Archive for June, 2007

CARMAX Wins “Stevie Award”

Friday, June 15th, 2007


Congratulations are in order for Richmond-based CarMax Inc. for their recent Stevie Award for best overall business with more than 2,500 employees at the 2007 American Business Awards. The Richmond Times-Dispatch covered the event and has a great article on the prize.

"In his acceptance speech, the company said, CarMax President and CEO Tom Folliard stressed its 'culture of integrity' that sets it apart from competitors. 'By introducing ethics and transparency into the car-buying process, we've created a company that our associates are proud to work for and our customers are proud to support,' he said."

A Time to Unify.

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007


The primary results are in. I'd like to congratulate the winners of yesterday's election and express my hope that all Republicans will now unify behind our candidates. Now that Ed Gillespie has answered the call to serve the President, we need to pull together more than ever as Virginia Republicans to achieve victory in the fall. Fortunately, we have an excellent set of candidates to stand against the Democrats, and I'm excited about what we can achieve as a party this year.

Also, in the weeks ahead, look for new internet initiatives here at EricCantor.com that will present you with new opportunities for getting involved in this year's election.

You Need to Know This…

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007


In January, Democrats took control of the United States House - since that time, the federal budget has spiraled out of control. Within just the first five months of being in power, House Democrats have proposed $110 billion in new spending.

It gets worse. House Democrats have made the choice to hide earmarks from you -- they came to power, promising the American People that they would clean up Washington, yet this promise has already been broken. Billions of taxpayers dollars, your hard earned money, will be spent by the House Democrats in secret earmark slush funds.

House Republicans aren't going to let this happen without a fight; stay tuned this week, as we bring the fight on the House floor, and try to stop out of control spending by the Democrats in power.

Twenty Years Ago, The Course of History

Monday, June 11th, 2007


Twenty years ago, today, Ronald Reagan stood in Berlin and uttered six words that shook the world and inspired millions. John Fund at the Wall Street Journal had this to say about that historic event:

"For different reasons, history will record two paramount figures who helped sweep communism into the ash heap of history: Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Reagan first saw the Berlin Wall in 1978, when he told his aide Peter Hannaford, "We've got to find a way to knock this thing down." After Reagan became president, he returned in 1982 and enraged the Soviets by taking a couple of ceremonial steps across a painted border line. Then, in 1987, he overruled his own State Department by giving the momentous speech in which he implored the general secretary directly to tear down the wall."

John also covers the story of Jan Grzebski, an individual who went into a coma 19 years ago, before the collapse of communism, who just emerged from it. It is a fascinating story that should remind us all how far the course of freedom has advanced in just two decades.

 

RTD Covers Cantor Blog

Monday, June 11th, 2007

Peter Hardin of the Richmond Times-Dispatch has a great article on Eric’s efforts to reach an online audience with this blog and with Solutions Factory. Be sure to check it out
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Hardin opens the article with this line, “If you use the Internet and live in Virginia’s 7th District — from part of Richmond to Rappahannock County — it’s just gotten easier for you to be heard in Washington.” We’re always looking at new ways to utilize technology to achieve this goal — making it easier for all citizens to communicate directly with their representatives.

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