As the contentious health care battle continues in our nation’s capital, Missouri Democrat Senate hopeful Robin Carnahan is raising campaign cash at the home of the author of the Louisiana Purchase, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) this evening.

According to a fundraising invitation, Carnahan will hold a reception at the lavish Landrieu-Snellings Residence located in Southeast Washington, DC. Tonight’s fundraiser with Landrieu comes on the heels of Carnahan’s recent Northwest tour, which included a stop in Seattle, Washington to raise money with the liberal League of Conservation Voters (LCV).

During the Senate health care debate last year, Landrieu was met with heavy criticism for receiving a $300 million Medicaid boost that only benefited the state of Louisiana. After successfully securing this sweetener for her state, Landrieu agreed to vote for final passage of the Democrats’ unpopular and costly health care legislation.

According to the Associated Press, Carnahan said that she would have voted for final passage of the President’s health care bill – which included the Louisiana Purchase – when it passed the Senate last year on Christmas Eve. Carnahan failed to speak out against the Democrats’ backroom deals, including the Louisiana Purchase and Cornhusker Kickback.

“It’s not surprising that Robin Carnahan is raising money with the infamous author of the Louisiana Purchase in an attempt to bolster her own campaign coffers. Carnahan has unequivocally stated that she would have voted for the Louisiana Purchase and other backroom deals that were included in the Senate health care bill when the vote took place on Christmas Eve, just as she’s promised to rubberstamp President Obama’s failed stimulus debacle and unpopular spending agenda if she’s elected,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokeswoman Amber Marchand. “Missourians deserve a leader who will fight for checks and balances in Washington – not another rubberstamp for backroom sweetheart deals that will benefit other states.”