Terri McCormick Supports Auditing the Federal Reserve

Contact:  Katie Leist
Phone:  (920) 901-0144
Email:  press@terrimccormickforcongress.com

July 13, 2010 – Steve Kagen Switches Vote on Transparency for the Federal Reserve

APPLETON, Wisconsin — Congressman Steve Kagen was previously on the record in support of HR 1207, a bill to give the Government Accountability Office (GAO) the authority to audit the Federal Reserve to obtain precise details about Fed activities.  While there is a system of checks and balances for most branches of the government, the Fed remains untouched and unexamined.

But in a vote on June 30, Kagen shifted and voted with 228 other Democrats to oppose an audit of the Federal Reserve (source: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll412.xml). The bill, authored by Congressman Ron Paul of Texas, received bipartisan support earlier in the year, with 320 members of Congress co-sponsoring it — including Steve Kagen.

Twenty-three Democrats crossed over to vote with the Republicans to audit the Fed, which was included in a bill to fix previously passed and unpopular derivatives measures.  Despite overwhelming support from the public, Kagen switched to oppose audit of the Federal Reserve.

Republican candidate for Congress Terri McCormick criticized Kagen’s vote switch: “I want to go to Congress to audit the Federal Reserve and to audit other agencies that are not being good stewards of hard-earned taxpayer dollars,” said McCormick.

“Why did Congressman Kagen support the Audit the Fed bill and then vote against auditing the Fed?  Was it simply to put his party ahead of northeast Wisconsin voters?” asked McCormick.

“If elected to Congress, I will work to make our government fully accountable.  I have a record of achievement and reform to back up my promises,” she concluded.

Learn more about Terri McCormick or the campaign visit http://www.TerriMcCormickforCongress.com or watch her video on transparency in the Federal Reserve at http://tinyurl.com/2don7nw.

Former State Representative Terri McCormick is a teacher, small business owner, published author and constitutional conservative.

Terri McCormick Endorsed By Wisconsin Right To Life

Contact:  Katie Leist
Phone:  (920) 901-0144
Email:  press@terrimccormickforcongress.com

July 9, 2010

Appleton, Wisconsin – Wisconsin Right to Life has endorsed Terri McCormick, Candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s Eighth District.

“This endorsement is an honor,” stated McCormick.  “The Wisconsin Right to Life organization is based on integrity, strength of purpose and respect and it is a true privilege to have their support.”

During McCormick’s time in the state legislature and as a citizen leader she has supported Right to Life causes on both the local and national levels and will continue to support pro-life policies.

Former State Representative Terri McCormick is a teacher, small business owner, published author, and constitutional conservative.

Terri McCormick on the Ballot for the U.S. House of Representatives in WI-8

Contact:  Katie Leist
Phone:  (920) 901-0144
Email:  press@terrimccormickforcongress.com

July 7, 2010 – Terri McCormick is the first candidate to submit signatures in WI-8 Congressional Race

APPLETON, Wisconsin – Terri McCormick, Candidate for US House of Representatives in Wisconsin’s Eighth Congressional District has been placed on the ballot.

Having received this honor Tuesday afternoon Terri McCormick is the first candidate in Wisconsin’s Eighth Congressional District race to be placed on the ballot.

“It is time for the people to decide who best represents them and who will provide the leadership necessary to address the economic crisis, national debt and security issues that face the United States,” stated McCormick.

Voters from all over the Eighth Congressional District provided signatures showing their support for Terri McCormick.  One thousand signatures are needed in order to get on the ballot, a requirement that the McCormick Campaign easily met and surpassed.

While submitting the nomination forms, Dave Bowers, Grassroots Coordinator for the Terri McCormick Campaign for Congress reflected on the importance of the nomination process.  “The outpouring of support found while collecting signatures speaks volumes for the confidence voters have placed in Terri McCormick.”

Former State Representative Terri McCormick is a teacher, small business owner, published author and constitutional conservative.

McCormick Statement on Marc Trager

“The sudden passing of Dr. Trager is a horrible tragedy. My deepest condolences go out to his family, as they are in my thoughts and prayers. This is something that I will be praying about over the next several days. We are not prepared to understand what has happened. Again, my thoughts and prayers are with his family and their tremendous loss.”

