As seen on TV…New House Dems Gone Washington | January 29th, 2013

Well that didn’t take long. Today, some newly elected vulnerable Democrats are taking time out of their busy schedules to star in a House Majority PAC infomercial – where they thank Washington special interests for getting them elected!  Check out the ad here…

This is unprecedented: Members of Congress thanking specials interests and cutting a commercial for an outside group that they are barred from coordinating with.

On top of the fact most of these Members have criticized these types of groups in the past…

  • Ami Bera in July 2012:  Outside Money Is “Corrosive To Politics” (Sacramento Bee, 7/22/2012)
  • Kyrsten Sinema in January 2012: “I’ll Stand Up To The Powerful In Washington…”  (YouTube, 1/2/2012)
  • Cheri Bustos In October 2012: “I’m An Independent Thinker…I Have No Intention Of Letting Washington Or Anybody Else Change Who I Am.” (The Quad-City Times, 10/14/12)
  • Elizabeth Esty On Election Night: “We Proved…Connecticut Cannot Be Bought.” (Elizabeth Esty, Remarks, 11/6/12)

A far cry from their praise of Nancy Pelosi’s Super PAC today…

  • Ami Bera:  “We Were Grateful When House Majority PAC Was Formed.” (YouTube, 1/29/13)
  • Kyrsten Sinema: “If It Wasn’t For House Majority PAC, I Wouldn’t Be Here Today.”(YouTube, 1/29/13)
  • Elizabeth Esty: “I Wouldn’t Be Here Today If It Weren’t For House Majority PAC.” (YouTube, 1/29/13)

NRCC COMMENT: “In Congress less than a month and these vulnerable Democrats are already chomping at the bit to thank the Washington special interest group that spent millions on Nancy Pelosi’s behalf to get them elected. I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from Nancy Pelosi’s money tree.” – NRCC spokeswoman Andrea Bozek