NRCC TV Ad Highlighting Peterson’s Special Interest Vacations

October 7, 2014

The National Republican Congressional Committee is out with a new ad in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District highlighting Collin Peterson’s taxpayer-funded lavish lifestyle. The ad focuses on Collin Peterson’s taxpayer-funded private plane, 36 junkets paid for by special interest groups, and the $6 million Peterson has taken from lobbyists and special interests.

Watch the ad here.

NRCC Comment: “Collin Peterson is living the good life – paid for by Minnesota taxpayers and Washington special interests. Peterson has learned how to exploit every congressional perk over his two decade political career in Washington. It’s time Peterson is sent home.”– Tyler Q. Houlton, NRCC Spokesman

Transcript:

ANNCR: Taxpayers pay for Collin Peterson’s personal, private airplane when he’s in Minnesota,

but you know where else he’s going? That’s right, Vegas, baby, Vegas.

Collin Peterson took 36 junkets, vacation-like trips, paid for by special interest groups.

In Washington, Peterson took 6 million dollars in campaign money from lobbyists and special interests,

More than any current Minnesota Congressman.

Collin Peterson, he’s gotten too far from home.

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