Scott Brown (R. NH) might officially be the dumbest GOP candidate running for Senate:
http://www.msnbc.com/...
Back in May, former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), now running in New Hampshire, thought he’d uncovered a potent new line of attack: he blasted Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) for having raised the debt ceiling and preventing U.S. default.
There was, of course, a rather serious problem, aside from the Republican’s confusion about finance policy: Scott Brown also voted for the exact same measures that raised the debt ceiling. The former senator had apparently forgotten his own record when he criticized Shaheen for casting the same votes he did.
This week, it’s happened again.
New Hampshire GOP Senate candidate Scott Brown has been making immigration into a key campaign issue, attacking Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) on border security in an ad and criticizing President Barack Obama for falling down on the job in an op-ed. But he has found himself in a bit of a bind, since one of the reforms he’s campaigning against is something that he once voted for.
In an op-ed in his newly adopted home state, Brown condemned “pro-amnesty policies that have encouraged people to come here illegally.” What kind of policies? The Republican specifically blasted “in-state tuition for illegals.”
Putting aside the fact that Brown still seems confused about the fact that “illegal” is not a noun, Amanda Terkel reports that the GOP candidate actually voted for state legislation that would make undocumented immigrants “eligible for in-state tuition rates and fees at the University of Massachusetts, or any commonwealth state or community college.” - MSNBC, 8/7/14
Here's some more info:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
Massachusetts, which Brown represented in the U.S. Senate until Elizabeth Warren (D) defeated him in 2012, has also looked at legislation granting undocumented immigrants in-state tuition. And Brown voted for it as a state senator in 2004.
He and 38 other state senators voted for a budget amendment that stated certain undocumented immigrants would be "eligible for in-state tuition rates and fees at the University of Massachusetts, or any commonwealth state or community college." No lawmaker voted against it.
The provision did not become law -- it was vetoed by then-Gov. Mitt Romney (R). - Huffington Post, 8/6/14
And here's Brown's excuse:
http://www.wmur.com/...
Brown’s campaign said that, in effect, he was duped into voting for a late-night budget amendment along with others who oppose the idea.
As part of the 544th vote on the Massachusetts state budget that year two Republican senators posed a motion to remove language relating to in-state tuition. At this point a Democratic senator proposed replacement language that actually re-instated the in-state tuition idea. The new language passed, but was later vetoed by then Gov. Mitt Romney.
In 2005, when a simple amendment to allow take away in-state tuition was up for a vote, Brown says he voted against it, but it was a voice vote.
“Scott Brown has been against in-state tuition for illegal immigrants for nearly a decade,” said Brown campaign spokeswoman Lizzy Guyton. - WMUR, 8/6/14
Brown has been trying to make immigration a hot topic in this race but it's not working for him. Shaheen, who supports the DREAM Act and providing humanitarian assistance to the border children, isn't sweating this issue. Brown's a doofus and she has a record she can tout:
http://www.conwaydailysun.com/...
Up for re-election in November, and running unopposed in her September's Democratic primary, first-term U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) paid a visit to Cranmore Mountain Resort Wednesday morning to speak about the importance of tourism to the state's economy.
In remarks following a tour of Cranmore's Adventure Park, she noted that the tourism industry is the state’s second largest and direct spending by New Hampshire visitors was $4.48 billion in 2012, producing more than $151 million in revenue for the state through meals and rooms taxes.
She said Cranmore's proposed six- to-nine-year, six-building, 106-unit condominium and skier services build-out will be a bonus to the valley and state.
“As we heard,” said Shaheen, “it will be a great boon not just to Cranmore but to the entire Mount Washington Valley. This is a great project, and I am glad to be here to recognize it, and to point out just what we need to do to continue to promote tourism in New Hampshire and this country.”
She told listeners that Congress in 2010 passed the Travel Promotion Act which crated a nonprofit corporation called Brand U.S.A. to promote travel in America around the world. She said overseas visitors especially tend to stay longer in areas they visit, which is good for tourism business.
“We're seeing some significant benefits, but there's lots more we can do,” said Shaheen, a former two-term state senator and three-term governor.
Shaheen later met in Gorham at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the recently passed bipartisan legislation reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs and expanding access to health care for New Hampshire veterans. The bipartisan legislation which was passed last week will allow New Hampshire veterans to seek care closer to their homes if they live more than 20 miles away from a full service VA hospital.
Shaheen toured the Littleton Community Based Outreach Clinic at 3:45 p.m. where she further discussed the VA reform legislation and learned about the services the clinic offers New Hampshire veterans.
Asked by the press at Cranmore Wednesday morning about that legislation on behalf of veterans, Shaheen said, “The Sanders-McCain Veterans Bill that just passed Congress will address some of the challenges and real problems at the VA system. It provides additional funding to hire more doctors and more health professionals. It also changes the way the administration in charge can hire and fire people who aren't doing their jobs, which is a very important part of the legislation.
“It also ensures that veterans in New Hampshire who live more than 20 miles away from a full-service hospital if they want to can get their care through a private provider,” said Shaheen, “and that's the huge benefit for us in New Hampshire.”
She said she and U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) worked on an amendment to the bill that allowed for the 20-mile distance for New Hampshire, versus the bill's mark of 40 miles nationwide. - The Conway Daily Sun, 8/6/14
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