Subject: [big campaign] Tying House candidates to Ryan budget and insurance donations
From: David Donnelly <[email-masked]>
To: big campaign <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:34:45 -0400
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Releases like this one went out to reporters in Lungren's, Duffy's, and
Bass's districts -- the same districts in which we're running ads:

http://www.friendsofdemocracypac.org/getinthegame

For Immediate Release: August 15, 2012

Contact: Molly Haigh, 907-750-1999, [email-masked]

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*In Light of Ryan Pick, SuperPAC Calls on Rep. Duffy to Defend Both His
Vote Against Medicare and Ties to the Insurance Lobby*

Washington, D.C.— Today, Friends of Democracy, a SuperPAC working to fight
political corruption and advance citizen-led elections, is calling on Rep.
Sean Duffy to defend his support of new vice presidential pick Paul Ryan’s
budget. Rep. Duffy voted for the Ryan budget in 2011, including the plan's
proposal to end Medicare, while taking in at least $133,312 in campaign
contributions from the insurance industry and $20,000 from Congressman Paul
Ryan’s leadership PAC.

“Paul Ryan and the insurance industry have placed their bets on Sean Duffy
and he has voted their way,” said David Donnelly, Co-Director of Friends of
Democracy. “He has taken more than $150,000 combined between Paul Ryan and
the insurance industry and voted for policies that are a windfall for them
at the expense of everyday voters.”

“Rep. Duffy's race is ground zero in the fight for Medicare because he is
part of a growing epidemic of members of Congress raking in millions from
the insurance lobby while voting to end Medicare. With political corruption
second on list of voter's concern, this is a concern Sean Duffy needs to
answer to," said Ilyse Hogue, Co-Director of Friends of Democracy.

Bloomberg News reported that the Ryan budget would benefit private
insurers, a large source of campaign cash for members of Congress. Rep.
Duffy has received $133,312 in campaign contributions from HMOs and
insurance industry donors, according to an analysis of data coded by the
nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. He has also received $20,000
from Prosperity PAC, Congressman Ryan’s leadership PAC.

 Duffy's vote for the Ryan budget indicates he would end Medicare as we
know it by turning it into a system of vouchers to help seniors buy private
insurance coverage. In addition to not providing guarantees for coverage,
this system would be a boon to the insurance industry.

Friends of Democracy is currently advertising on television and the web
throughout the congressional district with advertising that criticizes Rep.
Duffy for putting the interests of Wall Street donors ahead of middle class
families in the district. The television ad can be seen at
http://www.friendsofdemocracypac.org/duffy.

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*Friends of Democracy is working to fight political corruption and advance
citizen-led elections, and will educate voters in approximately one dozen
House races this election cycle. For more information, visit
friendsofdemocracypac.org.*

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