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JESSI MELTON || GARY KONIZ || RETAKING CONGRESS May 2020

VOL. 1 NO. 2

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Jessi Melton - Florida's District 22

MAY

2020

PUBLISHER | Jay Shapiro

President Takes Action to Lower Insulin

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Costs to America's Senior Population

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May 27th, 2020

President Trump has taken action to reduce the cost of insulin and improve the quality of care for America’s seniors. As the New York Post reports, Trump slashes cost of insulin for Medicare enrollees to $35 a month.

“The deal struck with the nation’s insulin manufacturers and

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health care providers will limit the co-pay for a month’s supply of insulin to $35 — a 66 percent reduction to current costs, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said.

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“The initiative will apply to the 1 in 3 Medicare enrollees who have diabetes, which is approximately 3 million people.”

President Trump has been a champion for America’s seniors. In

Business Editor | Cindy Koch

2019, the President signed an executive order to protect and and improve care for our nation’s seniors.

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As Rep. Kevin Brady said then, “I am encouraged by the President’s commitment to increase available Medicare benefits, promoting new technologies that expand health care access

Jill Cueni-Cohen

across the country, particularly in rural communities, eliminate fraud and abuse within the system, and put America’s seniors first.”

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The Administration has also worked tirelessly during the COVID–19 pandemic to protect America’s seniors. President Trump and his team have taken action to increase testing,

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provided regulatory relief to medical providers to help speed up medical care, and has ensured seniors can continue to see their doctors for non-COVID related needs.

Jessi Melton - Taking Back Congress Florida's District 22 Can you share a little about your background and how you got started?

Over the past several years, I've built a wireless development company that has, under the current administration's economy, cultivated enough success that I have the capacity to run for office. Last year, I decided it was time to use my skills to serve my country. I strongly considered joining the military, but when I considered what my country needed most, it was clear that my skill set was needed in Congress. I've built a business in a tough industry from the ground up.

I built my business on the reputation of getting things done that other firms can't or wont, and I want the very best for my country and its people. The loudest sitting members of Congress want the exact opposite, destruction and death to the American Dream. And they are fighters. They are loud. Well, I fight too. Hard. It's in my blood. So here I am. No more standing by and idly watching, it's time to roll up my sleeves and get in the game.

Which Republican or conservative thinkers inspire you both past and present?

I'm a big Winston Churchill fan. He was a fighter. He had the gift of perceiving threats before they progressed, and the grit to stand against the establishment and the naysayers. A favorite quote of his wellarticulates today's political landscape: "If you're not a liberal by the time you're 20, you don't have a heart. If you aren't conservative by the time you're 40, you don't have a brain." I think a lot of liberal voters have good intentions, they just haven't quite learned how to get there. There are no shortcuts to freedom or prosperity.

Both come at a cost. Freedom isn't "free."

What do you see as the single most important thing you can help with?

Balancing the budget. Trimming the fat. Streamlining. Reducing overhead. Reminding Congress who they work for and what their role is, which is ONLY to protect our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Their role is NOT to give hand outs, only a hand up. A large part of my skill set is in my ability to influence other members of Congress to get on board and get this done.

How can we vote for you and are districts pertinent?

Go to votejessi.com to stay updated and donate to my race. A little bit goes a long way when you're spending right.

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Rep Kevin Brady Remembering Sam Johnson - Rest in Peace!

Washington, D.C. – The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement upon the announcement of the passing of Sam Johnson, former Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee:“From the skies over North Korea to the infamous ‘Hanoi Hilton’ to the Halls of Congress, America has known few patriots as great as Sam Johnson. A lifelong Texan and a dear friend, Sam was a true American hero. I was blessed to sit next to him for many years on the Ways and Means Committee and, as chairman, I successfully urged the House to name the Sam Johnson Room in the Rayburn House Office Building in his honor. “His legislative achievements are nothing short of extraordinary. He helped strengthen Social Security, made health care work better for our nation’s veterans; he sought to improve our health care system at every turn, and he was part of a generational rewrite of our nation’s tax code. “Cathy and I send our prayers to Sam’s children, grandchildren and family. Our state and nation mourn this hero, but we will never forget his legacy. As Saint Clare reminds us: ‘Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road. Go forth without fear; for He that created you has sanctified you, has always protected you.’” Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX), was born in San Antonio, Texas, on October 11, 1930.

Johnson spent his life in public service – beginning with his 29-year career in the U.S. Air Force. As director of the Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Johnson flew combat missions in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. During his second tour in Vietnam, he was shot down and endured seven years as a prisoner of war in Hanoi Hilton.Following his years as a POW, in 1973, Johnson returned home to Texas to his wife – and high school sweetheart – the late Shirley Melton, whom he credits as the “real hero.” He established a home-building business in Dallas and served in the Texas State Legislature. In 1991, Johnson was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent North Texas. In 1995, Johnson was recommended by then-Ways and Means Chairman Bill Archer (R-TX) to serve on the Committee.Becoming Chairman of the Subcommittee on Social Security in 2011, Chairman Johnson passed multiple pieces of legislation to strengthen Social Security and improve the agency’s service to the American people. In 2016, his service to the Committee on Ways and Means, the House of Representatives, and the U.S. Air Force, was recognized when a hearing room in the Rayburn House Office Building was formally named the “Sam Johnson Room,” in an event attended by House Speaker Paul Ryan, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady, among other distinguished guests.On the wall behind the dais is a handwritten note from Sam, stating “Freedom has a taste to those who fight and almost die that the protected will never know,” which a fellow POW etched into the wall in a POW cell. His service to both our Country and the House of Representatives has earned him wide praise from his colleagues – including being recognized in 2009 as the “most admired” Republican Member of the House.

