The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is asking liberal New York Democrat Bob Kerrey today to tell Nebraskans whether or not he shares President Obama’s view that the serious problems we have seen on the economy and the recent turmoil in the Middle East are just “bumps in the road.” Speaking on CBS’ 60 Minutes last night about the current problems in the Middle East, President Obama said: “I was pretty certain and continue to be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps in the road…” (CBS’s “60 Minutes,” 9/23/12) These are the same words he used about our economic problems in a speech last year: “There are always going to be bumps on the road to recovery.” (President Barack Obama, Remarks, Toledo, OH, 6/3/11) “It’s typical of President Obama and the Democrat leadership to dismiss serious problems as being ‘bumps in the road’. While they might just be inconvenient to…
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Obama, Kerrey Want Higher Taxes On Small Businesses, But Can’t Explain How That Will Create More Jobs
The National Republican Senatorial Committee today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s call for higher taxes on job creators, a position that has been echoed by liberal New York Democrat Bob Kerrey: “President Obama and liberal New York Democrat Bob Kerrey have long supported higher taxes, bigger government and increased spending, so their support for yet another massive tax hike on Nebraska small businesses comes as little surprise. But in the wake of another weak jobs report, a massive health care bill that increases taxes on the middle class and a growing $15 trillion debt, why can’t Bob Kerrey answer one very simple question – how does raising taxes on Nebraska small businesses create jobs?” — Jahan Wilcox, NRSC Press Secretary BACKGROUND … FLASHBACK – President Obama: “The Last Thing You Want To Do Is Raise Taxes In The Middle Of A Recession.” (President Obama, Remarks During An Interview…
Supreme Court Upholds Bob Kerrey’s Massive Tax Increase & Medicare Cuts On Nebraska Seniors
Decision Sets The Stakes For November’s Election After liberal New York Democrat Bob Kerrey announced that he was supporting ObamaCare, the Supreme Court today has affirmed Kerrey’s support of President Obama’s agenda ahead of Nebraska seniors and small businesses. In doing so, the Court has made clear what is at stake in November’s election. “The Supreme Court’s decision makes clear that the only way to stop the massive tax increases, government spending, and cuts to Medicare contained in the healthcare law is to elect Republican State Senator Deb Fischer who will work to repeal ObamaCare,” National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox said today. BACKGROUND…. Kerrey Supported The Individual Mandate In March 2012, Kerrey Said He Supported The Individual Mandate In Obamacare. “Kerrey also has no comprehensive plan, although he opposes the repeal of the health care law and supports its individual mandate. He said the reality is that…
Bob Kerrey Told Ben Nelson To Vote For ObamaCare
During his tumultuous tenure at the New School in Greenwich Village, liberal New York Democrat Bob Kerrey phoned his buddy Senator Ben Nelson and instructed him to vote for President Barack Obama’s $1.76 trillion healthcare bill. According to Kerrey’s hometown newspaper, he personally spoke with Ben Nelson and convinced him to support the bill and Nelson proceeded to make a backroom deal – commonly known as the Cornhusker Kickback – with Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid. As The New York Times reports: Kerrey Spoke To Ben Nelson About Health Care Reform Days Before The Vote. “To help divine Mr. Nelson’s thinking, a wide array of Democrats have reached out to him in recent days, including former Senators Tom Daschle of South Dakota and Bob Kerrey of Nebraska. In the calls, Mr. Nelson has not disclosed how he is leaning, but his friends say they can sense the pressure he is…
Bob Kerrey Tells Nebraskans That He Would Have Voted For ObamaCare
While he was testing the waters for his upcoming candidacy, liberal New York Democrat Bob Kerrey said that he would’ve voted for President Barack Obama’s intrusive, job-killing healthcare bill. A healthcare bill that cut $500 billion from Medicare, raised taxes on small businesses by $500 billion, recognized abortion as a federal benefit and forced every Nebraskan to purchase health insurance. As WLKN-TV reports: Notably, Kerrey once said the longer he lives in Greenwich Village, the more liberal he gets on government-run healthcare. “Liberal New York Democrat Bob Kerrey doubled-down on ObamaCare when he recently admitted that he still supports this intrusive, job-killing law,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Jahan Wilcox. “It’s just another reminder that in Washington, Bob Kerrey will be a key ally in advancing President Barack Obama’s liberal agenda.”
