Masto has repeatedly claimed responsibility for negotiating a settlement paid by big banks to Nevada homeowners, but the words out of Cortez Masto’s own mouth tell the opposite story.
The ad is part of a significant NRSC ad buy in Nevada. It begins airing today in the Las Vegas and Reno media markets.
“Catherine Cortez Masto is just another corrupt politician who refuses to take responsibility for her failures but will quickly take credit for someone else’s work. Cortez Masto repeatedly admitted she had no role in negotiating the mortgage settlement and now she’s lying to score political points. Cortez Masto didn’t score a bank settlement on behalf of Nevada homeowners – she wasn’t even at the table.” – NRSC spokesman Greg Blair
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VO: Catherine Cortez Masto brags about her deal with banks during the mortgage crisis.
MASTO: “You know, we held them accountable.”
VO: But when it wasn’t so popular, Masto was quick to bail.
MASTO: “Let me just say, I didn’t help broker this…”
MASTO: “I didn’t help broker this…”
MASTO: “The cake was already baked…”
MASTO: “I was not part of the negotiating team.”
MASTO: “The cake was already baked…”
VO: Typical politician Catherine Cortez Masto. All talk. Out of both sides of her mouth.