National Right to Life Committee Endorses Congressional Candidate Anna Little

HIGHLANDS, NJ, October 29 - Anna Little, Congressional Candidate in New Jersey’s Sixth District, has received the endorsement of the National Right to Life Committee. In a letter to the Little campaign, the nation’s largest pro-life network said that all Americans concerned about the right to life should vote to send Little to the U.S. House of Representatives.

“I am deeply honored to receive the endorsement of the National Right to Life Committee,” said Little. “I will fight for every American’s Right to Life – especially for our most vulnerable citizens, for the very young, for the aged, for the infirm.”

Little has long defended the right to life in her personal and public life. On October 10, Mayor Little again received the endorsement of the Political Action Committee of New Jersey Right to Life, the state's premier right to life organization. She is one of only three Congressional Candidates and the only challenger to be so endorsed. NJRTL-PAC also endorsed Little in 2010. “The first right named in the Declaration of Independence is the Right to Life. If our right to live is not protected, then all our other rights are rendered meaningless, ” Little concluded.

The complete text of the endorsement letter reads as follows:

October 16, 2012

Dear Mayor Little:

National Right to Life is pleased to endorse you for election to the U.S. House of Representatives, to represent the 6th Congressional District of New Jersey. You are a strong advocate for life. You support pro-life legislation and you oppose the use of federal funds for abortion.

Your opponent, Congressman Frank Pallone, has compiled an extreme pro-abortion voting record. Congressman Pallone voted to allow the use of abortion for sex selection to continue, and he voted to allow the current policy of permitting abortion for any reason, until the moment of birth, to continue in our nation’s capital. He even voted to keep partial-birth abortion legal. Congressman Pallone voted to enact President Obama’s health care law, which will provide government funding for health plans that pay for abortion on demand, and will result in the rationing of life-saving medical treatments.

You are needed in Congress to help reverse the abortion-expanding and rationing effects of that law. This endorsement reflects your commitment to strengthening a culture of life throughout the nation and in the U.S. Congress. We look forward to working with you to protect the most vulnerable members of the human family – unborn children and medically disabled or dependent persons, whose lives are threatened by abortion or euthanasia.

All voters who are concerned with the right to life and with the protection of the most vulnerable members of the human family should vote to send you to the U.S. House, where you can work to advance vital pro-life public policies.

David N. O’Steen Ph.D.

Executive Director

Karen A. Cross

Political Director

National Right to Life Committee Inc.

512 10th St. NW

Washington, DC 20004 - 1401

(202) 626-8800

www.nrlc.org

NRLC@nrlc.org

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Democrat Incumbent Congressman Frank Pallone Scores Zero on the Catholic Advocate Scorecard

HIGHLANDS, NJ, October 26 - 24-year incumbent Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) has
scored a zero on the Catholic Advocate Scorecard because he voted against ten bills important
to Catholic voters over the course of his latest term in office.

Anna Little, Candidate for Congressional District 6 in New Jersey, commented today on the
results of the Catholic Advocate's Congressional Scorecard, saying, “It is appalling, but not
surprising, given the incumbent's boast that he wrote the ObamaCare bill, that he would
neither vote for the repeal or the repair of President Obama’s signature legislation.”
What is distressing to me,” continued Little, “is that Congressman Pallone represents a
heavily Catholic district and considers himself a Catholic, yet he has continually voted against
bills that would protect the sanctity of human life, protect marriage, protect the family, and
promote school choice, not just this term, but every term in Congress since 1988. These issues
are near and dear to Catholic voters in Congressional District 6 and nationwide. Voting to
defend human life, marriage and school choice benefits not only Catholics, but all Americans,
as they protect our God-given rights, and they would help all Americans financially.”

The U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops is currently suing the U.S. Government, along with other
Catholic and non-Catholic religious groups, for the infringements on religious freedom
imposed by the seriously flawed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010,
aka "ObamaCare/PalloneCare.”

Little supports the right to life from conception to natural death. Since the Roe v. Wade
decision was handed down 39 years ago, more than 53 million Americans have been aborted,
removing them from America's work force and depriving our country of their contributions in
many areas, including Social Security which is going bankrupt because more people are
drawing out than paying into it. Little supports the right of parents to send their children to
the school that best meets their needs, regardless of whether that school is public or private,
so students do not continue to be locked into failing district schools. The competition fostered
by school choice also increases opportunities for jobs and advancement in the education field.

