Buena Vista Labor Day Parade

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Stuart Bain marches in Labor Day Parade, confronts Goodlatte on "Big Government" issues

Candidate Stuart Bain (Libertarian Party, VA-06) marched with his family and his campaign staff in the Buena Vista Labor Day parade Monday. Bain, who still works a full-time job while he runs for Congress, walked in the parade, shaking hands with voters. He was followed by his wife and children who threw candy from the back of a pick-up truck driven by Bain's father. Representative Goodlatte brought a bus full of supporters with him, and Governor McDonnell was flown in on a taxpayer-purchased helicopter.

After the parade; Stuart Bain, Bob Goodlatte, and an independent candidate spoke for the first time together. Bain's speech passionately argued for smaller government and called out Goodlatte on his 2003 vote in favor of Medicare Part D, a bill that Bain says, "expanded socialism in the United States." Congressman Goodlatte left the stage before his opponents spoke, having previously refused dozens of offers for a three-way debate with both Bain and the independent.

"We cannot restore these United States and return honor and principle to this country if we continue to make millionaire career politicians our voice in Washington D.C.," Bain said in his speech, "We must demand transparency on all issues that involve our well being." After his speech, he told NBC affiliate WVIR-TV, "Congressman Goodlatte will say he's for smaller government and supports limited government under the rule of the Constitution, but when I go back and look at his voting record, that's not what I find."

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