March 09, 2006
Burns Airs New Commercial: I Like Pork, And So Should MTans...
A day after Jack Abramoff was revealed as saying this: "Every appropriation we wanted [from Burns's committee] we got. Our staffs were as close as they could be. They practically used Signatures as their cafeteria. I mean, it's a little difficult for him to run from that record."
Burns' Senate re-election campaign is releasing a new television ad that makes just about the same point: Burns is good about shaking money out of Congress.Here's the script:
ANNCR: Three-point seven percent.
That was Montana's unemployment rate in December. It is the lowest ever-and 21% below the national average. Senator Conrad Burns has brought over $2 billion dollars in federal funds to Montana --- to strengthen our economy and create good paying jobs.Conrad's work is paying off with....nearly $80 million dollars for road construction secured in 2005 --- protecting and creating thousands of jobs. $78 million secured in 2005 Highway Bill.
$15 million dollars for bio-diesel and bio-product development --- vital for Eastern Montana's economic future. Tens of millions for research and universities- to bring biomedical firms with good paying jobs.
More than $69 million in federal money for research to Montana universities.
And Senator Burns is a pioneer in distance learning and telemedicine…bringing high-tech companies to Montana—with high-speed Internet-and hundreds of new, good jobs. With his experience and seniority—no one is doing more to create a future of opportunities than Senator Conrad Burns.
CB: I'm Conrad Burns and I approved this message.
Posted at 11:37 AM
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Burns didn't get those highway $, Baucus did, as Ranking on the T&I EPW Subcommittee and Ranking on Finance.
SC | 03.09.06 12:51 PM
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