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Gineen Bresso Officially Qualifies to Face Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Monday, June 11th, 2012

On Monday, June 11, 2012, Gineen Bresso, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress released the following statement:

“As of Friday, June 8, I have submitted the required documentation and have officially filed my candidacy for the Republican nomination for U.S. Congress against Debbie Wasserman-Schultz in CD-23. I want to thank each and every one of you for your help and support the last few months.  The outpouring of support that I have received from people in the district is a testament to the viability of the solutions I propose to reduce unemployment, cut the deficit and create economic growth right here in south Florida. But there is much work to be done.

“Travelling around Broward and Miami-Dade County, from Weston and Southwest Ranches, to Hollywood and Miami Beach, I have had the privilege of hearing from so many of you who are frustrated, as I am, with a broken system of government in Washington, D.C. This election marks an opportunity for America to turn a new corner and restore the principles of our founding fathers. By working together, I am committed to being a true, full-time Representative of the people of CD-23 and with your help and support, we can usher in a new era of fresh, fiscally responsible leadership.”

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Gineen Bresso Statement on Exposure of General Services Administration’s (GSA) Wasteful Spending & Federal Budget Priorities

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Date: April 24, 2012
Contact: Taniel Koushakjian
Email: Taniel@gineenbresso.com
Telephone: (202) 903-5362

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Today, Gineen Bresso, former commissioner of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and current candidate for Congress in Florida’s new 23rd District, released the following statement:

“After a week of Congressional hearings surrounding the GSA scandal and the still unfolding depth to which government employees at senior levels were involved in wasting massive amounts of tax-payer dollars, the government and this administration in particular is taking the country down a dangerous path. A $15 Trillion dollar debt, the President’s proposed $1.1 Trillion dollar annual budget, and the business-as-usual federal bureaucracy underscore the need to restore fiscal responsibility in Washington.

“As a former EAC commissioner, I testified last year before Congress against my agency’s own budget given the same type of wasteful spending that seems all too prevalent in today’s government infrastructure. It may not have been politically popular, but in a time when average people are barely able to keep their head above water, it is incumbent upon our elected officials to lead by example and watch out for the American people. The revelations at the GSA are an embarrassment for Democratic leaders and the case of EAC is another of dysfunction. For instance, in 2008 an audit found that the EAC failed to meet 20 out of 29 internal controls for acceptable financial and management operation. Also, an independent audit found that the EAC spent approximately $7,000 on 458 sweatshirts and polo shirts for 39 employees, leading the EAC’s Inspector General to determine this was a misuse of federal funds.

“The American people deserve a leader who is not only responsible, but knows when to act, and the people of Florida’s new 23rd district need a full-time Representative who can bring fiscal restraint and responsibility to Washington. If elected, I intend to be that Representative and to continue to fight for the taxpayer.”

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