Hispanic Business Community gets Congressional Candidate's Support Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2010 Democratic Congressional Candidate Peter Mathews showed his support for the Hispanic Regional Chamber of Commerce at their annual Mixer held on Wednesday January 27, 2010.         The event, which took place at Sevilla Restaurant in Downtown Long Beach, featured a variety of executives and entrepreneurs from within the Southern California business community. Peter addressed the attendees about the importance of small business as a driving force in the American economy, and the fact that small business is a key component in job creation.

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		Hispanic Business Community gets Congressional Candidate's Support Peter Mathews showed his support for the Hispanic Regional Chamber of Commerce held on January 27, 2010. The event...featured a variety of executives and entrepreneurs from within the Southern California business community. ... Article by Online Advocate January 29, 2010
		MLK Parade Democratic candidate Peter Mathews rode in the Dr. Martin Luther King Parade in Long Beach, California. Speaking to the crowd on both sides of the parade route, Mathews referred to the Biblical Vision on which Dr. King’s Dream was based. ... Article by Online Advocate January 26, 2010
		Peter Mathews Shows Solidarity with Union Locals! Peter Mathews joined Local 433 Ironworkers in Compton to show solidarity for their Labor dispute with the Ralph’s/Food4Less Corporation. The union workers were demonstrating against Ralph's construction of a 300,000 ... Article by Online Advocate January 13, 2010
		No Need to Shout at This Town Hall About 90 people attended a town hall meeting on healthcare reform this weekend in Long Beach, and most said they support President Obama's proposal for health care reform. ... Article by City News Service First Published Sept. 14, 2009 7:35 AM PDT Updated 9:15 AM PDT, Monday Sept. 14, 2009, Associated Press
		Healthcare Today, more than 47 million Americans are without any kind of health care insurance, and that number is growing fast. The Big Banks, Health Care Insurers and Drug Industry are spending millions right now to make sure that your voice is not heard... Article by Peter Mathews - updated: October 1, 2009
		The Rich Have Gotten Richer The Poor are Getting Poorer We can and must change directions: A 21st Century New Deal! Article by Peter Mathews
		Press Telegram Readers Respond Well to Mathews in Local Newspaper Poll Readers, fed up with incompetence and corruption plaguing every layer of government, favored Peter Mathews as Richardson's obvious replacement. Article by Online Advocate
		The Contender Ever since Peter Mathews' appearance in The District Weekly, it has become obvious to most that this man is the appropriate contender to replace an unpopular California congresswoman. Article by Dave Wielinga - The District Weekly

		Hispanic Business Community gets Congressional Candidate's Support by Online Advocate Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 Democratic Congressional Candidate Peter Mathews showed his support for the Hispanic Regional Chamber of Commerce at their annual Mixer held on Wednesday January 27, 2010.         The event, which took place at Sevilla Restaurant in Downtown Long Beach, featured a variety of executives and entre-preneurs from within the Southern California business community. Peter addressed the attendees about the importance of small business as a driving force in the American economy, and the fact that small business is a key component in job creation.

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Peter Mathews Salutes Dr. King’s Dream in Parade

Sunday, Jan. 16, 2010

          January 15, 2010 - Professor Peter Mathews rode in the Dr. Martin Luther King Parade in Long Beach, California in front of thousands of viewers. Speaking to the crowd on both sides of the parade route, Mathews referred to the Biblical Vision on which Dr. King’s Dream was based. Mathews said, “Let’s make Dr. King’s Dream a reality, a new American reality in which every child has equal opportunity in education from preschool through university, equal opportunity through Universal Healthcare, equal opportunity through High Paying Jobs based on innovative Green technologies.”
        Peter Mathews was highly applauded for saluting Dr. King’s Dream by the approximately 10,000 parade viewers.

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		Peter Mathews Shows Solidarity with Union Locals by Online Advocate January 13, 2010

Democratic Congressional Candidate Professor Peter Mathews joined Local 433 Ironworkers in Compton on Monday to show solidarity for their Labor dispute with the Ralph’s/Food4Less Corporation. The union workers were demonstrating against Ralph's construction of a 300,000 sq. foot warehouse facility in Compton, CA, without the use of local unionized labor. “It is disheartening to know that a company as profitable as Ralph’s, whose corporate headquarters resides in the City of Compton, would not utilize the skills of local union workers in the expansion of their headquarters" commented Peter. "This

means that potentially tens of millions of dollars are not going to local business owner’s who employ unionized local workers. Which in turn means that millions of dollars will not go into the pockets of these workers to be circulated within the community in support of local businesses and jobs. This is clearly an economic state of emergency in Compton, for both workers and residents alike.”

