It’s time for the GOP primary candidates in CD8 to come clean with Southern Arizonans about where they stand.  Do they support ending the Wall Street abuses that wrecked the US economy and hurt tens of thousands of Southern Arizona families, or will they side with the traders on Wall Street?

Gabrielle Giffords voted twice to protect Southern Arizona consumers and hold Wall Street accountable for its reckless abuses that brought our economy to a screeching halt in 2008. Now these new protections are poised to become law when the President signs the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on Wednesday, July 21.

Any candidate for office owes it to Southern Arizona to say where they stand on these critical reforms that protect consumers and re-establish the level playing field a strong economy depends on.

At least we know where Jesse Kelly stands. At a Douglas Tea Party rally on Saturday, he promised to repeal the Wall Street reforms if elected.

Former corporate lobbyist Paton has not taken a stand. The only indication of his position is his unwavering defense of the payday lenders who paid him thousands of dollars in protection money, despite Southern Arizona’s two-to-one opposition to this predatory industry.

Giffords is the only candidate to hold Wall Street accountable.
“I fight every day to make life better for Southern Arizonans,” Giffords said. “That’s why I voted twice to fight the greed and recklessness that led to record job loss and economic destruction. The people of Southern Arizona deserve to know where their candidates for public service stand on protecting hard working families from Wall Street greed.”

Once the candidates make their choices, Southern Arizona voters will make their own.