Make English the Official Language – Pat McDonough

Make English the Official Language – Pat McDonough

PAT McDONOUGH LEADERSHIP TEAM

NEWSLETTER
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Dear Citizen:
The Baltimore County (House Bill 865) and Harford County (House Bill 1020)
English language legislation that I have introduced to make English the official
government language for these two counties will be heard in the House Health and
Government Operations Committee on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 1:00 PM.
You may review these two bills in their entirety by going to this website
and then entering the bill numbers (HB865 or HB1020) in the white box.
http://mlis.state.md.us/#bill

If you would like to testify in person, please arrive at the Committee room
(#240) on the third floor of the House Office Building in Annapolis by 12 noon in
order to sign up to speak.

Parking is of a premium in Annapolis, but you may find a space in one of the visitor garages;

or, park at the Navy Stadium on your way in (off of Rowe Boulevard) and take the trolley to the Legislative Services stop; walk back ½ block to the new entrance of the House Building on your right.

Security requires a picture ID and please do not bring any items that could be
construed as weapons.

If you would prefer to provide written testimony, please designate it as
“written testimony for the hearing on House Bill ____” and direct it to the Committee
no later than Tuesday, March 16, 2010:

The Honorable Peter A. Hammen, Chairman
House Health & Government Operations Committee
240 House Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401

Or, you may direct written testimony to my office, directly, to be passed along to the Committee:
Attn: Mr. Patrick Rafferty
c/o Del. Pat McDonough
310 Lowe House Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401

Please feel free to contact the members of the House Health & Government
Operations Committee to express your support of these two bills. Their names and
contact information is listed below. You may especially want to contact

Delegates Costa, Riley, Kullen,
Benson, Donohue and Montgomery.

Incidentally, the Harford County Delegation
voted unanimously in favor of HB 1020 which lends it very strong support.

Further questions regarding the hearing may be directed to the Committee
offices at 410-841-3770 or 301-858-3770. Or, my intern, Patrick Rafferty would be
happy to answer any questions at 410-841-3334.

Thank you for any support that you can lend. I hope to see you next week.
Del. Pat McDonough
410-841-3334
DELEGATE JOANNE CLAYBON BENSO

House Office Building, Room 203
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3692, (301) 858-3692
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3692 (toll free)
e-mail: joanne.benson@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3442, (301) 858-3442

DELEGATE ERIC M. BROMWELL
House Office Building, Room 305
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3766, (301) 858-3766
e-mail: eric.bromwell@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3850, (301) 858-3850

DELEGATE ROBERT A. COSTA

House Office Building, Room 159
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3551, (301) 858-3551
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3551 (toll free)
e-mail: bob.costa@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3549, (301) 858-3549

DELEGATE JOHN P. DONOGHUE
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401-1991
(410) 841-3125, (301) 858-3125
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3125 (toll free)
e-mail: john.donoghue@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3414, (301) 858-3414

DELEGATE DONALD B. ELLIOTT

House Office Building, Room 311
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3118, (301) 858-3118
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3118 (toll free)
e-mail: donald.elliott@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3349, (301) 858-3349

DELEGATE PETER A. HAMMEN
House Office Building, Room 241
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3772, (301) 858-3772
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3772 (toll free)
e-mail: peter.hammen@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3409, (301) 858-3409

DELEGATE JAMES W. HUBBARD

House Office Building, Room 363
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3103, (301) 858-3103
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3103 (toll free)
e-mail: james.hubbard@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3234, (301) 858-3234

DELEGATE WADE KACH

House Office Building, Room 201
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3359, (301) 858-3359
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3359 (toll free)
e-mail: a.wade.kach@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3850, (301) 858-3850

DELEGATE NICHOLAUS R. KIPKE

House Office Building, Room 164
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3421, (301) 858-3421
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3421 (toll free)
e-mail: nicholaus.kipke@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3553, (301) 858-3553

DELEGATE SUSAN W. KREBS
House Office Building, Room 324
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3200, (301) 858-3200
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3200 (toll free)
e-mail: susan.krebs@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3028, (301) 858-3028

DELEGATE SUE KULLEN
House Office Building, Room 151
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3231, (301) 858-3231
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3231 (toll free)
e-mail: sue.kullen@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3335, (301) 858-3335

DELEGATE KAREN S. MONTGOMERY
House Office Building, Room 222
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3110, (301) 858-3110
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3110 (toll free)
e-mail: karen.montgomery@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3056, (301) 858-3056

DELEGATE DAN K. MORHAIM
House Office Building, Room 362
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3054, (301) 858-3054
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3054 (toll free)
e-mail: dan.morhaim@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3385, (301) 858-3385

DELEGATE NATHANIEL T. OAKS
House Office Building, Room 317
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3283, (301) 858-3283
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3283 (toll free)
e-mail: nathaniel.oaks@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3244, (301) 858-3244

