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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 19, 2008
Contact: Michael Sachse, 646 265-0556, Michael@HimesforCongress.com
HIMES CAMPAIGN SAYS SHAYS IS PARTISAN WHEN IT COUNTS
Campaign releases study showing Shays supported Republicans on 89% of close votes
BRIDGEPORT, CT: Statistical analysis of Chris Shays' votes reveals that when it counts, Shays has been a loyal servant of the Republican Party. On the closest votes - when his vote has the most power to affect the outcome, when the Republican Party most needs his support, and when 4th District residents most need him to make the right choice - Shays has lined up behind his Party's leadership 89% of the time, or nine out of ten times. The Himes campaign released the following statement: "This finding shows that Shays is not moderate but is, in fact, a true Republican partisan," said Dana Houle, senior advisor to the Himes campaign. "Political courage means voting the right way when your vote really matters. This shows that when it really counts, Chris Shays doesn't cast his own vote, he turns his vote over to the Republican Party." Background: - The analysis and methodology may be found at: http://www.himesforcongress.com/9outof10 - The narrow votes where Shays has been a reliable supporter of the Republican agenda include key measures such as: - Voting against tax cuts for the middle class, including voting against extending credits for college tuition and voting against exempting middle class families from the Alternative Minimum Tax (HR 3996)
- Voting against a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq (HR 1591)
- Voting to allow torture by CIA interrogators (HR 2082)
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