As former DNC Chairman Tim Kaine continues a campaign for U.S. Senate that is built around massive new tax increases and proposed cuts to Virginia defense jobs, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) today released a new statewide ad – “Crippling” — that outlines Kaine’s liberal record.
“Whether as Governor or Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Tim Kaine’s answer to every problem has been higher taxes on the backs of Virginia families and small businesses,” NRSC spokesman Brian Walsh said today. “Every time Virginians hear Tim Kaine claim that he’s cutting to fight spending, they should remember to hold onto their pocketbooks a little tighter.”
BACKGROUND….
Kaine Demands Tax Increases To Avert Fiscal Cliff And Devastating Defense Cuts
Kaine: “There’s A Middle Ground. Let The Tax Cuts Expire For Those Earning Over $500,000. This Reduces The Deficit, Avoids Devastating Cuts To Defense, Education, And Medicare, And Saves Jobs.” (“Middle Ground,” Kaine for Virginia, 9/19/12)
Kaine Supports Raising Taxes On Virginia Small Business Owners
Kaine: “I disagree with those Republicans who argue that the Bush tax cuts should be made permanent in their entirety,’ Kaine said Monday.” (Seung Min Kim, Manu Raju, and Scott Wong, “Embattled Dems Buck President Obama On Taxes,” Politico, 7/10/12)
July 2012: “Virginia Senate Candidate Tim Kaine, The Former Chairman Of The Democratic National Committee, Prefers A $500,000 Threshold.” (Seung Min Kim, Manu Raju, and Scott Wong, “Embattled Dems Buck President Obama On Taxes,” Politico, 7/10/12)
Democrats Willing To Go Over Fiscal Cliff If Their Demands To Raise Taxes Aren’t Met
Headline: “Democrats Threaten To Go Over ‘Fiscal Cliff’ If GOP Fails To Raise Taxes.” (Lori Montgomery, “Democrats Threaten To Go Over ‘Fiscal Cliff’ If GOP Fails To Raise Taxes,” The Washington Post, 7/15/12)
Headline: “Democrats Threaten To Push America Over ‘Fiscal Cliff’ In Absence Of Tax Increases.” (Rachel Rose Hartman, “Democrats Threaten To Push America Over ‘Fiscal Cliff’ In Absence Of Tax Increases,” ABC News, 7/16/12)
Kaine Attacked Allen For Not Supporting Deal, Saying It Was “Bad Policy For The Commonwealth”
Kaine Called Allen’s Position On The Debt Limit Deal “Bad For The Commonwealth.” Also yesterday, Democratic Senate candidate Tim Kaine — who is seeking Webb’s seat next year when Webb retires — held a call with reporters to denounce his Republican opponents’ opposition to the debt deal. . . . That position,Kaine said yesterday, is ‘based on a rigid ideology that’s bad policy and bad for the commonwealth.’” (Chelyen Davis, “Warner, Webb Back Ceiling Bill,” The Free Lance-Star [Fredericksburg, Virginia], 8/3/11)
Allen Opposed The Deal Because It Threatened Virginia Jobs
“Allen Said The Defense Cuts In The Deal Would Threaten Virginia Jobs.” (Chelyen Davis, “State’s Congressional Representatives Support Legislation,” The Free Lance-Star [Fredericksburg, Virginia], 8/2/11)
According To The Aerospace Industry Association, Defense Budget Cuts Put 207,571 Virginia Jobs At Risk
According To An Analysis Of “The Impact Of The Budget Control Act Of 2011 On DOD And Non-DOD Agencies,” Virginia Could Lose 207,571 Jobs Due To Budget Cuts. (Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., “The Impact Of The Budget Control Act Of 2011 On DOD & Non-DOD Agencies,” Goerge Mason University as Prepared for the Aerospace Industries Association, 7/17/12)
“Virginia Could Lose 207,571 Jobs And Nearly $10.7 Billion In Labor Income From Federal Spending Cuts Starting Next Year If Congress Fails To Resolve The Looming Budget Crisis, According To An Analysis Released Tuesday.” (John Reid Blackwell, “Virginia Stands To Lose 207,571 Jobs If Federal Budget Cuts Happen,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, 7/18/12)
“Big Hit” To Virginians. “‘It’s a pretty big hit’ for Virginia, said Stephen Fuller, an economist at George Mason University who conducted the analysis along with Chmura Economics and Analytics, a research firm in Richmond.” (John Reid Blackwell, “Virginia Stands To Lose 207,571 Jobs If Federal Budget Cuts Happen,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, 7/18/12)
Areas Hardest Hit Would Be Northern Virginia And Hampton Roads, But Whole State Would Feel The Ramifications. “In Virginia, the spending cuts likely would hit Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads the hardest because of the concentration of defense-related and federal contracting jobs in those areas. Still, the entire state would suffer losses, Fuller said.” (John Reid Blackwell, “Virginia Stands To Lose 207,571 Jobs If Federal Budget Cuts Happen,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, 7/18/12)
