Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Bob Conaway Urges Paul Cook to Join Him in telling the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Shut down the dangerous Diablo Canyon nuclear plant.
In the wake of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake near Napa, a shocking new
report from a federal nuclear
safety official raises the prospect that PG&E's Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant could face catastrophic failure when the next big earthquake hits, and recommends that it be shut down.1
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The report, authored by a former lead on-site inspector, flatly refutes PG&E's claim that the plant's two reactors can withstand an earthquake like the one that rattled northern California just a few weeks ago.2 Incredibly, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is trusting PG&E's internal assessment of the danger of continuing to run the plant, despite the clear conflict of interest. With half a million people living within 50 miles of this disaster waiting to happen, the Diablo Canyon plant needs to be shut down now.
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Tell the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Shut down the dangerous Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. Click here to sign the petition.
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The engineers who designed the coastal nuclear plant at Fukushima believed it could withstand any disaster imaginable before a massive earthquake and tsunami struck in 2011 and caused a major catastrophe.
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PG&E's engineers similarly claim that the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant can withstand any (?) anticipated earthquake. Aside from the arrogance of concluding structural strength and containment capacity that has never been tested by an earthquake of even what hit San Francisco over a hundred years ago (much less what his Chile recently), the plant was built long before a major fault line was discovered in 2008 -- just a few hundred yards offshore from the coastal nuclear plant. The plant also sits nearby the Los Osos, Hosgri, and San Andreas Faults, a confluence of seismic features with dramatic potential activity that could overcome the plant’s outdated and inadequate safety design features.3
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the power to revoke PG&E’s license to operate the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant -- and that's exactly what it needs to do.
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Urge Paul Cook to join Bob Conaway and tell the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Shut down the dangerous Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. The fallout could poison our environment for a 1,000 years.
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You can further express your personal support by clicking the link below to sign the petition: http://act.credoaction.com/
1. "AP Exclusive: Expert calls for Diablo Canyon shutdown," Associated Press, August, 25, 2014.
2. To download the full report, click here (PDF).
3. "Petition seeks closure of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant," San Francisco Chronicle, August 27, 2014.
safety official raises the prospect that PG&E's Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant could face catastrophic failure when the next big earthquake hits, and recommends that it be shut down.1
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The report, authored by a former lead on-site inspector, flatly refutes PG&E's claim that the plant's two reactors can withstand an earthquake like the one that rattled northern California just a few weeks ago.2 Incredibly, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is trusting PG&E's internal assessment of the danger of continuing to run the plant, despite the clear conflict of interest. With half a million people living within 50 miles of this disaster waiting to happen, the Diablo Canyon plant needs to be shut down now.
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Tell the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Shut down the dangerous Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. Click here to sign the petition.
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The engineers who designed the coastal nuclear plant at Fukushima believed it could withstand any disaster imaginable before a massive earthquake and tsunami struck in 2011 and caused a major catastrophe.
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PG&E's engineers similarly claim that the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant can withstand any (?) anticipated earthquake. Aside from the arrogance of concluding structural strength and containment capacity that has never been tested by an earthquake of even what hit San Francisco over a hundred years ago (much less what his Chile recently), the plant was built long before a major fault line was discovered in 2008 -- just a few hundred yards offshore from the coastal nuclear plant. The plant also sits nearby the Los Osos, Hosgri, and San Andreas Faults, a confluence of seismic features with dramatic potential activity that could overcome the plant’s outdated and inadequate safety design features.3
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the power to revoke PG&E’s license to operate the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant -- and that's exactly what it needs to do.
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Urge Paul Cook to join Bob Conaway and tell the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Shut down the dangerous Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. The fallout could poison our environment for a 1,000 years.
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You can further express your personal support by clicking the link below to sign the petition: http://act.credoaction.com/
1. "AP Exclusive: Expert calls for Diablo Canyon shutdown," Associated Press, August, 25, 2014.
