McIntyre and Pelosi cost over North Carolinians $1.68 a gallon

Washington, DC – Between the time Rep. McIntyre voted to make Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House the actions/inaction of Congress has resulted in a $1.68 per gallon price rise for a gallon of gas. Will Breazeale and the Republicans in Congress have a plan that would actually reduce it by $1.98 per gallon.

McIntyre and Pelosi have blocked drilling for the extensive oil deposits in North Alaska and off shore in the lower 48 states. Cuba is allowing the Chinese and others to drill in areas that US companies are prohibited from drilling by Congress. McIntyre and Congress have also blocked any new gasoline refineries being built – even though the damage from Hurricaines’ Rita and Katerina showed how shockingly short of refinery capacity we are.

McIntyre voted against legislation that would have eased restrictions on building refineries and also against building refineries on abandoned military bases. He also has voted against drilling for oil. He has also voted to increase taxes on gasoline producers – even though gasoline is one of the most taxed commodities already with the Federal government and the states taxing many times the oil companies’ profit on a gallon of gas.

What the USA needs is a comprehensive policy on energy – drilling for new oil where it exists here in the US – building new nuclear power plants – allowing our abundant supplies of coal to be mined and used to provide clean affordable power – encouraging private enterprise to develop new alternative sources of energy – allow US oil companies to expand their refining capabilities – end subsidies for converting corn to ethanol, which does little to expand energy supplies but greatly inflates the cost of food.

Candidate Will Breazeale and the Republicans in currently in Congress have a plan to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and reduce the price of gas. The estimate is that rather than $4.02 per gallon it would be $2.04 per gallon. These are not pie in the sky proposals like windmills and solar. There is nothing wrong with wind and solar - but they will not substantially reduce our dependence on foreign oil for years. They are not proposing punitive taxes on the people who actually produce oil and gas.

Here is an estimate based on data produced by the Office of the House Republican Whip:

Republican Plan to Lower Gas Prices
Bring onshore oil online (ANWR, Shale)$0.70 -$1.60
Bring deepwater oil online (OCS)$0.90 -$2.50
Bring new refineries online (none since ’76)$0.15 -$0.45
Cut earmarks to fund gas tax holiday$0.18
Halt oil shipments to SPR$0.05
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Savings (at least):$1.98

The people of North Carolina deserve better representation than Mike McIntyre costing them up to $2.00 a gallon – they need Will Breazeale working to keep their money where it belongs – in their own wallet!

Was superdelegate McIntyre's vote worth $101,249?

Don Surber has calculated that each delegate cost Obama $101,249. One has to wonder if McIntyre's vote was worth the cost? But I bet Obama will help McIntyre raise that much and more, now that Mike is "on the bus" for Denver.

Who likes the Farm Bill? Hardly anyone - except those who profit from it!

Congress has passed the latest version of the Farm Bill - which is really a misnomer since much of the taxpayers' money that is shovelled into it goes to people who do not farm. Admittedly the longer title is "Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act."

At one time the government was concerned that farmers could not continue if they could not sell their crops at high enough prices, so Congress passed laws that would cause the government to buy some of the crops at those higher prices propping up the price - supply and demand. Then, the government having bought these crops and not really wanting them would either send them as humanitarian aid to third world countries or give them to people here with low incomes.

Now they just pay some people not to grow something so that those who do can get the higher price. Then they just give money to people with low incomes and more money to third world countries. Or their current plan literally burns taxpayers' dollars by buying up sugar at far above World commodity price and then selling at steep discounts to companies who will make it into ethanol for cars!

Oh, what economic wizards these Congressmen be!

With US and World food prices rising, third World countries rioting over food, chain stores in this country rationing rice and our Congress expands the multi Trillion dollar debt in order to pay farmers to grow less or even not grow altogether. In what alternate universe does this make any sense? I feel like I'm trapped in that SciFi series "Sliders" and am really expecting "Cromags" to show up next!

