42 more reasons to support Maria Cantwell…

…courtesy of Mike McGavick hisself via NPI…

○ Maria Cantwell voted for the largest tax increase in American history
○ Maria Cantwell voted against the Bush tax relief plans in 2001and 2003
○ Maria Cantwell voted 8 times to reduce the Bush Tax relief package of 2001 (a total of $980 billion)
○ Maria Cantwell voted 31 times to reduce the size of the 2003 tax cut package

That's right. Maria Cantwell rejects the borrow and spend (and spend and spend) philosophy of the GOP and recognizes that government has responsibilities and an obligation to fund those responsibilities.

Maria Cantwell knows that a tax "relief" plan that accelerates the accumulation of assets by those at the top at the expense of those in the middle isn't worthy of support.

Maria Cantwell has supported measures that would, among other things, provide resources to both our troops in the field and our veterans in the hospital, funded by asking the richest among us to make a small contribution to our national security.

Maria Cantwell has drawn a line, standing firmly on the side of the people and her Party, on issues related to equitable tax policy and responsible budgeting by the federal government.

We need Democratic Senators like Maria Cantwell to clean up the mess the corrupt Republican Party has made with its free lunch policies and taxpayer rip-offs.