Press Release:

Steve Sanson

President of Veterans In Politics International

PO Box 28211

Las Vegas, NV 89126

E-mail: veteransinpoliti@cs.com  

Web: www.veteransinpolitics.com  

Phone: 702 283 8088

Attention Judicial Candidates and the Citizens of Clark County;

It has come to our attention that there are several rumors and falsehoods being told that our organization has endorsed candidates that have filed for District Court Judge Department 31 and Justice of the Peace Las Vegas Township Department 7. It has also come to our attention that there are blogs being posted that has altered our endorsement winners.

We would like to make this perfectly clear that the Veterans In Politics International has “NOT” endorsed any candidates for District Court Judge Department 31 and Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Department 7.

To view our endorsement winners please go directly to our webpage at: http://veteransinpolitics.us.com/joomla/content/view/140/85/ or our meet up page at: http://www.meetup.com/Veterans-In-Politics-International/messages/boards/thread/8626724 .

If anyone has any knowledge of any candidates that are deliberately spreading these false rumors please let us know and we will file an ethics violation against them. We take our endorsement winners extremely seriously.

Thank you

April 12, 2010

Mr. Steve W. Sanson

President

Veterans In Politics International

PO Box 28211

Las Vegas, NV 89126-2211

Dear Mr. Sanson,

Thank you for contacting me about your opposition to health care reform. I appreciate the opportunity to respond to your concerns. 

For over a year, I have traveled around the district talking with my constituents, listening to their concerns at town halls and Congresses on the Corner.  I had roundtable discussions with doctors, providers, and small business owners - and throughout all of these conversations, one thing has been clear: the status quo is unacceptable. 

Without reform, 46 million Americans would remain uninsured, and families with insurance would continue to pay a "hidden insurance tax" of more than $1,100 to cover the cost of care for those without insurance. Without reform, a lost job would also mean lost health insurance; health insurance premiums for those with coverage would continue to rise; Nevada small business health premiums would likely double again over the next decade; and individuals would continue to be denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions or face bankruptcy because of one medical emergency.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law by the President on March 23, 2010, will provide security and stability to middle-class families by reducing costs, improving access, increasing choice, and strengthens Medicare. For those on Medicare, the legislation eliminates co-pays for preventive services; adds additional consumer protections for seniors in Medicare Advantage plans; immediately begins to close the donut hole that leaves seniors paying high out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs; and extends the solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund by nine years.

Members of Congress and Congressional staff will be forced to purchase their health insurance through the new state exchanges.  All legal Americans will now have the same access to quality, affordable coverage that Members of Congress have and will also have access to tax credits to ensure that health care coverage is affordable. 

For everyone, the legislation includes important consumer protections. For example, insurance companies will be prohibited from denying coverage for individuals with a pre-existing condition or from rescinding a person's coverage when they get sick and need it most. Reform will also end the unfair practice of charging women up to 48% more for health insurance than men; end annual and lifetime limits on coverage; and provide caps o n individual out-of-pocket expenses to ensure that a medical emergency does not also mean financial ruin. 

In the Third Congressional District, the legislation will improve employer-based coverage for 637,000 residents, improve Medicare for 120,000 beneficiaries, and give tax credits and other assistance to some 213,000 families and 16,700 small businesses to help them afford health coverage. Additionally, it will provide coverage for 99,000 uninsured residents, guarantee that 20,900 residents with pre-existing conditions can obtain coverage, and protect 3,800 families from bankruptcy due to unaffordable health care costs.  That is why I voted in favor of this legislation.  

Although the bill is not perfect, it makes strides toward reforming our broken health care system and giving Nevadans the assurance that they will have the coverage they need at a cost they can afford, all while reducing the deficit by $143 billion over the next 10 years. Where flaws still exist, I will continue to push for additional reforms.  

I am sorry we disagree on this issue, but I am sure there are many other issues on which we do agree. Thank you again for taking the time to get involved. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of future service.

16 October 2009
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Media Contact:  sage@sandpointsage.com  702.755.4118

Clark County Republican Party Chairman, Attorney Richard Scotti, publically insulted Veterans In Politics International Inc, a non-partisan veterans organization, whose mission statement is: “To teach, educate, organize and awaken our veterans and their families to select, support and vote intelligently for a better world and to protect ourselves from our own government(s) in a culture of corruption and to be the political voice for those in other groups that do not have one”

Sage Bocook, Director of the Veterans in Politics International Inc Auxiliary is concerned with the October 2009 announcement from Nevada’s Clark County Republican Party Chairman Richard Scotti in which he blatantly insults Veterans In Politics and the Veterans In Politics Internet Radio Show.  His offensive remarks were distributed by email that originated at the CCRP and Ms Bocook believes – at the very least - a public apology is warranted.

For years, Veterans in Politics International Inc has played an active role in many communities through meet the candidate events and by interviewing political and judicial candidates for office and endorsing those whom the interview panels have selected as the ones they believe would best serve the interests of their respective constituents.  The public is always welcome to attend these events, and recordings of the interviews are made available online too.  Veterans in Politics International Auxiliary believes these public interviews are significant in assisting registered voters in meeting with and determining whom they should vote for.

Veterans in Politics International and Veterans in Politics International Auxiliary diligently work to address and support legislation which benefits Military Veterans on county, state and national levels in the United States.   The organization’s website: www.veteransinpolitics.com   contains numerous letters from elected officials – democrat,  republican, libertarian, and non-partisan.

Veterans in Politics International, and Veterans in Politics International Auxiliary members, proactively speak on issues affecting US Military Veterans including Veteran Health Care, Veteran Court, Military Funding and more, and testify before deciding legislative bodies to bring attention to veteran issues.

Veterans in Politics International and Veterans in Politics International Auxiliary produces a weekly internet radio talk show through, All Talk Radio every Saturday from 2 – 3 PM Pacific Time.  The show is currently co-hosted by Steve Sanson (USMC & USA Retired) and Ronda Kennedy.  Veterans in Politics Radio Show interviews people who are making a difference in their communities and our nation and provides commentary on issues of concern.  Listeners are invited to call in with their questions and comments.  As election seasons swing into full force, it is very common to hear candidates and political party leadership interviews on this radio show which currently has over 113,000 listeners.

Why would the Clark County Republican Party Chairman, Richard Scotti, publically insult Veterans In Politics International and its globally popular internet radio show?  Why would he further add that he thinks people who listen to Veterans in Politics radio show are “crazy,” and call one of the hosts, “petty.” And why would he decree that the Clark County Republican Party is severing its affiliation with Veterans In Politics International – especially when there was no formal affiliation in the first place? 

The simple answer is that the current President of Veterans In Politics International and co-host of Veterans in Politics Radio Show, Steve Sanson (USMC & USA Ret,) happens to be an elected member of the Clark County Republican Party Executive Board and is asking questions during the CCRP executive board meetings about the Clark County Republican Party’s finances – questions that apparently certain CCRP leadership does not want to answer.  [Financial records of county level political organizations are public records]

As Director of Veterans In Politics International Auxiliary Ms Bocook suggests that Clark County Republican Party Chairman Richard Scotti apologize for his derogatory public statements against the Veterans In Politics International and Veterans in Politics International Auxiliary.

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