Here in southeastern NC Congressman Mike McIntyre is crowing about his having helped pass this bill. A quick check of his campaign contributions shows why. Since April 2007 he has raked in over $30 thousand from the big sugar farmers, NONE from North Carolina. And scrolling through just the top few dozen recipients found over $40 thousand in donations to Mike. No telling how many more came from the other couple thousand people on that list who get money from the bill. It is no wonder he has a million dollars in his war chest.

McIntyre gets failing grade from Club for Growth

Rep. Mike McIntyre wants voters to think he is Conservative - but the Conservative "Club for Growth" thinks otherwise. The just released their 2007 Congressional Scorecard and Mike scored a dismal 10%. Seems like I once got 10% correct on a test for spelling my name right. Now with a difficult to spell like McIntyre's opponent, the truly conservative Will Breazeale, 10% might be low. The people of the 7th District of North carolina deserve better than a 10% conservative.

Club for Growth Releases 2007 Congressional Scorecard

Washington -
Today, the Club for Growth released its 2007 annual scorecard, awarding the
Defender of Economic Freedom award to six senators and forty-nine
representatives who scored a 90 or above on the Club's scorecard (see
here).

"These top-scoring members of Congress are staunch defenders
of American taxpayers," said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. "Their votes
are critical to lowering taxes, cutting wasteful spending, and promoting
economic growth for all Americans. The Club for Growth scorecard allows
taxpayers to see how their senators and representatives are performing in
Congress and find out who is truly fighting for pro-growth, limited-government
policies. We hope that support for pro-growth principles will continue to grow,
allowing more members to earn this award and more Americans to benefit."

Yet another reason to change Congress by replacing McIntyre with Breazeale

The TCS Wastebasket

Congress Needs to Take On Cost Overruns -- Too often, the lawmakers can't agree on where there is waste in government. The problem is that everything in Washington, D.C. seems to have an army of lobbyists and powerful lawmakers playing defense at the slightest hint of trouble. But we think a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) can break the impasse.

The report found that the 95 Department of Defense (DoD) weapons programs worth $1.6 trillion had had a total of $300 billion in cost overruns. The GAO has been doing this analysis of programs annually since 2000 and cost overruns and delays are actually worse than when they first started tracking.

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Newsletter 5-5-2008

Hello All
Thank goodness the Primary is almost here! Since I have no primary opponent, my name is not on the Primary Ballot, but neither is McIntyre's. I have been focusing on voters of this district on the one and only race in district 7 - the one that will be decided on November 4th 2008.

I have begun challenging McIntyre's campaign through the media and by letter to schedule at least 3 face to face - Breazeale vs McIntyre - debates before the November election. If McIntyre believes his positions on the issues are superior to mine, he should have no problem defending them on a debate stage.

The truth is he is ashamed of his liberal voting record and ashamed of the the standard bearers of his party: Hillary and Obama. That is evident in his refusal, as a Super Delegate for the Democrat Party, to endorse either of them!

My "Fair Heath Plan", I am happy to report, is receiving favorable response from all over NC and SC. So far, I have only revealed it in speeches to Medical Societies, but soon I'll put the details on our website. Doctors who have heard it are excited that there is finally a candidate who understands health care from all angles: the poor, insurance, illegal immigrant, emergency room care, etc. I am also happy that health care professionals are opening their wallets to this campaign as well, including a recent donation from a Physician member of the Lumbee Indian Tribe.

Our campaign is busy preparing to utilize the many College / Young Republicans who have volunteered to work this summer. These young people are energetic and committed. If you would like to provide a place for one or more students to stay this summer, please email us to let us know!

Saturday was a busy day....I competed in a triathlon held in my hometown of White Lake, NC. Swimming 750 yards in the open waters of White Lake, biking 14 miles around the lake, then running 3.1 miles to the finish line. This was great preparation for the race I am in with a November 4th finish line! Nothing inspires people more than to see their candidate for Congress running to a strong finish! I was also thrilled to see Whitney Cook of Wilmington wearing a Breazeale for Congress T-Shirt during the competition!

