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PETER KOUTOUJIAN ATTENDS WALTHAM DAY; DISCUSSES IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE FIFTH DISTRICT


Peter Koutoujian spent his Saturday meeting and greeting voters at the annual Waltham Day. There he spoke with voters and supporters about his plans to stand strong for women’s rights, stand up to the NRA, and stand firm with the middle class in Congress.

“Republicans want to defund Planned Parenthood while they take money from the NRA,” said Koutoujian. “They’re attacking Main Street and laying back on Wall Street.  I’m running for Congress to stand up to that type of backwards logic.  Let’s make equal pay for equal work a reality, no matter your gender.  Let’s ban assault weapons and high capacity clips, because weapons of war don’t belong in our communities.  And let’s safeguard and strengthen Social Security and Medicare.  We made our senior citizens a promise and I’ll make sure Congress doesn’t back out of that deal.”

Rhonda Bourne of Waltham accompanied Koutoujian, saying, “I’ve known Peter for ages. He’s never turned his back on Waltham residents or the issues that matter to us.  In fact, he’s usually seeking us out, asking us for our thoughts on bills and initiatives he’s pushing forward.  I know when it comes to women’s rights, gun violence, and the middle class, we can count on Peter to go to Congress and advocate for us, our families, and our communities.”

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Koutoujian remains committed to grassroots campaigning throughout the Fifth District, making nine stops in seven towns to speak with every voter before the October 15 primary.  He recently received the endorsements of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 35, the New England Dock and Marine Council, the Teamsters 122, the MSSOA/NAGE Local 57, the IBCO, in addition to the unanimous endorsement of the Waltham Democratic City Committee.  His campaign also announced a slew of endorsements from elected officials and community leaders including State Representative Tom Stanley, 11 Waltham city councilmembers, longtime Revere Mayor Tom Ambrosino, Revere’s first woman school superintendent Carol Tye.  With less than four weeks to go Koutoujian is building momentum with no plans to stop.

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