Senator
Chuck Hagel
Congressman
Tom Osborne
former
Congressman John Y. McCollister
They
believe in the work Lee Terry is doing in
Congress.
Join
these three Nebraska leaders in supporting
Lee Terry on November 2nd.
TERRY:
“WELCOME TOM OSBORNE”
Lawmakers are
#1 Team for Nebraska
At a morning news conference at his Omaha
headquarters, U.S. Rep. Lee Terry today
accepted the endorsement of his colleague,
U.S. Rep. Tom Osborne,
and stated:
“As
the senior member of the Nebraska House
delegation, I have worked closely with Tom
Osborne in the past and look forward to
doing so the next two years. The Terry/Osborne
team has been a winning combination for
Nebraska.”
Terry said his campaign will enter the final
two weeks of the race by stressing two key
issues—his hard work on behalf of
the people of Nebraska’s 2nd district,
and his continuing support for tax reductions
as a means to boost the economy and let
people keep more of their own money.
Focusing on the continuing attacks by his
opponent on veterans’ funding, Terry
stated:
“I
have not voted to cut veterans funding.
Tom Osborne and I both voted in favor of
the very bill that my opponent cites as
a $25 billion cut. I resent her attacks
on my good friend and colleague, Tom Osborne,
and the other members who voted for this
important bill,” Terry stated.
Terry pointed to a news release issued jointly
by three veterans groups on March 25, 2003,
entitled “Veterans Win Budget Battle,”
that thanked members like Terry and Osborne
who voted in favor of the fiscal 2004 budget
resolution that increased veterans funding
by $3 billion.
“I’ve
been squarely on the side of veterans throughout
my career in Congress and this is borne
out by the fact that I have been endorsed
by the political action committee of the
V.F.W. My opponent’s latest attack
ad is sad—and shows her campaign is
desperate,” Terry said.
“The issues in this race are really
very simple,” Terry said. “The
fact is, I have a near perfect voting attendance
in the U.S. House while my opponent missed
nearly one-out-of-every four votes this
past session in Lincoln. I have voted to
cut taxes in Washington while my opponent
raised them by $865 million in Lincoln,
and has already stated she would raise taxes
again in Congress.”
Nancy
Thompson’s misleading ad:
Know
the Facts
REP. LEE TERRY: AN OUTSTANDING RECORD OF
SUPPORT FOR OUR NATION’S VETERANS
Nancy Thompson’s latest attack ad
against U.S. Rep. Lee Terry claims he voted
to cut veterans health care by $25 billion.
Their citation to support this claim is
“H. Con. Res. 95”, adopted by
the U.S. House on March 21, 2003.
FACT: The legislation cited in Thompson’s
ad INCREASED veterans spending
H. Con. Res. 95 was the fiscal 2004 budget
resolution. Under the legislation, spending
on veterans programs increased—from
$57.6 billion to $60.7 billion. That is
a 5.4 percent increase,
a level well above inflation. Any claim
that Lee Terry voted to “cut”
veterans programs by voting in favor of
H. Con. Res. 95 is flat-out wrong.
FACT: Lee Terry has supported huge INCREASES
in veterans programs and health care
Since Lee Terry entered the U.S. House,
funding on veterans health
care has jumped from $17.9
billion to $28.3 billion—a
58 percent increase in six
years. Funding for all veterans programs
has likewise increased: from $42.8 billion
in fiscal 1998 to $70.8 billion in fiscal
2005—a 65 percent increase.
FACT: Veterans know Lee’s record…and
they SUPPORT him
The political action committee of the nation’s
largest organization of combat veterans,
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, has endorsed
U.S. Rep. Lee Terry for reelection to Congress.
In their endorsement letter, Mike Wysong,
national chairman of the V.F.W.’s
political action committee, stated:
“Congressman Terry has
proven to be a strong advocate for veterans
and their families. He understands the need
to take care of those who have protected
and defended our great country, and he stands
shoulder-to-shoulder with us in the fight
to improve the readiness, modernization,
training and sustainability of our armed
forces.”
FACT: The American Legion, Veterans
of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans
specifically thanked members who voted in
favor of the legislation cited in Thompson’s
ad. (News Release,
“Veterans Win Budget Battle,”
3/25/2003)
September
24, 2004
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
V.F.W.
ENDORSES
CONGRESSMAN
TERRY
The
political action committee of the nation's
largest organization of combat veterans,
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, has endorsed
U.S. Rep. Lee Terry for reelection to Congress
in Nebraska 's second district, his campaign
announced today.
“I
have garnered many endorsements in my campaign
for reelection to Congress,” Terry said,
“but I hold the support of the V.F.W. above
all others. Quite simply, individuals who
served our country in uniform are true heroes
to me.”
Mike
Wysong, national chairman of the V.F.W.'s
political action committee, stated: “Congressman
Terry has proven to be a strong advocate
for veterans and their families. He understands
the need to take care of those who have
protected and defended our great country,
and he stands shoulder-to-shoulder with
us in the fight to improve the readiness,
modernization, training and sustainability
of our armed forces.”
John
Liebsack, legislative chairman of Nebraska
's V.F.W., said: “My organization has worked
closely with Congressman Terry on many important
issues. Lee Terry has been great for veterans,
and I'm confident that this sentiment is
overwhelmingly shared by my fellow members
of the V.F.W.”
Terry
vowed to continue his support for veterans
programs, pointing to dramatic increases
in federal funding. Spending on veterans'
programs, for example, is slated to increase
from $61.5 billion to $70.8 billion—a 15
percent jump in a single year. Terry also
said he would continue to work closely with
the Veterans' Medical Center in Omaha to
ensure continued federal support for the
facility.
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