After the triathlon, I ran (OK for this leg I drove) to Oak Island for a speech to fellow Veterans of Foreign Wars members. Their applause and encouragement reinforced the fact that veterans want a change in leadership in this district. It means so much to them that they have as a Congressional candidate someone who made the sacrifice, just as they did, by serving in the military. A candidate who knows first hand the dangers and difficulties involved in fighting for our country. They recognize that McIntyre only knows what he has been told in Washington committees or what he has
seen on junkets or whirlwind visits to bases - being treated as a VIP, only seeing what the "Brass" wants him to see. They know that I will continue to serve our country after I am elected making this a safer and stronger nation.

My personal tradition of service will continue through programs like Fair Health - to improve our citizens' access to affordable health care and Fair Tax - to stimulate our economy!

As you read this, I am piloting a 737 for Airtran Airways 41,000 feet above the earth, serving the passengers by safely transporting them to exciting destinations on the west coast for work or pleasure, however nothing is more exciting to me than the prospect of winning this Congressional race for
all of us. Keep up the good work and the prayers! (And a donation would be greatly appreciated!)


Will

PS: After Saturday, Kyle Busch leads the Sprint Cup Nascar series in points but the real race will be the Championship that will be determined next November. Whoever wins that long race will need lots of help, their pit crew, their sponsors and their fans. Just like this Congressional race, the "Driver" can't win all by himself. I need your help as well. I need you as a volunteer for my "pit crew", as a donor or "sponsor", as a voter or "fan"! Here's an idea - invite some friends over for a BBQ before a Nascar race - I'll drop by to chat with my "fans" and "sponsors" before the race - now that would be a great summer afternoon! Contact our events scheduler and we'll help set it up!

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Newsletter 4-28

Hello all!

The schedule continues to be busy and the money keeps on coming in! As you read this, I am doing a week of Army Reserve duty in Charlotte rewriting a regulation on our training standards. I am often asked, how can you be a Major in the Army Reserve AND run for Congress?

The answer is in my status. Since I am a soldier in the Army Reserve, I can be a federal candidate. If I were in the active or full-time Army, I could NOT be a candidate because of the Hatch act provided for in Federal law.


I disagree with this act concerning full-time soldiers but it is what it is for the time being. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina still serves as a Colonel in the Air Force Reserve and is the highest profile Reservist in Congress. When it comes to my duty in the Army Reserve, I place it as higher priority than my campaign because of my sense of duty to our country. I will have at least another week of duty before the election in November, but rest assured that while I am away at duty, my great staff and county coordinators are hard at work!

I am very encouraged by the number of fundraising house parties people from all over the district have scheduled in May. There is even a stretch where we have 5 parties in four days! This is key to getting the word out as well as adding to our cash on hand for advertising this fall.

The neediest county in the 7th Congressional District is Robeson County. The Lumbee Indian tribe, which constitutes a major part of the county, thanks too the efforts of Senator Elizabeth Dole, is now closer to receiving $80 Million in federal funding. A disturbing statistic that came out as part of the story on her pending legislation, it came out that Robeson County is the POOREST county in North Carolina. This is particularly disturbing since our sitting Congressman, Mike McIntyre (until election day) has been in office for almost 12 years and this is his home county! He cannot help his own county, much less the rest of the district. You see, what matters is not only how a Congressman votes on an issue, but how he FIGHTS for that issue and and the people involved. McIntyre is content to take all of us for granted because he has felt up until now, his job is safe.

I took my campaign to a Hilliary Clinton function in Fayetteville a few days ago. What I found was that the majority of the Democrats I spoke with LOVE the Fairtax!

