We can do better!

(Comments by Rick Waugh)

I am a family man, a Virginian, a Louisan, a fisherman, and a community organizer – in that order. I am also a fighter. I don’t like it when the people of Virginia don’t get what they deserve.

I am running for Congress because I believe the citizens of Virginia have not been getting a fair shake from Washington, D.C. I am running because of the clients whom I have seen as a counselor. I am running because I know that our education system is still leaving children behind; I am running for the citizens of our District who cannot find the work they need to support their families; and for the citizens who have gone to Eric Cantor for help only to feel ignored. I am running because I know we can do better.

Eric Cantor has represented this District for ten years, and what do the citizens of our District have to show for it? The Wall Street lobby has a lot to show from the representation of Eric Cantor, but the citizens of Virginia do not. The party of Eric Cantor played a part in creating a financial crisis, and creating a bailout culture for huge banks. But when ordinary citizens needed help, when they needed jobs, when they needed unemployment benefits extensions, was Cantor there to help? On these measures, he voted no.

I am running for Congress because I can and will do better. I will listen to the people of central Virginia. The power belongs to the individuals who make up the people of Virginia. I am not a professional politician, so I will not take lightly my responsibility to the people of Virginia.

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