Ayotte has voted to cut college grants and Medicare while protecting tax breaks for her special interest backers
The DSCC released a new ad highlighting how Senator Kelly Ayotte votes with her special interest campaign donors at the expense of hardworking New Hampshire families. Ayotte has voted to cut college grants and to gut Medicare, while making sure to protect special tax breaks for the millionaires and big oil companies who fund her campaign. Ayotte has voted with the Koch brothers up to 90 percent of the time, which is why they’re pouring thousands of dollars to keep her sinking campaign afloat. The ad also features the work Governor Maggie Hassan’s done for New Hampshire, including cutting taxes for small businesses, protecting education and creating jobs.
The ad, “In Washington” can be viewed HERE.
“Senator Kelly Ayotte’s spent her time in Washington putting the special interests that fund her campaign ahead of the Granite Staters she was elected to represent,” said Sadie Weiner, DSCC Communications Director. “New Hampshire wants a Senator that will stand up to millionaires like the Koch Brothers and fight for them. Maggie Hassan has a proven record of working for New Hampshire families, and that’s why they’ll support her in November.”
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V/O: In New Hampshire, Maggie Hassan cut taxes for small businesses.
GFX: Maggie Hassan cut taxes for small businesses NH Business Review, 9/15/15
V/O: Protected education.
GFX: Maggie Hassan Protected education NH Union Leader, 6/29/13
V/O: Created jobs.
GFX: Maggie Hassan Created jobs Bureau of Labor Statistics |
MAGGIE HASSAN CUT TAXES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES…
NHBR Headline: NH Budget Compromise Means Bigger One-Year Business Tax Cuts. [NHBR,9/15/15]
FY 2016-2017 Budget Compromise Lowered Business Profits Tax Rate, Business Enterprise Tax Rate. “A newly announced compromise state budget means that New Hampshire businesses will see a slightly bigger tax cut next year if lawmakers approve the deal reached by Gov. Maggie Hassan and Republican legislative leaders […] The compromise would lower the business profits tax rate from 8.5 to 8.2 percent in calendar year 2016 – a tenth of a percent lower than the 8.3 percent 2016 rate contained in the vetoed budget. The business enterprise tax rate would be lowered to 0.72 percent next year, compared to the 0.725 percent rate contained in the vetoed budget.” [NHBR, 9/15/15]
Business And Industry Association Of New Hampshire Praised Hassan For Working With Legislative Leaders To Reach FY 2016-2017 Budget Compromise Providing Tax Relief To Businesses Of All Sizes. “The Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire will be backing the compromise. ‘The BIA is pleased that legislative leaders and the governor have been able to agree on a compromise two-year budget that preserves reductions to the business profits tax and business enterprise tax,’ said the organization in a statement. ‘While modest, any initiative that reduces costs to business, such as the tax reductions in the budget compromise, is welcome relief to New Hampshire businesses of all sizes. The ‘triggers’ for the second round of tax cuts are unfortunate, but we’re confident state revenues will meet the agreed-upon targets.’” [NHBR, 9/15/15]
March 2013: Hassan Signed Bill To Double And Make Permanent The Research And Development Tax Credit, Help Small Business Expand And Bring New Products To The Market. “Gov. Maggie Hassan has signed legislation aimed at helping small businesses expand and bring new products to market. Hassan signed a bill Thursday making the 5-year-old research and development tax credit permanent and doubling the credits available to $2 million. She called it an example of the state working with businesses to boost the economy and said it will send a message to out-of-state companies that New Hampshire values innovation. Raising the cap on the credit is a key component of Hassan’s “Innovate NH” jobs plan, and the bill passed both the House and Senate by wide margins.” [WMUR, 3/21/13]
…WHILE PROTECTING PRIORITIES LIKE EDUCATION
Hassan, Lawmakers “Boost State Aid” For University System, Allow For Two-Year Tuition Freeze. “University System of New Hampshire students and their parents will not have to dig a little deeper for the next two years to pay tuition bills. The system’s board of trustees voted unanimously Friday to freeze tuition at current levels, which vary from campus to campus, after lawmakers agreed to boost state aid that was cut in half two years ago. The tuition freeze is the first in 25 years. The past two years, in-state tuition rose 9 and 6 percent because of the cut in state aid. ‘I applaud the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees for taking this important step to make higher education more affordable for our families and students,’ said Gov. Maggie Hassan.” [Union Leader, 6/29/13]
UNDER HASSAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE CREATED JOBS
In 2016, New Hampshire Unemployment Was The Lowest It Had Been Since 2000. “Seven years ago this month, with the economy bottoming out, so many people were looking for work, a state job fair drew 10,000 people, causing massive lines and traffic jams. In 2016, the outlook is very different. Jobless numbers have continued to drop in New Hampshire, pushing the state’s unemployment rate well below the national average. The March numbers show that the state’s unemployment rate is 2.6 percent. The national unemployment rate is 5 percent. […] The rate is the lowest it has been in New Hampshire since 2000.” [WMUR, 6/13/16]
New Hampshire’s Gained More Than 30,000 Jobs Since January 2013.. In January 2013, New Hampshire’s employment was 701,841. In August 2016, New Hampshire employment was 734,585. [Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 9/28/16]
? Hassan Was Sworn In As Governor In January 2013. “Democrat Maggie Hassan was sworn in on Thursday as New Hampshire’s third woman governor.” [Huffington Post, 1/3/13]
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V/O: In Washington, what’s Kelly Ayotte done?
