Chuck Fleischmann, Republican candidate for Congress in the Third District, hailed Tuesday’s election results in Virginia and New Jersey.
He said, "Last night Americans went to the polls, in states that were heavily carried by President Obama in 2008, and said, 'Enough is enough.'
"While 'hope' and 'change' sound good in theory, liberal fiscal policies are a disaster for this country in reality. President Obama and his liberal counterparts in Congress talked a good game last year, but they have not performed thus far, and the American people expressed their dissatisfaction last night by electing governors who ran on fiscal responsibility and conservative principles.
"It is high time that Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Congress listen to the American people, and quit spending money we don’t have. It’s time for the government to stop trying to put itself in the business of health care. It’s time for the government to get out of the car business. It’s time for the government to stop bailing out failed private businesses. And it’s time for the government to stop leveraging away our children’s and grandchildren’s futures.
"Many of our elected leaders in Washington just don’t get it. True change started last night with conservative leaders being elected in Virginia and New Jersey. Next November, when I am elected to Congress, I will make sure those same conservative principals have a voice in Washington."