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Updated 9:15 AM PDT, Monday Sept. 14, 2009, Associated Press

         About 90 people attended a town hall meeting on healthcare reform this weekend in Long Beach, and most said they support President Obama's proposal for health care reform.
          Democratic congressional candidate, Peter Mathews, who is seeking the seat currently held by Rep. Laura Richardson, D-Long Beach, hosted the town hall at Long Beach's Sipology Coffee shop.
          Nearly everyone was able to speak, and according to Mathews, most spoke in favor of a universal single-payer system or for a public option to be added to a reformed private health insurance system.
          Similar town hall meetings on healthcare reform have turned into shouting matches by people opposed to President Barack Obama’s plan.
          Under single-pay, a government system like Medicare or Medicaid would replace the health insurance industry. Under a public option, the federal government would offer a Medicaid-type program to compete with private or employer-based health insurance.
          Opponents of healthcare reform say both proposals would result in a ``government takeover'' of healthcare, endanger the health insurance industry and increase the federal budget deficit.
          Mathews, a professor of political science at Cypress College, opened the meeting by stating that "more than 47 million Americans are without any kind of health insurance, and that number is growing by over 1 million per year. The private healthcare insurers, drug industry and big banks are spending millions right now to make sure that your voice is not heard." Mathews also said that the Canadian and French healthcare systems, which are financed by their governments, are ranked the best by the World Health Organization, while the American health system is ranked 37th.
          "A government funded public option is absolutely necessary in American healthcare reform because it will keep private healthcare honest, efficient and cost effective," he said. "A single-payer healthcare system such as Medicare is the best. It will not bankrupt our nation or destroy our economy. Healthcare is a right and should have little to do with profit."
          He said exorbitant co-payments and deductibles are causing financial strain and bankruptcy for thousands of insured Americans, while others are being dropped or denied coverage for pre-existing conditions.

Copyright City News Service
First Published Sept. 14, 2009 7:35 AM PDT

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		HEALTHCARE hosted by Mathews for Congress and friends Updated: October 1, 2009

        Today, more than 47 million Americans are without any kind of health care insurance, and that number is growing fast. The Big Banks, Health Care Insurers and Drug Industry are spending millions right now to make sure that your voice is not heard, or at best it is only a whisper. Don't be fooled. The Canadian and French healthcare systems are ranked the best in the world by the World Health Organization, while the American System ranks 37th.
          A government funded public option is absolutely necessary in American Health Care reform because it will keep private sector health care honest, efficient and cost effective. A Single-payer healthcare system is the best. It will not bankrupt our nation or destroy our economy. In fact, like Social Security during President Franklin Roosevelt's time, it will serve to strengthen us and add to our prosperity and economic security for many years to come. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are basic human rights. Healthcare is a right and should have little to do with profit. But don't just take my word for it. You have a voice of your own, and one which must be heard. Now is your chance. Please speak out and let your congressman know where you stand on this most important issue. We have an opportunity to send a strong and clear message to our President and our Congress.

• FACT #1:   47 million Americans have no health insurance.

• FACT #2:   Over 1 million Americans are losing their health care coverage each year. You could be next!

• FACT #3:   Exorbitant co-payments and deductibles are causing financial strain and bankruptcy for thousands of insured Americans.

• FACT #4:   Thousands of insured Americans are dropping or denied coverage for "pre-existing" conditions.

• FACT #5:   Hundreds of health clinics and hospitals are being shut down, creating long waits for Americans needing treatment.

• FACT #6:   The cost of prescription drugs is skyrocketing.

• FACT #7:   Dozens of emergency rooms are closed and waiting time is up to 13 hours.

