Saturday October 11, 2008
Shaheen campaign sets record straight on difference between what Sununu says in New Hampshire and what he does in Washington
(Manchester, NH) – National Republicans today released another desperate attack ad distorting Jeanne Shaheen's record as Governor in an attempt to distract from John Sununu's record of standing with George Bush on failed economic policies that have exploded our debt and deficit and devastated the economy for New Hampshire's families and small businesses.
"According to the national Republican committee, it's not what our leaders say that matters, it's what they do," said Kate Bedingfield, communications director for Jeanne Shaheen for Senate. "We couldn't agree more, because John Sununu has spent the last 12 years in Congress telling families in New Hampshire that he supports fiscal responsibility while voting in Washington for reckless spending that's doubled our national debt, tax breaks for billion-dollar oil companies and companies that ship jobs overseas, and against allowing Medicare to negotiate for the lowest prescription drug prices. If we want fiscal responsibility in Washington, we need a new Senator."
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"Governor Shaheen increased spending, increased the deficit, increased taxes."
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Spending Grew Less Under Governor Shaheen Than Under Governors Sununu or Gregg. Under Governor John H. Sununu, State General Fund Spending Grew an Average of 13.8 Percent Annually; Under Judd Gregg, Spending Grew 7.4 Percent; Under Governor Shaheen, Spending Grew 6.9 Percent. [Fiscal years 1983-1992, Table of Undesignated Fund Balance-General Fund for Last Ten Fiscal Years, 1992 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Dept. of Admin. Services, Div. of Accounting Services; fiscal years 1993-2002, Table of Undesignated Fund Balance-General Fund for Last Ten Fiscal Years, http://admin.state.nh.us/
Jeanne Shaheen Proposed Balanced Budgets During All Three of Her Terms as Governor. [Governor's Executive Budget Summary Fiscal Years 2002-2003, February 15, 2001, Dept. of Administrative Services Budget Office, http://admin.state.nh.us/
Under Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Had the Lowest Tax Burden in the Nation. According to the Tax Foundation, from 1997-2002 New Hampshire was 50th in the Country in the percentage of personal income paid in state taxes. [U.S. Federation of Tax Administrators, 1997-2002 State Revenues per Capita & Percentage of Personal Income]
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"John Sununu voted to cut spending."
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Since 2001, George Bush and John Sununu Have Turned A $236 Billion Budget Surplus Into A $407 Billion Budget Deficit. [Congressional Budget Office]
Since 2001, George Bush and John Sununu Have Nearly Doubled the National Debt to almost $10 Trillion.
Sununu Voted for All Six of George Bush's Budgets that Led to Deficit and Debt. [House Vote #104, 5/9/01; House Vote #79, 3/20/02; Senate Vote #108, 3/26/03; Senate Vote #58, 3/12/04; Senate Vote #81, 3/17/05; Senate Vote #74, 3/16/06]
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"It's not what they say that matters, it's what they do."
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Sununu Cast Deciding Vote Against $13 Billion in Renewable Energy Tax Breaks Offset by Reducing Subsidies for Oil and Gas Companies. [Senate Vote #425, 12/13/07]
Sununu Voted Against Cutting $17 Billion in Subsidies to Big Oil and Gas to Fund Renewable Energy Research. [Senate Vote #146, 6/10/08]
Sununu Voted to Protect $45 Billion in Tax Incentives for Companies That Send Jobs Overseas. [Senate Vote #63, 3/17/05; Senate Vote #90, 5/11/2004]
Sununu Voted Four Times Against Allowing Medicare to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices. [Senate Vote #132, 4/18/07; Senate Vote #50, 3/15/06; Senate Vote #302, 11/3/05; Senate Vote #60, 3/17/05]
Allowing Medicare to Negotiate for Lower Costs Could Save American Taxpayers and Seniors Up to $30 Billion a Year. Data based on Veteran's Affairs's drug prices. [Institute for America's Future, The Waste and Inefficiency of the Bush Prescription Drug Plan, 4/4/2007]
Sununu Supported $70 Billion in Offshore Tax Loopholes. [New York Times, 8/1/06; S 681, 2007; S 1565, 2005] |
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