PeopleV.US Endorses Terri McCormick Candidate For 8th Congressional District

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2010
Contact: Katie Leist
Phone: (920) 901-0144
Email: press@terrimccormickforcongress.com

Upholding the US Constitution and the Rule of Law

APPLETON, Wisconsin – The PeopleV.US has endorsed Terri McCormick in the Republican primary for the 8th Congressional District.
The principles and values that McCormick represents have attracted the attention and support of the PeopleV.US – a national constitutional group comprised of citizen leaders who are determined to hold lawmakers accountable to their words and actions.

“We are proud to have found a candidate who believes that the Constitution of the United States is not a living document, but one that is carved in stone,” said Tracie Pistocco, media relations director of PeopleV.US.  Pistocco goes on to say “As the first candidate our organization has endorsed we are committed to raising $100,000 by the end of this reporting period, we are looking forward to the day Terri McCormick takes our Congress back to Constitutional principles.”

McCormick has been a strong advocate for upholding the U.S. Constitution and ensuring that the voice of the people is never forgotten or trampled over.  She is honored to have the support of a national grassroots organization that protects “We the People” against those that would debase and compromise the United States Constitution.

“When I take an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States, I understand that it is a sacred oath of trust with the people that I hope to represent,” said Terri McCormick.  “The Constitution is not ‘just a piece of paper,’ it stands for the single most important document that we as Americans hold to ensure our rights and our liberties as a free nation.”

Grassroots organizations, such as the PeopleV.US and the many active Patriot and Tea Party groups, are adamant about putting people first, rather than the ‘business as usual’ party machines.  Committed to representing her neighbors in Wisconsin’s Eighth Congressional District, Terri McCormick is focused on creating a better future for America; a future in which the Constitution of the United States is the authority and the destructive goals of career politicians are futile.

Terri McCormick went on to say, “Campaigns and elections must be about the people we serve – not about the ‘tricks of the trade’ of corrupt politicians that enter office owing special interests their seats of power, and then spend our country into bankruptcy.”

“Thank you PeopleV.US for your faith in me and in our country, I will not let the people down!”

Terri McCormick, M.A.
Author, Educator, Conservative Leader
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives WI-8

To learn more about Terri McCormick or the campaign, visit TerriMcCormickforCongress.com To learn more about People V. US, visit www.peoplev.us

McCormick in the Bullpen of The Freshmen 50

McCormick is a Force for Real, Responsible and Accountable Change

May 25, 2010

Appleton, Wisconsin – Terri McCormick continues to demonstrate her strength in Wisconsin’s Eighth District.  Devoted to bringing responsibility and reform to Washington, McCormick announced today that she is in the bullpen of “The Freshmen 50″ – an independent Political Action Committee focused on electing 50 new fiscally and ethically responsible citizens to Congress in 2010.

Brian Miller, an Air Force veteran and candidate for Congress in Arizona’s 8th District, founded The Freshmen 50 in early 2009.  The Freshmen 50 has identified candidates from across the country who are focused on common sense business practices including:

• Applying the Law Equally
• Limiting Terms in Office
• Enforcing Congressional Ethics – including mandatory tax and expense audits and unleashing an ethics committee
• Reading Bills Publicly
• Reforming the Federal Tax Code
• Balancing the Budget

Congressional candidate Terri McCormick understands the importance of accountability and has devoted herself to being the voice of her constituents.  “I am humbled by the opportunity of becoming one of The Freshmen 50 and I will work hard with other reform-minded Members of Congress because I will be counting on them to uphold our American values, just as the people of northeast Wisconsin are counting on me,” stated McCormick.

McCormick’s passion is to bring government back to the people and represent her neighbors in the Eighth district. “It’s time for leadership that is more responsive to the people in this country so that we can finally turn our economy and money crisis around,” explained McCormick.

To learn more about Terri McCormick or the campaign, visit www.TerriMcCormickforCongress.com.

To learn more about The Freshmen 50, visit www.thefreshmen50.com.

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Terri McCormick’s Five Point Healthcare Solutions on Fox Business

Terri McCormick, candidate for the 8th Congressional Race in WI 8 is leading with free market innovation and limited government solutions. Here is her recent published opinion on health care:

GREEN BAY, Wis., May 14, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ —-The following statement was issued by Terri McCormick in May, 2010:

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100514/DC05241)

The retirement of Congressman David Obey (D-WI-07) last week marks the end of what can be dubbed as “The Era of Entitlement.” All too often in public policy today, the political class elected to office generations ago trust that government can and should be all things to all people.

Home for my family is Wisconsin’s Eighth Congressional District, represented by Dr. Steve Kagen (D-WI-08). Kagen’s votes in Congress have towed the same top-down, elitist mindset as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Barack Obama. To me, it appears that these politicians believe that they know best, are entitled to taxpayer dollars, and can turn to the Federal Reserve to print more money whenever they run out.