GFX: What’s Kelly Ayotte Done?
V/O: Voted to cut college grants.
GFX: Kelly Ayotte Cut college grants Vote 77, 5/25/11
V/O: Cut Medicare.
GFX: Kelly Ayotte Cut Medicare Vote 77, 5/25/11 |
AYOTTE VOTED FOR RYAN BUDGET THAT CUT PELL GRANTS & MEDICARE
Ayotte Voted For FY 2012 Ryan Budget. In May 2011, Ayotte voted for a “Reid, D-Nev., motion to proceed to the concurrent resolution that would allow $2.859 trillion in new budget authority for fiscal 2012.” The motion failed 40-57. [CQ, 5/25/11; H.Con.Res. 34, Vote 77, 5/25/11]
? Budget Would Cut Maximum Pell Grant Award And Mean 1.4 Million Students Would Lose Access To Pell Grants While All Students Would See Significant Cuts To Pell Grant Awards. “[U]nder the Republican budget, the maximum Pell Grant award would be cut by more than $2,500 for the 2012-2013 school year, bringing the maximum award to $3,040, the lowest it’s been since 1998. New data from the Department of Education shows that the Republican budget would result in almost 1.4 million students losing eligibility for Pell grants, and all students receiving significantly reduced awards. For students, this could make college far less affordable.” [House Committee on Education and Labor, Press Release, 4/14/11]
? FY 2012 Ryan Budget Contained Largest Reduction In Pell Grants In History. “The budget lays out little in terms of cuts to specific programs, instead simply decreeing caps on levels of spending. But one cut is explicitly proposed in the document — a cut to the Pell Grant program, which provides college tuition assistance to low-income students. […] If implemented, this would be the largest reduction in Pell Grants in history, more than eight times higher than the previous record, which was a $100 reduction in the maximum award in 1994. These cuts ‘will reduce the number of low income students receiving Bachelor’s degrees each year by about 61,000.’” [ThinkProgress, 4/5/11]
o Headline: “House GOP Budget Slashes Billions From Pell Grants, Bumps Millions Of Students Out Of The Program” [ThinkProgress, 4/5/11]
? Budget Would Cut Pell Grants For Over 20,000 New Hampshire Students By An Average Of Over $1,700. According to the House Committee on Education and Labor, the Ryan Budget would have meant 21,815 New Hampshire students lost access to Pell Grants. Those New Hampshire students continuing to receive Pell Grants would have seen an average cut of $1,709. [House Committee on Education and Labor, 4/15/11]
? Time’s Swampland: Ryan Budget Contained “Massive Cuts To Medicare.” “But while Ryan has taken a bold step and brought some hard truths into focus, many of the details of his proposal remain fuzzy. Despite its massive cuts to Medicare and redefinition of the program, Ryan’s plan — called the ‘Path to Prosperity’ — devotes just 3½ pages to the changes. I’ve managed to get a few more key details, which answer some glaring questions, but also raise a lot more.” [Time, Swampland, 4/6/11]
? Center for American Progress: “Under The Ryan Plan, Seniors Will Be Forced To Spend Thousands Of Dollars More On Health Care During Retirement.” “Although the plan again fails to specify how the cap on Medicare spending would be enforced, converting all Medicare spending to vouchers suggests that the capped growth rate would be enforced by limiting the value of the vouchers provided to seniors. As a result, the vouchers proposed by the Ryan budget will become increasingly inadequate in their ability to help seniors purchase a health plan. […] Under the Ryan plan, seniors will be forced to spend thousands of dollars more on health care during retirement. Those who are unable or unprepared for these dramatic increases will be forced to either reduce spending in other areas or forgo needed care.” [Center for American Progress, 3/12/13]
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V/O: But Kelly Ayotte voted to protect tax breaks for millionaires and big oil.
