“Greenberg said he’s like to eliminate the income tax or usher in a flat rate tax.  He’d like to reverse what he portrayed as overly complex health care and financial reforms.   ‘If it’s over 700 to 800 pages, it’s a disaster immediately,’ Greenberg said.  ”I’m the repeal and shred candidate.”  Read the full article here: http://tinyurl.com/35kn2p4

Litchfield County Times: “Greenberg of Litchfield Faces Moment of Truth”

“Mr. Greenberg, who has never run for office before, said he decided to take the plunge earlier this year because, in part, he saw the impact on small businesses in a congressional district in which he has many commercial holdings.

‘Small businesses are not hiring,’ he said during an interview at Bagel Chalet on Route 44 in Simsbury. ‘They’re the engine of growth.’

As he spoke to businessmen in the shopping centers, the candidate, who has the backing of Mr. Schiff and other Tea Party activists, stressed his commitment to lower spending and less regulation.

‘They’re afraid to hire,’ Mr. Greenberg said of small businesses.

‘They don’t know about the [future] economic climate,’ he said regarding the psychological impact of what is considered the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

‘We have to simplify the tax code to make it easier for small businesses to exist,’ he said.”  Read the full article here: http://tinyurl.com/2bet6um

In the latest filing, Greenberg outdistanced both Sam Caligiuri and Justin Bernier who reported $190,000 and $197,000 respectively.
“I said from the beginning that I would have the right message and the right resources, and I continue to be in the best position of all the Republican candidates as we approach the August 10^th primary,” Greenberg said.  “Our tremendous volunteer base, our aggressive messaging and media presence, our endorsements from Independence Caucus and Change the Congress in 2010, and our financial resources are building the momentum we need to prevail in the primary and defeat Chris Murphy in November. Neither of my Republican opponents will have the resources to go toe to toe with Murphy and his incumbent PAC and labor resources.”

“I am meeting with voters 12 to 14 hours a day, visiting businesses during the day and signing them up for “Main Street For Mark” and by walking the neighborhoods, door-to-door at night in towns all across the district,” Greenberg said. “My personal appeal to the businesses and citizens of the 5^th District has given me a great opportunity to hear each and every day the real-world concerns of these folks.”

“People are tremendously passionate about this election,” Greenberg said. “They are fed up with Washington, and they’ve had it with career politicians like Chris Murphy who care more about getting re-elected than they do about putting people back to work. The bottom line is they are angry and have a right to be.  They want change, and I promise I will bring real change that gives optimism and hope for the future.”
“I have led all Republican candidates in “cash on hand” in every reporting quarter since I announced my candidacy in November, and I will continue to work harder and have more resources than my competitors between now, the primary, and the general election.”

“These unfathomable numbers demonstrate how desperately we need to put an end to out-of-control government spending in Washington.  The excessive federal spending causing this massive debt is bankrupting our children and robbing them of the future they deserve.  In the face of this mounting crisis, Chris Murphy proposed cutting federal spending by 1 percent, a solution that is laughable at best.

“Cutting 1 percent of federal spending is like trying to empty a lake with a 5 gallon bucket – and it shows that career politicians like Chris Murphy have no real idea of the drastic changes that are needed in Washington.

“As a member of Congress, I will bring real change to Washington in order to stop the run-away train that has become the federal budget.”

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It isn’t often in this economic/political climate that there is something encouraging to comment on. But Mark Greenberg’s announcement in Waterbury June 22 that he will run in the Aug. 10 Republican primary for the 5th House District seat was an exception.

Now it’s our turn. Please check out Mark Greenberg. You’ll like what you see. Mark Greenberg gets it.

With home sales and prices already at low levels, a tax on the transaction of home sales only adds insult to injury. Yet just one week ago, during the special session of the Connecticut General Assembly, that’s precisely what Sam Caligiuri did when he voted in favor of extending the real estate conveyance tax — the same tax he opposed two years ago.

People across Connecticut — who have scrimped and saved for a down payment on a house, and worked hard each month to pay their mortgage — are told when they sell their home that the State of Connecticut will collect a tax on the transaction.  This tax – levied on the American Dream of home ownership — is the tax Sam voted to extend.

