Today, the American Dream is under assault. The Tea Party Republicans and their Wall Street and corporate sponsors say that we should live by the law of the jungle, that it’s every person for themself; that it’s okay to let only those who are rich or have political connections decide what’s best for us and our country; that the American Dream of each generation doing better than the one before it is dead. They’re wrong, and we need to fight to rebuild the American Dream.
We believe in a different vision for America. We believe in a country of equal opportunity, where each person has the chance to succeed if they work hard. We believe that America is a community in which we pay forward to the next generation by investing in education, healthcare and the public good, so that businesses can create jobs and hire productive workers. We believe in a society in which those who have worked hard to build America deserve to retire with dignity through programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
The right-wing assault on the American Dream must be stopped.
Elections matter. That much is clear as we saw during the battles over raising the debt ceiling, reforming the broken healthcare system, holding Wall Street accountable and investing in green jobs… that we could have used more bold progressive warriors in Washington to stand up to Tea Party extremists, health insurance companies, Wall Street and Big Oil.
There will still be big policy fights ahead of us in the coming years. From job creation and tax reform to protecting Social Security and Medicare, we will need Democrats with principles who are warriors for working families. That’s why the last thing we need to send to Washington is a Democrat who is a kinder, gentler version of the Republicans.
That’s why I’m running. As Congressman, I will be a warrior for working families, and I ask for your support.