A Democrat I met this week sent the following e-mail to my Campaign Web site:

"You have my vote! I will be voting outside of my partyaffiliation for the first time. I am a huge Fair Tax supporter and your position on that issue alone wins my vote. I truly believe that most all of the major problems facing our country can be addressed by implementing the fair tax. I hope we can start a tax revolution, and I know the Congress is the best place to start.

I wish you all the best--Keep the Fair Tax torch burning!!

Thanks for your service to our country!

Amy"

This is just one issue that will attract many Democrat votes to me in this election. McIntyre is running scared of this issue, he is trying to publicize his sponsorship of the "Tax Fairness Act", a bill in Congress that would preserve the IRS and the income tax. He claims that it satisfies the desire for reforming the tax code. But it is clear that if the income tax remains and the IRS stays in place the big spending social engineers will continue to play their games with the tax code. Instead of defending his liberal positions, McIntyre is trying to steal my conservative issues! How Conservative was he being when he voted to place Nancy Pelosi two heartbeats from being President? (Click here to watch a YouTube about this)

I ask for your continued support of our campaign. I am working 80 hours per week bearing your conservative burdens because they matter, especially in this weakened economy, and to keep attention on them in the media. Your generous contribution at aWILLtoWIN.com will help us in this fight!

With Faith,




Will

PS: We are preparing to mail information to the voters in District 7 detailing the differences between McIntyre and myself. This will cost around 25 cents per voter, your $100 donation today would let us send that important info to 400 voters. Click here or go to aWILLtoWIN.com
now to donate!

Contributions are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. Corporations, foreign nationals without green cards, federal contractors, and minors (under 18 years of age) are prohibited from contributing. The maximum contribution per individual is $2,300 per election. Therefore, a couple may contribute up to $4,600 per election. Multi-candidate PACs may contribute up to $5,000 per election. Federal law requires us to use our best efforts to report the name, mailing address, occupation and name of employer for each individual whose contributions aggregate in excess of $200 in an election cycle.

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Barnstorm for Breazeale and the Fair Tax

Wilmington, NC – On Income Tax Day, April 15^th, local Congressional Candidate and pilot Will Breazeale is highlighting his drive to end the IRS and the Income Tax in favor of the Fair Tax. He will fly to an airport in each of the 10 counties that make up the 7^th Congressional District, culminating is a rally at the Air Wilmington facility at the Wilmington Airport.

The Fair Tax is a plan to abolish the Federal Income Tax on individuals and businesses and replace it with a federal retail sales tax and credits to individuals that effectively eliminate the new tax on the amount spent on basic necessities of life. The plan would reduce drastically the
compliance costs for businesses, bring the underground economy into the tax-paying realm.

Breazeale’s web site, aWILLtoWIN.com features a link to a Fair Tax calculator that allows people to see how they personally would be affected by the change. Will Breazeale and other Fair Tax proponents seek to make April 15^th just another early spring day, not the dreaded tax
deadline it is today.

The schedule of the airport rallies is:

• 8:00 am Elizabethtown Airport (Bladen County)


• 9:00 am Fayetteville Airport (Cumberland County)


• 10:00 am Laurinburg Airport (Scotland County)


• 11:00 am Lumberton Airport (Robeson County)


• 12:00 noon Whiteville Airport (Columbus County)


• 1:00 pm Clinton Airport (Sampson County)


• 3:00 pm Kenansville Airport (Duplin County)


• 4:00 pm Wallace Airport (Pender County)


• 5:00 pm Brunswick County Airport (Brunswick County)


• 6:00 pm Wilmington Airport (New Hanover County)

Newsletter 3-31-08

Hello from the front lines of politics!