2. To download the full report, click here (PDF).
3. "Petition seeks closure of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant," San Francisco Chronicle, August 27, 2014.
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Victorville CA 92392
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Monday, September 15, 2014
Paul Cook's "Yeah" Vote on HR 5078 Will Endanger Public Waters & Blocks Rulemaking Efforts to Protect Our Public Waters by Non-Partisan Professionals
On September 9, the US House of Representatives voted 262 to 152 to approve HR 5078 as an attempt to block the Clean Water Act protection rule-making underway by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
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Bob Conaway says that "Paul Cook (CA-08) should have known that his 'yeah' vote on H.R. 5078 is bad news for clean water nationally and especially so for people in the 8th District, whose fragile Desert Valley and Mountain areas are in need of protection. The proposed rule the Army Corps and EPA was working on was consistent with the Supreme Court's narrower reading of where the Act applies, which includes wetlands with a hydrologic connection to rivers and streams (like the Colorado, Owens and Santa Ana Rivers), including those rivers and streams that flow seasonally (like the Mojave River) [see http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Article/view/id/31900/ & http://1mississippi.org/your-clean-water-act-support-needed-now-more-than-ever/]. HR 5078 is one of many roadblocks opponents of the Clean Water Act protection rule (also called Waters of the U.S. rule) are throwing up. The proposed rule making which HR 5078 & Cook's vote seeks to stop, provided clarification about which waters the Clean Water Act applies to, and contrary to the shrill voices in the Boehner camp, did not protect any new types of waters".
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Bob further says: " One has to wonder about Paul Cook and free speech--the rule making process INVOLVES the public and various stakeholders--what is he and his corporate minions scared about coming out of the rule making process. Paul Cook voted to stop current rulemaking (one has to wonder if he is afraid of intelligent professionals talking about what's good for Americans) & voted to prohibit the EPA and the Corps from developing any future rulemakings or basing implementation of the law on similar rules or guidance".
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Bob Conaway says that "Paul Cook (CA-08) should have known that his 'yeah' vote on H.R. 5078 is bad news for clean water nationally and especially so for people in the 8th District, whose fragile Desert Valley and Mountain areas are in need of protection. The proposed rule the Army Corps and EPA was working on was consistent with the Supreme Court's narrower reading of where the Act applies, which includes wetlands with a hydrologic connection to rivers and streams (like the Colorado, Owens and Santa Ana Rivers), including those rivers and streams that flow seasonally (like the Mojave River) [see http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Article/view/id/31900/ & http://1mississippi.org/your-clean-water-act-support-needed-now-more-than-ever/]. HR 5078 is one of many roadblocks opponents of the Clean Water Act protection rule (also called Waters of the U.S. rule) are throwing up. The proposed rule making which HR 5078 & Cook's vote seeks to stop, provided clarification about which waters the Clean Water Act applies to, and contrary to the shrill voices in the Boehner camp, did not protect any new types of waters".
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Bob further says: " One has to wonder about Paul Cook and free speech--the rule making process INVOLVES the public and various stakeholders--what is he and his corporate minions scared about coming out of the rule making process. Paul Cook voted to stop current rulemaking (one has to wonder if he is afraid of intelligent professionals talking about what's good for Americans) & voted to prohibit the EPA and the Corps from developing any future rulemakings or basing implementation of the law on similar rules or guidance".
Bob Conaway for Congress (CA-08)
12127 Mall Blvd, Suite A-363
Victorville CA 92392
Contact No. (760) 617-8305
BobConawayforCongress.
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Sunday, September 14, 2014
Cook Voted to Increase Interest Rates on Student Loans & Reject a 2016 minimum wage increase while collecting his salary increase
On Paul Cook, some interesting tidbits @ http://votethemout2014.net/Voted.html.
