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Representative Tsongas is NOT one of us!
Most of us that live in the 37 cities and towns that comprise the 3rd Congressional District would love to be in the stratosphere that is the life style of our Representative”.
In the 2010 Election on a Lowell Sun debate, Ms. Tsongas insinuated that she "was a regular person” and attempted to paint her challenger as an elitist. She also indicated her personal involvement in saving money for us taxpayers. She mentioned not taking a raise and voting for a freeze on a congressional pay raise as well as cutting staff expenses by 75 thousand dollars. Her statement seemed not to be in line with the facts.
Between Jan 1st and 30 July 2010, a six month period, Ms. Tsongas had spent $498.897 for her staff, this projects out to $997,794 for the year! In 2009 her staff expenses were $960,829, In 2008 the expense was $898,711. This does not indicate a reduction but rather a slow increase in the cost to operate her office.
She failed to mention that she voted for the congressional pay raise (H413 on June 19, 2009) before she voted against the automatic pay adjustment in 2010.
On a personal front Ms Tsongas’s income is $174.000 for a congressional salary. Based on Financial Disclosure reports a public record, her net worth is listed as between $1,845,054 and $7,999.999 which ranks her 66th RICHEST in the House of Representatives. Her assets includes her three properties, a small Condo at 52 Lawrence Drive Unit 411M, in Lowell, rarely used other than an election cycle, valued at $119.600. Her primary residence, at 26 Auburn St., Charlestown Ma. Purchased in 2003 for $760,000 with an accessed value of $602,300. And finally her property at 455 Shore Rd. Chatham Ma; valued at $2,440,800.This is the individual who supports Occupy Wall Street and is in fact a FAT CAT!
We personally hope Ms. Tsongas makes and spends whatever she desires, that is the America as it was and should be, not the America she and her fellow elitist elected officials want to make it for us and exclude themselves.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Niki Tsongas "I absolutely believe people are better off,"
DEVENS
-- The difference between U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas and challenger Jon Golnik was
clear by the time they answered the first question during an hourlong debate
Wednesday night: , October 10th 2012
Are people better off
than they were two years ago?
"I
think the answer to that question is no, they are not," Golnik, a Carlisle
Republican, said, citing what he called chronically high unemployment rates and
spikes in gas and food prices.
"I absolutely believe people are better off," Tsongas, a Lowell Democrat, said, pointing to
31 consecutive months of private-sector job growth that she attributed to the
federal stimulus program. "We are on a path, but is there more to do? You
bet there's more to do."
Tsongas
and Golnik also debated changes they'd make to the federal tax code, ideas for
creating jobs, the Affordable Care Act, Social Security, gridlock in Congress,
and how to deal with a nuclear-armed Iran. Golnik, who was the more aggressive of the two, attacked
Tsongas' history of voting with her party on nearly every vote, and Tsongas
defended her votes in favor of key legislation on health care and the stimulus,
and her work with businesses in the district.
Tsongas
praised the effects of government action on the economy, health care and
alternative energy subsidies, while Golnik called for repealing the Affordable
Care Act, scaling back regulation on businesses and offering those entering the
workforce to invest in private accounts as an alternative to Social Security.
The
debate, held at the Hilton Garden Inn, was sponsored by MediaNews Group, the
parent company of The Sun and the Sentinel & Enterprise, and by the Nashoba
Valley Chamber of Commerce.
One
criticism Golnik returned to a few times was Tsongas' vote in favor of the
Affordable Care Act, which includes a medical-device excise tax that Golnik
said will cost three businesses alone in the 3rd Congressional District $100
million a year. Tsongas said that she did oppose the medical-device tax when it
was brought to vote by itself but wouldn't vote against the entire health-care
program because of that one component.
"I
wasn't going to throw out the baby with the bath water," she said.
Tsongas
called for ending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans
and extending it for everyone else, while Golnik said he would make the Bush
tax cuts permanent. When asked about subsidies for alternative-energy
companies, Tsongas pointed to successes such as a Lawrence company and said
only three such companies have failed. Golnik called for an end to the
subsidies, saying that if they companies were viable, they'd be able to get
funding from private-sector sources and not the government.
