PRESS RELEASES from Romney for President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT: Romney Press Office
September 24, 2012

 
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Boston, MA – Today, Romney for President announced its Catholics for Romney coalition.
 
“I am honored to have the support of Catholic leaders from all over this country,” said Mitt Romney. “The Catholic Church embodies all that is great about America—loving your neighbor, defending life, and helping the less fortunate to overcome poverty and rise in the world. Forming a more perfect union requires that we continue to turn these principles into reality. If I am elected president, that will be my highest priority.”
 
“As a life-long Catholic, I learned very early that we must love our neighbors as we love ourselves,” said Congressman Paul Ryan. “That principle has informed my life in public service, and I am pleased to have so many leaders in the faith supporting Mitt Romney and me in this election. We understand that policymakers must target the root causes of poverty with reforms that promote economic growth and opportunity.  Free enterprise and strong communities remain the best means to promote upward mobility and help individuals escape the trap of government dependency. It is an honor to support Governor Romney as he advances solutions that champion the dignity of every human being. That is a goal that people of all faiths can support.”
 
National Honorary Chairman
Congressman Paul Ryan
 
National Co-Chairs
Ambassador Ray Flynn
Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon              
Ambassador Thomas Patrick Melady      
Ambassador Jim Nicholson         
Ambassador Francis Rooney      
Ambassador Frank Shakespeare              
 
National Honorary Committee
Governor Terry Branstad
Governor Sam Brownback
Senator Kelly Ayotte
Senator John Hoeven
Senator Mike Johanns
Senator Jim Risch
Senator Marco Rubio
Senator Pat Toomey
Senator David Vitter
Congressman Steve Austria
Congressman John Boehner
Congressman Kevin Brady
Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle
Congressman David Camp
Congressman Francisco Canseco
Congressman Steve Chabot
Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart
Congressman Sean Duffy
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann
Congressman Jeff Fortenberry
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx
Congressman Paul Gosar
Congressman Frank Guinta
Congressman Andy Harris
Congressman Joe Heck
Congressman Tim Huelskamp
Congressman Mike Kelly
Congressman Pete King
Congressman Steve King
Congressman Jeffrey Landry
Congressman Robert Latta
Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer
Congressman Daniel Lungren
Congressman Michael McCaul
Congressman Patrick McHenry
Congressman Pat Meehan
Congressman Mick Mulvaney
Congressman Tim Murphy
Congressman Devin Nunes
Congressman Steven Palazzo
Congressman Tom Reed
Congressman Jim Renacci
Congressman Todd Rokita
Congressman Tom Rooney
Congressman Steve Scalise
Congresswoman Jean Schmidt
Congressman Chris Smith
Congressman John Sullivan
Congressman Pat Tiberi
Former Colorado Governor Bill Owens
Former Governor of New Hampshire John H. and Nancy Sununu
Former Senator and Ohio Governor George Voinovich
Former Senator Rick Santorum
Former Speaker of the House Newt and Callista Gingrich
Former Congressman Bob Beauprez
Former Congressman Thomas Bliley, Jr.
Former Congressman Mike Ferguson
 
National Advisory Committee
Chief Finance Officer of Florida Jeff Atwater
Former U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr
Claudia Beauprez
Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Bennett
John Birney
Ohio Speaker pro tempore Lou Blessing
James Bopp, Jr.
Judge Robert H. Bork
Mary Ellen Bork
Sandy Bourne
Chris Braunlich
Tim Busch
Rachael Campos Duffy
Joseph C. Canizaro
Frank Cannon
Joe Cella
Barbara Comstock
Dr. Marilyn Coors
Pete Coors
Ann Corkery
Neil Corkery
Attorney General of Virginia Ken Cuccinelli
Marjorie Dannenfelser 
Anthony J. de Nicola
Dan Devine
Kevin Dillon
Pat Duerr
Keith Faber
Dr. Robert George
Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Robert Gleason
Tom Grace
Frank Hanna
Bob Heckman
Patrick Henneghan
Michael Hernon
Ohio State Representative Matt Huffman
Frank P. Kavanaugh
Terrence Keeley
Dan Kelly
Ken Langone
James B. Lee, Jr.
Leonard Leo
Stephen Lessing
Bob Luddy
Gordon MacDonald
Sean Mahoney
Ed Martin
Nancy McGowan
John McManus
Ralph Miesel
Tom Monaghan
Former New Hampshire State Representative Maureen Mooney
William Mumma
Ohio Senate President Tom Niehaus
L. Martin Nussbaum
Joseph J. O'Connor
Former First Lady Frances Owens
William F. Plunkett, Jr.
John Saeman
Carol Saeman
Sharon Sager
George Schwartz
Peter Schwartz
Edward Schwartz
Greg Schwartz Jr.
Greg Schwartz Sr.
Bill Simon
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers
Charles Taunt
Brian Tierney
Michael Timmis
Billy Valentine
Rick Valentine
David Vicinanzo
Ohio State Senator Mark Wagoner
Dr. Brad Wenstrup
RNC National Committeewoman Phyllis Woods
 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT: Romney Press Office
July 31, 2012

 
Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today announced his Catholics for Romney coalition leadership. Catholics for Romney National Co-Chairs and Former U.S. Ambassadors to the Holy See Frank Shakespeare, Tom Melady, Ray Flynn, Jim Nicholson, Francis Rooney, and Mary Ann Glendon wrote the following letter in support of Mitt Romney:
 
Fellow Catholics,
 
We are all called to advance the moral teachings of Christianity in the life of our country. Where the stakes are highest – in the defense of life, liberty, and human dignity – we have a duty to act that is greater and more urgent than allegiance to any political party.
 
In the election of 2012, this conviction has united all of us – each a former ambassador of the United States to the Holy See – in support of Governor Mitt Romney’s candidacy for president. Whatever issues might dominate the presidential campaign from now until November, our concerns lie with fundamental rights, beginning with religious liberty.
 
While the current administration has brought our first freedom under direct assault by imposing government mandates that completely disregard religious conscience, Governor Romney believes that freedom to live one’s faith is essential to liberty and human fulfillment. And he has pledged himself to removing those federal mandates immediately.
 
While the current administration has now put its weight on the side of those who propose to redefine the meaning of marriage itself, Governor Romney has stood firm in defending this sacred institution. In the White House, just as he did in the Massachusetts State House, he will defend the institution of marriage before the Congress, the courts, and the country.
 
Where the current administration has shown its sympathy for the pro-abortion lobby, Mitt Romney will be a faithful defender of life in all its seasons. And he understands the special duty of people of faith to serve in this cause. As Governor Romney recently said, “From the beginning, this nation trusted in God, not man. Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. And whether the cause is justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the sick, or mercy for the child waiting to be born, there is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action.”
 
These are the words of a man we believe can be a great force for good in this nation. We are Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, but on this question we are united in faith and in action. We urge our fellow Catholics, and indeed all people of good will, to join with us in this full-hearted effort to elect Governor Mitt Romney as the next President of the United States.
 
Please join our team by visiting http://www.mittromney.com/coalitions/catholics-for-romney.
 
National Co-Chairs, Catholics for Romney
 
                Frank Shakespeare (U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See 1986-1989)
                Tom Melady (U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See 1989-1993)
                Ray Flynn (U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See 1993-1997)
                Jim Nicholson (U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See 2001-2005)
                Francis Rooney (U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See 2005-2008)
                Mary Ann Glendon (U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See 2008-2009)
 
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