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Get the Facts: The Truth About the Corporate Special Interest Backers Behind New Ads Propping Up Kelly Ayotte

Concord, N.H. -- Earlier today, Kelly Ayotte's Washington corporate special interest backers launched<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=d1ff101191&e=aac58c81e5> a misleading smear campaign to prop up Ayotte's floundering re-election efforts because they know she shares their priorities and is a reliable foot soldier for the interests of outsourcers and big oil, not New Hampshire families and businesses.

Ayotte, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- which is backed by Big Tobacco, Big Oil and the Koch Brothers – has repeatedly supported protecting tax breaks for outsourcers, while opposing incentives to bring jobs back to the U.S. The group's president even told those who lost their jobs to outsourcing to "stop whining."

Some of the other backwards priorities that Ayotte and the Chamber share:

- Opposing efforts to allow student loan borrowers to refinance their loans while supporting budgets that slash Pell Grants.

- Blocking the federal Paycheck Fairness Act

- Opposing Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform

- Protecting tax breaks for big oil

- Stopping common-sense clean water protections

- Supporting a measure that would have curtailed EPA efforts to limit greenhouse gases

-Blocking an increase in the federal minimum wage

The Chamber has become “increasingly controversial in recent years,”<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=e6403e14ff&e=aac58c81e5> with CVS resigning its membership because of the organization’s worldwide efforts to prop up Big Tobacco by blocking antismoking laws. Apple also resigned its membership over the Chamber’s anti-environmental efforts and climate change denial.

"It's clear that Kelly Ayotte and her Washington special interest backers share the same priorities when it comes to putting corporate special interests ahead of New Hampshire's families and businesses," said New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley. "Granite State voters won't be fooled by their misleading smear campaigns."

BACKGROUND

KELLY AYOTTE VOTED TO PROTECT TAX BREAKS FOR COMPANIES SHIPPING JOBS OVERSEAS AFTER THE U.S. CHAMBER URGED CONGRESS TO DO SO

July 18, 2012: U.S. Chamber Urged Member Of Congress To Oppose The Bring Jobs Home Act. [U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, Letter In Opposition To S. 3364, 7/18/12<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=dd6c1448bb&e=aac58c81e5>]
·       July 19, 2012: Ayotte Voted Against The Bring Jobs Home Act, Which Would End Tax Breaks For Outsourcers And Incentivize Companies To Bring Overseas Jobs Back To The U.S.  [CQ, 7/19/12<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=4453d3c0bc&e=aac58c81e5>; S. 3364, Vote 181, 7/19/12<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=0d3eca531d&e=aac58c81e5>]
July 22, 2014: The U.S. Chamber Urged Senators To Vote Against The Bring Jobs Home Act. [U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, Letter In Opposition To S. 2569, the “Bring Jobs Home Act, 7/22/14<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=3fd3be9b09&e=aac58c81e5>]
·       July 30, 2014: Ayotte Voted Against The Bring Jobs Home Act, Which Would End Tax Breaks For Outsourcers And Incentivize Companies To Bring Overseas Jobs Back To The U.S.  [CQ, 7/30/14<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=5e3b7d820f&e=aac58c81e5>; S. 2569, Vote 249, 7/30/14<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=2a857f4751&e=aac58c81e5>]
Headline: U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Chief Endorsing Offshoring Of Jobs. [Associated Press, 6/30/04]

U.S. Chamber President: People Affected By Offshoring Should “Stop Whining.” “Donohue acknowledged the pain for people who have lost jobs to offshoring - an estimated 250,000 a year, according to government estimates. But pockets of unemployment shouldn't lead to "anecdotal politics and policies," he said, and people affected by offshoring should "stop whining." [Associated Press, 6/30/04]

