Electing Tim Kaine A Top Priority For Liberal New York Senator Chuck Schumer

Despite his effort to re-invent himself as a moderate Democrat in Virginia after serving as the number one cheerleader for President Obama’s big government agenda in Washington, former DNC Chairman Tim Kaine’s actions continue to tell a much different story than his campaign trail rhetoric.

Chairman Kaine will be feted this evening at a fundraiser in Washington hosted by one of K Street’s top special interest lobbyists and standing by Kaine’s side tonight helping him raise money will be none other than top Senate liberal and avowed partisan, Senator Chuck Schumer.

“If Virginians want to know whose interests Tim Kaine will serve if elected to the Senate, they don’t need to look any further than to see who he is standing with in Washington tonight and who he has stood with on every major big government issue of the last several years,” National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Brian Walsh said today.  “Whether it was the Democrats’ trillion dollar health care bill or their failed $825 billion stimulus, Kaine and Schumer have consistently spoken with one voice and it’s no surprise to see a New York liberal like Chuck Schumer doing everything possible to elect one of his most loyal allies.”

BACKGROUND….

KAINE AND SCHUMER – ONE IN THE SAME

Schumer And Kaine On Health Care Reform 

Schumer: “I Am Proud To Support The Historic Affordable Care Act – The 2010 Health Care Reform Bill That Recently Became Law . . . .” (Senator Charles Schumer Website, www.schumer.senate.gov, Accessed 12/9/11)

Schumer Said Health Care Reform Would Cut The Federal Deficit By Over A Trillion Dollars. “The new law cuts the federal deficit by $143 billion over 10 years and up to $1.3 trillion in the second decade.” (Senator Charles Schumer Website, www.schumer.senate.gov, Accessed 12/9/11) 

Schumer Said “When People Learn What’s Actually In The Bill, And All The Good It Does, It Is Going To Become More And More Popular.” Schumer: “And now, when people learn what’s actually in the bill, and all the good it does, it is going to become more and more popular.” (CNN, “The Situation Room,” 12/24/09)

• Schumer: “As People Learn About All The Good Things In The Bill, They Will Like It More And More.” (Sally Goldenberg and Andy Soltis, “Unclean Bill Of Health For NY,” The New York Post, 12/25/09)

Schumer And Kaine Both Claimed Health Care Reform Would “Strengthen Medicare”

Schumer: “The Affordable Care Act Makes Great Strides To Strengthen And Reform Medicare, the government’s health insurance system for seniors and people with disabilities.” (Senator Charles Schumer Website, www.schumer.senate.gov, Accessed 12/9/11)

Kaine: “The Senate Bill Will . . . Strengthen Medicare.” “The Senate’s bill will extend coverage to more than 30 million Americans; end abusive insurance industry practices, like denying coverage because of a pre-existing condition or canceling someone’s coverage when they get sick; strengthen Medicare and extend the life of the Medicare trust fund . . . .” (DNC Chairman Tim Kaine, “DNC Chairman Tim Kaine Calls Senate Vote Historic Step,” Press Release, 12/21/09)

Schumer And Kaine Said Health Care Reform “Made History”

Schumer: “We All Made History.” “‘We all made history,’ Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told a group of Democrats on the floor, as they celebrated the vote.” (Carrie Budoff Brown and Meredith Shiner, “Reconciliation Bill Passes Senate,” Politico, 3/25/10)

Kaine: “[A]s He Signed Health Reform Into Law, President Obama Made History.” (DNC Chairman Tim Kaine, “DNC Chairman Tim Kaine Praises Historic Signing Of Health Insurance Reform,” Press Release, 3/23/11)

Schumer And Kaine Said Health Care Would Benefit The Middle Class

Schumer: “Well, It Really Does Deliver For The Middle Class . . . .” (NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 3/28/10)

Kaine: “Reform Will Control Costs And Lower Costs For Middle Class Families Who Are Struggling Under The Skyrocketing Cost Of Health Insurance.” (Andrew Malcolm, “What Each Said About The Healthcare Vote: Obama, John Boehner, Tim Kaine, Michael Steele,” Los Angeles Times’ Top Of The Ticket Blog, www.latimes.com, Posted 3/22/10)

Senator Chuck Schumer: The Democrats’ Message Man

“Sen. Chuck Schumer, The New York Democrat Who Is The Majority’s Message Man . . . .” (Glenn Thrush, “No Deal Yet, But ‘Relief,’ Schumer Says,” Politico’s Politico Live Blog, www.politico.com, Posted 7/31/11)

Schumer Was Described As The Senate Democrats’ Message Man. “Dean’s comments came after a misstep by the Senate Democrats’ message man Chuck Schumer.” (Jonathan Karl and Matthew Jaffe, “Prominent Democrat Says Government Shutdown ‘Best Thing In The World’ For Democrats,” ABC News, 3/29/11)

“The Senate Democrats Top Message Man, Chuck Schumer . . . .” (Libby Leist, “Schumer: Turn ‘Buffett Rule’ Into Legislation,” MSNBC’s First Read Blog, www.msnbc.com,  Posted 9/19/11)