Matthew Berry for Congress in Virginia’s 8th District

Today, Eric Brescia, 2009 GOP House of Delegates nominee in the 47th District, endorsed my candidacy.  Eric stated, “Matthew Berry is the candidate with the experience and broad depth of ideas we need to solve the many serious problems facing our nation.  In particular, Matthew and I share a belief in empowering individuals rather than government.  Matthew has also shown the ability to run the type of strong campaign that we will need to beat Jim Moran in November.”

Eric ran a terrific campaign last year and set forth many specific ideas for improving Virginia’s economy.  I am honored to receive his support and hope that he will continue to play a leadership role in the Republican Party for many years to come.

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Today, Americans across the country are angry that the U.S. House of Representatives has ignored their voices, and I share that anger.  At a time when we are running a $1.6 trillion deficit, Jim Moran and House Democrats have given us a huge new entitlement program that we can’t afford.  They have saddled businesses and individuals with new taxes and mandates that we can’t afford and will take as many as 16,500 new IRS auditors to enforce.  And they have transferred far too much control over our health care system from doctors and patients to the federal government.

Americans are also frustrated by the process that led us to this point.  For example, lawmakers were given only three days to review the text of a bill that will restructure approximately one-sixth of the U.S. economy.

Now, however, is not the time to become discouraged.  Rather, it is the time to channel our anger and frustration into action.  We must redouble our efforts to defeat those representatives, such as Jim Moran, who voted in favor of Obamacare. And we must work to replace them with candidates who will vote to repeal it.

Here in Virginia’s Eighth District, I am the only candidate to date who has signed the Club for Growth’s Repeal It! pledge.  By signing this pledge, I have promised to sponsor and support legislation to repeal the Democrats’ health-care bill and to replace it with genuine market-based reform, and you have my solemn commitment that I will do just that.

House Democrats are betting that the American people will forget about yesterday’s vote come November and will instead focus their attention on other concerns.  But this issue if far too important for us to let it slip into the background, and I assure you that I will do everything in my power to prevent that from happening.

If you share my frustration about yesterday’s vote, I would ask you to make a donation of $25 or more to help us hold Jim Moran accountable.

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The NCAA Basketball Tournament is one of my favorite events of the year.  So now that March Madness has arrived, I am inviting you to play Beat the Candidate.

The rules are simple:  fill out your tournament bracket and see if you are able to score higher than I am.  All contestants that beat me will receive recognition on my website.  Additionally, the highest scorer in the group will win dinner with me at the 8th District restaurant of his or her choice.  (If I am the overall winner, then dinner will go to the second place entrant.)

To enter the contest, please click here.

Good luck!

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Today, I was honored to receive endorsements from several Arlington County Republican Party leaders:

• Robert Atkins – Treasurer, Arlington County Republican Committee
• Mitchell Bemos – Treasurer, Arlington-Falls Church Young Republicans
• Angela Desrochers – Past President, Arlington Republican Women’s Club
• Charles Hokanson – Precinct Operations Co-Chair, Arlington County Republican Committee
• Brian Pandya – Precinct Operations Co-Chair, Arlington County Republican Committee
• Brian Smith – Chair, Arlington-Falls Church Young Republicans & Secretary, Arlington County Republican Committee

(Affiliations provided for identification purposes only.)

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