BOTH AYOTTE AND THE U.S. CHAMBER HAVE OPPOSED EFFORTS TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO REFINANCE THEIR LOANS
April 2015: Ayotte Voted Against Allowing Federal Student Loan Borrowers To Refinance Outstanding Loans At 2013-2014 Interest Rates And Offset The Cost By Requiring Millionaires To Pay At Least A 30 Percent Effective Federal Tax Rate. [CQ, 4/15/15<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=2074fb5404&e=aac58c81e5>; S Con Res 11, Vote 149, 4/15/15<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=50ebfb7541&e=aac58c81e5>]

March 2015: Ayotte Voted Against Amendment To Help Students Refinance Student Loans And Increase Taxes On Millionaires. [CQ, 3/25/15<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=a417b4891a&e=aac58c81e5>; S. Con. Res. 11, Vote 86, 3/25/15<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=3b9cdfbc96&e=aac58c81e5>]

The U.S. Chamber “Strongly” Opposed The “Bank On Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act.” That Would Have Allowed More Than 25 Million People To Refinance Their Student Loans” To Lower Interest Rates Of “Less Than 4 Percent.” According to The Hill’s Floor Action blog, “The Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, would allow more than 25 million people to refinance their student loans to today’s lower interest rates of less than 4 percent.” [ USChamber.com<http://uschamber.com>, Letter In Opposition To S. 2432, 6/10/14<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=e5b5ef429e&e=aac58c81e5>; The Hill, 9/16/14<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=4b80717829&e=aac58c81e5>]

BOTH AYOTTE AND THE U.S. CHAMBER SUPPORTED FY 2016 BUDGET PLAN WITH DEEP CUTS TO PELL GRANTS
The Chamber Praised Senate Passage Of FY 2016 Budget Resolution. [U.S. Chamber, 3/27/15<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=3bc3b08f3f&e=aac58c81e5>]

Ayotte Voted For FY 2016 Senate Republican Budget That Would Have Cut Almost $90 Billion From Pell Grant Program. [CQ, 3/27/15<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=9121acc902&e=aac58c81e5>; S.Con.Res. 11, Vote 135, 3/27/15<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=292722ade0&e=aac58c81e5>; White House, Blog, 3/24/15<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=a4d3f231cd&e=aac58c81e5>; Minneapolis Star Tribune, Hot Dish Politics, 3/27/15<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=64a96ec72f&e=aac58c81e5>]

AYOTTE VOTED REPEATEDLY AGAINST THE FEDERAL PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT AFTER THE U.S. CHAMBER URGED SENATORS TO DO SO
June 3, 2012: U.S. Chamber Urged Senators To Oppose The Paycheck Fairness Act. [U.S. Chamber, Key Vote Letter On S. 3220, 6/3/12<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=e18113be8e&e=aac58c81e5>]
·       June 5, 2012: Ayotte Voted To Block Even Considering Paycheck Fairness Act. [CQ, 6/5/12<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=f9868a160c&e=aac58c81e5>; S. 3220, Vote 115, 6/5/12<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=0c1aa0801b&e=aac58c81e5>]
April 8, 2014: U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Urged Senators To Oppose The Paycheck Fairness Act. [U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, Key Vote Letter Strongly Opposing S. 2199, 4/8/14<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=94a9fc60ae&e=aac58c81e5>]
·       April 9, 2014: Ayotte Voted To Block Even Considering The Paycheck Fairness Act. [CQ, 4/9/14<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=4836572d0f&e=aac58c81e5>; S. 2199, Vote 103, 4/9/14<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=7e4912484f&e=aac58c81e5>]
September 12, 2014: U.S. Chamber Urged Senators To Oppose The Paycheck Fairness Act. [U.S. Chamber, Key Vote Letter On S. 2199, 9/15/14<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=eaefae6759&e=aac58c81e5>]
·       September 15, 2014: Ayotte Voted To Block The Paycheck Fairness Act. [CQ, 9/15/14<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=b60c28b778&e=aac58c81e5>; S. 2199, Vote 262, 9/15/14<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=56af119d67&e=aac58c81e5>]

