Carnahan says Blunt was changed by Washington

From U.S. Senate Candidate Robin Carnahan (D):

It's pretty clear that there are two types of folks in Congress...those who get changed by Washington and those who work to bring change to Washington. In this year's US Senate race in Missouri, it's not hard to figure out which course my likely opponent, Congressman Roy Blunt, has chosen during his 13 years in Washington.

I was shocked when I read in a USA Today report that Congressman Blunt took $310,534 from lobbyists last year--more money than any other member of Congress. And in return he's pushed through sweetheart deals and wasteful earmarks worth millions.

Even worse, he also took $608,482 from the insurance industry. And Congressman Blunt has now has pledged to repeal recently passed health care reforms in order to let insurance companies go back to their worst abuses like denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions.

Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, I learned that he's taken $1,233,532 from the banking and investment industries. Then just the other day, the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Richard Shelby, told a ballroom of bankers that if they wanted to stop Wall Street reform and consumer protections, they should each kick in $10,000 to Blunt's senate campaign. Why? Because Blunt's the guy they can count on to block any type of reform!...

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