I have big news for the upcoming week! This Thursday, April 3rd at 3:15pm, I am holding a press conference at the Fayetteville Airport to welcome my Iraqi interpreter from Northern Iraq: Bangian Aldosakee, known as “Benny” to those of us in the coalition forces. Benny served as my interpreter in all sort of combat situations for a year while I was advising the Iraqi Army from 2006-2007. He is brave, talented, and loves America. Benny has recently legally immigrated to New York State and is coming to Southeast N.C. to campaign with me as my special guest. Benny will be here April 3^rd thru the 18th and will make many appearances all over our Congressional District. I hope all of you can be at our press conference and welcome celebration for Benny on April 3^rd! If you have an organization that you would like Benny to speak to, please call our scheduler at 910-409-7023. This may be the only chance in your life to meet an Iraqi Citizen visiting in our area with such a great story to tell!

What a great week I have had. I was honored by the presence of Representatives John Linder (R-GA) and Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) at a house party fundraiser for my campaign last Friday night in Newnan, GA. The fundraiser was attended by pilots, managers and corporate officers of Airtran Airways in financial and moral support of our campaign. Rep. Linder, who also happens to be a fellow FairTax supporter, made a great point to the crowd: Mike McIntyre, our Democrat competition, is a nice guy, but his votes in Congress are NOT in keeping with the conservative values McIntyre claims to represent. Rep. Linder also made a point that if you value me bearing your burdens as a candidate campaigning 80 hours per week in order to represent you in Congress in the way you should be represented, then show you support by "writing a check!" I could not agree more. Today is the last day to give before our quarterly report deadline. Please take your credit card out and donate on our website.

This past week also found me on stage with Sen. Fred Smith and Lee Greenwood in Fayetteville. That followed an event for our campaign at the Fayetteville North Regional Library. Most of my supporters also left after our event to attend the Smith event. A very good evening!

Thursday night I was honored to speak at a fundraiser event for South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham in Spartanburg, SC.

Tuesday night saw me meeting with a group of students at the UNCW campus in Wilmington. What a great bunch of young people, all taking an active interest in politics!

Wednesday started off with a long visit on the Curtis Wright show on The Big Talker FM. Callers had several interesting questions – particularly one about what I would actually do in Washington, was I all talk about what was wrong or would I follow through with positive action. I answered that, as one of 435 members of the House I would promise to take a positive, conservative stand against increased taxes and pork barrel spending. That I would work with other like minded members of Congress and NC state officials to convince a majority to vote with us on the important issues. I am already building those “bridges” now with my contacts during the campaign with people like Representatives Linder and Westmoreland, Senators Elizabeth Dole, Richard Burr and Lindsey Graham, NC Representatives Foxx, Hayes, Myrick, and McHenry, Senator Fred Smith and Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory. By building this network now and by growing it between now and November, when I am sworn in next January as the new Congressman from the 7^th District of North Carolina I will be off and running and ready to make a positive difference.

The District 7 Convention is this coming Saturday, April 5th in Bolivia. I hope to see all of you there as we confidently stride toward winning this race!!!!

Thanks

Will

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Newsletter 3-17-2008

Hello all!

Another long, busy week, I am tired but remain inspired!!! As you saw in our email alert, Friday I appeared on FoxNews. A recording of it can bee seen by viewing the homepage of my website at http://www.awilltowin.com/ or at YouTube.


