Gilchrest Too Liberal For Too Long

Washington - Today, the Club for Growth PAC is releasing a $250,000 ad buy on broadcast television and radio throughout Maryland’s First Congressional District (viewable here).

Entitled “Too Long,” the ad tells voters just how liberal Wayne Gilchrest’s record is. Over his eighteen years in Congress, Gilchrest has only gotten more liberal over time. Just this year, Gilchrest voted to raise taxes by billions, voting for the overbloated farm bill and the energy bill, both of which contained billion-dollar tax increases. Gilchrest also voted for hundreds of pork projects, including Alaska’s notorious “Bridge to Nowhere,” and voted to raise his own pay seven times. Finally, Gilchrest beat his own liberal record this past year, voting with Nancy Pelosi more often than any other Republican in Congress, according to Congressional Quarterly.

“When Wayne Gilchrest is voting with Nancy Pelosi more often than any other Republican, it’s clear that he has been in Congress too long,” said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. “Maryland Republicans deserve a consistent economic conservative like Andy Harris, not a left-wing politician who grows increasingly out of touch with his constituents with each passing year.”

The script is below; documentation is attached:

TV: 30: “Too Long”
After eighteen years in Washington, look at Wayne Gilchrest’s record
He voted to raise taxes by billions
Voted for hundreds of wasteful pork projects like Alaska’s Bridge to Nowhere
Gilchrest voted to raise his own pay seven times
And last year, he broke his own liberal record, voting with Nancy Pelosi more often than any other Republican
Wayne Gilchrest; too liberal for too long
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