The invitation asks: "Will you join us on September 11th."
Virgil recently sent out this request not in an effort to pay tribute to our Nation's greatest tragedies but instead to increase his reelection campaign contributions from the beltway business-as-usual power brokers, corporate lobbyists, and PACs.
Exploiting his seat on the Appropriations Committee, he is hosting a fundraiser just down the street from the Capitol Building where the going rates are $500 per person, $1,000 for PACS, and $2,500 for PAC sponsors.
We hope you will help Virgil with his re-election campaign. Will you join us on Sept. 11th?

You are cordially invited to a luncheon honoring
Congressman Virgil H. Goode, Jr. (VA-05)
Committee on Appropriations
Thursday, September 11
12:30 PM
101 Constitution Avenue, Suite 600 West
Washington, DC
Contribution Levels are attached.
Danville News reported today:
On September 11, a major Washington, D.C. government affairs and lobbying firm will hold a fundraiser for Congressman Virgil Goode. The fundraiser will be held less than five miles away from where a plane, hijacked by terrorists, crashed into the Pentagon seven years earlier.
The Perriello campaign had this to say about Goode's fundraiser on September 11th:
A powerful group of Washington lobbyists is hosting a "pay-to-play" fundraiser for Rep. Virgil Goode on the anniversary of 9/11. The invitation clearly indicates his position on the Appropriations Committee and lists giving levels at $500 for individuals, $1,000 for PACs, and $2,500 for PAC sponsors. The event is to occur a stone's throw away from the Capitol Building, suggesting the lobbying power in Washington politics.
"This is just another example of how Virgil Goode has been bought and paid for by the special interests in Washington. Voters of the fifth district should be offended that he would engage in such blatant inside-the-Beltway power-brokering on the anniversary of 9/11, no less," said Jessica Barba, communications director for the Perriello campaign. "We demand that Congressman Goode cancel this event. If he refuses, it will send a strong signal to voters that he is more interested in representing special interests over Southside."
After the recent FEC filings this summer, Virgil Goode posted over $197,000 in PAC contributions and that number will no doubt increase significantly over the next several weeks.
Unlike Virgil Goode who is beholden to beltway corporate special interests, Tom Perriello has refused all donations from corporate PACs and lobbyists.
Goode has consistently postured himself as the independent voice in Congress who fights relentlessly for southside Virginia. Instead, he is sending a strong message by holding this fundraiser on September 11th that he will use any opportunity to fight for more Washington corporate interests in Washington.
I applaud Tom Perriello for coming out so strongly against Goode on this event.