TAKING BACK CONGRESS ~One Interview at a Time~ Republican Magazine has been interviewing people running for Congress all over the United States.

We are especially seeking those running against Democratic Incumbents. The more prominent politicians as well as our advertisers are included directly in the pages of the magazine. While we do not have time nor space to include every single candidate in our turn-page (soon to be print) issue, we have created links below so that you can click and read the interview on our website. Each candidate has been granted his or her own page on our website:

April 14th, 2020 - Jim Pruden for Congress - Florida District 22 April 10th, 2020 - Michael Kroske for Congress - Florida District 23 April 9th, 2020 - Greg Merk for Congress - Florida District 1 April 8th, 2020 - Michael Bluemling Jr. for Congress - Florida District 21 April 8th, 2020 - South Dakota Sentator Dan Lederman Interview April 8th, 2020 - Fabian Basabe Celebrity Interview April 8th, 2020 - Virginia Fuller for Congress - Florida District 5 April 7th, 2020 - Gavin Rollins for Congress - Florida District 3 April 6th, 2020 - Karyn Turk Celebrity Interview

The Trump Towel to the Rescue!

By Jill Cueni-Cohen In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, Trump rallies have been postponed. But thanks to Michelle Terris and Diane Ventura, you can still show your support for President Trump’s re-election by waving a bright red Trump Towel from the window of your house or car. You can even wrap yourself in a beach-sized Trump Towel as you take a walk around your neighborhood. It’s all for a good cause.

According to Terris, a Pittsburgh native now living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the Trump Towel is her way of helping out Gold Star families. “Last September, I had this vision of a sea of red Trump Towels, all waving at Trump’s rallies in a show of support,” she recalls.

Terris looked for a manufacturer to partner with and was introduced to Ventura--also a native Pittsburgher. In the next moment, the Trump Towel was born. Proceeds from the sale of the towels are donated to deserving individuals and organizations.

“It was beshert,” Terris says, using a Jewish term, which means “pre-ordained” or “meant to be”.

She is also the founder of the #JEXIT Movement (Jexitusa.org), in which Liberal Jews are “educated to leave the Marxist jihadi Democrat party, whose policies are radical leftist ideologies,” according to the organization’s mission statement.

The concept of waving a brightly-colored towel was first invented by Pittsburgh sportscaster Myron Cope. Best known for being "the voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers” for 35 years, the color commentator passed away in 2008, but his legacy lives on through The Terrible Towel. Anyone who’s ever watched a Steelers football game is familiar with the black and gold kitchen-sized towels being waved by the team’s fans.

In 1996, Cope handed The Terrible Towel’s ownership documents over to Allegheny Valley School for the mentally retarded, which now receives all the royalties from the ever-popular towels. His son Danny has lived at Allegheny Valley School since 1982.

“The Terrible Towel was my inspiration,” says Terris, adding that using it as a way to raise money for Gold Star families and others is in line with Myron Cope’s act of generosity. “I think he would approve, because this is also a charitable item.”

Their website, www.TheTrumpTowel.com, was launched by Ivanka Trump’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, (whitehouse.gov/wgdp) in September of 2019. Since then, they’ve donated $5000 to five families.

“A lot of people have bought the towels, and they love them,” says Terris, noting that they were getting very popular at rallies and have been featured in “Operation Towel Drops” throughout the country. Even President Trump has taken notice of the towels and has been photographed with one on his golf bag. “We’re hoping to get back to business soon with the rallies, but outside of the rallies, they’re still a lot of fun. The Trump Towel is multifunctional, because it can be used to shield you from the sun, as well as for flag drops and flag waving.”

The Trump Towel Team was a Participating Sponsor of the CPAC Convention in February and donated $1000 to Advocates For Illegal Alien Crime (AVIAC), honoring Angel Mom Sabine Durden with a check. The organization was created by the parents and siblings who have suffered the loss of a loved one to illegal alien crime.

The Trump Towel made its public debut at President Trump’s Sunrise, Florida rally in November 2019. “We have sinced branched out to beach towels, and now have a golf towel,” says Terris.

“It’s been an exciting way to show our support through our faith, flag and freedom.”

Jill Cueni-Cohen is an international freelance journalist and the author of Like It Was Yesterday - A Journalist's Files Since 9/11. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, FL, where she hosts a live daily Facebook show called the BEACH REPORT.

Venezuelan Cocaine - Arrests are Happening!

The coronavirus pandemic is the backdrop for the arrests of well-known CRIMINALS like Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro!

Today the U.S. Justice Department announced that Maduro and several other government officials have been charged with “turning Venezuela into a narco-state by collaborating with a leftist Colombian guerrilla group that exported tons of cocaine to the United States,” according to the Miami Herald.

TONS OF COCAINE!

“Recent data from the U.S. interagency Consolidated Counterdrug Database (CCDB) indicates that 210 metric tons of cocaine passed through Venezuela in 2018. By comparison, the State Department reports that over six times as much cocaine (1,400 metric tons) passed through Guatemala the same year.”

Their stated goal was to “flood the United States with cocaine.“

Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore… they all did drugs, and they all got busted. But look at them today—it didn’t really hurt their careers, did it?

As a kid growing up in the 80s, you were practically expected to do drugs. Movies and television glorified drug dealers and made it look fun to snort the white stuff up your nose.

Jill Cueni-Cohen is an international freelance journalist and the author of Like It Was Yesterday - A Journalist's Files Since 9/11. She lives in Fort Lauderdale, FL, where she hosts a live daily Facebook show called the BEACH REPORT.