Posted on 04/07/2015 5:50:39 AM PDT by cotton1706
A group with ties to House Speaker John Boehner is rewarding loyal House Republicans.
American Action Network, a political nonprofit, announced Monday that it was investing $1.8 million on advertising to boost 76 House Republicans who voted in favor of GOP leadership's $3.8 trillion budget plan for fiscal 2016. The group also is funding television, radio, digital and direct-mail spots to benefit House Republicans who backed leadership's bipartisan proposal to change Medicare and pay more public money to doctors who treat seniors.
"Americans ready for leadership in Washington can look no further than Members of Congress who voted to balance the budget, strengthen Medicare for seniors, and fix the SGR mess once and for all," AAN President Mike Shields said in a statement. "We want constituents around the country to know that their Member of Congress demonstrated real leadership here."
American Action Network is affiliated with Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC that spends money on House races and is allied with Boehner. For the first time since launching in 2010, American Action Network has moved aggressively to counter conservative House Republicans who disagreed with Boehner's spending priorities. For instance, the group advertised against House Republicans who voted against leadership's plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
These actions have positioned AAN as a counterweight to Tea Party Republicans and the outside groups that support them.
American Action Network does not dispute its intention to play that role. But neither is the group making strategic decisions based on factional divisions among House Republicans.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Tell me how this is NOT corruption...
It’s the same old thing. “Defy us, and get destroyed. Go along with us, and get rewarded, reelected, committee assignments, etc.”
It’s the same old thing.
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Yep, party is never going to change. The “status quo” culture is too deeply ingrained for it to ever be reformed. In 2016 nothing will be different. The GOP is a lost cause.
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