GFX: Kelly Ayotte Special Tax Breaks for Millionaires and Big Oil Vote 72, 5/17/11; Vote 63, 3/29/12; Vote 65, 4/16/12
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AYOTTE VOTED TO PROTECT TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SPECIAL TAX BREAKS FOR THE LARGEST OIL & GAS COMPANIES
2011: Ayotte Voted Against A Bill That Would Have Closed $21 Billion In Tax Loopholes For Oil Companies With Annual Receipts Of More Than $1 Billion. On May 17, 2011, Ayotte voted against: “a Reid, D-Nev., motion to proceed to consideration of the bill that would repeal various tax provisions for oil companies that have gross annual receipts of more than $1 billion and that produce an average 500,000 barrels or more each day.” The motion was rejected 52-48. [CQ, 5/17/11; S. 940, Vote 72, 5/17/11]
? Bill Would Have Applied To BP, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron And Conoco Phillips, And Would Have Produced $21 Billion Towards Paying Down Deficit. “In the 52-to-48 vote, 3 Democrats joined 45 Republicans in opposing the bill, which was supported by the Obama administration and fiscal watchdog groups that saw the tax help for the oil industry as wasteful. Forty-eight Democrats, two independents and two Republicans backed it. […] Under the proposal, Democrats would have eliminated five different tax breaks enjoyed by the multinational oil companies, producing an estimated $21 billion over 10 years. […] The bill would have applied to BP, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron and ConocoPhillips.” [New York Times, 5/17/11]
2012: Ayotte Voted Against Closing $24 Billion In Tax Loopholes For Large Oil And Gas Companies. On March 29, 2012, Ayotte voted against: “a motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the bill that would roll back certain tax preferences for large oil and gas companies. The bill would use revenue generated from eliminating certain oil and gas tax incentives to pay for an extension of some renewable-energy tax credits and incentives.” The motion was rejected 51-47. [CQ, 3/29/12; S. 2204, Vote 63, 3/29/12]
? Senate Republicans Blocked Bill To Strip $24 Billion In Tax Subsidies From The Country’s Largest Oil Companies.” “Senate Republicans, including Scott Brown of Massachusetts, today foiled President Obama’s plan to strip $24 billion in tax subsidies from the country’s largest oil companies, potentially fueling an election-year issue among voters disgruntled by escalating gas prices.” [Boston Globe, 3/29/12]
o Boston Globe Headline: “Senate Defeats Bill to Strip Subsidies from Oil Companies” [Boston Globe, 3/29/12]
AYOTTE VOTED AGAINST BUFFET RULE REQUIRING MILLIONAIRES & BILLIONAIRES PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE
Ayotte Voted Against Even Debating Legislation To Require Millionaires To Pay A 30% Minimum Federal Tax Rate. In April 2012, Ayotte voted against a: “motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the Reid, D-Nev., motion to proceed to the bill that would require taxpayers with more than $2 million in income to pay an alternative minimum of 30 percent in federal taxes, with a phase-in of the higher rate starting at the $1 million level.” The motion was rejected 51-45. [CQ, 4/16/12; S. 2230, Vote 65, 4/16/12]
? New York Times: GOP Voted To Block Legislation “To Ensure That The Superrich Pay A Tax Rate Of At Least 30 Percent.” “Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a move to open debate on the so-called Buffett Rule, ensuring that a measure pressed for months by President Obama and Senate Democrats to ensure that the superrich pay a tax rate of at least 30 percent will not come to a decisive vote.” New York Times, 4/16/12]
o Headline: “In Senate, Republicans Block Debate on ‘Buffett Rule’” [New York Times, 4/16/12]
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V/O: That’s what the Koch Brothers and big corporate interests wanted.
