USAction is rolling out a new TV ad highlighting Randy Kuhl's (R-Hair Club For Men) recent vote to uphold President Bush's veto of the SCHIP reauthorization. From an emailed press release:
New TV Ad Targets Rep. Kuhl for Supporting Bush's Veto of Children's Health Care
USAction launched a major new TV ad campaign this week targeting Rep. Randy Kuhl for standing with President Bush and against providing health care for millions of children. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives fell short last week of overriding President Bush's veto of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, meaningful legislation which would provide healthcare for 268,000 more kids in New York.
The ad, titled "Bethany's Story," began airing Monday in the Rochester market. It features Bethany Wilkerson, a two-year-old girl who was born with several holes in her heart. Bethany's parents were unable to afford private health insurance, and only because of the SCHIP children's health care program is she healthy today.
"Members of Congress who voted to deny SCHIP coverage to 10 million children like Bethany should know that our fight for children's health care continues. We fully expect that Congress will vote again on virtually the same kids' health care bill, and that those members who voted the wrong way will feel the heat from their constituents," said USAction Program Director Alan Charney.
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It's a good spot, but I think it may be the least of Randy's worries right now. I was fortunate enough to spend a little time with the next Representative from NY-29, Eric Massa, yesterday, and all I can say is that Eric is on it these days. He was a great candidate last time. He's much better now and if Kuhl continues to "superglue himself to George W. Bush", (my favorite new line from the Massa campaign), he's going to find himself, as Bush's dad once said, "in deep doo doo."