Be sure to check our calendar of events as we are always booking events near you. We are also receiving calls from many organizations to book me as their speaker. I enjoy campaigning, meeting new people and listening to their opinions. If asked to speak to a group, they don’t get a “canned” stump speech like many politicians give. My remarks always come from my heart, not a paid speechwriter. You can count on an interesting and honest speech with maybe a little humor mixed in as well!
McIntyre has been turning down speaking engagements at a record pace. Whenever it seems our paths are going to cross on the campaign trail, he fails to show up at the event. McIntyre is avoiding me at all costs, which is really bad for you. You the voters should be able to listen to both our views and see the contrast. How can you make an informed choice only hearing one half of the argument? Why is he playing hide and seek with his constituents?
I participated in a national conference call earlier this week concerning the Democrat’s new budget which renders the largest tax increase in history, over $500 Billion Dollars. Do not worry yet, President Bush will come to the rescue with his veto pen, but this situation just shows how important it is for Republicans to take back the House of Representatives. But, staple your wallets shut if the Democrats keep the House and Senate and take over the Office of the President in November 2008.
Thanks to all of you for your encouraging letters and emails. I want to especially thank State Rep. Carolyn Justice of Pender and New Hanover Counties for her support of this campaign. She is wise and energetic and like you, realizes that we need more military experience in Congress to keep us safe.
Saturday I attended a BBQ at State Senate Candidate Bettie Fennell’s home and while there I gained the endorsement of Republican Pender County Commissioner George Brown and Pender School Board member Doris Carlton. What a great bunch of people we have representing us here in the district!
Keep in mind that house parties and coffee receptions DO work and are a great way to get involved! Take care until next week!

Will
PS: We are gearing up for all the spring festivals and are ordering the thousands of palm card handouts we’ll need. Your donation of just $61 will buy 1000 of these great looking cards or even just $30.50 to buy 500. Use this link to go to Slatecard and make that donation right now so we can be ready for the April 9th –13th North Carolina Azalea Festival in Wilmington!

Sweet Deal for McIntyre and Sugar Producers

By Will Breazeale – Candidate for Congress

Wilmington, NC – Order iced tea in Southeastern North Carolina and the waitress will expect you want it “sweet” – with lots of sugar, that is the way many people take it here. Democrat Congressman Mike McIntyre (NC-7) is a fan of sugar as well, to the tune of some $30,000 just since last April. That is how much “Big Sugar” contributed to his campaign in the past year.

According to the NC Dept. of Agriculture web site, sugar is not an NC grown crop or product. These donors to McIntyre’s campaign are predominately from Florida. What is the connection? Why does “Big Sugar” care if McIntyre has enough money to run for re-election?

McIntyre sits on the Agriculture Committee – where the price guarantees for sugar producers originate. H.R 2419 is the reauthorization bill that includes the “sweet deal” for Big Sugar. A very sweet deal! Under this ongoing deal – which H.R.2419 would extend until at least 2012 – the sugar producers get a guarantee from Uncle Sam that if they cannot sell their sugar on the free market for the guaranteed price, Uncle will buy it from them at that price. Besides that, Uncle Sam slaps a tariff on imported sugar to further support the price.

The bill also provides for Uncle Sam to buy sugar at the artificially inflated prices from the producers and then sell it at deep discount to the companies that produce ethanol! What a great idea from McIntyre’s Democrat controlled Congress. Funnel taxpayer’s cash to sugar producers and then sell the sugar at a loss! No wonder this country is Trillions of dollars in debt and the dollar is dropping in value!

By contributing to McIntyre’s campaign “Big Sugar” expected his favorable vote on the bill. They got it.

What did “Big Sugar” get for their money? Not only did McIntyre vote for the whole bill containing the extension and revamping of the sugar program – which he could claim was a vote for other “important” sections of the bill - he voted against an amendment that would have stripped just the sugar program from the bill. (Roll call 751)

Why do you care? Well, the price of Sweet Tea and all other products using sugar are higher because the price of sugar is artificially high. Other products manufacturers move out of the USA so they can buy sugar cheaper.

Sugar is so inexpensive in other countries – like Brazil – that they use it, rather than corn, to make ethanol for fuel. The Government Accountability Office estimates that the sugar program costs US consumers as much as $2 billion a year in higher food prices. Add to that the jobs lost, the taxpayer’s costs and the $30,000 to McIntyre is a drop in the bucket!

Newsletter 3-10-08

Hello again!

This has been a pivotal week in the campaign. Fox News in New York interviewed me last week for a story to air during the Brit Hume report as early as Tuesday. I will send you an email alert when we find out the exact time. This national exposure is wonderful, increasing the Campaign’s visibility and can bring in support and donations from all across the country!

