<![CDATA[Karen Harrington for Congress - News]]>Fri, 25 May 2012 08:24:53 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[ ALIPAC Renews Endorsements for 14 Federal Candidates Fighting Illegal Immigration]]>Sun, 20 May 2012 16:47:07 -0800http://www.karenforcongress.com/1/post/2012/05/alipac-renews-endorsements-for-14-federal-candidates-fighting-illegal-immigration.htmlALIPAC


For National Release

May 18, 2012

CONTACT: Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC)
(866) 703-0864 / Press@alipac.us

Americans for Legal Immigration PAC is renewing endorsements for 14 federal candidates running in 2012 who were previously endorsed in 2010. These candidates have strong stances in favor of enforcing America's existing border and immigration laws instead of any form of Amnesty for illegal immigrants.

Each candidate completed ALIPAC's candidate survey and pledge in 2010 indicating their opposition to illegal immigration and Amnesty for illegals. These candidates have now been added to ALIPAC's 2012 endorsed candidates found athttp://www.alipac.us/campaign/

Today, ALIPAC is renewing endorsements for Jesse Kelly, who is running in Arizona's 8th Congressional district, Mark Reed running in California's 30th district, Dave Chapman running in California's 18th district, Mike Yost running in Florida's 3rd district, Bernard Sansaricq running in Florida's 23rd district, Karen Harrington running in Florida's 20th district, Ben Lange running in Iowa's 1st district, Don Volaric in Michigan's 9th district, Robyn Hamlin in Missouri's 1st district, Sam Graves in Missouri's 6th district, Anna Little in New Jersey's 6th district, Donna Campbell in Texas's district 25, and Jim Postma in Washington state's 9th district.

ALIPAC is also renewing endorsement for Glen Urquhart's 2012 US Senate campaign in Delaware.

"We are very pleased to see so many great candidates running again in 2012 who are answering the public's overwhelming demands for more immigration and border enforcement," said William Gheen, President of ALIPAC. "These candidates are aligned with the super majority of American voters who when polled strongly indicated they want illegal immigration stopped and reversed through the adequate enforcement of our existing immigration laws." The renewal of these endorsements by ALIPAC raises the total number to 140 in 2012!

ALIPAC will now display endorsements for these candidates at www.alipac.us and will encourage the group's over 40,000 national supporters to vote, volunteer, and donate directly to these endorsed campaigns.

ALIPAC will also offer to send press releases to press contacts in each district or state in support of these endorsed candidates, and make every effort to educate voters about these federal candidates who are aligned with their views on the top national issue of illegal immigration.

ALIPAC is America's largest grass roots political action committee endorsing candidates based on their strong stance on illegal immigration and border security. Founded on 9/11/2004, ALIPAC is a national organization consisting of Americans of all races, political parties, and walks of life who are unified against illegal immigration. For more information, interviews, or to join please visit www.ALIPAC.us]]><![CDATA[Karen Harrington's Candidacy Featured on CNBC's "The Kudlow Report"]]>Fri, 11 May 2012 06:24:19 -0800http://www.karenforcongress.com/1/post/2012/05/karen-harringtons-candidacy-featured-on-cnbcs-the-kudlow-report.htmlKaren Harrington continues to make national news in her quest to defeat Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz in  this November's general election. Recently on CNBC's "The Kudlow Report", National Radio Show host Tony Katz pointed out how activists were engaged in Karen's race to defeat Wasserman Schultz.
"they're working for Ted Cruz down in Texas. they're working for Karen Harrington in Florida to take out Debbie Wasserman Schultz".-Tony Katz


Watch the video clip here: The Kudlow Report 
]]><![CDATA[Republican Women Counter ‘War on Women’ with ‘Women for Freedom’ Initiative]]>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:21:17 -0800http://www.karenforcongress.com/1/post/2012/04/republican-women-counter-war-on-women-with-women-for-freedom-initiative.htmlCongresswoman Sandy Adams and congressional candidate Karen Harrington have joined forces to help counter President Obama’s ‘War on Women’ by unveiling their “Women for Freedom” initiative.  Women for Freedom is a joint finance campaign that as Congresswoman Adams puts it, is aimed to “raise money for both campaigns.”  Harrington says that she hope the donations raised in this account will help their respective campaigns bring awareness to the truth about the phony ‘War on Women’ being drummed up by the Obama administration.

According to both campaigns, this account is set up as a simple joint finance account, not as a leadership PAC or any other type of political fundraising vehicle.

Harrington jabbed at the Obama administration when she stated that both she and Adams stood “united with women, whether they were stay at home mothers or out in the work place,” a jab at Hillary Rosen’s condescending remark towards Ann Romney for being a stay at home mother.

When asked about her views on Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Congresswoman Adams did not comment but did go after the Democratic Party as a whole for shaping the  ‘War on Women’ narrative.

Adams added that this ‘War on Women’ was just a “smoke-screen” for President Obama’s “failed policies” as well as covering for the fact that Obama is “exacting policies by way of regulations.”  Adams also believes that this “faux” war is a political stunt by the Obama administration to try to win back the women vote that it lost in 2010.

Here is the joint campaign release from the blogger call:

Over the past year, Democrats have disingenuously accused House Republicans of a “War on Women.”Republicans won the women’s vote in 2010, and Democrats are desperately manufacturing this war on women. They are doing everything they can do distract from their failed policies.Unemployment is exceedingly high, paychecks are shrinking, gas prices have doubled under the president’s watch, and our debt now exceeds the size of our entire economy.