The site shows that:
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(1) Cook voted to oppose increasing the minimum wage to $10.16 per hour by 2016 (while he gets his automatic pay increase as a result of a bill cosponsored by his mentor and campaign advisor, Jerry Lewis),
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(2) Cook voted to give Monsanto protection so they can dominate the market and charge unreasonable fees for their products without fear of liability suits, and
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(3) Cook voted to increase the interest rate on student loans to 3.4%... so in this snippet on one site, he protects profiteering by Monsanto, screws the production workers working semi-skilled and unskilled jobs while increasing the cost of getting an education for people trying to climb out of the minimum wage trap jobs--what an elitist hypocrite!
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Bob's view? Student loan interest rates should not be hiked at all, minimum wage (which most college students earn while earning a degree, if they are able to get a job) should be increased, especially since the loan costs are going up. Monsanto is using the government to secure market control and immunity to being held accountable. Sad man who apparently hates our young men and women just trying to survive while getting ahead, but collects his raise despite getting little done (except for large corporations).
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(1) Cook voted to oppose increasing the minimum wage to $10.16 per hour by 2016 (while he gets his automatic pay increase as a result of a bill cosponsored by his mentor and campaign advisor, Jerry Lewis),
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(2) Cook voted to give Monsanto protection so they can dominate the market and charge unreasonable fees for their products without fear of liability suits, and
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(3) Cook voted to increase the interest rate on student loans to 3.4%... so in this snippet on one site, he protects profiteering by Monsanto, screws the production workers working semi-skilled and unskilled jobs while increasing the cost of getting an education for people trying to climb out of the minimum wage trap jobs--what an elitist hypocrite!
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Bob's view? Student loan interest rates should not be hiked at all, minimum wage (which most college students earn while earning a degree, if they are able to get a job) should be increased, especially since the loan costs are going up. Monsanto is using the government to secure market control and immunity to being held accountable. Sad man who apparently hates our young men and women just trying to survive while getting ahead, but collects his raise despite getting little done (except for large corporations).
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Saturday, September 13, 2014
PAUL COOK's HR 3522 VOTE DISCRIMINATES AGAINST PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS, WOMEN & PEOPLE WITH LONG TERM CARE NEEDS
Bob Conaway, a candidate for Congress in California's 8th
Congressional District and the National Committee to Preserve Social
Security and Medicare oppose H.R. 3522 [misnamed by the Congressional
Republicans the "Employee Health Care Protection Act". --Mr.
Entitlement (Paul Cook) of course voted for it. Bob Conaway would not
have. Exactly what will HR 3522 mean to the people in the 8th
Congressional District?
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1. HR 3522 allows health insurers to continue offering coverage outside of the insurance marketplaces established by the health law even if those plans do not comply with its coverage requirements.
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2. HR 3522 allowed inferior plans can now discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions, would force women to pay more tha
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3. H.R. 3522 undercuts the ability of the marketplace insurance plans to offer affordable health coverage because younger and healthier individuals would tend to enroll in the substandard plans preserved by HR 3522. Consequently, older and sicker individuals would remain in the comprehensive plans that meet the health law's coverage requirements. As a result of this adverse selection, insurance premiums would rise for those plans with sicker and/or older Americans, which would make coverage less affordable and increase the number of uninsured or force these Americans to join these substandard plans as well.
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4.Under HR 3522, the number of uninsured young seniors would increase and be less healthy by the time they became eligible for Medicare - thereby increasing Medicare's costs.One of the benefits of the Affordable Care Act is that more "young seniors," aged 50-64, are receiving health care before they become eligible for Medicare
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Does Cook bother to look at the people in this District--a lot of retirees, single moms, students and aging work force folks that can't afford the hit of discriminatory underwriting, hikes in premiums and reduced coverage that HR 3522 bring. Heh maybe Cook looks at it this way, he's got his Tri-Care, his Medicare if he needs it and what Congress pays for and us little folks are SOL?
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1. HR 3522 allows health insurers to continue offering coverage outside of the insurance marketplaces established by the health law even if those plans do not comply with its coverage requirements.
