BRADY FAILED CAREER PATH ILLUSTRATED

Franco campaign unveils Brady career chart

The Franco for Congress campaign has released the Organizational Chart of Kevin Brady’s Career.
“The chart is a visual representation of the failed leadership of Brady which includes getting arrested while in office, squandering the historic Republican majority and voting for bailouts twice,” said Melecio Franco, candidate for U.S. Congress in the Texas 8th Congressional Distict.
Other failures in Brady’s career include his hollow request for earmark reform and bringing government employees to campaign events.

“I hope that this chart helps voters see the excuses, inconsistencies and hypocrisies of Mr. Brady’s career,” said Franco. “It is time to rebuild the Republican Party with new leadership. If Mr. Brady could not accomplish his goals in the Republican Majority from 2001 to 2006, he will never accomplish them in the minority. After 14 years in office, he has tried his best and failed. Vote Franco for Congress in the March 2 Republican Primary.”

The Chart accurately depicts the disappointing history of the Brady years and the Brady Congress and illustrates why voters need to pick a new and true conservative to represent them in November. Footnotes supporting all elements of the chart are listed below.

Additionally a chart below illustrates the growth of National Debt while Congress was under Republican rule which seems to support Franco’s charge that the during Brady’s years in congress he did in fact squander the Republican majority advantage at least as far as debt ans spending goes. Per capita debt grew from $20,000 in 1997 when Brady took office to $29,000 when the Republican majority was lost.

NATIONAL DEBT GROWTH under BRADY Congress ballooned from $20,000 per person to $35,000 per person

Franco is an award-winning journalist. He is also a former staffer and speechwriter for Congressman Ted Poe. He is running for congress to reduce federal spending, cut taxes and reduce illegal immigration. For more information, visit www.francoforcongress.com

Bailout Quotes:

“I don’t like this bill at all — it goes against much of everything I believe in.” - Kevin Brady discussing his vote for bailouts. Source: http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/09/30/brady/

“This is your bailout.” ~ Kevin Brady to U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. November 19, 2009. Source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120583696

Government employees at campaign events:

“Challenger questions Brady employee’s hours, campaigning”

Source: http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2010/02/18/woodlands_villager/news/doc4b7641a091298024101032.txt

Brady votes for bailouts twice:

Sept: 29, 2008 http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll674.xml#Y

Oct. 3, 2008 http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll681.xml#Y

Brady votes for $700 bailouts before he votes against them:

“Brady, the senior House Republican on the Joint Economic Committee, voted not to release the second half of the bail out dollars.” Excerpt from Brady press release 1-22-09

Source: http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/tx08_brady/012209TARP.html

Brady voted against his bailout:

TARP Reform and Accountability Act HR 384

Bill Summary: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR00384:@@@D&summ2=m&

Roll Call vote 26

Source: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll026.xml

Brady calls for earmark moratorium in 2006:

“A one or two-year moratorium would help break the cycle of spending addiction and bring earmarks back into perspective.” ~ Kevin Brady Sept. 15, 2006

Source: http://www.house.gov/brady/PressArchives/2006/EarmarkColumn.html

Amount of Earmarks requested ($263.34 million) by Brady since 2006 moratorium request:

http://www.house.gov/brady/2010_appropriations.shtml

http://www.house.gov/brady/2009_appropriations.shtml

http://www.house.gov/brady/2008_appropriations.shtml

http://www.house.gov/brady/2007_appropriations.shtml

“In addition to the above listed projects, Congressman Brady has also signed letters in support of other regional and Texas projects sponsored by other members of the Texas delegation.” Source: Brady government website www.house.gov/brady

Brady DUI:

http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2005_3910869

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3391019.html

Brady votes against reducing the estate tax:

Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act HR 5970

Bill Summary: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:HR05970:@@@D&summ2=m&

Roll Call Vote 425 http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll425.xml

Brady votes against lowering interest rates for college student loans:

College Student Relief Act

Bill Summary: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR00005:@@@D&summ2=m&

Roll Call Vote 32 http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll032.xml

Annual funding amount for Planned Parenthood: $350 million