Posted on 05/25/2003 2:02:45 AM PDT by m1-lightning
Subject: A fighting freshman
May 23, 2003
Representative Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO), one of our new caucus members -- and a lowly freshman, no less -- has had the audacity to stand up to the all-powerful chairman of the House Transportation Committee, Rep. Don Young (R-AK, 15 terms in office!). In fact, Mrs. Musgrave is leading the charge to keep Mr. Young from raising the tax you pay on gasoline. Imagine! Rep. Musgrave received an old-fashioned dressing down for her impertinence.
"I've been married a long time and my husband is a gentleman. And I've never had a man talk to me like Mr. Young did," Mrs. Musgrave is quoted in a Washington Times' story.
Mrs. Musgrave might well have been laughing to herself, because Mr. Young doesn't know Mrs. Musgrave as we do. She heard about The Liberty Committee and, long before she won election, told Representative Ron Paul that she wanted to join his Liberty Caucus if she came to Washington. Mrs. Musgrave wasn't coming to Washington to sell out, she was coming to fight for her principles. Mr. Young picked the wrong person to try to intimidate.
Representatives Roscoe Bartlett and Jeff Flake, two more members of The Liberty Caucus, have also voiced their opposition to increasing the federal tax you pay on gasoline. To read the article, go to Washington Times
Most importantly, why not take a moment to send a brief message of "thanks" to Representative Musgrave? It takes courage to stand up to establishment power in Washington, believe me, that's why so few ever do it. Mrs. Musgrave is just what this town -- and this country -- needs more of. Why not tell her you think so? Her contact information is posted at Rep. Musgrave
Kent Snyder The Liberty Committee
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