On the first anniversary of the Democrats’ costly, unpopular health care overhaul, West Virginians are once again reminded that their junior U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) voted just weeks ago against repealing ObamaCare, once again proving himself a reliable rubberstamp for President Barack Obama. As Manchin’s fellow Washington Democrats rammed their partisan bill into law last year, surveys showed that Americans overwhelmingly objected to the bill, voicing strong concerns that it would result in higher costs and a lower quality of care. Now, just weeks after Manchin voted against its repeal, ObamaCare remains extremely unpopular. A recent Bloomberg survey shows that 65 percent of Americans oppose the law’s onerous “individual mandate,” while a CNN survey earlier this year showed that only 6 percent of Americans favor the Obama-Manchin health care overhaul as a whole. Another survey released by CNN today shows that 59 percent of Americans remain opposed to the…
ObamaCare Anniversary Fundraisers Remind Floridians That Bill Nelson Cast Deciding Vote For Costly, Unpopular Overhaul
As Americans mark the first anniversary of the Democrats’ costly, unpopular health care overhaul, Vice President Joe Biden will visit Florida today to host two swanky political fundraisers for U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) – reminding Floridians that, despite his continued attempts to reinvent himself, Nelson has been a loyal rubberstamp for President Obama’s liberal agenda in Washington. Notably, this is the second time in March alone that Nelson has called on the Obama White House to help fill his campaign coffers – a sign of Nelson’ s vulnerability as he faces a tough reelection bid next year. As the Orlando Sentinel notes, “[t]he campaign bucks will be crucial to Nelson’s re-election chances… Nelson already has been declared a target by both national and statewide Republicans.” “It’s fitting that Senator Nelson would use ObamaCare’s one-year anniversary to raise campaign cash with Vice President Biden. Last year, Nelson gave President Obama…
In Heat Of Ethics Scandal, ObamaCare Anniversary Reminds Voters Of McCaskill’s Liberal Record
As her growing ethics scandal continues to undermine her self-styled reputation as a champion of transparency and accountability, ObamaCare’s one-year anniversary reminds Missourians that U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) also falsely represented herself as a moderate, only to rubberstamp President Barack Obama’s liberal agenda in Washington. As McCaskill gave President Obama the crucial 60th vote to ram ObamaCare into law, surveys showed that Americans overwhelmingly objected to the overhaul, voicing strong concerns that it would result in higher costs and a lower quality of care. But McCaskill ignored Missourians’ concerns – insisting that they could trust her – and today, despite Democrats’ repeated promises that Americans would come to embrace the law, ObamaCare remains extremely unpopular. A recent Bloomberg survey shows that 65 percent of Americans oppose the law’s onerous “individual mandate,” which 72 percent of Missouri voters rejected at the polls last year and which McCaskill has repeatedly defended….
On Health Care Law’s First Anniversary, Montanans Reminded That Jon Tester Cast Deciding Vote For ObamaCare
Costly Obama-Tester Overhaul Drives Up Deficits, Remains Unpopular On the first anniversary of the Democrats’ costly, unpopular health care overhaul, Montanans are once again reminded that their junior U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) gave President Obama the deciding 60th vote to pass the partisan bill into law. As Tester helped his Democrat party bosses in Washington ram the massive overhaul through the Senate, surveys showed that Americans overwhelmingly objected to the bill, voicing strong concerns that it would result in higher costs and a lower quality of care. But Tester ignored Montanans’ concerns, and despite his repeated promises that “”[t]he more time people have to see what is in there, they will see there is not the boogeyman in there that they have been told,” ObamaCare remains extremely unpopular. A recent Bloomberg survey shows that 65 percent of Americans oppose the law’s onerous “individual mandate,” while a CNN survey earlier…
NRSC Statement On Senator McCaskill’s Latest Ethics Admission
In the wake of U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill’s (D-MO) admission today that she failed to pay nearly $300,000 in property taxes on her private plane – a confession that came only under heavy pressure from Republicans in the wake of reports that she billed taxpayers for travel on her personal aircraft, including for at least one purely political trip, which her office had initially and vehemently denied – National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Executive Director Rob Jesmer issued the following statement: “Can Missouri voters even believe anything Senator McCaskill says anymore? This is the third time in less than two weeks that she’s had to change her story about her private plane, and she only admitted any of her wrongdoing once she got caught by the media. Now, millionaire Claire McCaskill wants to simply write yet another big check and hope people won’t ask any more questions. It’s high time…
If Joe Manchin Is Serious About Spending & Debt, Why Did He Support ObamaCare?
