Republicans Who Care


NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 30, 2008

Contact: Kirk Walder (202) 299-6092

New Maryland Television Ad Highlights
Record of Wasteful Spending by Harris and Pipkin

Maryland Taxpayers Forced to Foot the Bill for Millions in Wasteful Spending

(Washington, DC) – Today, the Republicans Who Care Fund unveiled a new television advertising campaign in Maryland’s 1st Congressional District (the ad can be seen on the Republicans Who Care website – www.republicanswhocare.com).  “Andy Harris and E.J. Pipkin have voted to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on wasteful projects, and the voters deserve to know the truth about their dismal legislative records,” said Kirk Walder of Republicans Who Care.    

Harris and Pipkin are Maryland State Senators currently challenging Congressman Wayne Gilchrest in the Republican primary.

The new television ad, entitled “Can’t Afford Him,” is on the air in the Baltimore and Salisbury, Maryland markets.  The ad points out that Harris and Pipkin voted for millions in wasteful spending in the state legislature – including money for a cow museum, money for a dance hall in Montgomery County, and money to redecorate offices in Annapolis.  “Talk is cheap, especially from politicians in the middle of a political campaign.  The truth is that neither Andy Harris nor E.J. Pipkin are committed to reigning in wasteful spending, indeed their records make it clear that they are responsible for millions in wasteful spending,” said Walder. 

“With politicians like Harris and Pipkin in Annapolis, it’s no wonder that Maryland voters are faced with an ever increasing tax burden,” continued Walder. 

“The message of our ad is clear – Andy Harris and E.J. Pipkin have done enough damage already to the taxpayers of Maryland.  Maryland taxpayers can’t afford to be represented by politicians like Harris and Pipkin,” concluded Walder.

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The Republicans Who Care Individual Fund is a 527 organization.  More information can be found at our website www.republicanswhocare.com.

Paid for by Republicans Who Care Individual Fund
 
 

 

"Can't Afford Him" 

VIDEO:                                                       AUDIO:

The Annapolis Capitol.

Visual of Harris and Pipkin over the Annapolis Capitol.  Dancers visual appears.  Super:  $100,000 for Montgomery County.  Source: SB 191, 4/9/04.  Then, formal office visual appears.  Super:  Millions to Redecorate.  Source: SB 370, 3/26/06.   Then, a cow visual.  Super:  Cow Museum.  Source: SB, 3/26/06.

Headline about legislature returning to session.

Harris and Pipkin visuals over the headline.

 

Super:  No Votes that Waste Taxes.

Super in box:  Paid for by Republicans Who Care Fund, Republicans Who Care.com. 

ANNOUNCER:  “Government is broken, but we’ll never fix it with politicians like Andy Harris and E.J. Pipkin. 

Politicians who waste millions of your tax dollars -- for a dancehall in Montgomery County, to redecorate offices in Annapolis, even for a Cow Museum.

 


No wonder our taxes went up.

Tell Harris and Pipkin they’ve done enough damage. Tell them no more big-spending votes that waste our taxes.

 

Paid for by Republicans Who Care Fund, Republicanswhocare.com.”


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