And now for some non-budget news

by: lpackard

Mon Oct 01, 2007 at 14:07:50 PM EDT

The DCCC's "Putting Children First" campaign kicks off today with radio ads, robo calls, and e-mails. The radio ads began airing during drive time on Monday afternoon.  The initial ad buy is for one week. And two of the eight targets are Representatives Walberg and Knollenberg, here in Michigan.

Read more here (Chicago Tribune) and here (DCCC). Text of the ads and robocalls below the fold.

Contact your representative to urge them to override the President's veto and insure Michigan children.

Text of the Ad, "Simple Choice," Against Kuhl and Walberg Follows
"Nearly 700,000 children here in New York risk losing their affordable, quality health insurance, while Congressman Randy Kuhl receives his health care at taxpayers' expense.

"With the State Children's Health Insurance Program - SCHIP - set to expire, Congressman Kuhl has a choice to make.

"Continue to stand with President Bush or with American children.

"SCHIP will expand health care coverage for nearly 10 million children, and is funded by a 61 cent increase in the tobacco tax.

"Congress and 49 governors from across the country support SCHIP.

"Yet President Bush threatens to veto it SCHIP and Congressman Kuhl stands with him -instead of kids.

"Congressman Kuhl has a simple choice: give 10 million children the health care they need or turn his back on those children.

"Call Congressman Kuhl [Walberg] and tell him to stand with kids, NOT George Bush."

Disclaimer:
Paid for by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, www.dccc.org. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is responsible for the content of this advertising.

Robo Calls
In addition to radio ads, the automated calls will made in each of the targeted districts (with the exception of NJ-03) encouraging constituents to call their Republican Member and support children's health care. Lisa Matzenbach, a mother of a chronically ill child on SCHIP, recorded the calls. Lisa and her daughter live in Joe Knollenberg's district. The text of the call follows:

"I am Lisa Matzenbach calling on behalf of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

"My daughter, Liane, has a chronic illness. Even though I work full time, I can't afford her care without SCHIP - the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

"Congress recently passed legislation to provide SCHIP health care to over 10 million uninsured American children.

"But, Congressman Joe Knollenberg and President Bush are against providing more than 118,500 Michigan children access to the health care they desperately deserve.

"Please call Joe Knollenberg at (248) 851-1366 and tell him it's time he put our children first."