ICYMI: Minnesota veterans set the record straight on Angie Craig’s campaign ads

A Minnesota veterans organization held a press conference yesterday to set the record straight on Angie Craig’s relationship to the state’s veterans.

A veteran formerly employed by Angie Craig’s company questioned the extent of the veterans program Craig brags about in her TV ads, and the group pointed to the multi-million dollar settlement the company was forced to pay for ripping off veterans.

NRCC Comment: “Angie Craig uses veterans as a prop in her TV commercials, but refuses to answer questions about her company’s real record of ripping off our nation’s veterans. The fact is that Angie Craig’s company was forced by the Department of Justice to pay a multi-million dollar settlement for shamefully overcharging veterans for their medical devices.” – NRCC Spokesman Bob Salera

Vets Question Democrat’s Claims in Campaign Ads

Alpha News MN

Julia Erynn

October 26, 2016

http://alphanewsmn.com/vets-question-democrats-claims-in-campaign-ads/

Minnesota veterans are calling out Democratic Congressional Candidate Angie Craig, saying her claims of helping those who have served are a far cry from the truth.

Vets within the Minnesota Organization of Republican Veterans, an advocacy group that informs candidates about veteran’s issues, say they are outraged at Craig’s commercials attempting to win over voters in Minnesota’s Second Congressional District by touting her achievements with veterans, particularly her veterans hiring program.

Christopher Sears, a veteran who worked nearly three years at Craig’s former company, St. Jude Medical, says Craig is not being honest about the extent of the program, stating, “It may exist. There may be a program, there may be something, but you think I or the dozens of other vets at the company would have known about it.”  Several of the veterans said Craig likely formulated the program shortly before creating the ad.

Minnesota Veteran and Fox News Contributor Pete Hegseth says the hope is to educate voters about the reality behind Craig’s ads, saying, “Voters are pretty sick of being deceived, and if we have one duty it’s at least to say, ‘Hey, there’s another side of this story, it’s not everything you see in thirty seconds.’”

Hegseth says veterans are also upset that St. Jude Medical had to pay over $3.5 million to settle claims they overcharged veterans for medical devices.

Alpha News reached out to the Craig campaign and did not receive a response.