Bruce Hirschfeld for Congress 2010

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On October 20, 2009 Bruce Hirschfeld, a self-made businessman announced his candidacy for Congress in New York’s 12th District. With the nation in desperate need of new leadership... Read more >>

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What do Nydia Velazquez & British Petroleum have in Common? Greed, Selfishness & No Concern for the issues!

What do Nydia Velazquez & British Petroleum have in Common?  Greed, Selfishness & No Concern for the issues!

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What do Nydia Velázquez & British Petroleum have in Common? Greed, Selfishness & No Concern for the Issues!

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Nydia Picks Pork Over Policy
 
Being a Congressperson is about making sound judgments. Making astute political trade-offs distinguishes a great representative from a seat-warmer. In the case of NY 12 Representative Nydia Velazquez, she rarely makes the right call.
 
Take the case of immigration reform and the racist moves being made in Arizona. When bargaining for the votes of the Hispanic Congressional Caucus, which she chairs, on the Health Care reform bill, Nydia traded the votes not for movement on immigration reform or for federal action against Arizona’s SB 1070. Instead she went for a promise from the Obama administration to deliver $7.3 billion in medical benefits to Puerto Rico.  Not for our District which should have been first and formost, but for Puerto Rico.
 
She chose pork over good policy.
 
This not only didn’t benefit the residents of NY12 but it provoked a firestorm of criticism within the Hispanic community, normally her leading constituents. It's another example of Nydia’s ability to focus on her objectives at the expense of her constituent’s needs.
 
This lead MyLatinoNews.com to claim that Nydia Velazquez “sold out” Mexican Americans because she has “no understanding of the severity of what is happening in Arizona and … no expertise in immigration topics” as evidence by her empty gesture of calling on the Department of Homeland Security to sever ties with the Arizona police.
 
Nydia’s position and behavior clearly indicates that she is out of touch, out of the loop and clearly out for her own agenda.
 
We need a Congressman who can see the forest thru the trees, who can focus on the issues most important to the residents of NY12, who can make sound policy judgments and be thoughtful and skillful in using his vote to deliver good policy which mutually benefits everyone in the District.

Hirschfeld For Congress Goes Green!

To lower my carbon footprint, and to do what is right for the Earth and our enviroment, I am now driving a Toyota Prius Hybrid Car.

Bruce

 

Obama extends health care rights to gay partners...It's about time!

President Obama showed great courage and commitment to the LGBT community with his recent announcement.  In a move hailed as a step toward fairness for same-sex couples, he ordered that nearly all hospitals allow patients to say who has visitation rights and who can help make medical decisions, including gay and lesbian partners. In times of much distress, people should be able to count on their loved ones being able to help them and be with them. These rules changes are a large step toward ensuring that. This move was a major step toward fairness for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, and I applaud the administration for making such bold and unprecedented moves towards equality and respect for LGBT. The next step is repealing “Don’t ask, don’t tell.” These are all moves in the right direction, and I support whole heartedly fairness, equality, and respect in the LGBT community.

Chinatown Fire

On Sunday evening around 10PM a Chinatown building caught fire, jumped and spread to neighboring buildings, leaving near 200 of our neighbors homeless. 60 Fire Department vehicles answered a borough wide call that resulted in a 7-alarm fire. It is for these reasons that I call on our leaders in federal government to infuse Federal funds into NYC for the purpose of keeping our emergency services active and state-of-the-art. We must put a moratorium on any new proposals to shut fire houses and reduce staff. NYC is a population dense city that relies on the quality and speed of it's services. By reducing staff and shutting existing facilities we lengthen response times and people die. This is not acceptable. My thoughts and prayers are with the families who have been displaced and lost everything.

PRIMARY ELECTION DAY---TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14th

Make sure you get out and vote on Tuesday, September 14th .  If you need to register to vote go to: http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/register.html  and get yourself signed up.

Let's change the course of America and elect real people who will represent us the right way...with our interests at heart.  Elect Bruce Hirschfeld in the primary on Tuesday, September 14th and again in the general election on Tuesday, November 2nd.

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Launch of the NEW Hirschfeld for Congress Website by Infinitee Web Design

Bruce Hirschfeld for NY Congress 2010A New Web Design and Advanced Features for You!

 

As you can see, we have a beautiful new website with lot's of new advanced features thanks to our friends at Infinitee Web Design. Some of the new features include a blog to keep our constituents assessed of our progress, events that Bruce will be attending and general campaign news.

You can sign up for our newsletter on the right as well as invite your friend to check out the site by filling out the form "Spread the word". We have polls that you can vote on to give us an idea of what is most important to you. If you would like to Take Action and volunteer some time to the campaign, please feel free to send us your contact information here.

 

Bruce Hirschfeld - Meeting the people and discussing the real issues

Bruce Hirschfeld meeting with people on the streets of New YorkMeeting the people and discussing the real issues one on one is how Bruce makes a difference and keeps up with what's really happening to everyday families and hard working people.