The Committee to Elect Michael Springer to the Senate has launched their first radio spot starring, believe it or not, a couple sitting senators. This one you have to hear for yourself.
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More than half of the contributions Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen has received in the current election cycle are linked to a Washington contractor who is the subject of a federal inquiry.
According to an article today in the Washington Post, Christensen has received at least $37,000 from contractor Jeffrey Thompson, who is suspected of using “straw” or phantom donors to evade contribution limits that are set for candidates running for office. His operations have drawn the attention of Federal authorities.
According to the article, Thompson’s accounting firm Thompson, Cobb, Brazilio and Associates, has 189 contracts with the federal government, worth $17.1 million. The company has done some business in the Virgin Islands, auditing grant funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Education and the Federal Highway Administration. TCBA recently advertised for an accounting position based in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Recently, Christensen has urged the Federal Election Commission to investigate the election system of the Virgin Islands, citing public discontent with the way the Board of Elections in operating. Perhaps this current development will hasten their acceptance of her request.
As many of you heard recently, CIF President Michael Springer, at left, delivered the first in a series of radio announcements that will target specific issues and offer analysis on our most pressing concerns.
The feedback on the comments was extremely positive, so CIF will sponsor then as often as possible, and we thank those of you who have already donated! But airtime costs money and we're seeking your help.
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So, What are you running on? No generalities. Focus?!? Yes!
I just listed to Sen. Serville Figueroa’s speech (posted on DemManSay) made to justify his salary increase. This is a slap in the face to the people who voted for him. What makes him so special that he feels that we don’t have the same expenses he listed off? Are all Government employees not paying insurance, retirement, social security and withholding taxes? Do we not have to buy clothes and feed our children. Do you know how many of us have school loans for our selves and even for our children? If I want to drive, I have to pay for a car and if I want a cell, I have to pay for it; you don’t. This is my disposition…you are not the only one who deserves a raise and what qualifies you for a $20,000 raise when I, as a Government employee, have to settle with a $1,000 raise, if that much! Your job is to think of the little man first and then yourself second! What you have forgotten is that it was your choice to run for Senate. As a Senator, you are a “public servant.” That is what you need to focus on!