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2. HR 3522 allowed inferior plans can now discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions, would force women to pay more tha
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3. H.R. 3522 undercuts the ability of the marketplace insurance plans to offer affordable health coverage because younger and healthier individuals would tend to enroll in the substandard plans preserved by HR 3522. Consequently, older and sicker individuals would remain in the comprehensive plans that meet the health law's coverage requirements. As a result of this adverse selection, insurance premiums would rise for those plans with sicker and/or older Americans, which would make coverage less affordable and increase the number of uninsured or force these Americans to join these substandard plans as well.
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4.Under HR 3522, the number of uninsured young seniors would increase and be less healthy by the time they became eligible for Medicare - thereby increasing Medicare's costs.One of the benefits of the Affordable Care Act is that more "young seniors," aged 50-64, are receiving health care before they become eligible for Medicare
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Does Cook bother to look at the people in this District--a lot of retirees, single moms, students and aging work force folks that can't afford the hit of discriminatory underwriting, hikes in premiums and reduced coverage that HR 3522 bring. Heh maybe Cook looks at it this way, he's got his Tri-Care, his Medicare if he needs it and what Congress pays for and us little folks are SOL?
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Bob Conaway for Congress (CA-08)
12127 Mall Blvd, Suite A-363
Victorville CA 92392
Contact No. (760) 617-8305
BobConawayforCongress.
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Thursday, September 11, 2014
Why Iraq III - Will Congress plz show up?
Bob Conaway, a candidate for Congress in California's 8th Congressional District says:
"We need to avoid without Congressional approval, beyond humanitarian aide and security forces needed to defend American diplomatic assets, propping up an Iraqi regime in failure mode & ignoring our own 'life' priorities.
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First, as BBC reporters have said, the old failed leadership in Iraq just played a game of musical chairs before the US announced there was a new government. It seems that we are asking the same Sunni leaders that could not get their army to stand their ground and fight ISIL, to now fight ISIL, because of some humanitarian supplies being delivered to Kurds and bombing missions (and the promise of more bombings). What is the logic of this? We bombed Sadaam and it was not enough--we had to commit ground forces and when they (the US) withdrew, instability reappeared. How is this any different? Some have said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result?
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"We need to avoid without Congressional approval, beyond humanitarian aide and security forces needed to defend American diplomatic assets, propping up an Iraqi regime in failure mode & ignoring our own 'life' priorities.
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First, as BBC reporters have said, the old failed leadership in Iraq just played a game of musical chairs before the US announced there was a new government. It seems that we are asking the same Sunni leaders that could not get their army to stand their ground and fight ISIL, to now fight ISIL, because of some humanitarian supplies being delivered to Kurds and bombing missions (and the promise of more bombings). What is the logic of this? We bombed Sadaam and it was not enough--we had to commit ground forces and when they (the US) withdrew, instability reappeared. How is this any different? Some have said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result?
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Second, through all this, no one has
asked where did the Republican Guard Ba'thist Party forces go when the
US arrived in Baghdad? The Republican Guard had military training to
fight and fight they did against Iran and Kuwait, so one has to ask, (a)
if they are now part of the Iraqi Army, are we rearming and allying
with Sadaam's old military elite? (b) If they are not part of the new
(current) Iraqi Army, where are they and are we bombing to help defeat
that previously "vanished" military elite or (c) are they standing by
waiting for Iraq's collapse (or weakening from the conflict we are
ramping up) so they can walk in without firing a shot?
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Third,
has anyone asked about whether Iraqi Sunnis want to fight other Sunnis
even if they are part of ISIL? We seem to forget the Sunnis under Sadaam
(which the Army was primarily made up of) killed Kurdish civilians
(like what is happening now?). Could it be that Sunni Iraqis don't want
to attack Sunni-leaning ISIL forces so Kurds can be saved the ravages of
war, when just maybe, some Sunnis in Iraq might see ISIL's attack of
the Kurds being a way to seize back control of the oil fields
historically operated by Iraqi Sunnis? Who are we helping in this fight
and what end game are we working?
