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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
MUSGRAVE TAKES WALL STREET MONEY, VOTES AGAINST FINANCIAL REFORM
Former GOP Congressman Slams Members Who Opposed 2005 Bill
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Events...
Three debates between Betsy Markey and Marilyn Musgrave set for October
October 9th, 8pm
Colorado State University - University Center for the Arts, in Fort Collins.
Sponsored by the Fort Collins Coloradoan and 9NEWS. The debate will be shown on TV stations, KUSA - My20 and CSPAN2. Tickets provided by the campaign and CSU.
"This debate will give voters an opportunity to hear what Betsy plans to do to help restore fiscal discipline in Washington and get our economy back on track, help solve our energy crisis and work towards energy independence, as well as health care, education, agriculture, military and veterans issues," spokesman Ben Marter said.
October 13th at 7pm
Fort Morgan High School in Fort Morgan.
Sponsored by Colorado Corn, Colorado Dairy Farmers, Colorado Livestock Association, and Rocky Mountain Farmers Union. This debate will focus on agricultural issues.
October 21st at 7pm
Windsor High School Auditorium in Windsor.
Sponsored by the Greeley Tribune, Fort Collins Now, Windsor Now, Fox 31, the Colorado Young Republicans and the Colorado Young Democrats.
Please check back on the web site for more information as it becomes available.
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Posted May 3rd, 2008 by Betsy Markey
This is the beginning to a long conversation that I hope to engage in with the voters of Colorado’s Fourth District. In the coming years, we face significant challenges with the economy and specifically with many of the issues that drive voters’ concerns about the economy – healthcare, renewable energy, the ongoing cost of the War in Iraq, and our burgeoning federal deficit. As we come closer to the election, I plan to address those concerns individually and at greater length.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
MUSGRAVE TAKES WALL STREET MONEY, VOTES AGAINST FINANCIAL REFORM
Former GOP Congressman Slams Members Who Opposed 2005 Bill
WASHINGTON, DC – Records show that in the days and weeks leading up to and immediately following a critical 2005 vote on a bill aimed to help regulate failed home mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Marilyn Musgrave took thousands of dollars from Wall Street interests and went on to oppose the legislation.
The 2005 Federal Housing Finance Reform Act was highlighted by former Republican Financial Services Committee Chairman Michael Oxley in a recent interview with the Financial Times. Records show that Musgrave took $44,500 from Wall Street interests in the 10 months leading up to the bill’s consideration, and then pocketed $8,500 in campaign cash in the two months that followed her no vote. Musgrave has taken more than $100,000 from Wall Street firms and banks during her time in Congress.
Oxley told the Financial Times on September 9, 2008 that the 2005 bill could have prevented the current crisis and that lack of support from ideologues in Congress and in the White House prevented passage. “We missed a golden opportunity that would have avoided a lot of the problems we’re facing now…,” Oxley noted in discussing the vote.
Musgrave was one of only 90 members of the House, and one of only 15 Republicans, to oppose the bill.
“Marilyn Musgrave was one of just a few members of the House to vote against passage of critical legislation that would have brought more oversight to the financial industry,” said Betsy Markey Communications Director, Ben Marter. “The fact that she stood in the minority to vote against this bill and then took almost $10,000 in campaign contributions from the financial services industry in the days immediately following that vote is something she needs to answer to her constituents about in light of the recent financial crisis.”
Supporting documents including spreadsheets with details about donations will be emailed upon request. Please email your request to; Documentation@Markeyforcongress.com
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Musgrave Voted Against Increased Regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2005
Congresswoman Was One of Only Fifteen House Republicans to Oppose Bill
WASHINGTON—Marilyn Musgrave was one of only fifteen House Republicans, and only ninety members overall, to oppose a 2005 bill that would have increased the oversight of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).
The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 (HR 1461) passed the House of Representatives on October 26, 2005 on an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 331 to 90.
The bill specifically would have created an independent regulator to oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with authority to “ensure that regulated entities operate in a safe and sound manner.” Additionally, it says the regulator can require “reports of fraudulent financial transactions.”
Congressional candidate Betsy Markey said, “I would have voted with the 209 Republicans and the 122 Democrats in 2005, 3 years before the current financial crisis was upon the American taxpayer...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
No evidence of contract interference by Markey, federal agency says
BY ROBERT MOORE RobertMoore@coloradoan.com
There's no evidence that Betsy Markey or her family's company did anything improper in obtaining government contracts, the federal government's leading acquisition agency said Tuesday.
At the Coloradoan's request, the General Services Administration reviewed contracts awarded to Syscom Services between 2005 and 2007, while Markey worked as an aide to Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo. The Coloradoan asked if there were any records showing that Markey or any other member of Salazar's staff intervened on behalf of Syscom in the contract award process.
"We have no records showing any intervention," said Michael Collins, a spokesman for the GSA, the agency that provides acquisition services to other federal agencies. Syscom got many of its contracts from being on the GSA schedule of vendors.
When asked for signs of impropriety by Syscom in the bidding process, Collins said, "Based upon current review of available records, there is no information that suggests improprieties involving bids by Syscom Systems, Inc."
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