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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
New ATLA Ads Target Heather Wilson's Ties With Oil and Big Pharma
Heather Wilson and Big Pharma:
$68,000+ from drug companies
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America has released two new ads that are critical of incumbent Republican Rep. Heather Wilson, who's running against Dem challenger Patricia Madrid in NM-01. ATLA explains:
The ads urge constituents to contact Representative Heather Wilson, who has voted to put corporate profits of the oil, gas and pharmaceutical industries before the safety and well-being of the public, and tell her to do the right thing when taking future votes.
“Representative Wilson has been doing the bidding of the big oil and drug companies and putting profits of corporate contributors before the health and well-being of her constituents, just as she has repeatedly voted to limit the ability of every day Americans to hold these powerful corporations accountable in our courts,” said ATLA CEO Jon Haber.
Click to hear an mp3 of their radio ad about Wilson and her financial ties with the oil industry. More than $415,000 in campaign donations from the oil and gas industry and counting.
August 30, 2006 at 01:32 PM in Candidates & Races, Visuals | Permalink
Comments
Excellent, especially the radio ad. People need to hear just HOW deep Wilson is in the pocket of big oil and the Pharmaceutical companies.
Posted by: VP | Aug 30, 2006 2:02:25 PM
Sick that Wilson claims credit for the Medicare drug plan. The bill could have been excellent if Heather and the other repubs hadn't insisted on giving the drug co's a free ride, with no bargaining on price, plus the other damaging measures they put in there. So Wilson really stopped good reform to push this bad bill through. Congratulations Heather!
Posted by: El Norte | Aug 30, 2006 4:23:36 PM
And did you notice how when the ATLA pays for ads, they come out and say it? But when Big Pharma airs ads for Wilson, they hide behind the Chamber of Congress?
Posted by: LP | Aug 30, 2006 4:40:52 PM
Right. Well the only way repubs ever get elected is by hiding what they are really about and who they really represent.
Posted by: El Norte | Aug 30, 2006 5:00:10 PM
Hey, Barb--Just heard about www.worldcantwait.net. What's your take on this?
Posted by: Foodie | Aug 30, 2006 5:50:36 PM
