Assemblymember Curren Price has launched his runoff campaign as the Democratic Party nominee in the May 19 General Election for the 26th Senate District with a strong emphasis on jobs, environment and health.
“Unemployment is worsening,” said Mr. Price, who portrays himself as friendly to both business and labor.
“Increasing joblessness is a serious threat to the economic well-being of working families in our communities.
“Extended unemployment benefits will soften the blow somewhat for working families. But an unemployment check is not a reasonable long-term substitute for a living wage job.
“ I will form a Workforce Development Task Force that will hammer out a jobs plan that moves us toward our goal of creating 10,000 new jobs by the end of 2010.”
Mr. Price said that “small businesses are hurting, as everyone – working and jobless persons alike – cuts back on spending.
“Fewer sales means more layoffs, or worse, ‘Going Out of Business’ signs at, what were once, stable shops and franchises that employ entry-level workers. In addition to a jobs plan, we must have a well thought out economic recovery plan,” he said.
Helping Citizens Recover
“The loss of a good-paying job typically means the loss of health insurance benefits. COBRA health insurance coverage can be prohibitively expensive when a family’s wages stop due to a layoff.
“We must make sure we have the clinic and hospital resources available to meet the health need of parents and their children. Expanding school-based health centers and supporting the recently announced plan to open a new Martin Luther King, Jr. Hospital must be top priorities.
“I will form a Health Task Force that will work with state, county and city officials to further these specific health initiatives in the 51st Assembly District and 26th Senate District,” the first-term Assembly member said.
“I will create an Environmental Task Force so we do not lose focus on our need for open space or allow environmental injustices to prevail to the detriment of residents in our communities. The economy may be tough on all of us.
“But that doesn’t mean we must sacrifice our goals for clean air or clean water,” he said.
Assemblyman Price was the top vote getter in an eight-person special Primary Election on March 24. He beat his nearest special election competitor, Assemblymember Mike Davis, by 14 percentage points. He faces Republican Party nominee Rabbi Nachum Shifren and Peace and Freedom Party nominee Cindy V. Henderson on the May 19 ballot.
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