In an effort to fight back and to bring light to the real argument at hand, Congresswoman Sandy Adams who is running in the newly redistricted Florida’s 7th District and candidate for Congress Karen Harrington is running in newly redistricted 23rd district,have created a Joint Fundraising Committee “Women for Freedom.”The first finance event for this joint venture is slated for May 11 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, followed by an event in the Orlando, Florida area, shortly there after.

As you know, Karen Harrington will be challenging the poster child for Democrats, Democrat National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz this November and Congresswoman Sandy Adams will be fighting off a challenge from 20 year incumbent and Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Congressman John Mica. 


via Shark Tank]]><![CDATA[Karen Harrington Releases Poll, Favored Among Republicans]]>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:16:38 -0800http://www.karenforcongress.com/1/post/2012/04/karen-harrington-releases-poll-favored-among-republicans.htmlAmericans from across the country have expressed their overwhelming support for Karen Harrington and her efforts to defeat Democratic National Committee Chair and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Because of their support, the Karen Harrington campaign for Congress is pleased to report that it has exceeded its fundraising expectations for the first reporting cycle of 2012.

Karen Harrington has raised more donations from "individual" contributors than any of her other Republican opponents.
Prior to the end of the reporting cycle, Harrington conducted a district-wide poll by Ai Advisory, which sampled 750 Republican voters.

The poll results confirmed that Karen Harrington is the clear choice among the Republican electorate to face Congresswomen Debbie Wasserman Schultz in this November's general election.

Harrington leads her nearest primary opponent by an astounding 5-to-1 margin, a margin that which speaks volumes of her favorability among Republican voters.]]><![CDATA[ANWR is Vital to National Energy Independence]]>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:12:34 -0800http://www.karenforcongress.com/1/post/2012/02/anwar-is-vital-to-national-energy-independence.htmlThe Republican lead Congress just passed an energy bill that would help our country move in the right direction of energy independence. But like most of the other important legislation that House Republicans send over to the Democratic-controlled Senate, this bill will either be shelved or voted down, even as gas prices in the United States hover around $4 a gallon and the prospects for higher gas prices are likely this coming summer. The Senate should act swiftly and pass this House energy bill.

 President Obama has done his best to play energy politics at every opportunity while he has avoided enacting a bona fide energy policy that serves the national interest. Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline was a monumentally foolish decision that not only hurts us economically and kills jobs, it also continues to leave us vulnerable to the whims of OPEC and to the increasingly dangerous regimes in Venezuela and Iran. 
 
For starters, why aren’t we drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska? The ANWR region in Alaska is estimated to have 21 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, but these reserves have not been tapped because of unfounded concerns by environmental activists who believe drilling would endanger the environment and could cause catastrophic damage 'if' an accident were to happen. Read more...


]]><![CDATA[Our CPAC Experience]]>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:01:43 -0800http://www.karenforcongress.com/1/post/2012/02/our-cpac-experience.htmlLast week, I took our campaign to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., in hopes of meeting like-minded Conservatives from across the country. It was inspiring to see so many young people, and seasoned political veterans, with such strong conservative values and admiration for our country. These Conservatives attended this event to strengthen their resolve to help elect good leaders who will enact real 'change' in Washington. Read More...



]]><![CDATA[Karen Attends The 2012 South Florida Motorcycle Christmas Toy Run]]>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:52:19 -0800http://www.karenforcongress.com/1/post/2011/12/karen-attends-the-2012-south-florida-motorcycle-christmas-toy-run.html(December 13, 2011) by Kevin Cooper
On Saturday, December 10th, Karen attended the 24th annual Markham Park Toys in the Sun Run at Markham Park. Also joining Karen was Congressman Allen West and Broward County Sheriff Al Lamberti. Karen rode in the parade and spoke with citizens about the issues facing the district. See images below.

]]><![CDATA[RNC’s Sharon Day Takes Obama and Debbie to Task]]>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:40:39 -0800http://www.karenforcongress.com/1/post/2011/12/rncs-sharon-day-takes-obama-and-debbie-to-task.html(November 9, 2011)
Earlier today our Republican National Committee (RNC) Co-Chair Sharon Day, decided to land a jab on President Barack Obama for the comment he made regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a few days back. Sharon also took a very poignant and well-deserved swipe at the Democrat National Committee’s mouth-piece and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz... View more here.
]]><![CDATA[“Meet the Woman Taking on Debbie Wasserman-Schultz”- ‘Daily Caller’ features Karen Harrington]]>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:38:11 -0800http://www.karenforcongress.com/1/post/2011/12/meet-the-woman-taking-on-debbie-wasserman-schultz-daily-caller-features-karen-harrington.html(August 11, 2011)
Karen Harrington is the subject of a feature article in today’s Daily Caller (8/11) “Meet the Woman Taking on Debbie Wasserman-Schultz” Here’s an excerpt from the article: Karen Harrington’s done this before, but this time, she’s hoping for a different result. The South Floridian was the Republican challenger in 2010 to Rep. Debbie... View more here.

]]><![CDATA[Karen Harrington Interviewed on NewsMax.com]]>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:33:42 -0800http://www.karenforcongress.com/1/post/2011/12/karen-harrington-interviewed-on-newsmaxcom.html(Aug 10, 2011 4:58 p.m.) by Henry J. Reske
Harrington: Wasserman Schultz Anti-GOP Charges ‘Absurd’ Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s accusation that Republicans used dictator-like tactics in the debt limit debate. View more here.
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