Stimulus Deal-Makers Thanked in Radio Ads
ABC News’ Teddy Davis Reports:
Americans United for Change, a liberal advocacy group, is launching 60-second radio ads in Maine, Pennsylvania and Nebraska to thank the three Republicans — Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe and Arlen Specter — and one Democrat — Ben Nelson — who brokered a $827 billion stimulus deal in the U.S. Senate.
“Last month, nearly 600,000 Americans lost their jobs — 20,000 a day — more than 800 an hour,” says the ad’s narrator. “The clock’s ticking — and our economy continues to get worse and worse.
“That’s why it’s critical that the Senate pass President Obama’s jobs and economic recovery bill right away.”
The Maine version of the ad continues with the narrator saying: “Fortunately, Maine’s two Senators — Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are providing the leadership we need to get the job done.”
The ads encourage listeners to call the senators to urge them to “keep fighting for a plan to get our economy moving again.”
To give the package a bipartisan sheen, the Americans United for Change group notes that the stimulus has the support of both organized labor, which typically aligns with Democrats, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which typically aligns with Republicans.
The ads begin airing on Monday and will run for a few days while the Senate votes on cloture, which cuts off debate, as well as final passage.
Americans United for Change estimates that the cost of the ads will end up being between $10,000 and $15,000.
Listen to the Specter ad here.
Listen to the Nelson ad here.
Listen to the Collins and Snowe ad here.
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