Transcript for Candidate Free Air Time: 2008 Dale Sweetland

Hi I'm Dale Sweetland and I'm running for Congress

in the 25th Congressional District, which includes

the Towns of Irondequoit, Webster, and the northern part of Penfield.

I want to be your Congressman because I'm tired of what goes on

and what doesn't go on in Washington.

Democrats and Republicans alike spend so much time arguing with

each other that solutions to real problems in America are

never reached. For example, America is in the middle

of a major energy crisis, yet the Democratic

led Congress refused to act for months and the

measure they finally did pass is so full of clauses

and exceptions that it has no real chance of actually making

a difference at the gas pump or on your home heating

bill. I have a four point plan to deal with the

current energy crisis that includes

drilling for our own resources, promoting conservation,

developing alternative energy sources,

and cutting taxes on energy. I know what it's

like to struggle to pay bills, especially your property tax bill.

That's why I have a plan to cut your property taxes in

half. As your Congressman, I would propose legislation

to force New York State to pick up the entire cost

of Medicaid, saving taxpayers and Monroe County

162-million dollars a year.

As the Chairman of the Onondaga County Legislature, I led the

effort to fight Medicaid fraud in my county, an initiative

that resulted in two million dollars

savings to the county this year alone.

Over regulation is choking small businesses

throughout the country. To encourage business and job

growth would preserve tax cuts, lower government

spending, and reduct bureaucratic barriers.

As your Congressman, I will stand for you in Washington.

I'm not going to Washington to mingle

with the political establishment. I'll represent

your issues and your concerns,

working across the aisle to get the job done.

I'm Dale Sweetland, Republican candidate for Congress and I look forward to

representing you in Washington.