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Lobbying to keep carrier in Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot
Lauren King
January 28, 2009
The day after Defense Secretary Robert Gates defended the Navy’s plan to relocate a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier to Florida, Terry McAuliffe, a Democratic candidate for governor, sent out an e-mail to supporters asking that they lobby to keep it in Virginia.
“This unnecessary transfer would have devastating consequences here in Virginia,” he wrote in the e-mail. “Thousands of jobs would be lost and it would deepen the economic crisis in Hampton Roads.”
Navy Secretary Donald Winter, who plans to leave office by March, endorsed plans this month to move one of the five Atlantic Fleet flattops to Mayport Naval Station in Florida as a hedge against a natural disaster or terrorist attack on Hampton Roads, according to a story published in the Pilot today.
The move would shift about 3,000 sailors from Hampton Roads to the Mayport area, near Jacksonville, and siphon hundreds of millions of dollars annually from the local economy.
McAuliffe asks that supporters demonstrate Virginia is the “most military-friendly state in the nation,” and tell Gates, through McAuliffe’s campaign Web site, that no carrier should be moved from Norfolk to Florida.
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Keep the Carrier
As the Bush administration was on its way out the door, a major decision was made about plans to transfer a critical Norfolk-based aircraft carrier to Florida. We cannot allow this to happen.
This unnecessary transfer would have devastating consequences here in Virginia. Thousands of jobs would be lost, and it would deepen the economic crisis in Hampton Roads.
Thanks to the leadership of Senators Webb and Warner, Governor Kaine and our Congressional delegation, the Department of Defense has agreed to review this decision.
But Florida’s lobbying hard to move this carrier, and I need your help to show where Virginians stand on this issue. By applying public pressure, we can demonstrate that Virginia’s the most military-friendly state in the nation. No one knows the Navy like we do.
Moving this carrier to Florida isn’t just bad for Virginians; it’s bad for our country. The current plan would require constructing a brand new facility in Florida, wasting nearly a billion dollars in taxpayer money at a time when we need to be smarter about our spending priorities than ever before. As Senator Jim Webb — a former Secretary of the Navy — has said, the Navy cannot afford to add a “nonessential, redundant facility.”
So please, help save good-paying jobs and keep the carrier where it belongs
Click Here to Tell the Secretary of Defense to Keep the Carrier in Norfolk
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Our First TV Ad
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Our First TV Ad
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McAuliffe Campaign Releases First Television Ad: "Listened"
Today, Terry McAuliffe’s campaign for governor released its first television advertisement in Hampton Roads. The 30-second spot, titled “Listened,” highlights ideas on strengthening the region’s economy that McAuliffe has heard from people as he’s traveled across Hampton Roads. Emphasizing that the best ideas don’t always come out of Richmond, McAuliffe discusses his lifetime experience of creating jobs and his focus on getting Virginia’s economy back on track.
“I’ve spent four decades building businesses and creating jobs,” McAuliffe says in the ad. “Now, I’m running for Governor because I know we can create thousands more right here. I’ll make it my job to protect your job – and get Virginia’s economy moving.
The ad can be viewed here:
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