GFX: Kelly Ayotte Voted up to 90% with the Koch Brothers AFP Scorecard
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AYOTTE VOTED WITH THE KOCH BROTHERS 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME DURING HER FIRST FOUR YEARS IN WASHINGTON
Ayotte Voted With The Koch Brothers 90% Of The Time From 2011-2014:
? For The 113th Congress, Kelly Ayotte Had A Score Of 90% On The Americans For Prosperity Legislative Scorecard. Ayotte voted with AFP on 18 out of 20 scored votes in the 113th Congress. [AFP Scorecard, Accessed 8/29/15]
? For The 112th Congress, Kelly Ayotte Had A Score Of 89% On The Americans For Prosperity Legislative Scorecard. Ayotte voted with AFP on 31 out of 35 scored votes in the 112th Congress. [AFP Scorecard, Accessed 8/29/15]
THE KOCH BROTHERS WERE BILLIONAIRE OIL MOGULS
Bloomberg: “Oil’s Rise Pushed The Combined Net Worth” Of The Koch Brothers “To $100 Billion.” “Oil’s rise pushed the combined net worth of Charles and David Koch, the billionaire brothers who run Wichita, Kansas-based Koch Industries Inc., to $100 billion as the commodity headed for its biggest two-week rally since March 1998.” [Bloomberg, 2/6/15]
? Headline: “Koch Brothers Worth $100 Billion Lead Oil Moguls On The Rise” [Bloomberg, 2/6/15]
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V/O: They’re spending millions supporting Ayotte.
GFX: Kelly Ayotte Big corporate special interests “….about $15 million backing Ayotte…” WMUR, 7/11/16
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OUTSIDE GROUPS HAVE SPENT $15 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF AYOTTE, INCLUDING MILLIONS FROM CORPORATE SPECIAL INTERESTS
WMUR: Outside Groups Spent “About $15 Million Backing Ayotte And Criticizing Hassan.” “The new buy will bring to about $24 million the amount of spending by outside groups on the New Hampshire Senate race, which is one of the most closely-contested and closely-watched campaigns in the country and could determine which party controls the Senate in 2017. Pro-Republican groups so far have spent about $15 million backing Ayotte and criticizing Hassan.” [WMUR, 7/11/16]
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Spent Nearly $2 Million In Support Of Ayotte’s Re-Election. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has spent $350,150 in support of Ayotte and $1,560,150 against Maggie Hassan during the 2016 election cycle. [Center for Responsive Politics, Accessed 8/9/16]
U.S. News & World Report: USCOC Was A “Powerfully Lobbying And Campaign Machine That Pursues A Fairly Narrow Special-Interest Agenda Mostly For “Legacy Industries […] Like Banking And Fossil Fuels.” “Founded in 1912, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been shaped by its CEO Tom Donohue into a powerful lobbying and campaigning machine that pursues a fairly narrow special-interest agenda. It’s now the largest lobbying organization in the U.S. (ranked by budget). It mostly represents the interests of a handful of so-called “legacy industries” – industries like tobacco, banking and fossil fuels which have been around for generations and learned how to parley their earnings into political influence. The Chamber seeks favorable treatment for them, for example, through trade negotiations, tax treatment, regulations and judicial rulings.” [U.S. News & World Report, 10/22/15]
? U.S. News & World Report: Chamber Of Commerce’s Funding Came From “A Small Number Of Companies And Industries And Is Used To Advance A Relatively Narrow Special-Interest Agenda.” “Mention the Chamber of Commerce, and most people think of a benign organization comprised mostly of small business owners who meet for networking and mutual support in local chapters across the U.S. But today’s Chamber is anything but that, according to Alyssa Katz’s extensive research, recently published as ‘The Influence Machine.’ […] Indeed, the ‘entire business model of the U.S. Chamber is premised on providing secret support for lobbying and campaigns,’ says Katz. The Chamber ‘fights regulations on behalf of companies that don’t want to be publicly associated’ with the positions they are advocating. […] Katz and others report that most of the Chamber’s funding comes from a small number of companies and industries and is used to advance a relatively narrow special-interest agenda.” [U.S. News & World Report, 10/22/15]
AFP Spent At Least $1.2 Million Against Hassan. “The New Hampshire chapter of Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH) will launch a major new piece of the effort to hold Governor Hassan accountable for new tax and spending hikes she wants to implement, and press for a more sensible state budget. The ad asks viewers to call Hassan’s office and tell her New Hampshire can’t afford more tax hikes. The $1.2 million buy launches August 10 and will run for several weeks on broadcast and cable.” [Americans for Prosperity, Press Release, 8/10/15]
? Politico: Americans For Prosperity Was “The Main Political Arm” Of The Koch Brothers. “The Koch brothers’ main political arm intends to spend more than $125 million this year on an aggressive ground, air and data operation benefiting conservatives, according to a memo distributed to major donors and sources familiar with the group. The projected budget for Americans for Prosperity would be unprecedented for a private political group in a midterm, and would likely rival even the spending of the Republican and Democratic parties’ congressional campaign arms.” [Politico, 5/9/14]
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V/O: Kelly Ayotte’s not working for us.
GFX: Kelly Ayotte She’s Not Working for Us.
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