Thank you MoveOn.org For Your Endorsement

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Monday September 27, 2010 · 9:13 AM PDT

2010/09/27 · 09:13

Dear MoveOn member,

MoveOn members in Texas's 21st District have voted to endorse Lainey Melnick for Congress. It's up to all of us to stop the corporate takeover of Congress—you can volunteer with the campaign here:

http://www.laineyforcongress.com

Below is a special message for you from Lainey Melnick.

Thanks for all you do.

–Steven, Anna, Duncan, Adam, Carrie, and the rest of the team

lmelnick

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Monday July 26, 2010 · 6:31 PM PDT

2010/07/26 · 18:31

We couldn't have chosen a better day to release our first campaign video. Today, many in our district received another one of Lamar Smith's taxpayer funded self-promotion newsletters. This time, he uses a quote from the majority leader, Steny Hoyer, which he claims supports his assertion that the Democratic majority is irresponsible. The quote was lifted completely out of context from an article dated May 11, 2006 and entitled "The American People Are Not the Only Ones Rejecting Republican Policies - So Are the Republicans." The statement was in response to the Republican majority being unable to bring their party together to do the job for America. In this article, he says, "Republicans cannot escape responsibility and accountability for their fiscal failures."

lmelnick

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Thursday July 22, 2010 · 9:22 PM PDT

2010/07/22 · 21:22

originally posted on http://www.laineyforcongress.com

Today Lamar Smith shamefully perpetuated the contrived Black Panther voter intimidation controversy that has been a rallying cry for conservative media in an effort to discredit the Attorney General and topple the Obama administration. We count on our Congressional Representatives to rely on facts, to seek out truth, to fight for justice, and not to play politics. Lamar Smith has failed us again.

lmelnick

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Thursday July 08, 2010 · 7:15 PM PDT

2010/07/08 · 19:15

Originally posted at http://www.laineyforcongress.com

Today marks the 80th day since this crisis began. This disaster is now the largest offshore oil spill in our history. It is estimated that 35,000 to 65,000 barrels of oil are pouring into our Gulf waters everyday, and now we've seen tar balls hit our Texas shores. Our economy, our wildlife, our way of life has been decimated, but BP still finds ways to make even more bad decisions that harm Americans.

lmelnick

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Monday July 05, 2010 · 7:29 PM PDT

2010/07/05 · 19:29

Originally posted at http://www.laineyforcongress.com

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Lamar Smith thinks that he has found the winning campaign platform. All he needs to do is rant about how the Obama administration isn't securing our borders, use fear to connect terrorism with immigration, and gamble on your intolerance to accept that immigrants are creating our unemployment problems. The problem is that Lamar Smith has had 23 years of policy-making to show us that he has the solution, that he can make us safe, and that he can grow our economy. He has failed.

lmelnick

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Thursday June 10, 2010 · 8:50 PM PDT

2010/06/10 · 20:50

After the primary wins of 5 women on June 8th, the morning shows on all three major networks and many headlines across the country touted this surprising victory as "The Year of the Woman", "Ladies Night", and "Women Rule."

lmelnick

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Thursday May 13, 2010 · 9:18 PM PDT

2010/05/13 · 21:18

Our coastal region has been hit by a corporate-made disaster that has caused tragic loss of life, livelihood, and endangered our environment and ocean-based economy. The magnitude of this tragedy can't be minimized, and the liability of the corporations involved should not be limited.

lmelnick

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Thursday May 06, 2010 · 3:36 PM PDT

2010/05/06 · 15:36

Yesterday, President Obama signed landmark comprehensive bi-partisan legislation into law to support our Veterans. This law passed with enormous bi-partisan support in the House, 419-0, with only three Republican representatives sitting out the vote. Lamar Smith was one of those three.

lmelnick

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Wednesday April 28, 2010 · 5:18 PM PDT

2010/04/28 · 17:18

If you listen to Lamar Smith and his supporters, he has been a champion of immigration policy during his 23 years in Congress. Well, it seems that Republicans and Democrats all agree on one thing this week, the Congress has failed America on immigration. Structural failures of our current policy combined with the inadequate or misguided responses to these failures have led to the largest unauthorized population in our history.

lmelnick

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Friday April 09, 2010 · 3:26 PM PDT

2010/04/09 · 15:26

It's Time To Say YES To Lainey Melnick

Shares Texas Values
Lainey Melnick was born on a US Air Force Base in 1962. The second daughter of hard-working parents from the midwest, she has lived in two countries, seven states and has experienced the American Dream. Her search for a permanent home ended when she and her husband found the perfect community to raise their family. Lainey has spent a quarter of her life as a Texan, and is proud to call Austin home.

lmelnick

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Monday March 22, 2010 · 9:43 PM PDT

2010/03/22 · 21:43

While Lamar Smith has gained power and prestige in Congress, Texas has become the home to the highest number of uninsured children in America. According to the 2008 Census, almost 30% of children under 18 yrs old, in our district alone, are either uninsured or are already on a government insurance program. In our district alone, the newly passed health care reform bill will give the opportunity of insurance to over 25,000 of our uninsured children, over 93,000 uninsured adults, and almost 2,000 uninsured seniors. In our district alone, over 75,000 young adults, of whom 1 of 4 lives below the poverty level, will qualify to stay on their parents' insurance policy instead of adding them to the pool of uninsured or government subsidized. In our district alone, over 35% of our population of all ages, and 95% of our seniors, almost 300,000 of our neighbors, are either uninsured or are already on a government insurance program. Yet our community suffers from only a little over 4% unemployment. Our neighbors are not trying to get something for nothing. They work hard, and they deserve an opportunity to purchase the security net of affordable health insurance for themselves and their families.

lmelnick

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Thursday March 04, 2010 · 1:58 PM PST

2010/03/04 · 13:58

Thank you so much for your amazing support over the past 9 months. Because of your hard work and dedication, we did it. I am now officially the Democratic Nominee for the TX-21 Congressional Seat. In November 2010, I will face the 22-year Republican incumbent, Lamar Smith. Our challenge is really only just beginning. The results of the primary show that he is a skilled career politician who understands the business of re-election. His opponent was able to get about 20% of the Republican vote, denting his base, but not nearly enough to split the support. I think he put himself in a difficult position though trying to run on the right of Lamar Smith, there wasn't much wiggle room there. Smith also lost support that he had from the 2006 primary, so he came away with about 16,000 votes less than he could have had.

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