Economic Plan

Jeanne Shaheen: Campaign PhotoResponding to the current financial crisis, former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) purposed a three-point plan that calls for greater oversight of financial institutions.

Shaheen also used the opportunity to criticize her rival, U. S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley), criticisms the Sununu campaign calls, "empty political rhetoric."

Shaheen purposed that the oversight system be streamlined, strengthen liquidity and disclosure requirements, and regulate financial institutions based on the services they offer.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                 CONTACT:           David Chesley
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PARTISAN POLITICS WILL NOT FIX ECONOMY

NASHUA – Following a press conference in Concord, Jennifer Horn, Republican candidate for Congress, released the following statement on the economy and the challenges ahead.

U.S. Sen. John Sununu: Senator's Office PhotoU.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) disagrees with his close friend, U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who has been arguing that the foundation of the U.S. economy is sound.

"I think it's very difficult to make a statement about the fundamentals given the significant changes we've seen in the last couple of days," Sununu said on a conference call with reporters, but he added that steps are being taken to strengthen the financial market.

"The Federal Reserve and other central banks have taken the appropriate steps on liquidity," he said. "I think we have an interest rate environment that's going to be important and helpful in the recovery of the real estate market and I do think if we don't allow the tax rates to go back up we have tax rates in place that will, over time, encourage investment activity and longer-term economic growth."

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CONTACT: Stefani Zimmerman

September 16, 2008

(603)792-2008

SUNUNU DISCUSSES CURRENT FINANCIAL CRISIS

AND PLAN TO STRENGTHEN OUR ECONOMY

Manchester, NH – Senator John Sununu discussed the crisis in the financial markets and laid out his plan to strengthen our economy. He also discussed the contrast between his pro-growth economic priorities and Jeanne Shaheen’s proposals to raise taxes on working families and small businesses.

For Immediate Release
September 12, 2008

Concord Monitor: "Asked whether he agrees with the tax plan of his own party's nominee, Sununu demurred. 'I don't know everything that John McCain has proposed on taxes,' he said."

(Manchester, NH) - Yesterday, John Sununu dodged a question about whether he supports John McCain's economic plan to give huge tax breaks to multimillionaires and do next to nothing to help America's middle class. While Sununu may be ashamed to admit it, he has already supported McCain's proposals -- they're exactly the same as the Bush economic agenda that Sununu has wholeheartedly supported.