In Second Debate, Shaheen Draws Clear Contrast Between John Sununu's Economic Rhetoric in New Hampshire and His Failed Economic

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October 6, 2008

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IN SECOND DEBATE, SHAHEEN DRAWS CLEAR CONTRAST BETWEEN JOHN SUNUNU'S ECONOMIC RHETORIC IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND HIS FAILED ECONOMIC RECORD IN WASHINGTON

Campaign releases web video from first debate highlighting Sununu doublespeak on spending and fiscal responsibility

(Manchester, NH) – In today's Business and Industry Association debate at St. Anselm College, Jeanne Shaheen drew a clear contrast between John Sununu's rhetoric and his record of action in Washington.

"It's interesting to hear John Sununu talk about fiscal responsibility when he has supported George Bush down the line on the fiscally irresponsible economic policies that have gotten us where we are today," Shaheen said.  "He has voted for every single one of George Bush's budgets, which have doubled our national debt to over $10 trillion.  He has voted to give billions in tax breaks to Big Oil while they are making the biggest profits in the history of business.  He has supported unprecedented spending on no-bid contracts in Iraq for companies that fail to perform.  And now he supports an $850 billion bailout bill that includes hundreds of millions in wasteful pork spending and will add $112 billion to budget deficits over the next five years."

On the heels of today's debate, Shaheen for Senate also released a web video from the first debate last week highlighting Sununu's doublespeak on spending and fiscal responsibility.  Watch the video here: http://jeanneshaheen.org/multimedia/web/says_anything

SUNUNU THE SPENDER

John Sununu Voted For All 6 of George Bush's Budgets, Doubling the National Debt to Over $10 Trillion.  [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; Washington Post, 2/5/08]

John Sununu Voted for Over $300 Billion in Giveaways to Oil and Drug Companies. [Senate Vote #425, 12/13/07; Senate Vote #146, 6/10/08; Senate Vote #132, 4/18/07; Senate Vote #50, 3/15/06; Senate Vote #302, 11/3/05; Senate Vote #60, 3/17/05]
 
John Sununu Opposes Closing $70 Billion Loopholes for Offshore Tax Scams. [New York Times, 8/1/06; Senate Vote #681, 2007; Senate Vote #1565, 2005]

John Sununu Voted for $45 Billion for Companies that Ship Our Jobs Overseas.

John Sununu Voted Four Times Against a Commission to Investigate How Federal Contracts in Iraq Were Awarded. Despite numerous reports of wasteful spending during the Iraq reconstruction process, Sununu voted four times against establishing a Truman-style commission to investigate how contracts were awarded. [Senate Vote #228, 9/14/05; Senate Vote #259, 10/19/05; Senate Vote #316, 11/10/05; Senate Vote #176, 6/20/06]
* Federal audit: $180 million paid to Bechtel for projects it never  completed. [MSNBC, 7/25/07]
* Special Inspector General Report: $5.1 billion in Iraq reconstruction charged without documentation. [Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction report, 3/19/07]
    * Government Accountability Office: $10 billion spent in Iraq was wasteful or poorly tracked. [GAO report, 2/15/07]