NEW: Dems Say Candidate Doherty is in “lockstep” with Far-Right Agenda
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The state Democratic Party is ramping up its criticism of Republican Congressional candidate Brendan Doherty, who is bringing in Texas Republican Congressman Pete Sessions to Rhode Island to raise money for his campaign.
In a press release sent this morning, the Party called Sessions "one of the biggest cheerleaders for the radical Republican agenda in Congress." The release points to a Sessions' bill that would privatize Social Security and a comment in which he said he failed to understand the problem with insurance companies charging women higher premiums than men.
“It is extremely telling that Brendan Doherty would welcome support from the same Washington Republicans whose policies have devastated the middle-class,” said Rhode Island Democratic Party Chairman Ed Pacheco. "For all his talk of bipartisanship, Doherty’s plan to end the capital gains tax, slash taxes on big corporations, and change Social Security benefits for anyone age 52 and younger puts him in lockstep with the far-right Republicans in Congress. And the last thing Rhode Islanders need is another vote for their agenda.”
