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- Derek Pearce
- Feb 28, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Dean Heller Changes His Tune On Housing
Senator Dean Heller has just changed his tune regarding federal assistance to help underwater homeowners and mitigate the foreclosure crisis in Nevada. He has an extensive record of voting against federal foreclosure programs, yet has now suddenly decided such federal assistance is necessary.
“Senator Heller appears to have come down with a case of the Romney flip-flops. Surely he doesn’t think Nevadans will suddenly consider him a champion of foreclosure assistance despite his long record of voting against efforts to help,” said Matt Thornton, spokesman for American Bridge 21st Century.
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Senate- Derek Pearce
- Feb 16, 2012 at 5:32 pm
NY Times: Members Of The House Face Uphill Battles For Senate
On February 15, 2012, the New York Times reported:
Republicans, who need a net gain of only four seats to guarantee control of the Senate, have long been optimistic that they could capture the majority because they are defending just 10 of the 33 seats up for grabs. But their task is complicated by the fact that many of their candidates are sitting or recent members of the House, which polls show to be deeply unpopular.
Press Release | PRESS RELEASE | Senate- Laurin Manning
- Dec 14, 2011 at 9:36 am
Dean Heller all talk on “No Budget, No Pay” pledge
Washington, DC – At a press conference hosted yesterday by the No Labels group, Senator Dean Heller renewed his call to withhold pay for members of Congress if they fail to pass a budget. However, when he had the opportunity to actually cast a vote on a measure to prevent payment in the event of [...]
PRESS RELEASE | Rapid Response | Senate- Derek Pearce
- Nov 28, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Dean Heller’s Wall Street Doublespeak
In a blatant attempt to hide his record of standing up for Wall Street at the expense of Main Street, Senator Dean Heller went on KLAS-TV8 to lament how “there’s no shame on Wall Street.” (Video here) The fact is, Heller voted repeatedly to protect taxpayer-funded bonuses to Wall Street executives while filling his campaign coffers with their money.
Did Dean Heller feel any shame as he voted to hand taxpayer money to Wall Street CEOs? Did he feel any shame when he gladly cashed their contribution checks? Nevadans deserve better than Dean Heller’s Wall Street doublespeak.
A.B. in the News | Senate- Derek Pearce
- 3:54 pm
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Heller takes a hit from Washington group
On November 28, 2011, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported:
Senate Dean Heller continues to take shots from organizations critical of his voting record as his race for election heats up.
American Bridge 21st Century is the latest outfit to fire on Heller. Its spokesman, Matt Thornton, thumps him for his “blatant attempt to hide his record of standing up for Wall Street at the expense of Main Street.”
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MEMO: 12 Things We Could Learn From Previous Romney Tax Returns
ICYMI: With Mitt Romney still refusing to release his pre-2010 returns, we wanted to be sure that you saw our previous memo explaining why it is so important that Mitt Romney release them.
Click through for the 12 questions that Mitt Romney needs to answer by releasing his previous years’ tax returns.
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ICYMI: Romney Profited From Government Handouts
This morning, the Los Angeles Times reported on Mitt Romney’s reliance on tax breaks and government subsidies while working in private equity. The article focuses on Steel Dynamics, the same steel company featured in Romney’s positive ad released just this morning, and all of the government help they received. In fact, Dekalb County was forced to institute a new tax to pay for all of the handouts.
Despite his constant opposition to government interference in the free market, Mitt Romney has a long history of profiting from government handouts. Research after the jump.
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Scott Brown’s Website Steals Childhood Anecdote From… Elizabeth Dole
Sen. Scott Brown may have some explaining to do. It seems a passage from his website detailing the values instilled in him as a young child was stolen essentially word-for-word from former Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
Original research & screenshots after the jump.
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