Steve Harrison for Congress in Bay Ridge and Staten Island

Vito Fossella (R) has voted with Geore W. Bush 9 times out of 10 which is 9 times too many. It's time for a change in congress and Steve Harrison (D) can be a part of that change. Fossella has been a part of this corrupt Republican congress since 1997 and it's way past time to send him home. Fossella is the only Republican representing New York City and it's clear that's one Republican too many. New York is a city of progressive thinking and we do not need someone who agrees with George W. Bush 90% of the time representing us. I live in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and I'll be voting for Steve Harrison on November 7th, I hope you'll join me in doing so.

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The following excerpt was taken from the 10/20 edition of the New York Times:

Fossella's campaign has taken some steps in his campaign that have raised eyebrows. The blogosphere was abuzz last week over a mailer from the congressman's campaign titled "Steve Harrison's Anti-Staten Island Agenda," which featured a picture of Harrison next to a picture of Osama Bin Laden.

"If you vote for Steve Harrison for Congress, or don't vote at all, here's what you will be supporting," the mailer said in part. "Steve Harrison opposes key tools in the war on terror."

Anyone that would stoop to such lows doesn't deserve to represent New York City. Fossella must go.

Fossella has spent over $1 million dollars on his campaign while Harrison has spent barely $80,000. Let's send a message that a seat in the House can not be bought!

Steve Harrison's policies:

National

1. Bring a quick end to our involvement in Iraq. Persue the war on terror.

2. Strengthen our military.

3. Scan all shipping containers before port entry.

4. Establish a national second responder corps to help addresss terrorism and natural disasters.

5. Adopt a national policy promoting energy independence within 10 years.

6. Reinforce Social Security as it exists now, not as a privatized program.

7. Restore the cuts in health care, veterans benefits, student loans, and education and stop giving tax breaks to millionaires and corporations.

8. Enact Universal health care and a sane prescription drug benefit.

9. Prohibit trade agreements with nations devoid of effective labor laws.

10. Pass a new minimum wage.

11. Put current immigrants on a path to citizenship; increase border security.

12. Get handguns off the streets.

13. Work towards affordable housing.

Local: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn & Staten Island

1. Eliminate the toll on the Verrezano Narrows Bridge for Staten Island and Brooklyn residents fo the district; maintain tolls for all other users of the bridge.

2. Demolish toll booths and introduce high speed EZ Pass with "toll booth free" technology to eliminate congestion on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

3. Increase existing ferry service and introduce new fast ferry services for Staten Island and Brooklyn.

4. Increase express bus service on Staten Island and Brooklyn

5. Build an improved Goethals Bridge now; establish a bus link to Bayonne and build a North Shore rail line.

6. Support a Gowanus tunnel to replace the Gowanus Expressway.

7. Pass "preservation zoning" where necessary, enforce our building codes, elminate "self certification" of building plans, identify and re-zone large "soft sites" ripe for redevelopment.

8. Support Staten Island's hospitals; call for building a City hospital.

9. Establish a viable emergency evacuation plan for Staten Island and Brooklyn

10. Oppose NASCAR in Staten Island.

Steve Harrison is right for Brooklyn. Steve Harrison is right for Staten Island. Steve Harrison is right for America.