BOTH AYOTTE AND THE U.S. CHAMBER HAVE OPPOSED DODD-FRANK FINANCIAL REGULATIONS
Ayotte Opposed The Dodd-Frank Financial Regulatory Reforms. “Congress also recently passed new financial regulatory reforms, which the financial industry had opposed. Ayotte opposed the regulations as well. ‘New Hampshire's small community banks expressed reservations about the financial reform overhaul, which is a big part of why I had concerns about the bill,’ Ayotte said.” [Concord Monitor, 9/11/10]

The Chamber Made Recommendations In 2013 To “Alter Or Outright Repeal Provisions Of The Landmark Dodd- Frank Financial Reform Law.” According to The Hill, “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday unveiled recommendations that would alter or outright repeal provisions of the landmark Dodd-Frank financial reform law, signaling it believes the time has come to overhaul how the nation oversees financial markets. The nation’s largest business lobby is also pushing for further reforms in financial regulations it contends are essential for the health of business.” [The Hill, 4/4/13]

The Chamber’s Recommendations Included Repealing A “Provision Aimed At Banning Risky Proprietary Trading By Banks.” According to The Hill, “The Chamber's recommendations to Congress and regulators include ones that would heighten checks on new agencies created by Dodd-Frank, reduce the reach of new restrictions on derivatives, and overhaul the structure of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Chamber also called for the repeal of some of the more contentious pieces of the law, including the ‘Volcker Rule,’ a provision aimed at banning risky proprietary trading by banks. It has yet to be implemented as regulators grapple with defining such trades while exempting legitimate business activities.” [The Hill, 4/4/13]

AYOTTE HAS REPEATEDLY VOTED AGAINST CLOSING MORE THAN $20 BILLION IN SPECIAL TAX LOOPHOLES FOR BIG OIL COMPANIES AFTER THE U.S. CHAMBER URGED SENATORS TO DO SO
May 16, 2011: U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Urged Senators To Oppose The Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act.  [U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, Key Vote Letter Opposing S. 940, 5/16/11<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=4fa2d9fd74&e=aac58c81e5>]
·       May 17, 2011: Ayotte Voted Against A Bill That Would Have Closed $21 Billion In Tax Loopholes For Five Biggest Oil Companies. [CQ, 5/17/11<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=e25c01a2ed&e=aac58c81e5>; S. 940, Vote 72, 5/17/11<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=9006d9055d&e=aac58c81e5>; New York Times, 5/17/11<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=f848fcb28c&e=aac58c81e5>]
March 26, 2012: U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Urged Senators To Oppose The Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act. [U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, Key Vote Letter Opposing S. 2204, 3/26/12<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=c86d8a1189&e=aac58c81e5>]
·       March 29, 2012: Ayotte Voted Against Closing $24 Billion In Tax Loopholes For Five Biggest Oil Companies. [CQ, 3/29/12<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=4af9969ed2&e=aac58c81e5>; S. 2204, Vote 63, 3/29/12<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=53179c8e52&e=aac58c81e5>; Boston Globe, 3/30/12<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=b7a3b293fb&e=aac58c81e5>]

AYOTTE VOTED REPEATEDLY AGAINST CRITICAL CLEAN WATER PROTECTIONS AFTER THE U.S. CHAMBER URGED SENATORS TO DO SO
April 21, 2016: U.S. Chamber Urged Senators To Support Amendment To Prevent Critical Clean Water Protections From Being Enforced. “ [Key Vote Letter To Senate Supporting Sen. Hoeven’s WOTUS Amendment, 4/21/16<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=2d5ca093aa&e=aac58c81e5>]
·      April 21, 2016: Ayotte Was The Only Senator From New England To Vote In Favor Of Hoeven Amendment On The WOTUS Rule. [Vote 57, 4/21/16<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=0f41718df4&e=aac58c81e5>; Morning Consult, 1/21/16<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=6b5057fd02&e=aac58c81e5>]
November 2 2015: U.S. Chamber Urged Senators To Support Legislation To Prevent Critical Clean Water Protections From Being Enforced. [U.S. Chamber, Key Vote Letter To Senate Supporting S. 1140, 11/2/15<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=ccfcd9f685&e=aac58c81e5>]
·       November 4, 2015: Ayotte Voted Against Critical Clean Water Protections. [Vote 296, 11/4/15<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=f394acf0d6&e=aac58c81e5>]

