March 16, 2010
Dear Friend
It gives me great pleasure to write to you today because today marks the official beginning of my campaign for the U.S. Senate.
As the outrage of the American people rises in response to the ever-mounting national debt and the excessive spending of the government, the need for financial and accounting expertise in government is urgent. While our citizens continue to lose their jobs (or give up searching for one), it has become increasingly clear that very few members of Congress or the Obama administration have the knowledge or the courage to do something about our economic downward spiral.
The sustainability of our State and of our great nation is at stake, and this is why I have chosen to run for the U.S. Senate. As the only practicing CPA ever elected to the U.S. Congress, House or Senate, I believe that I have the expertise, the energy, and the commitment to help put New York and America back on the right track. I was the original author of the CFO Act, which created a chief financial officer for every federal department and agency. You won't find a person who cares more about our nation's fiscal crisis or who has spoken more about it. I understand the problems that we face and have the professional background and commonsense answers to solve them.
As most of you know, I was a two-term member of Congress, representing Westchester County, from 1985 to 1989. But not all of you know that, when I left Congress, I chose not to become a paid lobbyist as many an elected official has done. Instead, I went back to work as a CPA/consultant on the boards of private and public companies, as well as founding the Albanian American Civic League , the only true voice for the Albanians in Washington, DC.
For the past two decades, I have traveled many times to the Albanian lands in the Balkans (Albania, Kosova, Macedonia, and Montenegro) and to many European capitals in support of the Albanian national cause. As you may recall, I was the first and only U.S. Congressman of Albanian ancestry elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first to bring the issue of Kosova to the Capitol Hill starting in 1986. The work that my wife Shirley and I have done with our Civic League has been essential to getting the United States support for Kosova's liberation and freedom. I understand, however, that without your continued support our work would not have been as successful, so I thank you for that.
My bid for the U.S. Senate, however, is not only important for Americans and the State of New York. It is important for Albanian Americans and Albanians in their homelands too. If America continues its pace of ever increasing national debt, its bankruptcy will be unavoidable. We do not want a bankrupt America. A bankrupt America is not the America you came to live in. A bankrupt America is not the America you dreamed of. Only a strong America can provide prosperity and security for you as Albanian Americans and all our citizens in general. Indeed, for Albanians, a strong America is an essential for their security and prosperity in the Balkans. We know that without a strong America the Albanians in the Balkans are left vulnerable to their adversaries. Therefore, we need and can keep a strong America. As a U.S. Senator, I can assure you that I will not allow our national debt to increase further thereby bringing America closer to collapse. Rather, I will do what needs to be done to keep America strong. And, I know what needs to be done. I predicted this crisis in my 1992 book Unaccountable Congress: It doesn't add up.
New Yorkers and Americans everywhere are hungry for someone who can bring real changes to Congress that we can all believe in. Last month, Shirley and I retained the highly respected Glen Bolger of Public Opinion Strategies to conduct a poll of New York voters. The poll showed that our message of fiscal reform and job creation is the right one at the right time for New York and for America. Voters' first priorities are jobs and the economy, followed by taxes and health care. They overwhelmingly reject a Congress that spends, taxes, mortgages our future by borrowing from foreign governments, and fails to act while our infrastructure crumbles and our job losses mount in the millions.
The poll also produced some impressive results about my ability to defeat Kirsten Gillibrand (incumbent), which I want to share with you as Albanian-Americans "”
Kirsten Gillibrand is extremely vulnerable in the upcoming election both in visibility and image. Her "hard name" ID is only 57%, with a polarized image of 31% favorable and 26% unfavorable.
Incredibly, when voters learn that Joe DioGuardi is a former two-term Congressman and a Certified Public Accountant with a track record of fighting for fiscal responsibility and accountability and working in a bipartisan manner, 73% of New York's voters say that they would be likely to vote for him.
The poll proves that Joe DioGuardi has the right message on key issues to win on Election Day. New York voters want a U.S. Senator who will act as a check and balance on one-party rule and call a halt to out-of-control government spending and the ever increasing national debt.
Joe's personal success story is very significant in moving voters to support him on Election Day. He is the son of immigrants from an Albanian village of southern Italy who worked his way through college, became an accomplished professional, and dedicated many years before and after Congress to important causes as a citizen activist and volunteer.
I know that actions are stronger than words, and this is why I would ask you to reflect on my background, as summarized in this letter. I hope that you have not forgotten our many years of working together for the Albanian national cause and the success we have achieved. Above all, I hope that you will see that I have devoted my life to working hard in the best traditions of our country's founders and have always remained true to my values.
There is no doubt in my mind that I can win this race, but to do so I need your early support. Our campaign is approaching an important deadline, March 31. This is the date in which all candidates are required to file their contributions, and it's an early indicator of the strength of my campaign. I need you as well as your friends and family to act now in support of a stronger America, because a stronger America means stronger Albanians. You can make history today. You can help elect the first person of Albanian ancestry to the U.S. Senate. Your family in the Albanian lands in the Balkans and your children here in America will all benefit from having Joe DioGuardi back in Washington.
