Thursday, March 11, 2010
10:37 AM
NRCC blasts Obey, Kagen over Afghanistan votes
The National Republican Campaign Committee is attacking Wisconsin U.S. Reps. Dave Obey and Steve Kagen this morning for voting for a House measure to direct the president to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. The resolution failed 356-65.
"By aligning themselves with the most extreme elements in the Democratic Party, Dave Obey and Steve Kagen are finally proving just how out of touch they are," NRCC spokesman Tom Erickson said in an email this morning. "With unemployment still unacceptably high and Congress creating record budget deficits, Wisconsin families need leaders who can tackle today's problems, not waste time pushing a partisan agenda that puts half-baked ideas ahead of our national security."
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin also voted for the resolution. Dem U.S. Reps. Ron Kind and Gwen Moore voted against it, as did Republicans Tom Petri, Paul Ryan and Jim Sensenbrenner.
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