Ryan on the Hugh Hewitt Show
June 21, 2010 - Ryan appeared on the Hugh Hewitt show today. An MP3 of his appearance is embedded below:
Democrats Putting Politics Before National Security?
June 21, 2010 – Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ) said that in a recent private meeting with President Obama, the President said, "The problem is, if we secure the border, then you all won't have any reason to support comprehensive immigration reform.”
If the President is indeed holding increased border security hostage until Republicans in Congress support an amnesty bill, the American people are going to be outraged, but not all that surprised. Whether it’s engaging in backroom deals to ram through a health care takeover or refusing to follow through with their responsibility to pass an annual budget, time after time the Democrats have been putting politics before principle.
Ryan Frazier said, “If this is true, it is yet another example of how far off track the Democrat establishment is in Washington. The American people don’t want elected officials using our country’s security as a political bargaining chip. They want the federal government’s top priority to be protecting our country—and that means securing our borders and making sure that we know exactly who is coming in and out of our country.”
If the President is indeed holding increased border security hostage until Republicans in Congress support an amnesty bill, the American people are going to be outraged, but not all that surprised. Whether it’s engaging in backroom deals to ram through a health care takeover or refusing to follow through with their responsibility to pass an annual budget, time after time the Democrats have been putting politics before principle.
Ryan Frazier said, “If this is true, it is yet another example of how far off track the Democrat establishment is in Washington. The American people don’t want elected officials using our country’s security as a political bargaining chip. They want the federal government’s top priority to be protecting our country—and that means securing our borders and making sure that we know exactly who is coming in and out of our country.”
Aurora Sentinel Op-ed: "Prosperity is possible"
June 15, 2010 - Here is the full text of Ryan's recent op-ed that ran in the Aurora Sentinel:
Prosperity is possible
By RYAN FRAZIER
Prosperity is possible — yes, that’s right…it’s still possible. However, the out-of-control spending, “stimulus,” tax hikes, TARP, bailouts and industry takeovers coming out of Washington will not get us there. What will get us to prosperity is new leadership with common sense and a deep respect for the U.S. Constitution.
It has been a long time since America has enjoyed true prosperity; many people have forgotten what it looks like, while some generations have yet to experience it. And those of us with children worry that they won’t have the opportunity to accumulate wealth in their lifetimes. Here is what I think is possible for America:
Prosperity is when everyone who is willing to show up on time and do his or her best has a job. In numbers, prosperity means over 30 million more jobs, and an unemployment rate below 5 percent, rather than today’s nearly 10 percent. Prosperity means no more “discouraged workers.”
Prosperity means that if you lose one job, there is another one waiting for you. It means that you, as a worker, are in demand. It’s recruiters thronging our college campuses, eager to hire the new graduates. It’s a summer job for every teenager who wants one.
Prosperity means that real wages (which are 10 percent lower today than they were 38 years ago) are going up. A rising economic tide is lifting all boats. It means that you aren’t worried about having a job, or the money you need to pay your bills.
Prosperity is confidence in the dollar at home and respect for the dollar abroad. It means that you can save for retirement and your kids’ college education without fears that your savings will be destroyed by inflation.
Prosperity is being able to plan your career, plan your business, and plan your life, without having those plans thwarted by periodic financial panics and crises. It means that the big Wall Street banks earn their money the old-fashioned way, by financing real companies and real growth, rather than via speculation and trading.
Prosperity means seeing progress everywhere you look — better houses, better cars, better schools, better roads, better technology of all kinds. It’s Americans back on the moon and heading for Mars.
I believe that prosperity is not only possible, but something we have the freedom to choose. The U.S. Constitution is an instruction manual for prosperity. It provides for freedom and order, protected by a government possessing limited, enumerated powers. It does not provide for, and indeed does not allow, a government that runs everything and controls everything.
There is an age-old formula for prosperity: economic freedom, the rule of law, stable money, low taxes, free trade, and sensible regulations. This formula works because it maximizes private business investment — people putting capital to work to realize their dreams.
Private business investment drives the economy. It determines GDP, the number of jobs, and what those jobs pay. Government allocation of capital (e.g., the $787-billion “stimulus” bill) has not proven to be effective nor has it kept the promise of limiting the unemployment rate to 8 percent. It does nothing for “demand,” because the additional spending is completely offset by additional government bond sales. And, if governments could invest capital wisely and create real, self-sustaining jobs, Communism would have worked.
Before anything can be produced or anyone can be hired, someone must invest capital. The more capital is invested per worker, the better the job and the more it pays. Would you rather have the average job at McDonalds, or the average job at Apple Computer? Apple’s average capital investment per worker is more than $1.4 million; McDonalds’ is $78,000. However, many people would prefer the pay and benefits provided by a company like General Electric, whose capital investment per worker is almost $2.6 million.
We must foster private business investment in modern American industries of the 21st century: High-Tech, American Energy, Life-Sciences, Education, Engineering, etc. I believe that if we stabilize the dollar, reign in out-of-control spending and debt, reduce the corporate income tax, death tax, and capital gains tax, and support small business, our economy will fly to new heights.
