National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn made the following statement this evening regarding the Florida Senate race and the nomination of Connie Mack as our Republican candidate:

“I congratulate Connie Mack on winning the Florida Republican Senate Primary.  The difference in this race is abundantly clear.  Connie Mack will work with Governor Romney to protect and strengthen Medicare, enact pro-growth policies that will create jobs and finally balance our budget.

“Meanwhile, his opponent has worked with President Obama to raid $700 billion from Medicare for their healthcare law, supported his failed stimulus and enacted job-killing policies that have hurt Floridians.  It’s time we get the Sunshine State working again and we can do that with Connie Mack as the next U.S. Senator from Florida.” 

BACKGROUND….

Bill Nelson is a career politician who has been in office since Jimmy Carter was President.  Since Nelson first came to Washington our national debt has increased by $15 trillion.

Recently, Senator Nelson supported President Obama’s $825 billion stimulus, which failed to ‘create or save’ 206,000 jobs in Florida.  Following that he proceeded to support President Obama’s healthcare law, which slashed $700 billion from seniors in Florida who depend on Medicare.

Notably, during the health care debate Nelson called the proposed Medicare cuts“unconscionable” and a “non-starter” – adding that it would disproportionately impact 800,000 Florida seniors.  Yet, under pressure from President Obama and Democratic leaders, he fell in line behind his party leadership and voted them into law anyway.

CONNIE MACK’S RECORD:

• Voted against ObamaCare.  (H.R. 3590, CQ Vote #165: Motion Agreed To 219-212: R 0-178; D 219-34, 3/21/10, Mack Voted Nay)
• Voted against President Barack Obama’s failed $825 billion stimulus.  (H.R. 1, CQ Vote # 46: Adopted 244-188: R 0-177; D 224-11, 1/28/09, Mack Voted Nay)
• Supports extending the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for families and small businesses in Florida.  (Andrew Taylor, House approves Bush-erta tax cuts, Associated Press, 8/2/12)

BILL NELSON’S LIBERAL RECORD:

• Voted to make President Barack Obama’s $1.76 trillion healthcare bill the law of the land.  (H.R. 3590, CQ Vote #396: Passed 60-39: R 0-39; D 58-0; I 2-0, 12/24/09, Nelson Voted Yea)

• Voted to slash $700 billion from Medicare to pay for his job-killing healthcare law.  (H.R. 3590, CQ Vote #396: Passed 60-39: R 0-39; D 58-0; I 2-0, 12/24/09, Nelson Voted Yea)
• Voted for President Barack Obama’s $825 billion stimulus, which failed to ‘create or save’ 206,000 jobs in Florida.  (H.R. 1, CQ Vote #64: Adopted 60-38; R 3-38; D 55-0; I 2-0, 2/13/09, Nelson Voted Yea)

• Voted over 150 times to raise taxes on Floridians, including a proposal just weeks ago that would raise taxes on every working Florida.  (Congressional Quarterly Vote Study Compiled August, 2012)
• Despite claiming that he supports a balanced budget, Nelson voted against the balanced budget amendment.  (S. J. Res. 10, CQ Vote #229: Rejected 47-53: R 47-0; D 0-51; I 0-2, 12/14/11, Nelson Voted Nay)

• Bill Nelson supports President Barack Obama’s failed agenda over 95 percent of the time.  (CQ, www.cq.com, Accessed 8/14/12)