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General News    H3'ed 2/2/09

Families First Ad Campaign Targets GOPers Who Fund Wars & Bail Outs, Not Taxpayers

By Democratic Congressional Campaign Comm  Posted by Amanda Lang (about the submitter)       (Page 1 of 2 pages)   No comments
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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), chaired by Congressman Chris Van Hollen, today announced the DCCC is launching a Putting Families First ad and grassroots campaign in 28 targeted Republican districts.  The ads focus on the Republicans out of step priorities by putting bank bail outs and building schools in Iraq before the needs of the Americans in the struggling economy. The Putting Families First ads begin airing on Tuesday morning during drive time and will run for a week.

In addition to the strategic radio ads in 28 Republican districts, the DCCC will also begin a grassroots initiative which includes targeted e-mails to 3 million voters and nearly 100,000 person-to-person telephone calls.

House Republicans just don't get it.  They celebrate being the party of no and status quo, while more than 2.6 million Americans have lost their jobs, the stock market has plummeted wiping out nearly $7 trillion stock market wealth and endangering thousands of investors' nest eggs, and one in 10 homeowners was delinquent on mortgage payments or in foreclosure this fall. 

"These are serious times, hard working families are worried about keeping their jobs, health care and homes - they want action, not House Republicans cheering about doing nothing," said Brian Wolff, Executive Director of the DCCC. "Republicans' champagne wishes and caviar dreams simply don't connect with middle class families struggling to make ends meet and furious that their tax dollars are going to bail out banks, build schools in Iraq, or send American jobs overseas.  The Putting Families First campaign is only the first step, we will continue to go district by district to hold Republicans who continue to vote in lockstep with party leaders and against the folks in their districts accountable."

According to Politico, House Republicans celebrated voting against economic recovery while at their retreat last week:

But the mood Thursday night here at the posh Homestead Resort was buoyant after Wednesday's vote, in which every Republican opposed the Democrats' stimulus bill. The assembled Republicans rose in a standing ovation Thursday night when Minority Leader John A. Boehner of Ohio showed them a C-SPAN video of the vote itself, according to people present. [Politico, Members cheer vote at GOP retreat, 01/30/09]

Representative Don Young                           AK-AL
Representative Dan Lungren                        CA-03
Representative Elton Gallegy                        CA-24
Representative Ken Calvert*                        CA-44
Representative Brian Bilbray                         CA-50
Representative Bill Young                             FL-10
Representative Tom Rooney                         FL-16
Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart               FL-21
Representative Mario Diaz-Balart                 FL-25
Representative Tom Latham                         IA-04
Representative Donald Manzullo                   IL-16
Representative Brett Guthrie                        KY-02
Representative Joseph Cao                          LA-02
Representative John Fleming                        LA-04
Representative Bill Cassidy                           LA-06
Representative Roscoe Bartlett                     MD-06
Representative Thad McCotter                      MI-11
Representative Michele Bachmann*              MN-06
Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer*            MO-09
Representative Lee Terry                              NE-02
Representative Leonard Lance                      NJ-07
Representative Christopher Lee                    NY-26
Representative Henry Brown                        SC-01
Representative Pete Sessions                      TX-32
Representative Eric Cantor                           VA-07
Representative Dave Reichert                       WA-08
Representative James Sensenbrenner          WI-05
Representative Shelley Moore-Capito           WV-02  

*Ads on economic recovery and children's health care will run in these districts.

 

Economic Recovery - Bank Bailout Ad

The following ad is the districts of Representatives Eric Cantor (VA-07), Pete Sessions (TX-32), Henry Brown (SC-01), Ken Calvert (CA-44), Dan Lungren (CA-03), and Lee Terry (NE-02):

Did you know Congressman Eric Cantor voted to bail out big banks, but opposed tax breaks for 95 percent of American workers?  Times are tough, tell Member to put families first.

 

Economic Recovery - American Schools Ad

The following ad is the districts of Representatives Roscoe Bartlett (MD-06), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL-21), Shelley Moore Capito (WV-02), Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25), Elton Gallegy (CA-24), Tom Latham (IA-04), Donald Manzullo (IL-16), Thad McCotter (MI-11), Dave Reichert (WA-08), James Sensenbrenner (WI-05), Bill Young (FL-10), and Don Young (AK-AL):       

Did you know Congressman Thad McCotter opposed over $526 million to modernize crumbling Michigan schools, but supported building new schools in Iraq?  Times are tough, tell Thad McCotter to put American jobs first.

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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.

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