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Bradley’s competition
By Emily Aronson
8-23-2005
EXETER - Calling for alternative energy sources, affordable health care and strengthened international alliances, State Rep. Peter Sullivan outlined his reasons for running for the U.S. Congress on Monday.
Sullivan, a Manchester Democrat, was the guest speaker at the Rockingham County Democrats’ meeting at the Loaf and Ladle restaurant. The practicing attorney set himself up as the anti-Jeb Bradley, criticizing the Republican congressman for falling in step with President Bush and U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
"He has become a foot soldier for the politics of corruption and complacency," Sullivan said, criticizing Bradley for putting the interests of lobbyists over those of New Hampshire residents.
Sullivan said he proposed a bill in the Statehouse that would make it harder to disguise lobbyists’ campaign contributions. Sullivan said he was also in favor of a lobbying reform bill proposed earlier this year in the U.S. House, which Bradley voted against.
Turning to international issues, Sullivan said he would like to see America work "cooperatively and constructively" with other nations to help with the war in Iraq, as well as other world issues, such as the AIDS epidemic in Africa.
The former Army National Guardsman said he did not support immediate withdrawal from Iraq, using the "you broke it, you bought it" analogy. Sullivan said America should engage European and moderate Muslim nations to help train Iraqi security forces and rebuild the country’s infrastructure.
As for domestic issues, Sullivan said finding alternative fuel sources must become "a national priority" and said the energy bill recently passed by Congress does little to address the country’s dependence on oil. Sullivan said Congress must invest in renewable technologies and hold automobile makers to higher fuel economy standards.
Sullivan said he also supported a national health-care plan similar to the ones proposed by former Democratic presidential candidates Howard Dean and Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman. Sullivan said he was still working out the details, but said it would involve slowly expanding existing government health-care programs, such as Medicaid, to cover a wider range of people.
Before Sullivan can face off with Bradley in the November 2006 election, he must beat fellow Democratic candidate Gary Dodds, of Rye, in the September 2006 primary.
Sullivan said he believed his edge over Dodds was the political experience he has gained while serving three terms in Concord. Dodds serves on various town boards, but has never held state or national office.
In other news, Gary Patton told Democrats they had secured a candidate to run against Republican Executive Councilor Ruth Griffin. Patton said the candidate did not want his or her identity revealed until November for personal reasons.
Patton called the person a "formidable candidate" who will run against Griffin in the November 2006 election.
By Emily Aronson
8-23-2005
EXETER - Calling for alternative energy sources, affordable health care and strengthened international alliances, State Rep. Peter Sullivan outlined his reasons for running for the U.S. Congress on Monday.
Sullivan, a Manchester Democrat, was the guest speaker at the Rockingham County Democrats’ meeting at the Loaf and Ladle restaurant. The practicing attorney set himself up as the anti-Jeb Bradley, criticizing the Republican congressman for falling in step with President Bush and U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
"He has become a foot soldier for the politics of corruption and complacency," Sullivan said, criticizing Bradley for putting the interests of lobbyists over those of New Hampshire residents.
Sullivan said he proposed a bill in the Statehouse that would make it harder to disguise lobbyists’ campaign contributions. Sullivan said he was also in favor of a lobbying reform bill proposed earlier this year in the U.S. House, which Bradley voted against.
Turning to international issues, Sullivan said he would like to see America work "cooperatively and constructively" with other nations to help with the war in Iraq, as well as other world issues, such as the AIDS epidemic in Africa.
The former Army National Guardsman said he did not support immediate withdrawal from Iraq, using the "you broke it, you bought it" analogy. Sullivan said America should engage European and moderate Muslim nations to help train Iraqi security forces and rebuild the country’s infrastructure.
As for domestic issues, Sullivan said finding alternative fuel sources must become "a national priority" and said the energy bill recently passed by Congress does little to address the country’s dependence on oil. Sullivan said Congress must invest in renewable technologies and hold automobile makers to higher fuel economy standards.
Sullivan said he also supported a national health-care plan similar to the ones proposed by former Democratic presidential candidates Howard Dean and Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman. Sullivan said he was still working out the details, but said it would involve slowly expanding existing government health-care programs, such as Medicaid, to cover a wider range of people.
Before Sullivan can face off with Bradley in the November 2006 election, he must beat fellow Democratic candidate Gary Dodds, of Rye, in the September 2006 primary.
Sullivan said he believed his edge over Dodds was the political experience he has gained while serving three terms in Concord. Dodds serves on various town boards, but has never held state or national office.
In other news, Gary Patton told Democrats they had secured a candidate to run against Republican Executive Councilor Ruth Griffin. Patton said the candidate did not want his or her identity revealed until November for personal reasons.
Patton called the person a "formidable candidate" who will run against Griffin in the November 2006 election.