The
stark difference between the candidates was also clear when they were asked
what measures they'd take to add jobs to the economy.
Tsongas
talked about successes when companies worked in partnership with the
government, including a Lawrence company that planned to move to North Carolina
but is now staying after working with the federal, state and local governments.
She also defended government regulation on what had been a "Wild
West" Wall Street. Golnik said companies have $2 trillion on their balance
sheets but are afraid to hire workers because of uncertainty thanks to
political interference, and said too many regulations stifle the economy by
imposing too many restrictions on small businesses.
Golnik
defeated Tom Weaver of Westford in the September primary by more than a 2-to-1
margin. He lost to Tsongas in the 2010 election, 55 percent to 42. Tsongas,
unchallenged in the Democratic primary, has been in office since winning a
special election in 2007.
The
debate was moderated by Daniel Asquino, president of Mount Wachusett Community
College, and included questions from three panelists: Chris Camire, the
Sentinel & Enterprise's Statehouse reporter; Bill Kole, the Associated
Press New England bureau chief; and Marisa Donelan, the city editor of the
Sentinel & Enterprise.
Niki Tsongas Ratings
As a general rule of thumb, ANY entity needing OUR tax dollars to exist, rate Ms. Tsongas very high. Any entity that protects your freedom or wallet or business rates her very low!
Abortion Issues
Agriculture Issues
Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Arts and Humanities
2011 | Americans for the Arts Action Fund - Positions (House Only) | 100% |
Budget, Spending and Taxes
Business and Consumers
Campaign Finance and Election Issues
2008-2011 | Global Exchange - Percent Loyalty to Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Lobby | 29% |
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Congressional and Legislative Affairs
2008-2011 | Global Exchange - Percent Loyalty to Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Lobby | 29% |
2007-2008 | Grassroots Netroots Alliance - Positions | 0% |
Conservative
Drug Issues
2007-2008 | National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors - Positions | 100% |
Education
Employment and Affirmative Action
2009 | Women Employed - Positions | 50% |
2008 | Latin America Working Group - Positions | 25% |
Energy Issues
2007-2008 | Alliance to Stop the War on the Poor - Positions on Affordable Energy | 0% |
Environmental Issues
Family and Children Issues
2011 | The Children's Health Fund - Positions (House Only) | 100% |
2010 | Vote Kids - Positions | 100% |
2009-2010 | American Family Association - Positions | 0% |
2009-2010 | Children's Defense Fund - Positions | 100% |
2009-2010 | School Nutrition Association - Positions (House Only) | 100% |
2009 | The Children's Health Fund - Positions | 66% |
2009 | Vote Kids - Positions | 100% |
2007-2008 | Family Research Council - Positions | 50% |
2007-2008 | School Nutrition Association - Positions | 0% |
2007-2008 | The Arc - Positions | 50% |
2007 | Children's Defense Fund - Positions | 100% |
2007 | Family Research Council - Positions | 0 |
2007 | League of Women Voters - Children's Health Issues Score | 100% |
Federal, State, and Local Relations
2009 | The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association - Positions | 20% |
Foreign Aid and Policy Issues
Government Reform
Gun Issues
Health Issues
Immigration
Labor
Liberal
Military Issues
National Security Issues
Senior and Social Security Issues
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
2009-2010 | Human Rights Campaign - Positions | 100% |
Social Issues
Technology and Communication
2012 | Social Media Today - Positions (Presidential) | % |
2007-2008 | Information Technology Industry Council - Positions | 75% |
2007 | Computer & Communications Industry Association - Positions | 67% |
Trade Issues
Veterans Issues
2011 | Vietnam Veterans of America - Positions | 100% |
2009 | Disabled American Veterans - House of Representatives Score | 100% |
Welfare and Poverty
Women's Issues
2011 | Federally Employed Women - Positions | 100% |
2010 | Federally Employed Women - Positions | 60% |
2009 | Federally Employed Women - Positions | 100% |
2009 | Women Employed - Positions | 50% |
2007-2008 | Federally Employed Women - Equality in Government Score | 70 |
2007-2008 | National Organization for Women - Positions | 100% |
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