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Election 2008
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 11:01 AM
Congressmen endorse Hagan By Matt Shaw | Staff Writer North Carolina's seven Democratic congressmen are endorsing Kay Hagan, their party's nominee, in her campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole. In a joint statement released Tuesday, U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield said he has learned more about Hagan during her visits to Wilson and the 1st District. "What's clear to me is that she is the real deal: She's bright, she listens and she is ready to go head-to-head with Elizabeth Dole to fight for working families and people all across this state," Butterfield said. U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge added, "Kay Hagan will be an effective voice in the U.S. Senate for North Carolina's teachers and students. As a state senator, Kay worked to increase teacher pay and reduce classroom sizes." Hagan, now a state senator from Greensboro, was also endorsed by U.S. Reps. Mike McIntyre, Brad Miller, David Price, Heath Shuler and Mel Watt. "North Carolina's House members know all too well that Elizabeth Dole has not served the best interests of our state during the last six years," Hagan said in response to the endorsement. "She (Dole) voted against the federal minimum wage increase, against children's health care, against our veterans. ... We all know we can do better." Group wants tougher enforcement North Carolina citizens unhappy about illegal immigration are expected to convene on Raleigh next week. ALIPAC has scheduled the June 18 demonstration to lobby legislators to toughen immigration enforcement, especially considering the South Carolina legislature recently stepped up its laws. ALIPAC is calling for the state to cut off taxpayer resources from illegal aliens, encourage North Carolina businesses to use the E-Verify system and provide more funding for local police to train for immigration enforcement. For more information, visit www.alipac.us. jones wants fence on Mexico border U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones received this week petitions with more than 200,0000 signatures supporting completing building a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. Steve Elliott, president of Grassfire.org, presented the petitions to Jones, which endorse a House bill introduced by Jones in January. The bill would restore deadlines for completing of "a secure fence" along a 700-mile stretch. "Our nation's sovereignty and homeland security are at risk, and the only credible approach to solving the problem of illegal immigration is to put border security first," Jones said. gop notes absences The North Carolina Republican Party questioned why some big-name Democrats missed a N.C. appearance Monday by their party's presidential candidate. "Barack Obama came to Raleigh and Bev Perdue, Kay Hagan, and Walter Dalton were nowhere to be found," said Chairman Linda Daves. "Could it be that on the day Barack Obama announces the beginning of the general election campaign that Democrats have begun to distance themselves from the Senate's most liberal member? These Democrats can't run from Obama any more than they can run from their records of the largest increases in taxes and spending in the history of our state during their time in Raleigh. "It is time for Perdue, Hagan, and Dalton to come out of the shadows and own up to their records."
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