Little also supports Americans’ right to choose their own health insurance and medical
providers, or forego insurance and contract directly with medical providers, free from
government mandates and any penalties for noncompliance. Mayor Little has committed to
defund and repeal ObamaCare, which infringes on patient rights and religious liberty and will
impose heavy fines on Americans who object. She does however, agree that our health system
needs reform, and will fight for tort reform and limitations on malpractice lawsuits.

To view the complete scorecard, including a list of 11 Catholic supported bills, visit:
http://scorecard.catholicadvocate.com/getCongressmen.php?member=400308&fb=1

For more information about Anna Little for Congress, please visit annalittleforcongress.com.

U.S. Congressional Candidate Anna Little Receives Top Grade from NRA

HIGHLANDS, NJ, October 26 - Anna Little, candidate for the Sixth Congressional District,
received a top score of "AQ" from the National Rifle Association (NRA). The NRA again
recently released its rankings for political candidates, on its Political Victory Fund Grades and
Endorsements page, http://www.nrapvf.org, where Anna Little received their highest grade of
"AQ", while her opponent long term incumbent Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) received
a failing grade of "F".
An "AQ" grade is a qualified "A," which is the highest grade awarded by the NRA. An AQ
rating describes “a pro-gun candidate whose rating is based solely on the candidate's
responses to the NRA-PVF Candidate Questionnaire and who does not have a voting record
on Second Amendment issues.” A grade of "F" is the lowest grade awarded by the NRA.
"I am proud and honored that the NRA chose to give me a grade of "AQ", which is essentially
an "A" grade. I have always been a friend of gun owners, sportsmen, hunters, and target
shooters and the like, and hold them in the highest regard." Little said, "If elected, I pledge to
do everything in my power to preserve the constitutional guarantees and rights for Americans
to keep and bear arms. It will be an honor and a privilege to represent gun owners all across
this great nation. Our forefathers thought so highly of this right, that they listed it as the
second amendment to the US Constitution, and clearly stated that ...the right of the people to
keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed," Little continued. "The President's administration
recently showed its contempt for gun owners everywhere, when they ordered that almost 1
million US M1 Garand and M1 carbine rifles in perfect operating condition be destroyed,
grouping them with the B.A.R & Thompson fully automatic guns, rather than be put into the
hands of gun collectors. It is a tragedy that these firearms will be destroyed, instead of being
prized and appreciated by collectors and gun enthusiasts alike. To make matters even worse,
the President and Secretary of State have previously publicly expressed an eagerness to sign
the UN Small Arms Treaty, which will be overseen by the country of Iran, which will further
erode the gun rights of Americans.
"The UN Small Arms Treaty, under the guise of fighting terrorism, will overturn 200 years of
precedence of US gun ownership," explained Little, "It will be the worst thing that can ever
happen to gun rights for Americans."
A UN treaty, if ratified, will immediately become the law of the land, and will supersede all US
laws, including the US Constitution, thereby nullifying the Constitutional second amendment
guarantees. This is hardly what the framers of our US Constitution could have envisioned.
Little concluded by saying, "our military is the backbone of our country, and the members of
our armed forces have fought and died to safeguard and protect our rights and freedoms, and
the Second Amendment is one of those key rights and freedoms, which our fighting men and
women have paid for with their blood."
For more information about Anna Little for Congress, please visit annalittleforcongress.com.

Sixth District Debate Cancelled, Frank Pallone Declines League of Women Voters

HIGHLANDS, NJ, October 24th - Incumbent Frank Pallone declined a request to participate in a debate with Congressional Candidate Anna Little. The debate, coordinated and sponsored by the League of Women Voters and scheduled for October 28, was canceled due to a lack of incumbent participation.

"The voters in the sixth district should not be ignored," said Little. "I am disappointed in Congressman Pallone's decision to avoid a debate. Because of redistricting, the new district was not previously represented by Congressman Pallone and voters in the newly drawn sixth district deserve the chance to see the candidates who are asking to represent them in Congress side-by-side discussing their perspectives on the critical problems we face in New Jersey and the nation.”

