updated as I do.
Thanks again for what you have done and what you are doing. These are difficult times. But working together, we are up to the challenge.
Kay
| Dear Friends,
House Democrats’ promise of a government takeover of our health care system is one-step closer to becoming a reality. It is coming to the floor in the sleaziest, most underhanded way I have ever experienced since coming to Congress. Preliminary scores put the cost of the bill at $940 billion. The American people now can be assured that the Democratic Congress has not listened to them. House Democrats have listened to Obama and Pelosi rather than their constituents. They anticipate the final bill is going to be so bad they are bending the rules to make sure their vulnerable members do not have to cast a vote for it. This is an abysmal abuse of democracy. There are still several Texas congressional members that are planning on voting “yes” to this bill. Below is a list of these members and their office numbers. I urge you to make calls to these members. We have to do everything within our power to stop this legislation from becoming a reality. Kay Henry Cuellar – Texas 28th Lloyd Doggett – Texas 25th 202-225-4865 DC Office 512-916-5921 District Office
Charles Gonzalez – Texas 20th 202-225-3236 DC Office 210-472-6195 District Office
Al Green – Texas 9th 202-225-7508 DC Office 713-383-9234 District Office
Gene Green – Texas 29th 202-225-1688 DC Office 713-330-0761 District Office
Ruben Hinojosa – Texas 15th 202-225-2531 DC Office 956-682-5545 District Office
Sheila Jackson Lee – Texas 18th 202-225-3816 DC Office 713-655-0050 District Office
Eddie Bernice Johnson – Texas 30th 202-225-8885 DC Office 214-922-8885 District Office
Solomon Ortiz – Texas 27th 202-225-7742 DC Office 361-883-5868 District Office
Silvestre Reyes – Texas 16th 202-225-4831 DC Office 915-534-4400 District Office
Ciro Rodriguez – Texas 23rd 202-225-4511 DC Office 210-922-1874 District Office
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Dear Friends,
Thanks to everyone for helping make March 2 such a special night. Thanks to all the volunteers and voters. You were a tremendous grassroots army.
Our huge victory at the polls shows that the people of District 12 know that I am fighting for them everyday in Washington. And that’s exactly what I’ll keep doing.
So to everyone out there in District 12: thank you for your support. This is your moment, this is your victory.
Now let’s get back to fighting for our conservative values in Washington.
Thank you,
Granger sits down one-on-one with Gen. David Petraeus
Posted Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010
By CHRIS VAUGHN
cvaughn@star-telegram.com
Because U.S. Rep. Kay Granger helps control the purse strings for both the Defense Department and the State Department, it should not be surprising that Gen. David Petraeus might want to sit down with her to discuss operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the turmoil of the Middle East.
Except it was surprising to Granger, who is used to sharing her time with the U.S. Central Command leader with other congressmen.
So what do the American people think of the job President Obama is doing on health care?
According to a CBS News poll, 54% disapprove and only 36% approve.
I’m not surprised. The American people know that we can’t lower the cost of health care by creating mandates and fines. And the American people know that we have too much government involvement in health care already. The answer to health care reform comes from common sense ideas I’ve been pushing in Congress for years, like providing tax incentives to families to buy and own their own health care.
Obamacare is bad medicine. And the American people know it. That’s why I am continuing to fight against it in Washington.
Now that the Democrats are finalizing their health care bill, I find it amusing to hear them say that there are no new regulations or mandates in the bill.
Really? I checked and found out that the Democratic health care bill includes:
1032 mentions of the word “require”
121 mentions of the word “penalty”
and 254 mentions of the word “tax”
Make no mistake about it: the bill that I fought against and that I continue to fight against will put huge new burdens, taxes and mandates on every citizen and every business in this country.