As a result, tenured politicians have overspent and overburdened the American people to the point of economic ruin. There is now a jobs crisis, especially here in Wisconsin and a collapsed value in the dollar. Worse yet, politicians rammed through a so-called health care reform bill that will actually raise costs and put more burdens on consumers during this recession.

Just yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office said they did not have enough time to score the health care bill because it was rammed through in such a desperate and partisan fashion. In response, Americans of all stripes have organized Tea Party groups to protest the inability of both parties to advocate for the hurting American taxpayer.

No one can afford the blank check that Congress has written. Those who are paying attention are sick and tired of this new prescription for entitlement health care written by a government filled with tenured politicians who say one thing and do another at the expense of the American people.

I believe we must return to the basics of American governance. “Back to basics” underscores the importance of personal responsibility, which should be the norm and not the exception. Healthcare policy must return to the once common-held belief that personal health care choices are more desirable than top-down solutions from the federal government.

Personalized health care choices not only help the consumer, but they will also empower our suffering economy and will result in the restoration of a stronger, more competitive health care industry.

We all know that Washington, DC has dug a hole so deep with the infamous “Christmas Eve Health Care Bill Earmarks” that it could take generations to climb our way out of the near $13 trillion debt. The alternative is quite simple: Health care policy should begin with reducing costs and improving health care quality for consumers.

Through private-sector entrepreneurship and American innovation, the health care cost crisis can be resolved. American consumers seek the freedom to choose their own health care professionals with full transparency of cost and quality.

Serving in public office is an honor, not an entitlement. To resolve the healthcare cost crisis, policy makers must focus on the economic forces that will bring about personal responsibility, free-market transparency, and a more competitive healthcare industry.

Terri McCormick’s Five-Point Plan to Reduce Health Care Costs:

1. Quality and Dignity of Life First

Individuals and families must be provided the freedom to choose their own doctors, procedures, preventative care treatments, and prescription drugs by encouraging private ownership of one’s own medical histories and emergency information.

2. Portability

A refundable tax credit of $2,300 per individual and $5,700 for families will be provided to purchase health care coverage from any source, including across state lines or from any national health care provider.

3. Transparency of Cost

The quality and costs of medical procedures and services must be provided and be easily accessible so that Americans may choose the best practice and cost that fits their needs.

4. Peace of Mind

State-based high risk pools will provide access to affordable care for those with pre-existing conditions. Many states, including Wisconsin, have already implemented such a pool.

5. Protecting Families

Tort reform will lower the cost of health care by lowering the cost to practice medicine and by protecting the victims of malpractice by capping the percentage tort lawyers may take from money supposed to be used to heal a victim or a victim’s family.

It is my hope that concerned Americans — who outnumber those not concerned — will continue the discussion in their communities and states until the politicians either get the message or are booted out of office and replaced by citizen leaders. We must always remember that when solutions spring forth from the people, we are a stronger nation for it. Our republic is strengthened through individual liberties and personal responsibility that has resulted in the American Dream for so many.

Terri McCormick is the author “What Sex is a Republican? Stories from the Front Lines of American Politics.” She had the honor of serving as a Wisconsin State Representative from 2001 to 2007 and Chaired the House Economic Development Committee and the House Subcommittee on Healthcare Cost Reform. She is a Republican candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. Her website is http://www.terrimccormickforcongress.com.

As State Republicans Meet at Convention, Terri McCormick Emerges as Wisconsin’s Sarah Palin – “Only Better!”

Contact: Contact: Ken Dawson at 920-209-2357 or
press@terrimccormickforcongress.com

APPLETON, Wis. — Republican 8th Congressional district candidate Terri McCormick, who has already received prominent endorsements from Wisconsin conservative leaders like Bob Dohnal and Terry J. Kohler, is not only Wisconsin’s only Republican female Congressional candidate in 2010 – she’s also the only Wisconsin conservative leader to be compared to the dynamic former Republican Vice-Presidential nominee and Governor Sarah Palin.

McCormick, who was recently called “Wisconsin’s Underdog” by FOX News Judicial Analyst and former Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano, was the feature of a Capital Times op-ed which appeared around the time she announced her candidacy for Congress.  According to the op-ed,

“Like Palin in her early days, McCormick has been something of a reformer. But McCormick goes a good deal further than the Palin of today.  The Wisconsinite’s been willing to criticize GOP compromises; she’s been outspoken in her discomfort with the whole of the political process; and she’s willing to hold herself to account — promising to live by self-imposed term limits if elected.  McCormick is not a candidate who can be “managed” or “controlled.”