Many New Jersey Congressional Candidates have participated in debates during the 2012 election; Congressional Candidate John Arvanites debated long-time incumbent Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen last week; Congressman Bill Pascrell and Rabbi Schmuley Boteach just participated in the second of three scheduled debates and Congressman Jon Runyan and Candidate Shelley Adler will meet in a debate on Nov. 1.

“Why is Incumbent Frank Pallone afraid to face voters in a debate?” asked Little’s Campaign Council, Torin Kelly. “Maybe as a 24 year incumbent Pallone feels as though he doesn't need to participate in the campaign process, but voters in the sixth district deserve the same level of transparency from Congressman Pallone that other Incumbents and Candidates are providing New Jersey voters in Congressional districts across the state.”

When requested to participate in the debate, Little enthusiastically and immediately responded that she would attend. Several of the independent candidates had responded, but Frank Pallone declined the invitation to debate and his failure to participate caused the only debate scheduled for New Jersey's sixth district Congressional race to be canceled.

"I welcome the opportunity to debate the issues with the other candidates at any time and any place,” Little continued. “New Jersey’s unemployment rate has climbed to 9.9 percent, the highest since 1977 and almost 10 percent of homeowners are 90 days or more behind on their mortgage payments, the second-worst delinquency rate in the nation - voters can't afford to be kept in the dark on economic issues any longer. Congressman Pallone has been a tourist in his own district long enough and it is time to face the voters and have an open and honest dialog about the main issues. I stand ready to debate Congressman Pallone and I urge him to join the rest of us and reschedule this important discussion.”

For more information about Anna Little for Congress, please visit

www.annalittleforcongress.com.

Frank Pallone Ignores League of Women Voters’ Debate Request

HIGHLANDS, NJ, October 12 – Incumbent Congressman Frank Pallone has failed to respond to a request from the League of Women Voters to attend a debate with Congressional Candidate Anna Little on October 28th.

"The voters in the Sixth District should not be ignored," said Little. "I am disappointed in Congressman Pallone's decision to avoid a debate. Because of redistricting, voters in the newly drawn Sixth Congressional District who were not previously represented by Congressman Pallone deserve the chance to see the candidates who are asking to represent them in Congress side-by-side discussing their perspectives on the critical problems we face in New Jersey and the nation. As an almost-24-year incumbent,” continued Little, “Congressman Pallone may feel as though he doesn't need to participate in the campaign process, but I believe that voters in the Sixth Congressional District should not be taken for granted."

When requested to participate in the debate, Little immediately and enthusiastically responded that she would attend. Little said that she is ready and willing to discuss the issues that are important to voters in the Sixth Congressional District: Jobs, the Economy, Taxes, and the Health Care Bill. Congressman Pallone has yet to respond. His failure to participate could cause the debate to be cancelled.

"I welcome the opportunity to debate the issues with the other candidates at any time and any place,” said Little. “I question Congressman Pallone's resistance to participate. Why is someone who was elected to represent the voters afraid to face the voters in a debate? New Jersey’s unemployment rate has climbed to 9.9 percent, the highest since 1977. Almost 10 percent of homeowners are 90 days or more behind on their mortgage payments, the second-worst delinquency rate in the nation. Voters cannot afford to be kept in the dark on economic issues any longer. It is time to face the voters and have an open and honest dialogue about the issues that concern them. I stand ready to debate Congressman Pallone and I urge him to join the rest of us in this important discussion.”

If Congressman Pallone does not respond in the affirmative, the league of Women Voters will cancel the debate. If that should happen, as long as the venue is still willing to host the debate, it will become an open town hall-style meeting. Candidates for the Republican and Democrat parties in congressional districts 4 and 12 were also invited to participate in the debate, but as only one of those four candidates has responded, the League of Women Voters has decided that as of yet there is no cause to hold the debate.

The debate is coordinated and sponsored by the League of Women Voters and will be held on October 28 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Temple Shalom of Aberdeen, 5 Ayrmont Lane at Church Street, Aberdeen, NJ 07747.

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