DSCC

For Immediate Release

June 27, 2008

Contact: Matthew Miller, 202-485-3123

Hannah August, 202-485-3129

SUNUNU CASTS DECIDING VOTE TO JEOPARDIZE SENIORS’ ACCESS TO DOCTORS

Single vote would have prevented Medicare cuts to hospitals, doctors

New Hampshire Republican Senator John Sununu last night cast the deciding vote against legislation to prevent steep cuts in Medicare reimbursement rates to physicians slated to take effect next week.  Without the vital fix, millions of senior will be unable to easily access care as many doctors are expected to stop seeing Medicare patients. The bill Sununu blocked would have been paid for by ending costly overpayments to private insurance companies and HMOs participating in Medicare, while improving both mental health access for veterans and Medicare programs for rural seniors. At least 162 organizations representing seniors, patients, physicians, and other health care companies endorsed the bill that passed the House Tuesday with an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 355-59, and last night was killed in the Senate by Sununu’s single vote.

For Immediate Release

June 4, 2008

Contact: Matthew Miller, 202-485-3123

Hannah August, 202-485-3129

SUNUNU VOTES AGAINST BUDGET THAT CREATES JOBS, INVESTS IN MIDDLE CLASS, VETERANS, CLEAN ENERGY

Opposes key domestic priorities, fiscal responsibility

John Sununu voted this morning against a federal budget that invests in clean, renewable energy, gives middle class families needed tax cuts, provides vital funds for our nation’s veterans and invests in new jobs – all while balancing the budget in five years. Instead, Sununu opted to continue the failed Bush policies that have produced $4-per-gallon gasoline and stifled economic growth, while putting our children and grandchildren further in debt to China.

For Immediate Release

May 6, 2008

Contact: Matthew Miller, 202-485-3123

Hannah August, 202-485-3129

SUNUNU VOTES AGAINST SAFER SKIES, FEWER AIR DELAYS

Opposes legislation to modernize air travel

Republican Senator John Sununu today voted against the Aviation Investment and Modernization Act which would modernize air travel by improving air safety and enhancing passengers’ rights. Sununu’s vote comes despite hundreds of flights cancelled last month due to safety problems and reports of passengers trapped on planes for hours with overflowing toilets and no food.