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Oct 26, 2012
The Only “Insanity” Is Congressman Southerland’s Record in Washington
Congressman Steve Southerland continued to show why he’s so vulnerable during last night’s debate against small businessman Al Lawson. In Washington, Congressman Steve Southerland has voted twice for extreme budgets that end the Medicare guarantee just to pay for new tax breaks for millionaires, so it figures he would claim that facts about his extreme record are “totally false” and “insane.” “Congressman Steve Southerland knows he can’t run on his …
Read More »Oct 25, 2012
Chicagoland Republicans Can’t Hide Tea Party Stripes
The Chicago suburbs are home to three of the most vulnerable Republican Members of Congress in the country. Try as they may to hide their Tea Party values to save their seats, Congressman Joe Walsh, Congressman Bob Dold, and Congresswoman Judy Biggert all betray right-wing ideologies that square them with the Tea Party instead of suburban Illinois voters. Congressman Walsh: Miracles Prevent Medically Necessary Abortions. In October …
Read More »Oct 25, 2012
New DCCC Ad: Tea Partier Vernon Parker’s Extreme Policies Wrong for Seniors
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its third Independent Expenditure TV ad highlighting Tea Party candidate Vernon Parker’s fight against seniors and the middle class. Tea Party Parker and House Republicans want to end the Medicare and Social Security guarantees that so many Arizona seniors depend on to get by. Democrat Kyrsten Sinema has pledged to stand up for seniors in Congress, protect their retirement and ensure Medicare is there …
Read More »Oct 25, 2012
Hypocrisy Alert: Congressman Cravaack (R-NH) Denies Making Residency Campaign Issue in 2010
Congressman Chip Cravaack’s commute from New Hampshire to campaign must be addling his memory. This week, Congressman Cravaack actually tried to deny making residency an issue in his Tea Party campaign in 2010. The truth is that Congressman Cravaack repeatedly made residency a key issue during his first Tea Party bid just two years ago. The difference now is that Congressman Chip Cravaack is unprepared to defend his failed record voting …
Read More »Oct 25, 2012
Danny Tarkanian Exposed as “Crazy Radical” in New DCCC TV Ad
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched its first Independent Expenditure television ad exposing Republican congressional candidate Danny Tarkanian’s (NV-04) radical policy positions. Tarkanian has said Social Security should be privatized into individual accounts dependent Wall Street and called the Ryan budget that ends Medicare is a “great start.” He even believes the Department of Education should be eliminated. Tarkanian calls himself “one of those crazy radicals,” a description he certainly lives up to. …
Read More »Oct 25, 2012
New Documents Show Company Continued to Receive Taxpayer Dollars, Despite Collins’ Claims
New county documents show that, under Chris Collins’ leadership, Erie County continued giving his company thousands of dollars long after he pledged to halt the controversial payments. Collins was kicked out of office as County Executive amid a torrent of criticism for the county giving a contract to a company owned by Collins. After being criticized for the abuse of taxpayer funds, Collins claimed to cancel the contract and stop …
Read More »Oct 25, 2012
DCCC Releases New Ad - Matt Doheny: Workers Lost Jobs, Doheny Got Rich
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its third Independent Expenditure campaign TV ad in NY-21, criticizing millionaire Matt Doheny for leading the restructuring of a company that saw 500 workers lose their jobs and executives receive bonuses. But it gets worse: the company where Doheny made his fortune invested in offshore companies that used cheap foreign labor and put its money in Caribbean island banks where it could avoid U.S. taxes. The …
Read More »Oct 25, 2012
New Ad: Congressman Guinta Cuts Taxes for Millionaires While Raising Taxes on the Middle Class
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today launched its third Independent Expenditure campaign TV ad in NH-01, criticizing Congressman Frank Guinta for voting to give millionaires another huge tax cut and paying for it by raising taxes on middle class families. Congressman Guinta’s extreme Tea Party agenda is out of step with New Hampshire voters and bad for the middle class. The DCCC ad began running today. “Big Ideas” Script of …
Read More »Oct 24, 2012
A Bad Week So Far For Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack
It’s only Wednesday, and this week is already a rough one for Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack, who is in a desperate fight for her political life. As former President Bill Clinton was endorsing her opponent Raul Ruiz in front of thousands, veterans were outside Bono Mack’s office protesting her record of siding with special interests rather than our courageous veterans who fought for our country. …
Read More »Oct 24, 2012
DCCC Releases Second TV Ad Targeting Congressman Webster’s Record of Serving Special Interests
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching the second Independent Expenditure TV ad highlighting more examples of Congressman Dan Webster’s (FL-10) long record of cozying up to special interests and lobbyists. As Speaker of the state House in Florida, career politician Dan Webster opposed a lobbyist gift ban and billed taxpayers for 39 trips. In Congress, Congressman Webster has repeatedly voted for special tax breaks for big oil companies, special interests and …
Read More »Oct 24, 2012
New DCCC Ad: Congresswoman Bono Mack Puts Special Interests Over Seniors
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is releasing its fourth Independent Expenditure campaign TV ad highlighting Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack’s record of looking out for herself and hespecial interest backers instead of California’s seniors. Congresswoman Bono Mack took $120,000 from the insurance industry and voted to end the Medicare guarantee for seniors, raising their health care costs by $6,400 a year. But when it came to her own health care, Congresswoman Bono Mack …
Read More »Oct 24, 2012
New DCCC Ad: Congressman Denham Looking Out for Himself, Not America’s Troops
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching an Independent Expenditure TV ad exposing Congressman Jeff Denham (CA-10) for looking out for himself instead of America’s troops. Congressman Denham, who wrote secret letters asking for a pay raise when he was a State Senator, voted against protecting pay for American troops in the event of a government shutdown. But in typical Jeff Denham fashion, he also voted to guarantee his own pay even …
Read More »Oct 24, 2012
DCCC Releases Ad Hitting Charlie Bass’ Support of Ending of Social Security and Medicare
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today launched its third Independent Expenditure campaign TV ad in NH-02 laying out the clear choice New Hampshire voters have in this election. They can either vote to keep Medicare and Social Security or vote to keep Congressman Charlie Bass. Congressman Bass has voted to end the promise of Medicare and would have privatized Social Security. The ad began running today. Record Script of DCCC IE AD …
Read More »Oct 23, 2012
Hayworth Can’t Name Single Disagreement with Radical Republican Platform
Congresswoman Nan Hayworth (NY-18) was asked by the Poughkeepsie Journal Editorial Board today to name a single issue in the Republican Party platform that she disagreed with. She came up with nothing. The Republican platform includes many extreme right-wing proposals like banning abortion even in the case of rape and incest, ending the Medicare guarantee for seniors and privatizing Social Security. “Congresswoman Hayworth has …
Read More »Oct 23, 2012
Nuevo Anuncio de Radio en Español: Julia Brownley es la mejor opción
El Comité de la Campana Demócrata del Congreso lanzó un nuevo anuncio de radio en español recordando a los votantes que el candidato al Congreso demócrata Julia Brownley (CA-26) es la mejor opción para el condado de Ventura. Julia lleva años luchando por nuestras escuelas públicas y defendiendo el derecho de planificación familiar para todas las mujeres, y en el Congreso Julia siempre protegerá a Medicare para todas las personas de la …
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