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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Friday it’s produced an ad campaign taking aim at seven vulnerable Republican House members over health care reform. Radio ads in Minnesota, the only state where the DCCC is targeting more than one district, will criticize Reps. Michele Bachmann and Erik Paulsen for accepting campaign contributions from the health insurance industry.
The DCCC health care campaign is also targeting Republican Reps. Dan Lungren of California, Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan, Joseph Cao of Louisiana, Dave Reichert of Washington, and Pat Tiberi of Ohio.
Here’s the script:
We already know that Congresswoman Bachmann took $180,000 dollars from the insurance industry and Congressman paulsen took nearly $100,000 from the insurance industry. So what do you think Bachmann and Paulsen talk about when they meet with the big insurance companies? How they reap record profits while health care costs skyrocket? Or how the special interests want to stop health reform? Whatever it is that bachmann, paulsen and the insurance comanies talk about. It probably isn’t affordable health care for you or how the special interests want to stop health reform.
We need real reform to lower costs, prevent companies from denying coverage and keep your current coverage if you are happy with it.
Tell Bachmann and Paulsen, it’s not about insurance company profits, it’s about people.
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4 Comments »
Comment posted July 31, 2009 @ 1:23 pm
As soon as the Democrats stop taking money from the insurance industry and big pharma, this will be considered news. News flash: single payer isn’t even on the table in the Health Care “reform” debate for Dems OR Pubs. They are the same group of criminals that want you to believe they are at odds and “battling for Americans.” Please. Campaign dollars and other “gifts” keep these crooks in office. The only thing more ridiculous is an “Independent” news outlet that continually sides with one end of the heavily corrupt political landscape. Look to 3rd party candidates to stop the pursuit of special interest dollars.
Comment posted July 31, 2009 @ 1:27 pm
If either of these people were worth anything, the MEA would be a big contributor, as would any number of other unions and worthwhile causes.
Just goes to show that the Republi-thugs are bought and paid for by private industry segments. Their goal is to keep bilking all of us little people out of our money while they get rich off of our labor.
Vote them all out! Especially MB, she is the worst of the bunch.
Comment posted August 3, 2009 @ 9:51 am
Yo, “journalists” – we need a story about why CD3 constituents aren’t getting a town hall with Paulsen.
Comment posted August 11, 2009 @ 2:13 pm
Renee, you can sign up for a tele-conference with Paulsen, which I did, but I am not happy about it. I want a face to face where his staff can’t simply ignore questions he doesn’t want to answer.
I’ve called Paulsen’s office several times and asked him via email numerous times for the names of the people who had input on his Medical Rights and Reform Act, Paulsen’s rather poor version of a health care reform bill. I was told I would get an answer, but no answer has been returned. I was told his staff member, Andy Christiansen, in charge of health care issues would get back to me on it but I haven’t had a reply from him, either. When I called the congressman’s office originally to discuss the legislation he introduced, I was told that the people he consulted with on the bill were “stakeholders”. I want to know who these “stakeholders” are. I am his constituent and I consider myself and his other constituents to be the most important stakeholders in any legislation he introduces, but he doesn’t seem to have consulted any of us. I want an answer. Who did he talk to when he put this bill together?
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