Barrow’s Sequester
It’s almost March 1st – do you know where your sequester cuts are?
John Barrow does and when he had the opportunity to vote for two separate replacement bills to stop these devastating cuts, John Barrow sided with Barack Obama and both times voted NO.
So when John Barrow had the chance to stop $28.6 million in cuts to Georgia teachers and schools and $1.3 million in cuts to services that provide meals for seniors in Georgia, figures provided by the White House, John Barrow turned his back on Georgia families.
While John Barrow will say he sent a letter urging the Supercommittee to reconvene, the truth is, when he had the chance to stop these cuts on two separate occasions Barrow refused and sided with Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi.
In a new paid web ad, the NRCC features John Barrow for his role in continuing President Obama’s Sequester. The ad already has over 40,000 views since last night! Click HERE to watch the ad.
NRCC Statement: “Gimmick letters and press releases won’t stop the massive cuts in the Barrow-Obama Sequester from hurting Georgia families. Unless John Barrow can find a time machine he can’t change the fact that he voted in favor of President Obama’s Sequester, then opposed two different common sense replacement bills that would have avoided these devastating cuts.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Katie Prill
BACKGROUND:
John Barrow Voted For Sequestration. (S. 365, Vote #690, Passed 269-161, 8/1/11)
Barrow Also Voted Against Legislation Replacing Obama’s Sequester On Two Separate Occasions. (H.R. 5652,Vote #247, Passed 218-199, 5/12/12; H.R. 6684, Vote #644, Passed 215-209, 12/20/12)