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Published Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 | 5:20 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 | 5:49 p.m.
The National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting Democratic Rep. Dina Titus with a series of robocalls, criticizing her for accepting campaign contributions from Reps. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).
GOP operatives hope the telephone blast will give Republican opponent Joe Heck a boost in the close 3rd Congressional District race, considered one of the hottest House battles in the nation.
"Hello, I’m calling from the National Republican Congressional Committee with an important message about corruption in Washington," a recorded voice will tell select Nevadans over the telephone today. "Congresswoman Dina Titus took $17,000 in campaign cash from Charlie Rangel and Maxine Waters who both face trial with the Ethics Committee for numerous alleged violations."
Rangel is accused of accepting campaign contributions from people and companies with business before his House committee, while Waters is under investigation on charges she used her influence to help a bank in which her husband had a financial interest.
Titus received $15,000 in campaign contributions from Rangel and his political action committee over the past two years and $2,000 from Waters.
Titus returned $1,000 that Rangel donated this year, according to spokesman Andrew Stoddard.
"Given the fact that the ethics committee found that Congressman Rangel broke House rules, Congresswoman Titus felt it was appropriate to return the money," Stoddard said.
Stoddard said money donated in previous years already was spent and therefore was not returned.
Democrats accused the GOP of hypocrisy in calling out Titus. Heck, they pointed out, has received significant donations from Republican Sen. John Ensign, who is under federal and Senate investigation after a sex scandal.
Ensign's Battle Born political action committee donated $10,000 to Heck's campaign in December. Mike and Sharon Ensign, the senator's parents, each contributed $9,600 to Heck's campaign in March, campaign finance disclosure reports show.
The Heck campaign declined comment.
So Heck's made well over $1,000,000 in government contracts, then attacks Dina Titus for teaching at UNLV? Heck proudly takes money from Ensign, then attacks Titus for taking a donation from Rangel that was just returned? Heck takes millions of dollars from the insurance industry and Wall Street titans, then attacks Titus for "cozying up to special interests"? Joe Heck is such a hypocrite!
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Dina Titus's office staff(Sarah Cohen)is a mirror image of John Ensigns office staff. When a Nevadan needs help and requests constituent service from Rep. Titus, no help arrives, emails are ignored, AND a less than honest game beneath the dignity of their office begins. If an elected official will not honor their pledge to help constituents. . . then what good is that elected official? I see no difference between Reid, Ensign, Titus, they take money from big corporations and dare not bite the hand that feeds them. Titus, Reid, Ensign, are FOR SALE to the highest bidder and a very big part of of what is wrong with our country today. Where, oh where, is the help Rep. Dina Titus? PRupp B125 SP NV 89047
My fellow Americans: Let us not be impressed with insiders who claim that they are going to reform the Washington "culture of corruption", because that as we know is impossible. Rather let us vote for non incumbants, non insiders who can help us take back our government, one vote at a time. Don't be influeced by rhetoric. The insiders have had their chance at the "power wheel", now let's give the "novices" a chance. How much worse could they be? And most importantly:
LET'S REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER!
Dr. Heck has also served his country in war. He's been a successful physician and businessman. Dina Titus? Well she's known for voting for a billion dollar tax increase on her own constituents then graduating to the big leagues where she gleefully endorsed a cap and trade bill that would have doubled our energy prices and left seniors living in hot sweltering homes in the desert because they won't be able to pay the extortionary rates that would be the result. If you want $5.00 a gallon gas, $500 a month electric bills and the IRS raiding your bank account because you don't have "government approved" health insurance by all means vote for Dina Taxus. She's been making her living on the taxpayer's dime ever since she set foot in this state.
And what's Dina's answer to the energy crisis? We want to put a windmill in your back yard.....Bwah...ha ha ha ha.
Kick #@$ to the curb. She is a worthless wench.
http://www.uscfile.org/ Is this what Reid want
Ensign has a battle born action commitee??? Just how much money does he and his parents have? The parents recently paid off, to the toon of $97,000 to the husband of his latest mistress. NOW they are giving more money away? AGAIN???? Where is this money coming from, the Mexican Drug Cartel? Just a question.
What the heck?! They all suck.
Get rid of Dina Titus. After her ill-advise vote for Government Takeover of Health Care I've been done with her and Shelly Berkley. Like most Democrats, just hypicrital, corrupt and arrogant politicials NOT listening to her constieunents. Now she wants you to forget. We deserve better in Nevada. Let's fire Ms. Titus in November!
Heck took much more money from those dirty Ensigns !!!! Give it back joe !!!
Did I read a Doctor, Military Man/Woman, Businessman/woman...
Dina you are not any of the above. Time for you to go to the curb is right! Dina is a pawn for Obama, Reid and Pelosi. Nevada needs better and Dr. Joe Heck can get it done. Anyway who could be worse? Dina the tax and spend fanatic!
Good luck in November Dina your gonna need it!
Yes, I suppose calling Heck a pathetic little man is "name calling"... LOL -
Dina has done more for women in the military than any other representative. You MEN should be ashamed of yourselves for not supporting women who are fighting for your freedoms. Yes, I guess that is pathetic also -
Thank you Dina for all you've done!!
Amen, Jenlv.
I also support Dina for all she has done.
Because she has convinced me that she looks out for and cares for retired military veterans in Nevada also. To which I am a part of.
Mr. Heck don't show me anything. All he shows me is the totally power mad, money hungry and glory seeker type candidates that the Republican Party seems to welcome into its folds all the time.
Dina Titus.
Say what you want about her politics, but IMO she is a GENUINELY DECENT HUMAN BEING. she CARES ABOUT YOU AND YOURS.
Joe Heck???
He cares about getting himself elected. To SOMETHING. ANYTHING. "Can't I play now??? Is it my turn yet??? Gimme!!! My turn!!! I wanna be a politician too!!!
Joe Heck...
Another NUTTY Republican, outside the mainstream.
They're all crooks. They're all dirty. None can be trusted with our future.