Once Again, Manchin Rhetoric Doesn’t Square With Manchin Record Just six weeks after voting in support of President Obama’s massive health care bill, which the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office recently estimated will increase federal deficits by $260 billion though 2019, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is suddenly singing a different tune on federal spending and debt. In another widely-publicized public relations gambit, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is reportedly announcing today that he will not vote to raise the debt ceiling this spring unless it’s tied to a long-term deficit reduction plan. Manchin’s latest rhetorical nod to fiscal responsibility of course raises one obvious question – if he’s truly concerned with the debt, why did Manchin support both the failed $787 billion stimulus and President Obama’s massive health care spending bill? “It shouldn’t surprise anyone that once again Joe Manchin says one thing back home in Charleston, after voting the…
Menendez-Malinsky Watch: Day 4
When Will Senator Bob Menendez Finally Ditch Tainted $33,000, Explain Relationship With Indicted Developer? Four days after reports surfaced regarding his connection to Aaron Malinsky – an indicted New York real estate developer who “faces federal conspiracy and money-laundering charges for allegedly funneling secret cash payments” to at least one New York state lawmaker – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who himself remains under federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, has yet to divest himself of the money or explain his relationship with Malinsky. While New York’s U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand did not hesitate to dump their own tainted cash on Monday, Menendez is clinging to Malinsky’s money, insisting under pressure Tuesday that he will “conduct a thorough review of the facts” before deciding whether to divest himself of the money, but remaining silent on the matter ever since. Notably, while contributing $250 each to…
What Is Claire McCaskill Hiding?
Key Questions Still Go Unanswered As Self-Styled Champion Of Transparency Refuses To Provide Public With Basic Information In the wake of reports that U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) billed taxpayers for travel on her personal aircraft – including for at least one purely political trip, which her office had initially and vehemently denied – key questions remain unanswered regarding the additional 88 flights for which she charged taxpayers, and her claim that neither she nor her family profited from the arrangement. During her weekly conference call with reporters Wednesday, McCaskill said that “[t]he key is if public dollars are involved it needs to be transparent.” But, as Politico notes today, “[s]o far, McCaskill hasn’t made any additional records public.” In light of McCaskill’s continued refusal to live up to her own rhetoric and allow Missourians to see for themselves, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) asked the embattled incumbent one…
Menendez-Malinsky Watch: Day 3
Days After Schumer, Gillibrand Ditch Their Tainted Cash, Will Senator Menendez Finally Do The Same, Explain Relationship With Indicted Developer? It’s been three days since reports surfaced of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) connection to Aaron Malinsky – an indicted New York real estate developer who “faces federal conspiracy and money-laundering charges for allegedly funneling secret cash payments” to at least one New York state lawmaker. But while New York’s U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand quickly dumped their own tainted Malinsky cash on Monday, Menendez is attempting to ride this scandal out, insisting that he must “conduct a thorough review of the facts” before deciding whether to return the contributions, but remaining silent ever since. Making for another notable contrast, while Schumer and Gillibrand each received $250 from Malinsky, Bob Menendez has taken more than $20,000 from Malinsky, and at least $13,000 in additional contributions from members of…
We Agree, Senator McCaskill…
NRSC Agrees That “If Public Dollars Are Involved It Needs To Be Transparent,” Again Presses Incumbent To Live Up To Own Standard Yesterday, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) pointed to 10 key questions that remain unanswered in the wake of reports that U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) billed taxpayers for travel on her personal aircraft, including for at least one purely political trip, which her office had initially and vehemently denied. Yet, during her weekly press conference call yesterday, Missouri’s senior Senator still refused to come clean with Missourians by providing detailed information regarding the additional 88 flights for which she billed taxpayers, and releasing the tax returns for the two companies affiliated with her private plane in order to verify her claim that neither she nor her family profited from the arrangement. Notably, during that same conference call, McCaskill said: “The key is if public dollars are involved…
