WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) released a new digital ad today slamming Janet Mills for supporting Chuck Schumer’s government shutdown. Federal funding for SNAP benefits is set to run out this Halloween weekend, leaving over 160,000 Mainers, including an estimated 63,000 children, without the assistance they need to put food on the table.
“This Halloween, parents will struggle to feed their children, while Janet Mills continues to support Schumer and the far Left’s refusal to open the government in their effort to give illegal immigrants free healthcare,” said NRSC Regional Press Secretary Samantha Cantrell.
Click below or HERE to watch the new digital ad.
Transcript:
Voice Over: “Washington has gone dark.
“Because Chuck Schumer and Janet Mills want it shut down.”
Schumer: “It gets better for us.”
Voice Over: “Troops. Law enforcement. Families in need — all stranded.
“Mills would risk food assistance for 160,000 Mainers in need.
“Choosing free healthcare for illegals instead.
“Tell Janet Mills and the Democrats: stop rewarding criminal illegals by stealing from American families.”
Illegal Alien: “Let’s get out of here!”
Voice Over: “Tell the Democrats: it’s time to end the Schumer Shutdown.”
Background:
- Senate Democrats blocked commonsense legislation to pay troops and federal workers.
- Chuck Schumer said, “Every day gets better for [Democrats],” reaffirming his shutdown’s for political leverage in their fight to give illegal aliens free healthcare.
- Democrats’ partisan proposal to reopen the government demands free healthcare for illegal aliens and guts the historic $50 billion investment in rural healthcare.
- On October 1, Janet Mills released a statement saying she supported Senate Democrats decision to shut down the government.
- During the shutdown, Susan Collins helped introduce legislation to ensure Mainers receive their SNAP benefits and are able to purchase groceries.
- She also proposed a 6-point plan to open the government and sent a letter to the administration pushing for SNAP funding to be continued.
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