Democrat and Republican leaders must put aside political gamesmanship in favor of a united focus on economic growth, so that all Americans can thrive. Our country, while imperfect, is exceptional. I have confidence that our people will meet the challenges of this new century.
So, take heart — prosperity is possible. Americans have ideas and the drive to bring them to life: we have already given the world telephones, airplanes, GPS, the Internet, Facebook and the iPod. And, there is plenty of capital available if we provide the right incentives. We the people must stand up for economic freedom, the rule of law, stable money, low taxes, free trade, and sensible regulations.
Ryan Frazier is a second-term at-large representative on the Aurora City Council
Ryan Frazier: Iran Continues to Threaten Global Security
June 10, 2010 – The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has announced that its naval forces are ready to escort two Iranian Red Crescent ships to the Gaza Strip later this week. This attempt to penetrate Israeli’s blockade of Gaza is a deliberate provocation in the aftermath of the well-publicized “flotilla incident.” This type of unwarranted aggression, in the name of humanitarian aid, is extremely dangerous, especially coming from a country that has supplied Hamas and Hezbollah with weaponry and has threatened to “wipe Israel off the map.”
“Our country must make it clear that we fully support Israel, our friend, and that we are willing to assist in getting supplies to those in need within Gaza. Iran’s direct interference in order to incite the already volatile situation in the Mediterranean Sea is unwise and inexcusable. If Iran’s Naval forces do in fact escort these ships, appropriate American Naval forces should be deployed in order deter any Iranian aggression and to assist the Israelis in making sure that there is a peaceful resolution to the likely conflict, ” said Ryan Frazier.
Yesterday, the U.N. Security Council also approved a fourth round of sanctions on Iran in response to their refusal to end their nuclear program. The new U.N. sanctions are a far cry from the “tough” sanctions that the Obama Administration had promised—largely because they leave Iran’s energy sector completely exempt. Russia and China voted for the proposal, but only after it allowed a continuation of their trade relations with Iran.
Frazier stated, “With their hostility toward the United States and our allies, and their strong ties with terrorist organizations, a nuclear Iran is simply unacceptable.”
Ryan Frazier spent 5 years in U.S. Navy assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) where he was a Senior Operations Controller.
“Our country must make it clear that we fully support Israel, our friend, and that we are willing to assist in getting supplies to those in need within Gaza. Iran’s direct interference in order to incite the already volatile situation in the Mediterranean Sea is unwise and inexcusable. If Iran’s Naval forces do in fact escort these ships, appropriate American Naval forces should be deployed in order deter any Iranian aggression and to assist the Israelis in making sure that there is a peaceful resolution to the likely conflict, ” said Ryan Frazier.
Yesterday, the U.N. Security Council also approved a fourth round of sanctions on Iran in response to their refusal to end their nuclear program. The new U.N. sanctions are a far cry from the “tough” sanctions that the Obama Administration had promised—largely because they leave Iran’s energy sector completely exempt. Russia and China voted for the proposal, but only after it allowed a continuation of their trade relations with Iran.
Frazier stated, “With their hostility toward the United States and our allies, and their strong ties with terrorist organizations, a nuclear Iran is simply unacceptable.”
Ryan Frazier spent 5 years in U.S. Navy assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) where he was a Senior Operations Controller.
Women's Coalition Luncheon Photos
June 8, 2010 - Here are a few photos from the Frazier for Colorado Women's Coalition Luncheon with Rep. Cynthia Lummis.
Denver Post covers Women's Coalition luncheon
June 7, 2010 - Lynn Bartels of the Denver Post covered Ryan's Women's Coalition luncheon with Rep. Cynthia Lummis on The Spot blog:
Congressional candidate Ryan Frazier wore his size 12 walking shoes with his suit today as he went from a women’s luncheon to walking precincts.Read the full post on the Denver Post website.
Frazier, one of two Republicans running in the 7th Congressional District, addressed voters at a Women’s Coalition luncheon at Alamos Verdes Restaurant in Arvada.
Frazier related his background for the group, how he was raised by a single mother who worked three jobs to support her three sons. A movie buff, Frazier said he got a kick out of the scene from My Big Fat Greek Wedding, where the daughter complained that her father was stubborn but got his way because “the man is the head of the house.”
The prompted the mother to tell the daughter: “The man is the head, but the woman is the neck. And she can turn the head any way she wants.”
U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., also addressed the crowd.
“Washington at this point seems inclined to have a one-size-fits-all for states,” she said, adding that sentiment doesn’t work.
Lummis noted many unaffiliated women in the last election voted Democrat, but now are willing to vote Republican and for someone like Frazier, an Aurora city councilman.
American Legion Post 161 Breakfast
June 4, 2010 - Thanks to our hard-working volunteer and Army veteran Tom McAdam for representing us today at the American Legion Post 161 breakfast in Arvada.
