Mike Ross Files Papers To Run For Congress
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Mike Ross of Prescott filed papers this
morning to officially seek a third term as congressman for southern
Arkansas.
Ross, a self-described "Conservative Blue Dog Democrat," does
not have a Republican opponent. But he said the Republican Party
has spent several million dollars to oppose him in two previous
congressional elections, and he expects more of the same this time.
While outlining his priorities for a possible third term, Ross
blasted President Bush for the recent Medicare bill, lack of
funding for the No Child Left Behind Act and for cuts in
transportation projects. Ross said Bush was putting the needs of
Iraqi roads and schools over those in southern Arkansas.
He criticized Bush for adding to the national debt with deficit
spending, but Ross suggested deficit-spending of his own. He said
that instead of giving $1.1 trillion in tax cuts,
each of the 435 congressional districts should spend a billion
dollars on road improvements.