In 1991, Kerrey Supported A Healthcare Plan That Levied A New Tax On Every American Worker
BOB KERREY’S LONG LOVE AFFAIR WITH HIGHER TAXES In another attempt to reconnect with the Cornhusker State, liberal New York Democrat Bob Kerrey is telling Nebraskans that he supports tax relief for middle class families, yet while in the Senate he supported a healthcare proposal that hit every Nebraska worker with a new tax. Kerrey sponsored a healthcare bill – the Health USA Act of 1991 – that was paid for by a 5 percent tax increase on small business owners, a 4 percent tax increase on employers per employee and a 1 percent tax increase on every working American. The final tally for Kerrey’s healthcare bill was $235 billion in new taxes and remarkably he admitted on CSPAN that it would take a lot of time – particularly in Nebraska – to argue for these tax increases. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO “Bob Kerrey hasn’t met a tax…
In 1991, Kerrey Supported A Healthcare Plan That Levied A New Tax On Every American Worker
BOB KERREY’S LONG LOVE AFFAIR WITH HIGHER TAXES In 1991, Kerrey Supported A Healthcare Plan That Levied A New Tax On Every American Worker WASHINGTON – In another attempt to reconnect with the Cornhusker State, liberal New York Democrat Bob Kerrey is telling Nebraskans that he supports tax relief for middle class families, yet while in the Senate he supported a healthcare proposal that hit every Nebraska worker with a new tax. Kerrey sponsored a healthcare bill – the Health USA Act of 1991 – that was paid for by a 5 percent tax increase on small business owners, a 4 percent tax increase on employers per employee and a 1 percent tax increase on every working American. The final tally for Kerrey’s healthcare bill was $235 billion in new taxes and remarkably he admitted on CSPAN that it would take a lot of time – particularly in Nebraska –…
Kerrey Supported A BTU Energy Tax That Hurt Farmers In Nebraska
BOB KERREY’S LONG LOVE AFFAIR WITH HIGHER TAXES Last week, Bob Kerrey’s campaign told the Lincoln Journal Star that the former Senator supports tax relief for middle class families in Nebraska, but it’s just phony campaign rhetoric seeing that Kerrey strongly advocated for a British Thermal Unit (BTU) tax, which would call for a general tax on all energy products. The BTU tax would be devastating on farmers in the Cornhusker State because the industry is heavily reliant on energy. Additionally, Kerrey voted against exempting this job-killing tax for off-road diesel fuel equipment and from the production of ethanol. “Bob Kerrey put the interests of radical environmentalists ahead of Nebraska during his time in Washington when he supported a job-killing BTU energy tax on farmers in the Cornhusker State,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox. “Unlike Kerrey, Deb Fischer is a rancher and will always stand up…
Kerrey Voted To Raise The Federal Gas Tax
WASHINGTON – Last week, Bob Kerrey’s campaign told the Lincoln Journal Star that the former Senator supports tax relief for middle class families in Nebraska, yet Kerrey’s record shows that he’s voted to raise the gas tax on Nebraskans. In 1990, Kerrey supported a budget resolution that raised the gas tax by 5 cents a gallon. Three years later, he cast the deciding vote in favor of President Clinton’s budget, which raised the federal gas tax by 4.3 cents. That’s not all; Kerrey said he would be “ashamed” if anybody complained about the gas tax hike, and said he could have supported a larger 7.7 cent per gallon tax increase. CLICK HERE TO WATCH BOB KERREY “Bob Kerrey claims he supports tax relief for Nebraskans, yet during his tenure in Washington he voted to raise the federal gas tax,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox. “With the…
Kerrey Voted To Raise The Federal Gas Tax
BOB KERREY’S LONG LOVE AFFAIR WITH HIGHER TAXES Last week, Bob Kerrey’s campaign told the Lincoln Journal Star that the former Senator supports tax relief for middle class families in Nebraska, yet Kerrey’s record shows that he’s voted to raise the gas tax on Nebraskans. In 1990, Kerrey supported a budget resolution that raised the gas tax by 5 cents a gallon. Three years later, he cast the deciding vote in favor of President Clinton’s budget, which raised the federal gas tax by 4.3 cents. That’s not all; Kerrey said he would be “ashamed” if anybody complained about the gas tax hike, and said he could have supported a larger 7.7 cent per gallon tax increase. CLICK HERE TO WATCH BOB KERREY “Bob Kerrey claims he supports tax relief for Nebraskans, yet during his tenure in Washington he voted to raise the federal gas tax,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee…