Thank you,
Joseph J. DioGuardi
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16 Mars 2010
Te nderuar miq
Ju shkruaj sot me kenaqesi te madhe sepse sot shenojme fillimin zyrtar te fushates sime per Senatin Amerikan.
Me rritjen e pakenaqesise se popullit amerikan per shkak te vazhdimesise se ngritjes se borxhit kombetar dhe shpenzimeve te teperta qeveritare, eshte rritur edhe nevoja per ekspertize urgjente financiare dhe kontabiliste ne qeverisjen tone. Gjeresa qytetaret tane vazhdojne te humbasin vendet e punes (apo dorezohen se kerkuari per nje vend pune), eshte bere krejt e qarte se shume pak anetare te Kongresit apo Administrates se Obames kane njohurine apo kurajon per te bere dicka te domosdoshme per ekonomine tone qe eshte futur ne nje spirale negative.
Qendrueshmeria e Shtetit tone dhe kombit tone eshte vene ne pikepyetje, prandaj kjo eshte edhe arsyeja kryesore per kandidimin tim per Senatin e SHBA-ve. Si i vetmi kontabilist i certifikuar qe ka sherbyer ndonjehere ne Kongresin e SHBA-ve, Dhomen e Perfaqesuesve apo Senat, une besoj se posedoj ekspertizen, energine, dhe perkushtimin per te ndihmuar shtetin e Nju Jorkut dhe Ameriken per t'u kthyer ne binaret e duhur. Une kam qene autori i CFO Act (Ligjit per CFO, Zyrtarin Kryesor Financiar), ne baze te se cilit eshte krijuar pozita e nje zyrtari kryesor financiar ne secilin departament apo agjensi federale. Ju nuk mund te gjeni dike tjeter qe perkujdeset me shume per krizen fiskale te vendit tone apo qe ka folur e ligjeruar me shume per kete ceshtje se sa une. Une i kuptoj fare mire problemet me te cilat po ballafaqohemi dhe kam pervojen profesionale dhe pergjigjet e arsyeshme per t'i zgjidhur keto probleme.
Sic shumica nga ju e dini, une kam sherbyer per dy mandate ne Kongres, duke perfaqesuar Westchester County, nga viti 1985 deri mer 1989. Por, jo te gjithe nga ju e dijne, se pas Kongresit, une vendosa te mos behem lobist i paguar sic bejne shumica e zyrtareve te zgjedhur. Perkundrazi, une iu ktheva punes sime profesionale si CPA (kontabilist i certifikuar publik) dhe konsulent ne sektorin privat, si dhe themelova Ligen Qytetare Shqiptaro-Amerikane (www.aacl.com), zerin e vetem per shqiptaret ne Washington, DC.
Per dy dekadat e fundit, une kam udhetuar shume here rradhazi tek trojet shqiptare ne Ballkan (Shqiperi, Kosove, Maqedoni, dhe Mal te Zi) si dhe neper shume kryeqendra evropiane per te perkrahur kauzen kombetare shqiptare. Sic edhe mund t'ju kujtohet, une kam qene kongresisti i pare amerikan me prejardhje shqiptare i zgjedhur ne Dhomen e Perfaqesuesve te SHBA-ve, dhe i pari zyrtar i zgjedhur ne SHBA qe ka sjellur ceshtjen e Kosoves ne Capitol Hill duke filluar ne vitin 1986. Pune qe gruaja ime Shirley dhe une kemi bere me Ligen Qytetare Shqiptaro-Amerikane ka qene esenciale ne perfitimin e perkrahjes se SHBA-ve per clirimin dhe pavaresimin e Kosoves. Mirepo, une e kuptoj fare mire se i gjithe ky sukses nuk kishte mund te arrihej pa perkrahjen tuaj te vazhdueshme. Andaj, perzemersisht ju falemnderoj per kete.
Gara ime per Senatin e SHBA-ve nuk eshte e rendesishme vetem per amerikanet dhe Shtetin e Nju Jorkut. Kjo gare eshte e rendesishme edhe per shqiptaro-amerikanet dhe shqiptaret ne trojet e tyre etnike. Nese Amerika vazhdon me rritjen e panderprere te borxhit nacional, bankrotimi i saj do te jete i paevitueshem. Neve nuk duam nje Amerike te bankrotuar. Nje Amerike e bankrotuar nuk eshte Amerika ne te cilen ju erdhet te jetoni. Nje Amerike e bankrotuar nuk eshte Amerika te cilen ju e enderruat. Vetem nje Amerike e fuqishme ofron siguri dhe prosperitet per ju si shqiptaro-amerikane dhe te gjithe qytetaret tone. Ne te vertete, per shqiptaret, nje Amerike e fuqishme eshte esenciale per sigurine dhe prosperitetin e tyre ne Ballkan. Ne e dijme se pa nje Amerike te fuqishme, shqiptaret ne Ballkan mbeten pa perkrahje te duhur kundrejt armiqeve te tyre. Andaj, neve na duhet nje Amerike e fuqishme dhe ne mund ta mbajme ate te tille. Si Senator i SHBA-ve, mund t'ju siguroj se une nuk do te lejoj ngritjen e metutjeshme te borxhit nacional qe do te sillte Ameriken me afer kolapsit. Por, do te bej gjithecka qe duhet bere per te mbajtur Ameriken te fuqishme. Dhe, une e dij se cfare duhet bere. Qysh ne vitin 1992, ne librin tim Unaccountable Congress: It doesn't add up, une e kam parapare krizen me te cilen po ballafaqohemi tani.