This national exposure will also mean other opportunities for high profile interviews partly because of my Iraq War Veteran status. People do trust veterans, not just for what we have already done, but for what we say and we will do. They trust veterans to get things DONE! With the current Congress’ approval rating (22%), the people are demanding Representatives who will say what they mean and do what they say! I promise you that this Veteran will fill that bill!

I had a wonderful time speaking to the Pender County GOP Salute to Veterans as their keynote speaker. State Representative Carolyn Justice and County Chair Bob Muller were excellent hosts. Both told me with complete confidence that based on my qualifications to be our next Congressman and their efforts I will win Pender County. The members of the Pender County GOP are ready for a change and are ready to work with us for that change. State Rep. Carolyn Justice presented me with a NC Flag she had flown over the State House in Raleigh to honor my military service. This is one of the most meaningful gifts I have ever received and I look forward to hanging it behind my desk in Washington this January!

I look forward to walking thru Pender County with Caroline and their Republican Sheriff (one of only two in the whole district) meeting the voters and listening to their ideas on how to improve things in the County.

Newsflash: The Democratic Congress is at it again. In a display of their total lack of understanding about what it takes to serve in the military, the Democrat controlled Congress formed a Guard and Reserve study group. The group not only did not recommend improving the retirement system for the reserves but instead recommended to impose that same retirement scheme on the active military. Currently the members of the active force who retire after their 20 years can start to collect their well-earned retirement immediately while reservists must wait until age 60 to start receiving their money, even if they retire years earlier. This will devastate our active forces and cause difficulties for the Reserve forces trying to fill the void. There will be even less incentive for active members to stay in until retirement. This wrong-headed idea is similar to what happened when the Democrats controlled Congress in the early 1990s. They reduced base pay retirement to 40% from 50% also to "save money." The Army is still recovering from the loss of those valuable, trained and experienced Soldiers. The ignorance of the current Congress concerning military operations and personnel is surprising and dangerous. There is a serious disconnect between the Democratic Party and the military that worries me. Time and time again the Democratic Party has shown it will NOT take care of our military when needed.
This is exactly why I am running. There are too many lawyers and not enough of a cross section of regular people in Congress. There are too many self serving people in Congress and not enough public servants.

This Thursday I am attending an Iraq War Veterans for Congress event in Las Vegas, on Friday the Bladen County GOP Convention, and on Saturday the New Hanover GOP Convention. I am also excited about upcoming major fundraisers we are having in Fayetteville and Newnan, GA! Hope to see you at one of these events!

Take care

Will

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Will Breazeale (R-N.C.) signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Will Breazeale, a Republican running for North Carolina’s 7th Congressional District seat, recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge sponsored by Americans for Tax Reform (ATR). The Pledge to the taxpayers of the district and to the American people commits signers to “oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rates for individuals and/or businesses … and oppose any net reduction or elimination of deductions and credits, unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates."

ATR has offered the Pledge to all candidates for federal office since 1987. To date, President George W. Bush, 41 U.S. Senators, and 194 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed the Pledge. Additionally, seven Governors and over 1,200 state legislators have signed the Pledge.

Breazeale's pledge was witnessed by fellow Pledge signers Sen. Elizabeth Dole(R-N.C.) and Rep. Robin Hayes (R-N.C.).

“Americans are looking for candidates committed to fiscal responsibility and pro-growth economic policies,” said Grover Norquist, president of ATR.

“By signing the Pledge, Mr. Breazeale demonstrates that he possesses the qualities hard-working taxpayers nationwide are so desperate to find in their candidates. I applaud him for his leadership and dedication to the ideals of limited government.”

“I strongly encourage every candidate for federal and state elective office to sign the Pledge,” Norquist continued.

Copies of the Pledge are available at www.atr.org or by calling (202) 785-0266.