With the House of Representatives voting today to repeal President Obama’s budget-busting health care bill, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) called on Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) to allow a similar vote on this measure in the Senate. Senate Democrats are refusing to allow the Senate to even consider the measure — let alone hold a vote – while the Washington Post reported last week that in a renewed effort to “sell” ObamaCare, the White House “set up a rapid-response operation and was planning to deploy Cabinet secretaries this week to make the Democrats’ case in newspaper editorials, on the radio and in satellite interviews with local television stations.” “Americans deserve a vote, not a sales pitch, and if Bill Nelson truly believes most Floridians are on his side in supporting $570 billion in new taxes and $500 billion in cuts to Medicare, then he should step forward and allow…
NRSC Asks McCaskill Why She Won’t Let Americans See The Votes
With the House of Representatives voting today to repeal President Obama’s budget-busting health care bill, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) called on Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) to allow a similar vote on this measure in the Senate. Senate Democrats are refusing to allow the Senate to even consider the measure — let alone hold a vote — while the Washington Post reported last week that in a renewed effort to “sell” ObamaCare, the White House “set up a rapid-response operation and was planning to deploy Cabinet secretaries this week to make the Democrats’ case in newspaper editorials, on the radio and in satellite interviews with local television stations.” “Americans deserve a vote, not a sales pitch, and if Claire McCaskill truly believes most Missourians are on her side in supporting $570 billion in new taxes and $500 billion in cuts to Medicare, then she should step forward and allow…
NRSC Statement on Sen. Bill Nelson’s Uphill Reelection Bid
In case you missed it, liberal Senator Bill Nelson announced today that he will ask Floridians to keep him in Washington for yet another term. In response to Bill Nelson’s uphill bid for a third term in the U.S. Senate, NRSC Press Secretary Chris Bond said: “We look forward to a vigorous debate on Senator Nelson’s vote to cut Medicare by $500 billion, his rubberstamp support for President Obama’s failed $787 billion stimulus debacle, and his countless votes to drive our national debt past $14 trillion. Again and again, he has put President Obama’s reckless big government agenda over the best interests of Floridians, and the reality is that Florida families and small businesses simply can’t afford six more years of Bill Nelson.” NATIONAL DEBT HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED SINCE BILL NELSON TOOK OFFICE The National Debt Was Over $5.7 Trillion When Nelson Took Office In January 2001. Today, The…
NRSC Statement & Background On The Connecticut Senate Race
With the New York Times, Washington Post, and other media outlets now confirming that Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman (I) will announce his retirement tomorrow in 2012, NRSC Communications Director Brian Walsh said the following: “With yet a second member of the Senate Democrat caucus preparing for retirement within a 24 hour period, all of us are left to wonder how many more Democrats may follow in their footsteps. “While next year’s election is still a long way away, one thing is increasingly clear, which is that Connecticut Democrats are facing the prospect of a very contentious primary within their ranks. Even without a serious primary in the 2010 cycle, national Democrats were still forced to spend roughly $2 million to save a candidate who had initially enjoyed a 30 point lead in the polls. So we are confident that in the months ahead, several well-qualified Republicans will look closely at…
What They Are Saying About The North Dakota Senate Race Today
RollCall: “North Dakota Senate Moved to Leans Republican” Cook Political Report’s Jennifer Duffy: “2010 was not especially kind to Democrats in North Dakota, and Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad’s announcement today that he will retire at the end of this Congress may be a sign that 2012 won’t be much better.” National Public Radio: “There were many Senate retirements in the 2010 Senate election cycle but they adversely affected Democrats much more than Republicans. The GOP had to defend seven open seats – in Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio and Utah – but won them all. Democrats, on the other hand, lost four of its seven open seats – in Illinois, Indiana, North Dakota and Pennsylvania.” New York Times: “The loss of a veteran like Mr. Conrad who could run a competitive race in a conservative state next year shows the challenges facing Senate Democrats as they try to…
