Congressional Candidate Phil Liberatore Responds to Gary Miller 'Tax Fraud' Signs; Links Miller to Defeated Utah Senator Bennett; Schedules Press Conference Outside Miller's District Office

WHITTIER, Calif., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Congressional Candidate Phil Liberatore is responding to signs produced by the campaign of incumbent Republican Congressman Gary Miller and placed around California's  42nd district. The signs read "Don't Elect Tax Fraud Phil Liberatore" and were paid for by the Gary Miller for Congress Committee.

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"This is a great day for our campaign," declared Liberatore. "I am not surprised to be attacked by Gary in this way. It means that our campaign is working and he is running scared. These allegations are completely false and defamatory and are the worst kind of mudslinging that the voters detest. But I'm not going go get into the mud with him. He doesn't want to talk about the issues but I will: it's about him going to Washington and voting for the TARP bailout bill with Barney Frank and the liberals."

Liberatore is scheduled to hold a press conference outside Miller's Brea office tomorrow, Tuesday May 11th at 12:30pm to address the issues.

Liberatore is also linking Miller to incumbent Republican Senator Robert Bennett who lost his re-election attempt in Utah. Liberatore's message to Miller: "You're next!"

Bennett a respected conservative, veteran Senator and son of a U.S. Senator was trounced by two upstarts, Mike Lee and Tim Bridgewater who will vie for the GOP nomination and Liberatore sees the same dynamic in his race with six-term Republican cong Gary Miller in California. Although both Miller and Bennett have in the past received high ratings from conservative groups, their voting for the TARP bailout bill and other issues has become political poison and voters in both Utah and California's conservative 42nd district are poised to punish any politicians who voted for it. 

"Senator Bennett served his country well, but he betrayed his constituents when he voted to bail out large corporations," responded Liberatore. "The voters in my district don't get bailed out by the federal government when they fail, and they're angry that large financial institutions are treated differently. Like Senator Bennett in Utah, Gary Miller has lost his way. It's time he's replaced with a true conservative."

The 42nd district, which stretches from Whittier in Los Angeles County to Mission Viejo in Orange County and includes parts of San Bernardino County, is one of the most conservative districts in California with a track record of electing conservative candidates. Liberatore has his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and his MBA in Finance from the University of Southern California.  

"This is not just an anti-incumbent year," noted Liberatore. "It's a year in which voters are targeting their anger toward incumbents who vote with the Obama administration far too often as Gary and Senator Bennett have. I'll go to Washington and vote like a true conservative which is what the voters in this district deserve from a leader."

The article on the Utah race can be seen at: http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003658955

For more information or to interview Mr. Liberatore please contact the campaign at: [email protected]

For more information on Phil Liberatore please go to: http://www.liberatoreforcongress.com

SOURCE Phil Liberatore