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Congress needs to
debate this--e.g. who are we doing this for and why? If this is about
oil fields, stay out and develop our natural resources. Most of the oil
is reportedly going to Red China--what's our bone in this fight?.
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Are we really doing this to save lives? We have a lot of "life" issues, including but not limited to shipping children away who are escaping to the US for a better life with apparently little regard to their fate upon return, failing to deal with the record numbers of suicides in the armed forces by ignoring the signs and failing to give our fighting men and women full and unfettered access to needed medical care to prevent such acts of self destruction [Extrapolating from a 2012 VA report that found 22 veterans took their lives each day in 2009 and 2010, IAVA members planted 1,892 flags on the National Mall Thursday to commemorate the staggering figure; see also http://maketheconnection.net/conditions/suicide], ignoring runaway homelessness numbers (many of which are vets), ignoring crippling student loan debt and abusive Sallie Mae collection policies which is causing depression and anxiety amongst our unemployed and underemployed youth (and returning vets who had some college educational loans) and ignoring the fact 1 in 5 American children suffer from hunger (how about deliverying those food packs to our poor).
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How about dealing with our "life" issues first?"
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Bob Conaway for Congress (CA-08)
12127 Mall Blvd, Suite A-363
Victorville CA 92392
Contact No. (760) 617-8305
BobConawayforCongress.
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Bob Conaway Urges Paul Cook to Strengthen the Fight Against Child Hunger in America
September is "Hunger Action Month" and September 4, 2014 is "Hunger
Action Day". Bob Conaway, a candidate for Congress, asks Paul Cook to
visit a child feeding program operated by one of the local food banks to
show his concern for our hungry children.
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The Situation: 1 in 5 kids in
the United States face hunger, exposing them to increased learning
difficulties, increased school absenteeism and poorer general health.
Our Response: Next year, members of Congress have an important opportunity to strengthen child nutrition programs, especially programs that target children when they are out of school and harder to reach. Feeding America and child hunger advocates like Bob Conaway are urging Congress to give states flexibility in how they operate summer, after-school, and weekend programs to better reach hungry kids.
Your Impact: Join Feeding America’s or other local programs' cooperative advocacy team and urge Paul Cook and other members of Congress to strengthen child nutrition programs. By pledging your voice and sharing your pledge with others - you’ll join thousands of anti-hunger advocates working to carrying the message of a hunger-free America to elected officials across the country. Together, we can solve hunger.
A shocker: A campaign press release asking you to not give money, but get informed on an issue and just maybe think about the hungry children when you send a check to a politician for another mailer or TV ad. The contact number for one organization fighting against child hunger is Feeding America.
1-800-910-5524. or
Our Response: Next year, members of Congress have an important opportunity to strengthen child nutrition programs, especially programs that target children when they are out of school and harder to reach. Feeding America and child hunger advocates like Bob Conaway are urging Congress to give states flexibility in how they operate summer, after-school, and weekend programs to better reach hungry kids.
Your Impact: Join Feeding America’s or other local programs' cooperative advocacy team and urge Paul Cook and other members of Congress to strengthen child nutrition programs. By pledging your voice and sharing your pledge with others - you’ll join thousands of anti-hunger advocates working to carrying the message of a hunger-free America to elected officials across the country. Together, we can solve hunger.
A shocker: A campaign press release asking you to not give money, but get informed on an issue and just maybe think about the hungry children when you send a check to a politician for another mailer or TV ad. The contact number for one organization fighting against child hunger is Feeding America.
1-800-910-5524. or
Bob Conaway for Congress (CA-08)
12127 Mall Blvd, Suite A-363
Victorville CA 92392
Contact No. (760) 617-8305
BobConawayforCongress.
Contributions or gifts to Bob Conaway for Congress are not tax deductible.
Contributions from foreign nationals or corporations are prohibited.
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