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		The Rich Have Gotten Richer, The Poor Are Getting Poorer, The Middle Class Is Disappearing! We can and must change direction: a 21st Century New Deal by Peter Mathews, Professor of Political Science June 19, 2009

        The top 400 income earners in this nation each received an average of $214,000,000 last year. The average American’s individual income was $26,000 last year. Since the beginning of 2008, 4.6 million plus jobs were lost. All of this and more were the direct result of former President Bush’s and Congress’ wrong headed policies of eight years: “Trickle Down Economics” with huge tax cuts for the super rich; An unjustified, costly and debt generating war in Iraq; Unregulated, Free Trade (not Fair Trade), job exporting, trade deficit generating, anti-worker policies; Further deregulation of banks and finance, allowing Wall Street to go wild.
        The best way out of this mess, and to restore the shattered American Dream, is to learn from the spirit and substance of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. While faced with the worst economic Depression in history, FDR inspired us to believe that government should be made a positive instrument that helps provide full-fledged opportunity for all Americans to achieve the American Dream (at the very least, entry to the Middle Class). This must include new government policies that promote:

• Full employment with high paying private sector and public works jobs in a strong Green Economy.

• Increased Competiveness for American Businesses by relieving them of burdensome health care costs, by establishing:

• A Universal Single Payer Health Care System (Medicare for All) which will cost 40% less per person than the present wasteful, inefficient, profit driven system that mainly benefits the insurance companies, drug companies, and HMOs at the expense of American patients, and increases the cost of American products.

• Universal Free Public Education of all types preschool through college, including academic, technical, trade school and apprenticeship programs that will prepare American workers for the 21st Century workforce.

• Fair trade between the United States and other countries that will create high paying jobs and new wealth for American workers and others in the world, not just for corporate owners.

• Pro-worker policies that will strengthen labor unions and once again grow the working middle class.

• The resurrection of a modern version of FDR’s Works Progress Administration (WPA), Public Works Administration (PWA), Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and other public employment agencies in high tech, manufacturing, and scientific and technological areas. This will stimulate and supplement the private sector by creating high paying government employment: building Maglev high speed trains; alternative energy such as wind, solar, tide and wave power; building K-12 classrooms to reduce class sizes; building hospitals, and dental and health clinics to ensure health care for all Americans.

• Promote strong support for small businesses through lower taxes and low interest loans for expansion.

• Full funding for the above programs by closing unfair corporate tax loopholes (ctj.org), eliminating corporate welfare, canceling the Bush tax cuts for the super rich, and ending the war in Iraq rapidly and responsibly. President Obama has claimed, “We’ve got over $1 trillion worth of loopholes in the corporate tax code” (LA Times, Michael Finnegan 9/19/07).
          Under the Bush tax cuts, a person earning one million dollars received $97,000 in tax cuts per year for 10 years while a person earning $40,000 received $350. We need to urge President Obama to immediately get Congress to carry out his campaign promise of canceling the Bush tax cuts for the super rich, bringing in $300 billion more. This $1.3 trillion dollars is real money, not borrowed money like the Bush Administration stimulus and bailout packages. This Real Money can fully fund the 21st Century New Deal and pay down our federal debt, bringing fiscal responsibility and increased income and greater wealth for all Americans, not just the wealthy few at the top.

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Press Telegram Readers Respond Well to Mathews in Poll

July 2, 2009

        "Do you think Peter Mathews has a chance of beating Laura Richardson" was the question asked of readers by the Long Beach Press Telegram in an online poll after news of the Congresswoman's personal financial troubles gained national attention. Readers, fed up with incompetence and corruption plaguing every layer of government, favored Peter Mathews as Richardson's obvious replacement.
        "This is the prevailing sentiment, not only among voters in this district, but literally everywhere we go all over the (Los Angeles) county," said Brett Covey, the campaign's manager. "It's amazing! Anywhere we've gone, people we talk to have heard about Richardson's problems - and they really don't like her. Peter's like a rock star, and everyone wants to talk to him when they find out he's running against her. They like his ideas and want him to be the next Congressperson."
        The result of the poll appeared on a front page portion of the Sunday edition of the Press Telegram.

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All those interested in this historic campaign are invited to contact Mathews for Congress and talk to Peter personally. The contact information is: Peter Mathews' cellphone (562) 234-3319, Campaign headquarters phone (562) 438-0505, E-mail address: peter@mathewsforcongress.org.