Biden To Join Senate Democrats On Capitol Hill Today & Rally For Yet Another “Wildly Successful” Stimulus Bill
WASHINGTON — Just 24 hours after telling an audience in Pennsylvania yesterday that he wished those who oppose President Obama’s latest stimulus proposal knew “what it was like” to be raped and robbed, while acknowledging that this was all a campaign-driven effort by the Administration, Vice-President Joe Biden will lead a rally with Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill today in support of their latest spending proposal. It remains to be seen whether the Vice-President will repeat his view on the Tea Party that labor unions “are the only one keeping the barbarians at the gate,” or his economic theory that the only way for the federal government to prevent bankruptcy is to spend more money, but Biden’s presence serves as a reminder to voters in Missouri of what both he and Senator Claire McCaskill promised after ramming through their first $825 billion stimulus more than two years ago. “It’s fitting…
NRSC Statement On The North Dakota Senate Race
In the wake of today’s announcement by North Dakota Democrat Senator Kent Conrad that he will not be seeking re-election in 2012, National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Communications Director Brian Walsh made the following statement regarding the North Dakota Senate race: “In the wake of Senator Hoeven’s overwhelming victory last year, Senate Republicans fully expected North Dakota to be a major battleground in 2012, but Senator Conrad’s retirement dramatically reshapes this race in the Republicans’ favor. “Like millions of voters across the country, North Dakotans sent a strong message in November that they are tired of the massive spending and growing debt that we have been seeing from Washington. That is why the Democrats’ big government agenda will be a major impediment to any Democrat challenger who may now step forward in this race. “We believe this race represents one of the strongest pickup opportunities for Senate Republicans this cycle…
Cornyn Congratulates New RNC Chairman Reince Priebus
WASHINGTON – National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement regarding Reince Priebus’ election as Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman today: “I congratulate Reince Priebus on his election as Chairman of the Republican National Committee, and I look forward to working with him to advance our commonsense conservative agenda. The months and years ahead hold high stakes and tremendous opportunities for our party and our country. I have no doubt that Reince’s leadership will be invaluable as Republicans work to reduce the burden of government on families and job creators, get Washington’s reckless spending and debt under control, and put Americans back to work.”
Setting The Record Straight – Rhetoric Vs. Reality On Senator McCaskill’s Record
It seems that Senator Claire McCaskill’s revisionist history continues as she tries to reposition herself to the middle in advance of a difficult re-election bid — and after she’s spent the last four years as a loyal vote for her party’s big government agenda. In that vein, please consider asking Senator McCaskill how exactly she squares her statement below to the St. Louis Beacon with her actual voting record in the Senate, particularly in just the last two years…. RHETORIC…. “If you ask [Obama], he would say, ‘I never count on Claire McCaskill’s vote on anything.’ He knows that,” McCaskill said in an interview with the Beacon. “He knows me and knows that I am independent before I am anything else. I’m not afraid to swim upstream, I’m not afraid to be a lonely voice.” (St. Louis Beacon, McCaskill relishes watchdog role, seeks Senate Republican allies, 1/11/2011) VERSUS REALITY…. Senator McCaskill…
Response To Joe Manchin’s Latest Position On ObamaCare
According to a report by the Associated Press this afternoon, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) appears to have come out against repealing-and-replacing President Obama’s health care bill – despite claiming on the campaign trail that he would have voted against it – and is instead taking aim at just one small part of it — a tax form filing requirement on businesses. I would point out that this now represents at least the THIRD position that Joe Manchin has taken on ObamaCare. First he was FOR it, then he was AGAINST it, and now he’s back to being FOR it – well, most of it. CLICK HERE to watch a video recap of Joe Manchin’s repeated flip-flops on not just health care, but the stimulus and TARP bills as well – two other issues he initially claimed to support but then rejected as a Senate candidate. In response to Senator…
