US House Majority PAC Launches New Ads In IL-17, NH-02, OH-16, WA-01

Ads Total Over $1.3 Million In Expenditures

Washington, D.C. – House Majority PAC released four new ads today in IL-17, NH-02, OH-16 and WA-01. The spots total over $1.3 million in new spending and represent the first time House Majority PAC has been on TV in each of these districts.

“Voters deserve to know the truth about the extreme, Tea Party agenda backed by these Republicans and House Majority PAC will work to make sure their anti-middle, senior and women records are clear,” said Alixandria Lapp, Executive Director of House Majority PAC.

IL-17 – “Time” targets Bobby Schilling for compiling an exceptionally anti-middle class voting record in a short amount of time. The spot will run in Peoria for a week at a cost of $110,000.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UQHRnJLs48

NH-02 – “Principle” takes Charlie Bass to task for his remark that the Ryan plan, which guts Medicare and forces seniors to pay $6,400 more a year for care in order to finance tax cuts for the wealthy, is a “great statement of principle.” The ad will run on Manchester broadcast and Boston cable for two weeks at a cost of $440,000.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyJClA9QdEg

OH-16 – “Profits” exposes Jim Renacci’s record of “insider plays” in which he voted to protect tax breaks for Big Oil while he owned over $700,000 in Big Oil stock. The spot will run for a week and a half in Cleveland at a cost of $400,000.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n51fURJA6GU

WA-01 – “Under Attack” pulls back the curtain on the war on women being waged by extremist, Tea Party politicians like John Koster. The spot will run for two weeks in Seattle at a cost of $380,000.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MuIIAjT6p0

ALG - House freezes defense budget at $606 billion

July 31, 2012, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson today praised the House of Representatives for voting in favor of an amendment offered by Representatives Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) and Barney Frank (D-MA) that freezes defense spending at 2012 levels of $606 billion:

"Members are to be thanked for standing up for fiscal responsibility while protecting our nation's defense at a time when former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike McMullen has declared the $15.8 trillion national debt to be the No. 1 threat to our national security. Besides a failure to meet our fiscal obligations, our worsening budget picture will mean that the U.S. will be unable to meet its security obligations around the world, destabilizing whole regions.

"For that reason alone, defense spending — and every other part of the budget including entitlements — must be on the table when it comes to restoring order to our fiscal house. We cannot afford to operate a global empire—no great power ever has without it eventually leading to decline. We must reconsider our role in the world, and find ways to assist our allies — including through arms sales — that does not necessarily require our presence.

"Our national security should not be based on an irrational belief in a printing press to meet our obligations when we are under threat or in peacetime. As has been seen throughout the financial crisis since 2007, we cannot place our faith in the banks to protect the nation's best interests. Congress has to act responsibly to ensure that our security posture — and the rest of the budget — are on a sustainable trajectory. Right now we're nowhere near that."

To view online: http://getliberty.org/house-freezes-defense-budget-at-606-billion/

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Public Policy Polling Media Alert: Both New Hampshire House races look like toss ups

Both of New Hampshire's House races look like toss ups for this fall, continuing the trend of competitiveness they've shown over the last six years.

Democrats' better chance for a pick up appears to be in the 1st Congressional District, where Carol Shea-Porter leads Republican incumbent Frank Guinta 47-43 in a rematch of their 2010 contest. That's a big shift from when PPP polled the race last summer and found Guinta ahead by a 48-41 margin. Guinta's become increasingly unpopular as his first term has progressed, going from a 39/38 approval rating last July to now a 36/44 one.

Guinta actually leads with independents by a 44-40 margin, but Democrats (87%) are much more committed to voting for Shea-Porter at this point than Republicans (78%) are to Guinta. Providing another data point on the GOP's current struggles with women, Shea-Porter leads 55-36 with that group of voters.

Basically nothing's changed in the 2nd District since PPP polled there last summer. Charlie Bass and Ann McLane Kuster are tied at 42%. On the previous survey Bass had a 43-42 advantage.

Bass continues to be plagued by atrocious approval ratings, with only 34% of voters happy with the job he's doing to 49% who disapprove. The reason Bass is running even with Kuster despite his unpopularity is that while only 62% of GOP voters give him good marks, 79% still say they would vote for him in the general election.

Kuster has good favorability numbers with 35% of voters rating her favorably to 24% with a negative opinion. 16% of Democrats are undecided in the contest compared to only 9% of Republicans who are, so there's reason to think she may have more room for growth than Bass but at any rate this looks like a very close race.

The old adage goes that voters hate Congress, but like their Congressman. In New Hampshire though they don't appear to like either. Democrats have a pretty good chance at winning back the two seats they lost there in 2010 this fall.

This analysis is also available on our website:

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/05/tight-house-races-in-new-hampshire.html

ALG's Daily Grind: NLRB secret ballot election attack defunded in U.S. House of Representatives

May 14, 2012

NLRB secret ballot election attack defunded in U.S. House of Representatives

The U.S. House of Representatives took aim at the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) this past week by voting to prohibit the Obama run labor board from using any funds to sue any state on the question of secret ballot elections.

Video: Obama Admin. policy allows for killing of bald eagle

ALG took its cameras to the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, to speak with a reporter on a new government policy-one that allows for the killing of bald eagles.

Analysis of Mitt Romney's platform

2012 Presidential candidate Mitt Romney makes many promises in his 2012 platform, including one to "build a simpler, smaller, smarter government." But a close examination of his platform shows that his statement of making a "smaller" government is not exactly what he intends to do.

Why unions hurt the middle class

Even in times of greatly expanding union membership, the middle class paid a price for union expansion through higher unemployment and higher prices.

House Committee Leaders Investigate NLRB’s Decision to Dismiss Certain Secret Ballot Elections

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) have asked the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to remit documents and information concerning its recent decision to restrict workers’ right to a secret ballot union election. In particular, the committee leaders seek information regarding elections in which workers cast ballots but the outcome remains unannounced, as well as elections requested by workers that will not be held.

Kline and Roe issued the following statement:

“Workers who wish to exercise their right to a secret ballot union election have been disenfranchised by the Obama labor board. Just because an employer recognizes a union doesn’t mean workers should have to wait years before casting a secret ballot. Yet that is exactly the reality they now face, thanks to an extreme decision by the NLRB. While the rhetoric of its allies suggests otherwise, the board’s actions are stripping away the rights of workers. The American people deserve to know how many workers will be denied the outcome of their union election and whether the Obama board delayed elections knowing full well the radical shift in policy they would soon pursue.”

In its 2007 Dana Corporation ruling, the NLRB provided workers 45 days to challenge union representation if their employer voluntarily recognized the union. However, an August decision by the Obama board (Lamons Gasket) overturned the 2007 decision and its important protection for employees. Workers may now have to wait up to four years to cast a ballot to challenge union representation.

Even more alarming, the August decision was retroactive to all elections that had been held or were scheduled. As Kline and Roe noted in their letter, “It appears that in at least three cases the NLRB collected ballots following workers’ demand for an election, but dismissed the election due to its August decision. These ballots, cast by employees in the midst of a legitimate election, will never be counted by the NLRB. This is a devastating blow to workers who exercised their rights under the law.”

To read the full letter, click here.