Nju Jorkasit dhe amerikanet cdokund jane te uritur per dike qe mund te sjelle ndryshim te vertete ne Kongres ne te cilin ne te gjithe mund te besojme. Muajin e kaluar, Shirley dhe une kontraktuam firmen e njohur te Glen Bolger of Public Opinion Strategies per te bere nje hulumtim te opiniot publik te votueseve ne Nju Jork. Rezultatet e hulumtimit tregojne se mesazhin yne per reforme fiskale dhe krijim te vendeve te punes eshte mesazhin i duhur per Nju Jorkun dhe Ameriken. Prioritetet kryesore te votueseve jane vendet e punes dhe ekonomia, mandej taksat dhe shendetesia. Shumica e tyre nuk e perkrahin nje Kongres qe shpenzon, takson, dhe na e ve ne pikepyetje te ardhmen tone duke huazuar shuma te medha nga qeverite e huaja, duke lene anash infrastrukturen qe po shkaterrohet perdite dhe miliona vende te punes qe po humbasin nderkohe.
Hulumtimi po ashtu ka vene ne pah disa rezultate tjera ne lidhje me aftesine time per te mundur Kristen Gillibrand (qe per momentin e ka poziten ne Senat), te cilat dua t'i ndaj me ju si shqiptaro-amerikane
Kristen Gillibrand nuk e ka fare lehte te fitoje ne zgjedhjet qe po afrohen. Vetem 57% e te anketuareve e njohin emrin e saj. Rreth 31% e te anketuareve kane mendim te favorshem per ted he rreth 26% kane mendim te pafavorshem.
Ndersa, kur votuesit mesojne se Joe DioGuardi eshte ish-kongresist per dy mandate dhe Kontabilist i Certifikuar Publik me nje histori te shkelqyeshme si avokues i reformes fiskale dhe pergjegjesise buxhetore si dhe punes se perbashket (pa ndasi partiake ne interes kombetar), rreth 73% e te anketuareve shprehen te gatshem te votojne per te.
Anketa tregon se Joe DioGuardi ofron mesazhin e duhur ne ceshtjet kryesore per te fituar kete gare ne diten e zgjedhjeve. Votuesit e Nju Jorkut duan nje Senator qe do te veproje si kontrollor i vendimeve te rendesishme per te ardhmen e vendit ne lidhje me shpenzimet qeveritare dhe borxhin nacional.
Storja e suksesit personal te Joe-se eshte po ashtu pjese e rendesishme per te fituar perkrahjen e votuesve. Ai eshte djale i imigranteve nga nje fshat shqiptar i jugut te Italise (arbresh) qe ka punuar me vetmohim per te siguruar arsimim universitar, kariere te suksesshme profesionale, dhe qe ka dedikuar shume vite para dhe pas pozites ne Kongres per ceshtje te rendesishme shoqerore sin je activist qytetar vullnetar.
E dij se veprat jane me te fuqishme se fjalet, andaj edhe po kerkoj nga ju qe te reflektoni mbi te kaluaren time, sic eshte paraqitur shkurtimisht ne kete leter. Shpresoj te mos i keni harruar shume vite te punes sone te perbashket per kauzen kombetare shqiptare dhe suksesin qe kemi arritur. Mbi te gjitha, shpresoj se do te shihni se ia kam kushtuar nje jete te tere punes se zelleshme sipas tradites se themeluesve te vendit tone dhe se gjithemone i kam qendruar besnik praimeve te mia.
Nuk kam as me te voglin dyshim se une mund ta fitoj kete gare, mirepo me duhet perkrahja juaj e menjehereshme. Fushata jone po i ofrohet nje date te rendesishme, 31 Marsit. Kjo eshte data kur te gjithe kandidatet duhet te deklarojne zyrtarisht kontributet financiare qe kane mbledhur per fushaten e tyre dhe ky deklarim eshte nje indicator i rendesishem i fuqise se fushates. Me duhet perkrahja e juaj, e familjes suaj, miqeve dhe shokeve tuaj per te krijuar nje Amerike me te fuqishme, sepse nje Amerike e fuqishme do te thote shqiptare te fuqishem. Ju mund te beni histori qysh sot. Ju mund te ndihmoni ne zgjedhjen e personit te pare me origjine shqiptare ne Senatin e SHBA-ve. Familja juaj ne trojet shqiptare ne Ballkan dhe femijet tuaj ketu ne Amerike do te perfitojne nga te qenurit e Joe DioGuardit ne Senatin e SHBA-ve ne Washington.
Ju falemnderit,
Joseph J. DioGuardi
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