DSCC

For Immediate Release
September 18, 2008
Contact: Matthew Miller, 202-485-3123
                Hannah August, 202-485-3129

WITH CORRUPTION TRIAL LOOMING, SUNUNU FUNDS MAY GO TOWARD DEFENDING INDICTED SENATOR

Democrats call on Sununu to stop his campaign money from being spent to support Ted Stevens

According to a report in today’s edition of Roll Call, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, to which John Sununu donated $30,000 this cycle, now says it supports indicted-Senator Ted Stevens’ re-election bid, is polling voters in the state, and is refusing to say whether it will spend money on his behalf through advertising or other campaign spending.  After Stevens was indicted in July, Sununu returned $10,000 of the $47,000 Stevens has contributed to him, the GOP caucus removed Stevens from his committee leadership posts, and the NRSC refused to publicly endorse the incumbent in his primary.  

For Immediate Release
August 20, 2008
Contact: Matthew Miller, 202-485-3123
                Hannah August, 202-485-3129

"ROAD TO VICTORY" RUNS THROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE

New videos offer behind the scenes look at differing candidates in New Hampshire Senate race

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's "Road to Victory" series, which documents life on the campaign trail, launched several videos giving viewers a behind the scenes look at the New Hampshire Senate race and the stark differences between Jeanne Shaheen’s campaign for change and John Sununu’s determination to stay the course. The videos include a glimpse into Shaheen’s home, a day campaigning with Shaheen, interviews with Granite Staters about Sununu’s loyalty to big business and a video with New Hampshire children discussing Sununu’s friendship with Bush.

For Immediate Release

August 1, 2008

Contact: Matthew Miller, 202-485-3123

Hannah August, 202-485-3129

SUNUNU VOTES AGAINST TROOPS

Blocks Defense Authorization Bill in the name of partisan politics

Republican Senator John Sununu last night voted against the Defense Authorization bill which included a pay raise for servicemembers and improvements in healthcare for troops and their families. The bill Sununu opposed authorizes weapons systems, including $3 billion to defeat IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan.

For Immediate Release

July 30, 2008

Contact: Matthew Miller, 202-485-3123

Hannah August, 202-485-3129

TWICE IN TWO DAYS SUNUNU VOTES FOR HIGHER TAXES

Blocks lower taxes for families, students, and teachers; opposes alternatives to Big Oil

Republican Senator John Sununu voted today against a bill that would prevent tax increases on millions of families, businesses, and entrepreneurs who are trying to develop alternatives to oil and gas after voting against a similar House version of the legislation yesterday.  The legislation included extensions of a broad range of tax provisions due to expire, incentives for new energy technologies that would help break America’s dependence on oil, disaster relief for communities struck by floods, fires, and storms, and the most significant health care reform bill in a decade.

For Immediate Release

July 25, 2008

Contact: Matthew Miller, 202-485-3123

Hannah August, 202-485-3129

SUNUNU JOINS FRINGE, VOTES AGAINST HOMEOWNER HELP

One of 13 to oppose addressing the growing mortgage crisis

On the same day that a new report showed that housing foreclosures doubled in the second quarter, Republican Senator John Sununu joined only thirteen Senators to vote against a bill to address the growing mortgage crisis and provide relief for struggling homeowners. The legislation Sununu voted against garnered wide bipartisan support, including backing from President Bush and New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg, and ensures the ongoing ability of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to keep mortgage markets functioning.  The bill also enables 400,000 homeowners to refinance into affordable mortgages and save their homes, helps communities hit hard by foreclosures to prevent empty houses from becoming drug and crime magnets, and gives a temporary tax credit to homeowners to offset property tax bills.