DELEGATE SHIRLEY NATHAN-PULLIAM
House Office Building, Room 309
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3358, (301) 858-3358
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3358 (toll free)
e-mail: shirley.nathan.pulliam@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3850, (301) 858-3850

DELEGATE JOSELINE A. PENA-MELNYK
House Office Building, Room 209
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3502, (301) 858-3502
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3502 (toll free)
e-mail: joseline.pena.melnyk@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3342, (301) 858-3342

DELEGATE SHANE E. PENDERGRASS
House Office Building, Room 241
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3139, (301) 858-3139
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3139 (toll free)
e-mail: shane.pendergrass@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3409, (301) 858-3409

DELEGATE KIRILL REZNIK
House Office Building, Room 225
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3039, (301) 858-3039
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3039 (toll free)
e-mail: kirill.reznik@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3003, (301) 858-3003

DELEGATE DANIEL RILEY
House Office Building, Room 326
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3280, (301) 858-3280
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3280 (toll free)
e-mail: daniel.riley@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3202, (301) 858-3202

DELEGATE SHAWN Z. TARRANT
House Office Building, Room 316
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3545, (301) 858-3545
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3545 (toll free)
e-mail: shawn.tarrant@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3384, (301) 858-3384

DELEGATE VERONICA L. TURNER
House Office Building, Room 205
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3212, (301) 858-3212
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3212 (toll free)
e-mail: veronica.turner@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3105, (301) 858-3105

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

PAT

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For more information & interview, contact Delegate Pat McDonough at
410-238-0025
or PatMcDee@comcast.net [mailto:PatMcDee@comcast.net

Or To Proceed To His Website,
PatMcDonough.org
Delegate Pat McDonough | P.O. Box 15470 | Baltimore | MD | 21220

410-238-0025

PROTEST AGAINST CONGRESSMAN CHRIS VAN HOLLEN AND THE ACTION IN MONTGOMERY

PROTEST AGAINST CONGRESSMAN CHRIS VAN HOLLEN AND THE ACTION IN MONTGOMERY (AIM)

GROUP REGARDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, THURSDAY MARCH 11, 6:30PM, SILVER SPRING.

AIM EVENT STARTS AT 7:30PM

CAN’T MAKE IT TO ANNAPOLIS TO TESTIFY TOMORROW? COME TO SILVER SPRING ON THURSDAY EVENING!

Bethel World Outreach Ministries International
8242-52 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Phone: 301.588.8099 Fax: 301.588.4947

http://www.ascensionsilverspring.org/article228973.htm

These are the same lovely folks who held the event at the St Martin’s Catholic Church in Gaithersburg with MoCo Exec Ike Leggett, and banned some of our Hispanic HSM members from entering the church.

Same pro-illegal alien gala combined with unconditional support for total Amnesty legislation, just a different venue.  AIM’s special guest will be Congressman Chris Van Hollen, a major supporter of Amnesty and right- hand puppet of Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  Lets give Chris and the AIM-less ones a warm welcome Thursday night.

HSM members will be outside the venue at 6:30 PM handing out educational flyers.  Bring banners against Amnesty, CASA de Maryland, AIM, Van Hollen etc. U.S. and MD flags always welcome. No need to go in at 7:30pm unless you want to hear Chris pander big-time.  We will finish our outside protest at 8pm and call it a night.

As with Annapolis, we are not looking for a confrontation with the AIMsters or Van Hollen.  Give them their space to enter and exit the venue.  Just let them know verbally that we the taxpaying, voting citizens of Maryland “AIM” to seriously defeat the federal Amnesty legislation this session.

Originally published 05:00 a.m., March 10, 2010, updated 10:00 a.m., March 10, 2010

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Solving Maryland’s gang problems

Lawmakers in Annapolis are scrambling to pass a series of bills aimed at stemming the growing tide of gang violence across Maryland. This mad dash for legislation to strengthen the ability of law enforcement to identify, arrest and prosecute MS-13 and other gang members poses a question: Where have our elected officials been on this issue?

Gang-related violence and rape, drug dealing, prostitution and crime are nothing new to the law-abiding residents of Maryland. Seemingly new to the issue, however, are the political leaders and law enforcement authorities in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. No surprise that these two jurisdictions are also the playground for numerous illegal immigrants and host to multiple gang-related problems. Unfortunately for surrounding Maryland counties, the gang members do not respect county lines.

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Prince George’s County Executive Jack B. Johnson have taken a remarkably dishonest approach to public safety, relying on illegal immigrant support groups such as CASA de Maryland to dictate the terms for handling and arresting illegal-alien gang members. CASA even has lobbied Annapolis against legislation implementing the screening of all foreign nationals in our jails for fear of possible “Hispanic discrimination.”

Jurisdictions in Virginia, with lower rates of gang violence and fewer CASA-like groups, have instead successfully partnered with federal immigration and law enforcement authorities. As with economic development and lower taxes, it is time for Maryland to learn from her Virginia neighbors.

BRAD BOTWIN

Director, Help Save Maryland

Rockville, Md.