GOP seizes on debt ceiling vote to target vulnerable Democrats in new attack ads
by Cami Mondeaux, Congressional Reporter |
April 28, 2023 07:40 AM
Just one day after the House narrowly passed the GOP-led debt ceiling package, Republicans started using the vote to target vulnerable Democrats in a series of new ads that attack the lawmakers for voting against the legislation.
The American Action Network, a conservative nonprofit advocacy group, launched the six-figure ad buy earlier this week, hitting on House Democrats for voting against the debt limit bill and accusing them of “putting the economy in crisis.” The ad comes after the House passed the measure along party lines on Wednesday in a 217-215 vote with all Democrats voting “no.”
“They refused to responsibly raise the debt ceiling,” the ad says. “They voted against saving billions in unspent COVID funds, rejected cutting red tape to lower your costs, and even voted against reducing America’s debt, keeping us reliant on China.”
The ad also takes aim at President Joe Biden over his refusal to meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to continue negotiations, which the president has said he won’t do until the House passes a clean debt ceiling increase.
“Instead of negotiating commonsense solutions, they’re putting the American economy in crisis,” the ad says.
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