Democrat Candidate Trying to Hide from Obama & Pelosi
Jennifer Garrison is the Democrat nominee for Ohio’s 6th Congressional District and she is already desperately trying to seem like a “Blue Dog Democrat” and distance herself from President Obama.
From the Ironton Tribune:
“Manchin has been willing to reach across party lines,” Garrison said. “I support the bipartisan Electricity and Affordability Act that he helped introduce. He’s a Democrat who, like me, disagrees with the president.”
The problem for Garrison is that she has already shown her true progressive colors. Whether it’s her support for keeping Obamacare the law of the land or her vote in the State Legislature to tax coal, Garrison has proven to be an Obama/Pelosi Democrat.
NRCC Statement: “Jennifer Garrison’s support for Obamacare and her vote to tax coal in the state has hurt Ohio families and will put her at odds with the folks she needs to vote for her this November. While Garrison will try to spin her liberal past, the fact of the matter is that Garrison would be Nancy Pelosi’s lap dog if sent to Congress.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Katie Prill
Background:
In 2009, Jennifer Garrison voted for the House version of the 2010-2011 biennial budget. The House budget would impose an 8-cent-per-ton “tax” on coal, which state officials projected would generate $446,000 a year, but the coal industry estimated would raise $1.8 million.
- The Columbus Dispatch, April 30, 2009: “Fees: Imposes an 8-cent-per-ton tax on coal, which state officials project will generate $446,000 a year. The coal industry estimates the tax will raise $1.8 million.” (Source: Jim Siegel, “House’s bulkier budget sent to Senate,” The Columbus Dispatch, April 30, 2009)
The President of the Ohio Coal Association said the House budget would “have a devastating impact on Ohio’s coal families”
- Ohio Coal Association Press Release, April 29, 2009: “Mike Carey, President of the Ohio Coal Association, today issued the following statement in response to the Ohio House of Representatives’ passage of House Bill 1: ‘“Ohio House Speaker Armand Budish and House Democrats have approved a state budget bill that will have a devastating impact on Ohio’s coal families.’” (Source: Press Release, “Ohio House Democratic Leadership Casts a No Vote for Ohio’s Coal Families,” Ohio Coal Association, April 29, 2009)