Former President's Son Endorses Former President's Grandson

JEB BUSH ENDORSES CHRIS COX FOR CONGRESS
 

SMITHTOWN, NY — Chris Cox (R), candidate for Congress in New York’s First Congressional District, announced the endorsement of Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007.
 
“Chris is a leader with fresh ideas, a dedication to government accountability, and a commitment to serving the best interests of his constituents,” said Bush. “The challenges we face as a country present us with an incredible opportunity to advance bold and lasting reform that will build a stronger America for the future. I believe Chris will bring creative, conservative and common-sense solutions to tackle the big issues of our day. Chris Cox is the right choice for the people of Suffolk County.”
 
“As governor, Jeb Bush challenged the status quo and ushered in an era of reform that has made a lasting impact on Florida’s education, economy and quality of life,” said Cox. “Since then, he’s remained influential in our nation using his experience to help and advise others. I admire all that Governor Bush has accomplished and I’m proud to have his support.”
 
A Westhampton Beach resident and a successful businessman, Chris Cox offers fresh insights and initiatives to Long Islanders who are looking for real results from their elected officials. Rather than expanding government beyond what overburdened families can afford, Chris will fix our growing deficit and create jobs by reducing infrastructure and putting money back into taxpayers’ pockets. Chris also believes that improving our education system is essential to building our workforce and keeping America involved in emerging industries. Simply increasing spending is not the solution; Chris supports valuing the hard work of strong and effective teachers as well as cutting the bad practices that have failed our children. By putting students first, Chris knows we will all come out ahead.

Demos On Objections To Petitions

Brookhaven, NY- Alex Kushnir, campaign manager of George Demos for Congress, the Conservative Republican Candidate for Congress in New York's First Congressional District, released the following statement on the news that Chris Cox has filed objections to the petitions filed by George Demos for Congress: 

Alex Kushnir said:

"As with many things, Chris Cox says one thing and then does another.  For months Cox insisted that despite his father Ed Cox being the state Republican chairman, he would not run an insider's elite campaign.  Today, in spite of assuring everyone that he is favor of an open primary, Cox filed objections to the Demos campaign petitions.

Cox will fail in his frivolous objections. Our campaign filed over 3,100 petitions (nearly 2,000 more than required by law) gathered by the nearly 100 petitioners without the help of the party apparatus that was forced to work for Cox after his family donated over $70,000 to local Republican committees.

George Demos is proud to be the only candidate in this race who has not challenged anyone else's right to run for office. The Demos campaign is confident that as a political outsider George Demos is the only Conservative Republican in this race who has a record of service fighting corruption and that he will earn the confidence of Long Island's families at the ballot box."

Randy Altschuler - Temporary Tax Cuts Won't Work

Congress (NY-1), today called upon Congressman Tim Bishop to "let President Obama and Speaker Pelosi know that temporary tax cuts for small business won't work." Altschuler, a successful self made businessman and proven job creator, was referring to the Obama Administration's proposal to provide one year temporary tax cuts, such as the expensing of certain capital projects. Altschuler is the only candidate in the 1st C.D. race who has actually created private sector jobs; over 700 American jobs with 250 located in New York State.

Randy Altschuler said, "Tim Bishop needs to step-up and let President Obama and Speaker Pelosi know that temporary tax cuts for small businesses won't work when it comes to creating jobs and cutting unemployment. These cuts will be countered by the increased capital gains tax which takes effect on January 1, 2011. Tax hikes that will hit hardest on start-up companies and those businesses considering expansion and which are in need of capital for growth.

"Tim Bishop, Nancy Pelosi and President Obama have never been hands-on creators of private sector jobs. They've never made a payroll, paid for employees healthcare or grown businesses from the ground up. They've never felt the bite of the taxman or the sting of government regulation and red tape. What America needs is for Congress to stop tinkering with the tax code and institute permanent lower tax rates so that businesses can make the long term investments needed to expand and create jobs. We need a healthcare package based on private sector solutions and a common sense conservative approach to cutting onerous red tape and regulations. Congress and the federal government need to get out of the way and let America work."

