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A similar version of the release below was issued in Florida (Bill Nelson); Michigan (Debbie Stabenow); Missouri (Claire McCaskill); Montana (Jon Tester); Nevada (Shelley Berkley); New Mexico (Martin Heinrich); Ohio (Sherrod Brown); and Wisconsin (Tammy Baldwin) 

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Issue spot will run statewide in Missouri with ad buy totaling $300k

WASHINGTON – Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (Crossroads GPS) today released a new issue ad on statewide TV holding Claire McCaskill accountable for voting to cut Medicare and increase taxes despite what she tells her constituents in Missouri.

The spot, titled “From There,” will run for two weeks with a buy totaling $300,000.  The new ad can be viewed here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gxo0Xsi7s8 

“From slashing Medicare to advocating for middle class tax hikes, Claire McCaskill dependably sides with President Obama to vote against what is best for Missouri,” said Nate Hodson, Crossroads GPS Director of State and Regional Media Relations.  “Missourians should tell Claire McCaskill to stop voting in Washington differently than she talks when home.”

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Crossroads GPS is a policy and grassroots advocacy organization that is committed to educating, equipping and mobilizing millions of American citizens to take action on the critical economic and legislative issues that will shape our nation’s future in the years ahead.

For more information or to arrange an interview, contact Nate Hodson at [email protected] or 202-370-6604.

Crossroads GPS is urging all senators to support American jobs by voting “yes” on the Hoeven Amendment (#1537), which would expedite the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, and to vote “no” on the Wyden Amendment (#1817), which could delay and even kill the pipeline project altogether, when each is considered by the U.S. Senate later today. [Read more…]

TV spot urges Iowans to tell Leonard Boswell to stop his out-of-control spending

WASHINGTON – Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (GPS) today launched a new issue ad urging Iowans to contact Rep. Leonard Boswell’s about his reckless spending record which has surged the national debt. [Read more…]

President says that on energy he’s for ‘all of the above’ – but he’s closer to ‘none of the above.’

WASHINGTON – Today, Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (Crossroads GPS) released the statement below concerning President Obama’s energy speech today. [Read more…]

Spot will run statewide with ad buy totaling $65k

WASHINGTON – Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (Crossroads GPS) today released a new issue ad on statewide radio targeting Claire McCaskill for “following the President over a cliff” to support a number of his policies which hurt Missourians.  The ad specifically highlights her recent support of President Obama’s decision to have the government control what services must be provided by religious hospitals and charities. [Read more…]

Obama’s tax hikes on charitable giving will damage religious charities while millions are slipping into poverty

WASHINGTON – Today, Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (GPS) spotlighted a provision in President Obama’s FY 2013 budget that would raise taxes on billions of dollars that Americans contribute to private charities each year, including churches, synagogues, religious hospitals and schools, and other organizations that serve the religious and personal needs of millions of Americans. [Read more…]

A similar version of the release below went out in Ohio (Sherrod Brown) and West Virginia (Joe Manchin).

Tester refused to prevent White House operatives from using insider info to get rich 

WASHINGTON – Jon Tester today embraced the Washington insider culture when he refused to block White House operatives from using their positions to enrich themselves.  Tester opposed an amendment that required stricter ethics standards in the White House and executive branch. [Read more…]

New TV ad critiques Obama’s failed energy policy in $500,000 buy on national cable.

WASHINGTON – Today, Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (Crossroads GPS) released a new national TV spot focused on the Obama Administration’s green energy policies, and its handling of the Solyndra scandal. [Read more…]

Watch our new ad “Every Level”, and tell Obama we need jobs, not more insider deals.