Democratic group in new ads charges Heller puts donors over constituents
End Citizens United, a Democratic Party-friendly group focused on campaign finance reform, has begun airing two new ads charging Sen. Dean Heller with voting to please his political donors rather than his constituents.
One ad said that Heller has taken $220,000 from the pharmaceutical industry through the end of last month and cited his vote against legislation in 2007 that would have allowed the federal government to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices.
The other ad said Heller had taken $100,000 from “predatory lenders” and had “tried to shut down” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Heller, and most Republicans, argue needs to be restructured to make the agency more accountable to Congress.
“Senator Dean Heller is a top destination for corporate special interests and mega-donors looking to buy influence in the Senate,” ECU President Tiffany Muller said in a statement. “He’s taken money from big money special interests like the pharmaceutical and payday loan industries, and worked for them in the Senate. He has voted for legislation that protects his donors’ interests, and Nevadans are paying the price.”
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