SEIU, Americans United for Change, MoveOn.org Political Action and AFSCME Fund Ads to Run in Maine, New Hampshire, Alaska, Iowa and the DC Region
Amid a worsening economic crisis that resulted in 2.6 million American jobs being lost last year and 11 million workers currently unemployed, the House vote yesterday in favor in favor of President Obama's stimulus plan to revitalize our economy, create three to four million jobs and strengthen our middle class was good news for our economy and for all Americans.
Unfortunately, the lobbying push behind this measure failed to secure a single Republican vote in the House--and today, a group of conservative Senate Republicans announced that they will vote against the $888 billion economic stimulus package when it comes up for a vote in the Senate late next week. "Their only solution to our economic crisis is tax cuts, but tax cuts only work for people who are working," said SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger in a statement released yesterday regarding the U.S. House Republicans' "no" vote on the economic recovery plan.
Taking action today, SEIU and coalition groups Americans United for Change, MoveOn.org Political Action and AFSCME unveiled a new television ad campaign that aims to to pressure key and potentially deciding votes in Congress and build momentum behind President Obama's "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act". The ads are targeted at securing the votes of five key U.S. Republican Senators who might support the stimulus package to help assure its passage.
Entitled "Factory", the 30-second spot makes the case for urgent action to address the nation's economic crisis and presents a stark choice for five key U.S. Senators, Susan Collins (R-ME), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Charles Grassley (R-IA): "support the President's plan or the failed policies of the past." The ad overlays President Obama's recent speech outlining the need for urgent action on the economy on dramatic images of a shuttered factory coming back to life and people returning to work. The ads will begin running immediately in Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire, Alaska and Washington D.C.
Watch the ad here:
Tell Congress to Support President Obama's Economic Plan
