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ARLINGTON, VA -- Technology venture capitalist Floyd Kvamme issued the following statement regarding John Kerry's visit to California: "John Kerry is bringing his pessimism and misery tour to California, complete with his high tech baggage. Kerry has never taken a leadership role on high tech issues during his time on the Senate Commerce Committee, but his votes on the Senate floor speak for themselves. Kerry has voted against lowering capital gains taxes at least fifteen times, rejected two proposals that would extend the research and development tax credit and voted to allow Internet taxation. "The technology industry has always needed...

WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) issued the following statement regarding John Kerry’s visit to California: "America's economy is on a tremendous upswing, with the fastest growth in nearly 20 years. California has 110,200 more jobs than a year ago, and our economy created 23,600 jobs last month alone. California's unemployment rate dropped to 6.2 percent in 2003, significantly less than the state’s average rate of 7.3 percent in the 1990s. The signs of California's economic growth are clear, but John Kerry is taking his pessimism and misery tour to our state tomorrow. Kerry's doom and gloom won't create...

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senator Jon Kyl issued the following statement: “Arizona’s economy added more than 8,400 new jobs last month and our unemployment rate has dropped below the national average to 5.1 percent. The facts show Arizona’s economy is strong and growing stronger, but John Kerry is traveling the nation on his pessimism and misery tour and talking about the Great Depression. Kerry voted against the President’s historic tax relief that is helping fuel Arizona’s economic recovery and his cynical rhetoric talking down our economy isn’t going to create any new jobs. “When President Bush signed the Healthy Forests legislation to...