Countdown to Primary!

Here's the countdown to the September 14th Republican Primary! I need all the support that I can get! Visit http://www.beckerforcongress.com/ today to donate or volunteer!

We Are So Close to Our $10,000 Online Goal!

Dear Supporters,

  Only 2 days left to reach our $10,000 online fundraising goal. We need $10,000 to continue running our ad on various cable TV stations like Fox News--we are so close.  It is so important for the ad to continue to run because my message reaches large amounts of people at one time.  My message:  Create jobs, restore the American Dream.  But how will this be accomplished?  Drawing from my experience as a small business owner, financial planner, and legislator, I have designed a Five Point Plan to promote economic growth.  With your help, we can change the direction of our country and foster real economic growth.

Please click here to make a secure online donation.  Click Five Point Plan to be redirected to another blog post and view the details of my plan.


Thank you to all that have responded--I am so grateful--and, as always, thank you to everyone for your support.

Sincerely,
Fran Becker

Firefighters, We Salute You!

I drove out to Merrick on Saturday for the Nassau County Firefighters Parade & Drill, an annual competition for all of the fire departments in Nassau County in drills and parade performance.  The traffic was at a crawl on Sunrise because of all the firefighters assembling to march so I got there late.  I stood at the curb and held my hand over my heart each time the American Flag passed.  I was happy I got to see my home-town Lynbrook Firefighters, and I hope they saw me as a familiar face in crowd, wishing them the best of luck.  There had to be close to 700 firefighters and hundreds of trucks.  I was there several hours and said hello to many firefighters, and it was an all-round great event-- including great patriotic music played by bugle and bagpipe bands.  One person I got to speak to was Tom Fehling.  The Wantagh Bagpipers started in remembrance of his brother Lee Fehling, who died as a firefighter in 9/11.  I embraced him because I could tell he still hurts from losing his brother.  He thanked me for the "hug."  His brother's name is still written on the bass drum. Whenever someone mentions 9/11, it all comes back: the horror, the sadness, and the memories of the 30 or so memorial services I attended to show my support for the families of those we lost.  Some families only had body parts to honor....and some didn't even have body parts.  I cannot even begin to imagine the grief felt by families like the Fehling's.  No one in the country can ever truly know what we experienced here in the metropolitan area.  Firefighters, we salute you!

--Fran

Only 4 Days Left to Reach our $10,000 Goal!

We only have 4 days left to reach our $10,000 fundraising goal!  We need $10,000 to continue to run our ad that we have had such an overwhelmingly positive response to.  We are getting close, but not there yet.

Please click here to make a secure online donation and, if you haven't already, you can view the ad at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJre-uFLUes.  I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for your support!

Republican Weekly Address

In the Republican Weekly Address, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) invites fed-up Americans to make their voices heard through America Speaking Out (americaspeakingout.com), a Republican-launched website where people can submit their own plans/solutions for challenges facing our country like out-of-control spending, the lagging job market, and national security.  At the forum, the ideas are then discussed, debated, and voted on.

I applaud Congressman Gingrey for his dedication to Americans, and his tireless fight to stop the reckless and out-of-control spending that is bankrupting our nation for generations to come.  The administration's current plan has yet to create one true job.  As he mentions in the address, the economy has lost nearly 3 million private-sector jobs since February of 2009.  In that same time period, the government has grown by 400,000 jobs.  The trillion-dollar 'stimulus' has only created bigger government, not more jobs.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI5L_anP32Q

Serious Questions for Carolyn McCarthy Regarding Israel

I was contacted recently by one of my supporters in District 4 who had some very serious questions for Carolyn McCarthy regarding her less-than-fervent support of Israel, one of our country's greatest allies. The following questions were directed to Ms. McCarthy by my supporter and I intend to get Ms. McCarthy to answer them:



1. Do you support a united Jerusalem under Israel Sovereignty?  If yes, then why haven't you co-sponsored Congressional Resolution 1191, calling on the administration to finally abide by U.S. law and move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem?



2. Do you support Israel's right of self defense against an attack from Iran's nuclear installations?  If yes, why haven't you or any other Democratic Congress person sponsored Congressman Louie Gohmert's bill, calling on the administration to recognize Israel's right of self defense including military force if negotiations fail?



3. Salem Fayad, the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority has stated that if negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians are not completed by August 2011, he will unilaterally declare a Palestinian State. Do you agree with that position? If not, why haven't you sponsored legislation calling for cut off of aid if he follows through?



4. Congressman Peter King has introduced legislation supporting Israel's action in the flotilla incident and requiring that the U.S. withdraw from the UN Human Rights Commission, which is notoriously anti-Semitic. Why haven't you or any other Democratic congress person signed on to this legislation?
 

Urgent Need

Dear Supporters,


My campaign is gaining momentum and I thank all of you for your support--it is very exciting. However, campaigns are very expensive and I am depending on the generosity of people like you to bring me to victory on Election Day. The spending frenzy in Washington must end. Those that truly create jobs in our country (small businesses) must be given a chance to thrive. I am the man for this job.


We just did our first media buy. It cost $10,000 to run the ad for 10 days. The response to the ad has been overwhelmingly positive and we would love to continue to run the ad for another 10 days. I have an urgent need to raise $10,000 in 7 days. We must reach this goal and we need your help!


Please click here now to make a secure online donation and I thank you for your generosity and continued support.


Sincerely,
Fran Becker