AG Cuomo Announces Plan To Sue Pennsylvania Power Plant

ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO ANNOUNCES INTENT TO SUE MAJOR PENNSYLVANIA POWER PLANT THAT POLLUTES NEW YORK WITH ITS EMISSIONS

Homer City Plant Is One of the Largest Out-of-State Sources of Sulfur Dioxide Pollution to New York

NEW YORK, NY (July 20, 2010) - Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that his office has notified a major Pennsylvania electric power plant of his intent to sue over multiple violations of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) at the facility. The plant, Homer City Station, is one of the largest out-of-state contributors of sulfur dioxide (SO2) pollution to New York.

Attorney General Cuomo is joined by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) in this action. In the notice of intent to sue, Cuomo and PADEP charge that the current and former owners of Homer City Station disregarded provisions of the CAA that required state-of-the-art pollution controls be installed at the plant when it underwent several major modifications in the 1980s and 1990s that increased its pollution emissions. The lawsuit would seek to require the companies to comply fully with the CAA, including installing state-of-the-art pollution controls to address their increased emissions. The CAA requires a 60-day notice of intent to sue.

“The owners of Homer City Station have ignored their legal obligations while their power plant pollutes our skies and our lungs with over one hundred thousand tons of emissions each year,” said Attorney General Cuomo. “We will hold the owners of the Homer City power plant accountable for breaking clean air laws and for endangering the health and environment of New Yorkers.”

Homer City Station is a 1,884 megawatt electric power generating plant located in Homer City, Pennsylvania, roughly 50 miles east of Pittsburgh. The plant emits over 100,000 tons of SO2, nitrogen oxides (NOx), and particulate matter (PM) each year. Air emissions from the plant contribute to smog and soot pollution in New York, with the plant’s annual emissions of over 100,000 tons of SO2 alone constituting one of the largest upwind sources of this kind of pollution to New York state. Pollutants contained in the plant’s emissions are directly linked to increases in asthma attacks, lung diseases, and other health problems. They are also primary contributors to acid rain, which has severely damaged lakes, forests, and wildlife throughout New York’s Adirondack and Catskill regions.

Cuomo and PADEP charge that, in violation of several provisions of the CAA, the owners of the Homer City plant made a number of physical or operational changes to the plant between 1982 and 1996 that resulted in increases in emissions of SO2, NOx, and/or PM that continue to this day. The CAA requires that major modifications that increase pollutant emissions be accompanied by the installation of state-of-the-art pollution controls. The owners and operator of Homer City Station are charged with consistently ignoring these and other requirements of the CAA in the course of modifying and operating the facility.

The notice of intent to sue names both the current owner of Homer City Station - a consortium of eight limited liability companies (Homer City OL1-OL8 LLC) - and its operator (EME Homer City Generation L.P.). In addition, the notice names several companies that owned the plant when, or since, it was modified and increased air pollution. These past owners include: Chestnut Ridge Energy Company; Mission Energy Westside Incorporated; Pennsylvania Electric Company; and New York State Electric & Gas Corporation.

This matter is being handled by Assistant Attorney General Susan von Reusner and Affirmative Litigation Section Chief Michael Myers of the Attorney General’s Environmental Protection Bureau.

Chris Cox And The Tea Party

SMITHTOWN, NY — Chris Cox (R), candidate for Congress in New York’s First Congressional District, today congratulated Representatives Michele Bachmann (R-MN) for her success in forming the first “Tea Party” Caucus in the House of Representatives. He released the following statement:
 
“I am glad to hear that our representatives have taken a stand to protect America’s founding principles of limited government and responsibility to the people with the formation of the ‘Tea Party’ Caucus. Over these past few months, Americans have expressed their disappointment and concern for the country that their children and grandchildren will soon inherit. During the Caucus’ first meeting tomorrow, I hope that representatives will be able to put aside ideological differences in order to listen to their constituents and find an effective solution for the many who are currently struggling under a high deficit and high unemployment. After we send liberal Congressman Tim Bishop packing, I will be proud to join this Caucus on behalf of Long Islanders.”
 
Chris Cox recently received the endorsement of the largest “Tea Party” group in the First Congressional District, the Suffolk County 9-12 Project. He has also been working closely with another prominent Suffolk “Tea Party” group, the Conservative Society for Action, throughout his campaign.
 
Several members of the House of Representatives have already joined the Caucus, including: Representatives Mike Pence (R-IN), Pete Sessions ( -TX) and Pete Hoekstra (R-MI).