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U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) will take a day off from the campaign trail to attend a congressional hearing in Washington,  D.C.

Hodes congressional office has announced that the freshman congressman will participate in a hearing of the Government Oversight and Reform Committee where Hodes will question economic officials on the current financial crisis.

Congressional candidate Jennifer Horn (R-Nashua) issued a press release that said her opponent has done nothing to deal with the current economic situation.

Horn said that U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) has accepted $141,000 in campaign donations from financial service companies, which resulted in Hodes "looking the other way." The Hodes campaign responded that Hodes has fought for "tighter regulation and oversight."

U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) greeting workers at a plant in Manchester: Photo Credit: PolitickerNH.com

MANCHESTER--U. S. Sen. John Sununu said that he thought Republican presidential nominee John McCain did "very well" in the second presidential debate against Barack Obama.

"John McCain did very well," Sununu told PolitickerNH.com. "He's committed to keeping taxes low and Barack Obama has promised to raise taxes."

For Immediate Release
October 6, 2008

At debate today, Sununu reiterated his support for a radical plan to privatize Social Security

(Manchester, NH) - Today at the Business and Industry Association debate at St. Anselm's College, John Sununu reaffirmed his longstanding support for privatizing Social Security, despite the financial crisis that would have wiped out seniors' savings in the recent stock market decline. After reaffirming his support for this dangerous plan, Sununu attempted to distract from his record of trying to force seniors into privatizing their Social Security accounts.

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October 3, 2008

Contact:

Alicia Preston

646-645-9373

ap@theprestongroup.org

JEB BRADLEY COMMENTS ON VOTE ON 2nd BAIL OUT BILL

Manchester, NH – 1st District Congressional Candidate Jeb Bradley released the following statement regarding today’s House passage of the bail out.

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Friday, October 03, 2008

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Jamie Radice (202) 225-5456

Shea-Porter Statement on Bailout Vote

“Today, I voted “No” on the Wall Street Bailout.  As a member of the middle class, I understand what is at stake. Our economy is in the midst of a financial crisis. The lack of oversight and accountability on Wall Street has been devastating to both the health of our financial system and the security of the middle class. 

For Immediate Release

October 3, 2008

Contact:        Mark Bergman

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  202-225-5206

Congressman Paul Hodes Continues to Oppose Wall Street Bailout Plan

Washington, DC--- Congressman Paul Hodes released the following statement after again voting against the economic bailout plan.

For the second time this week, U.S. Reps. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) and Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester) voted against the proposed bailout legislation.

This second bill overwhelmingly passed both chambers of Congress.

New Hampshire's two United States Representatives are still undecided over whether or not they will support a revised bailout bill that is expected to be voted on later today.

U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D-Concord) and U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester) both voted against the original bill on Monday.

Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) said she does not support the financial bailout bill working its way through Congress. However, she told The Conway Daily Sun in an editorial board meeting, after her first debate against U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley), that she was "inclined" to support the bill.

The Shaheen campaign said that Shaheen remains opposed to the Senate version of the bill because it lacks oversight regulations.