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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

In General Politicos Should Read Not React

LEVESQUE FOR CONGRESS

P.O. BOX 1387

Auburn, ME 04211

www.levesqueforcongress.com

AUBURN, ME – Jason J. Levesque, Republican candidate in Maine’s 2^nd Congressional District, called on Rep. Mike Michaud to sign onto the discharge petition which would allow a vote on the “Read the Bill” Resolution (H.R. 554).

“It’s time for Rep. Michaud to put his money where his mouth is and sign onto the discharge petition to get this bill out of committee,” said Levesque. “It seems obvious to me that a Congressman should read a bill before voting on it. Furthermore, the public has a right to see legislation before Congress votes. Not only is this good government, but it’s also common-sense. ”

Mike Michaud is one of the co-sponsors of the resolution that would amend the rules of the House of Representatives to require that non-emergency legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet for 72 hours before consideration by the House. However this bill has been stalled in committee since June and Speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t allow it to come out for vote.

Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA) and Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) have filed a discharge petition to get it out of committee and, if the petition is signed by a majority of members, it can be voted on by the full House over the objections of Speaker Pelosi. Mike Michaud has not signed the discharge petition, although 158 House members from both parties have signed it.

“America depends on active citizen participation. But Mike Michaud proved last July that he does not want greater transparency in government when he pleaded with his colleagues to cancel August recess to ram through a health care bill. When he failed, he refused to give his constituents an opportunity to be heard,” Levesque said.

Mike Michaud voted for the stimulus bill only 12 hours after it was given to him without time to read the details and he supported the job-killing Cap & Trade bill only 16 hours after a rewrite was introduced without time to read the details.

“Obviously Rep. Michaud only signed on as a co-sponsor of the bill to get political cover. He doesn’t want this to actually become law, or he would have signed the discharge petition. His actions speak louder than words,” concluded Levesque.

RELEASE: September 30, 2009

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