Dave Crooks Out-of-Touch with middle Class

Please consider the following statement from the National Republican Congressional Committee as you cover Indiana Democrats’ decision to nominate career politician Dave Crooks through a backroom process that deprived voters of a chance to make a decision for themselves.

“Dave Crooks couldn’t face voters because he knows his job-destroying record is wildly out-of-touch with Hoosier middle-class families. Crooks would fit right in as one of Obama’s Washington cronies with his bad habits of supporting job-crushing taxes and voting to double his taxpayer-funded salary. In striking contrast, Hoosier families are strongly behind Dr. Bucshon’s fight to fix Obama’s broken Washington.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Andrea Bozek

Background on Dave Crooks:

Ø During his time in the Indiana State House, Dave Crooks turned his back on Hoosiers and voted against property tax relief. Crooks could have saved Hoosiers a half a billion dollars in property taxes, but chose to take the liberal path toward fiscal recklessness. (H.B. 1001, Roll Call #331<http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2008/PDF/Hrollcal/0331.PDF.pdf>, Indiana General Assembly, March 14, 2008; Mike Smith, “Tax Plan Passes General Assembly, Lawmakers Adjourn,” Associated Press, March 17, 2008)

Ø Dave Crooks voted to nearly double his own taxpayer funded salary. (S.B. 401, Roll Call #501<http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2007/PDF/Hrollcal/0501.PDF.pdf>, Indiana General Assembly, April 10, 2007/ Karen Eschbacher, “Lawmakers: Raise, Please,” The Indianapolis Star, April 11, 2007)