Frank Lautenberg
Released: Friday, October 17, 2008BURLINGTON, VT
DemocracyForAmerica.com, our nations largest progressive political action organization, endorsed Frank Lautenbergs campaign for the United States Senate during the primaries because of his record of leadership and his commitment to progressive values. With a global financial crisis, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and working men and women struggling to get by, DFA knows we need Sen. Lautenberg now more than ever.
Frank Lautenberg is a progressive fighter with the experience, wisdom, and judgment we have to have in the United States Senate, said Jim Dean, Chair of DFA. Sen. Lautenberg is the leader we need as America moves forward to confront the major challenges here at home and overseas.
Frank Lautenberg was born in Paterson, N.J., the son of immigrants who came through Ellis Island. Along with two childhood friends, Sen. Lautenberg started ADP
one of the first and largest computing service companies in the world. After serving as CEO for ADP for many years, Sen. Lautenberg was elected to the U.S. Senate.
In this term alone, Frank Lautenberg has voted repeatedly to bring our troops home from Iraq, stood up to the Bush administration to stop drilling for oil less than 100 miles from New Jerseys shoreline, and stopped George Bush from cutting affordable health care for thousands of working class New Jersey families and children.
Democracy for America and I are both committed to changing direction in Washington after the failures of eight years of President Bush and Vice President Cheney. Together we will work to end the War in Iraq, boost our economy, protect the environment, and make health care and higher education more affordable and accessible, said Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg.
Democracy for America is the key endorsement in this race, bringing donations from progressives and providing volunteers to participate in door-to-door, grassroots outreach. DFA has helped elect over 550 progressives to office from Governor Deval Patrick in Massachusetts to Rep. Jerry McNerney in Californias 11th Congressional District.
Frank Lautenberg is a true progressive who has always fought for working men and women in the Garden State and across the country, said Daniel I. Medress, Communications Director of Democracy for America. Unlike his opponent, Sen. Lautenberg takes his marching orders from the only people who count: his constituents.
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