AYOTTE AND THE U.S. CHAMBER BOTH SUPPORTED MEASURE THAT WOULD HAVE CURTAILED EPA EFFORTS TO LIMIT GREENHOUSE GASES
Ayotte Voted For Amendment To Block Environmental Protection Agency From Regulating Greenhouse Gasses Or Carbon Dioxide Under The Clean Air Act. [CQ, 4/6/11<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=1325154f95&e=aac58c81e5>, S.Amdt.183 to S.493, Vote 54, 4/6/11<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=f3693ef914&e=aac58c81e5>]
·       Amendment Introduced By Mitch McConnell Was The “Same Measure” As The Energy Tax Prevention Act Of 2011 That Passed The House. [Americans For Tax Reform, 4/7/11<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=cc4ccfddd9&e=aac58c81e5>]
U.S. Chamber Supported The Energy Tax Prevention Act. “The U.S. House of Representatives today took a strong stand in support of American jobs and against higher gasoline and energy costs by approving H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011… The Energy Tax Prevention Act is supported by… U.S. Chamber of Commerce.” [House Republican Energy And Commerce Committee Press Release, 4/7/11<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=05cda89af8&e=aac58c81e5>]

AYOTTE VOTED AGAINST RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE AFTER THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE URGED SENATORS TO DO SO

April 29, 2014: U.S. Chamber Urged Senators To Vote Against Raising The Minimum Wage. [U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, Key Vote Letter On S. 2223, 4/29/14<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=65c2972d36&e=aac58c81e5>]
·       April 30, 2014: Ayotte Voted Against A Bill To Raise The Federal Minimum Wage To $10.10. [CQ, 4/30/14<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=72a660540c&e=aac58c81e5>, S. 2223, Vote 117, 4/30/14<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=0c6a9af528&e=aac58c81e5>]

COMPANIES LIKE APPLE HAVE LEFT THE U.S. CHAMBER DUE TO THEIR POSITION ON GLOBAL WARMING

An Executive For Apple Said That The Company “Strongly” Objected To The Chamber Of Commerce’s Efforts To Oppose EPA Efforts To Limit Greenhouse Gases. “An Apple executive said the company ‘strongly’ objected to the Chamber’s recent comments opposing the EPA’s efforts to limit greenhouse gases in a letter to Donohue sent Monday.” [The Hill, 10/6/09<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=b602af0555&e=aac58c81e5>]

October 2009: Apple Was The Fourth Company To Leave The Chamber Of Commerce Over The Group’s Position On Global Warming. “Apple is the fourth company to leave the Chamber over global warming. A fifth, Nike, withdrew from the Chamber’s board but remains a member of the group.” [The Hill, 10/6/09<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=b77c169d88&e=aac58c81e5>]

CVS LEFT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AFTER REVELATIONS ABOUT ITS GLOBAL LOBBYING CAMPAIGN AGAINST ANTISMOKING LAWS

CVS Health Corporation Resigned From The Chamber Of Commerce After Revelations About The Chamber’s Global Lobbying Campaign Against Antismoking Laws. “The CVS Health Corporation said on Tuesday that it would resign from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce after revelations that the chamber and its foreign affiliates were undertaking a global lobbying campaign against antismoking laws.” [New York Times, 7/7/15<http://nhdp.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=b5527f4c72&e=aac58c81e5>]

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