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United States Congressman
CURTCLAWSON










Looking forward to the New Year and the 114th Congress


by Congressman Curt Clawson
L et me begin by offering New Year wishes of peace, joy, and experience badly needed to correct the out-of-control spending

and mounting debt so typical in today’s federal government
good health to you, your family, and your friends.
As we launch the next Congress on Capitol Hill, my practices. We need to restore fiscal discipline to save the
team and I will continue to represent all constituents of Florida’s American Dream. We need to cut the deficit and move toward
19th District to the very best of our abilities. We’re committed a balanced budget. We need to run the federal government like
to our primary mission – which is to do our part to help secure a business.
the American Dream for future generations. The key first step is to restore economic prosperity and
I’d like to share with you exactly what we mean by this – what enable our businesses to create new jobs. All of our nation’s
we stand for – and how we are working for you in Washington challenges will be easier to address in an environment of strong
toward this over-arching purpose. economic growth. We support pro-growth, pro-free market, pro-
opportunity, and pro-environment policies. We will push for tax,
We are optimistic about 2015, given the results of the
November elections. regulatory, energy, monetary, and trade policies that improve the
We are Constitutional conservatives in political philosophy. competitiveness of US companies. And we will work for North
We are guided by the principles of limited federal governance, in American energy independence.
accordance with the powers enumerated in the US Constitution. We believe in “smart growth” – economically friendly policies
We support states rights to the fullest extent possible. that enable private sector investment and job creation while
We bring to DC strong private sector experience. My senior respecting, restoring, and preserving the unique ecosystems of
the Florida Everglades, our rivers, animal life, and our Southwest
team and I together bring 140 years of business know-how;

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