DSCC

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.

For Immediate Release

July 9, 2008

Contact: Matthew Miller, 202-485-3123

Hannah August, 202-485-3129

SUNUNU BACKS INSURANCE COMPANIES OVER SENIORS, VOTES AGAINST MEDICARE BILL AGAIN

Ignoring calls from doctors across New Hampshire and the country to reverse his vote, Republican Senator John Sununu voted again today against a bill to prevent steep cuts in Medicare. Without passage of the legislation, which is paid for by ending costly overpayments to private insurance companies and HMOs participating in Medicare, millions of seniors would have been unable to easily access care, as many doctors were expected to stop seeing Medicare patients. The bill was endorsed by the American Medical Association, which has run television ads criticizing Republican Senators for opposing it.  The legislation now heads to the president, who has threatened to veto it.

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.