Jennifer Crider

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced today it will be targeting Rep. John Shadegg (R-3) with robo calls aimed at highlighting what it calls "Republican double talk" over the welfare of veterans. The calls feature former Democratic presidential contender Gen. Wesley Clark, and target four other Republican congressmen as well as Shadegg.

"This new phase of our campaign will hold Republicans accountable for their double speak and playing politics with the bill to fund our troops and veterans," said Jennifer Crider, DCCC spokeswoman, in the release announcing the calls. "Our troops don’t have the luxury of abandoning the battlefield like the Republicans did by voting against the new GI Bill for the 21st century. America’s troops and veterans deserve better.”

The DCCC announced today that it is filing a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against Tim Bee, the Republican Congressional candidate in AZ-08, and a group, reportedly called the “Education Finance Reform Group.”  Bee illegally benefited when the group ran a television ad on his behalf.   read more »