As is the case with many other issues, politics as usual have gotten in the way of doing the right thing.  As a member of Congress, I will not only pledge to cut taxes, I will vote to cut taxes — and I will not have to come back two years later to explain why I broke my promise.

Saying one thing one year and voting the other way a couple of  years later — the voters of the 5^th District have had enough of that kind of political double-speak.”

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Greenberg, a successful businessman who has created hundreds of jobs over the past 35 years, pledged to bring his conservative, outsider message to the voters of the District — and common sense business practices to the Washington establishment.

“I have said from the day I announced my candidacy that I would take my message directly to the people of the 5^th District,” Greenberg said. “Voters are demanding change — and I will bring real change to our broken government in Washington. I have a business perspective that is sorely lacking in our career politicians, and I will wage a vigorous primary campaign to win the nomination and the right to face Chris Murphy in November.”

“Career politicians like Chris Murphy have given us a government we cannot afford, a huge bureaucracy we don’t want, and an economy that is stuck in reverse,” Greenberg said. “People are rightly concerned – and angry – about the direction of this country. I am also concerned, and that’s why I’m running.”

“I will hold Congress to the same standards that apply to any successful business- don’t spend more than you have, and don’t create products or programs that people won’t buy,” Greenberg said. “The bottom line is that the voters of Connecticut are not buying what Washington and Chris Murphy are selling.”

“My Republican opponents in the primary are individuals who have made government their careers – one as a career elected politician and the other as a government bureaucratic staffer,” Greenberg said. “My career has been in the business world – not the political world – and I pledge that I will put the interests of the people first.”

“I look forward to an exciting primary campaign based on the issues that mean the most to the families and businesses of the 5^th District,” Greenberg said. “The problems we face in our state and nation can be fixed.  But we need new leadership and a new direction in Washington.”

Greenberg has led all other Republican candidates in the District in cash on hand at each reporting milestone since announcing his candidacy last November.

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“When I entered the race for the 5th Congressional district on November 7, 2009, it was because I felt that we needed a strong conservative voice in order to undo the damage career politicians have done to our country,” Evans said. “Our campaign theme of ‘Common Sense for Connecticut’ seemed not only simple but timely and the group of volunteers who stepped up to help us was nothing short of incredible.”

“Over the past seven months I have spent time a tremendous amount of time speaking with the citizens of the 5th district at various events and the people have made it very clear that they want a real change this November,” Evans said.  “They have told me they do not want another politician or party insider who will simply go to Washington and become part of the system.  I have spent time with all of the candidates in this race at various forums and have found that Mark Greenberg is far and away the most in line with my values and principles.”

“Both Mark and I believe that it will take a true outsider to fix the problems we face in the district, state, and country.  We both have been big believers in an open primary process where the voices of all the voters would be heard and decide our nominee,” Evans said.  “This campaign has never been about me or any type of political agenda.  It has been about bringing real change to Washington Dc before it is too late.”

“Accordingly, I am dropping my bid for Congress effective immediately and will begin working to elect Mark Greenberg as the next Congressman of the 5th district.  I am sure my supporters will realize that by electing Mark, we will be getting all of the things that we have been fighting to achieve over these past several months.  I look forward to integrating our two campaigns as seamlessly as possible and ultimately retaking this seat for the citizens of the 5th district.”

“I am proud and honored that Bill is supporting me in the Republican primary,” Greenberg said.  “On many occasions at candidate forums, Bill and I have spoken with one voice on the issues facing our state and nation. We both know that the only way we can restore this country to its democratic roots is by bringing real and lasting change to Washington.”

Greenberg also announced today that he has submitted approximately 3,000 petition signatures to qualify for the August 10^th Republican District primary — well in excess of the required 1,850, in time to meet the June 8^th deadline.
Greenberg, a successful businessman who has created hundreds of jobs over the past 35 years, has pledged to bring his conservative, outsider message to the voters of the District — and common sense business practices to the Washington establishment.
Greenberg has also led all other Republican candidates in the District in cash on hand at each reporting milestone since announcing his candidacy last November.

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