The op-ed notes that Terri McCormick was passed over by Republican Party leaders in 2006 and concludes that she would offer the most exciting prospect for northeast Wisconsin Republicans:

“So the 8th might experience something rare in American politics: a contest between two genuine mavericks who disagree on a bunch of fundamental issues.  A Kagen/McCormick race would be exciting, maybe a bit edgy.  And that’s what Wisconsin needs. Contests between careerists depress turnout because voters recognize that the choice is of little consequence. A contest between two engaging mavericks would be great theater, and great politics.”

In response to the op-ed, McCormick said, “The Cap Times is absolutely correct that a race between Steve Kagen and I would offer up stark differences on the issues.  With the current state of affairs in our country, we cannot afford to have a Republican nominee focused on politics instead of policy solutions,” she said.  “My platform of solutions is selling in northeast Wisconsin—which is why I am ahead in the only survey taken among Republicans in this race.”

Concluded McCormick, “I appreciate the comparison to Sarah Palin. Governor Palin has managed to inspire millions of Americans deeply concerned about the direction our country is headed, and I hope to be that voice for northeast Wisconsin.”  Terri McCormick served in the Wisconsin Assembly, representing district 56 including parts of Appleton and Oshkosh, from 2001 to 2007.  She is a Truman scholar nominee, published author, teacher, and small business owner.

Read the op-ed here and learn more about Terri McCormick at http://www.TerriMcCormickforCongress.com.

Wisconsin Conservative Leader Bob Dohnal Endorses Terri McCormick in Wisconsin 8

For Immediate Release: May 12, 2010
Contact: Kenneth Dawson, (920) 209-2357 or
press@terrimccormickforcongress.com

APPLETON, Wisconsin – Former State Representative Terri McCormick received support today from Wisconsin conservative leader Bob Dohnal, the former Chairman of the Republican Party of Milwaukee County and the publisher of The Wisconsin Conservative Digest.  According to Dohnal,

“As the publisher of The Wisconsin Conservative Digest, I know a conservative candidate when I see one.  And as the leader of the Ronald Reagan campaigns in Wisconsin throughout the 1980s as well as a former Republican County Chairman, I know what it takes to win elections.

Terri McCormick has a sterling resume and a large base of support.  There’s a lot to like about Terri and I think voters can identify with her because she has guts and tells the truth.  I believe she is going to win this race.  Terri McCormick will make an excellent Congresswoman for the Eighth District.”

McCormick’s legislative priorities in Congress include efforts to repeal Obamacare, cut government spending, reduce the national debt, increase transparency and accountability measures, and introduce federal term limits legislation.

Representative McCormick served in the Wisconsin Assembly, representing district 56 including parts of Appleton and Oshkosh, from 2001 to 2007.  She upheld her original term limits pledge of three terms to run for Congress.  McCormick was also a Wisconsin Truman Scholar nominee and currently owns a small business in the Appleton area.

“I am so pleased that a conservative leader like Bob Dohnal has placed his trust in this campaign for the people of the Eighth district,” said Terri McCormick in response to news of the endorsement. “I look forward to working to slash government spending in Washington,” she concluded.

Terri McCormick Campaign: Wisconsin’s Underdog on FOX News “Freedom Watch” Yesterday

April 30, 2010

APPLETON, WI — Eighth Congressional District Republican candidate for Congress Terri McCormick appeared on FOX News “Freedom Watch” yesterday to discuss her campaign.  She is the only Republican in Wisconsin’s 8th District to appear on FOX programming and also the only candidate who has released poll data in the 8th Congressional district race.

“Freedom Watch” Host Judge Andrew Napolitano, FOX News Senior Judicial Analyst and former New Jersey Superior Court Justice, noted that McCormick is doing well in survey results and praised McCormick’s support of HR 1207, an effort to Audit the Federal Reserve.

“There is a stark difference between Republican voters and the establishment mentality that believes in entitlement to positions,” said McCormick.  “If we can get the press to focus on ideas and solving problems rather than on how much cash is coming from closed door deals, the people might actually have a decision in this race,” she concluded on the program.

McCormick was excited to be invited to appear on “Freedom Watch” for the second time.  McCormick’s appearance can be found at http://freedomwatchonfox.com/ or on YouTube here. You can learn more about Terri McCormick at http://TerriMcCormickforCongress.com/.