Dems nearly double robocalls against GOP over budget
By Michael O'Brien - 04/25/11 07:35 PM ET
Democrats doubled a series of robocalls they've launched to put pressure on Republicans over the 2012 budget they approved earlier in April.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) expanded their automated phone calls on the GOP's budget from 25 to 50 districts on Monday, driven by a sense that Republicans have felt heat during the current district work period.
The calls particularly take aim at the portions of the budget having to do with Medicare, the section Democrats view as most politically unpalatable.
"Everyone agrees we must cut spending and tighten our belt, but Congressman Barletta has made all the wrong choices," the ad says, in a sample targeting Pennsylvania Rep. Lou Barletta (R). "He actually voted to end Medicare, rather than end taxpayer giveaways for Big Oil making record profits or tax breaks for the ultra rich!"
The 50 Republicans targeted by the DCCC are below:
AZ-01 Paul Gosar
AZ-05 David Schweikert
CO-03 Scott Tipton
CO-04 Cory Gardner
FL-08 Daniel Webster
FL-10 Bill Young
FL-13 Vern Buchanan
FL-16 Tom Rooney
FL-18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
FL-22 Allen West
FL-25 David Rivera
IA-03 Tom Latham (currently represents IA-04)
IA-04 Steve King (currently represents IA-05)
IL-08 Joe Walsh
IL-10 Robert Dold
IL-17 Bobby Schilling
MI-01 Dan Benishek
MI-06 Fred Upton
MI-07 Tim Walberg
MI-11 Thaddeus McCotter
NC-02 Renee Ellmers
NH-02 Charlie Bass
NY-13 Michael Grimm
NY-19 Nan Hayworth
NY-25 Ann Marie Buerkle
OH-01 Steve Chabot
PA-03 Mike Kelly
PA-06 Jim Gerlach
PA-07 Patrick Meehan
PA-08 Michael Fitzpatrick
PA-10 Tom Marino
PA-11 Lou Barletta
PA-15 Charlie Dent
SD-AL Kristi Noem
TX-23 Francisco Canseco
TX-27 Blake Farenthol
VA-02 Scott Rigell
VA-10 Frank Wolf
WA-08 Dave Reichert
WI-01 Paul Ryan
WI-07 Sean Duffy
WI-08 Reid Ribble
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/157653-dems-double-robocalls-against-gop-over-budget
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