Election Central: Two New Political Ads Appear
by July 16, 2014 6:47 pm 89 views
From the Election Central campaign trail, here are today’s political headlines captured in our daily brief. KATV’s Janelle Lilley reports on two new political ads, some news from the country’s capitol and a call to stop soldiers in combat from getting canned.
COTTON MAKES COMBAT CALL
Representative Tom Cotton has called on the U.S. Senate to pass a law that stops soldiers from being given notice while they’re serving in combat zones.
Cotton called the practice “deplorable” and blamed the Obama administration, but according to an article in The Hill, military leaders say the troop cuts are due to defense budget cuts made by Congress and the wind-down in Iraq and Afghanistan forces.
DEMOCRATS LAUNCH AD ON COTTON
The Democratic Party of Arkansas dropped a new ad today attacking GOP Congressman Tom Cotton.
The six-figure ad buy attacks Cotton for skipping the Pink Tomato Festival this year – an event historically attended by most candidates.
From the ad:
“Date: June 16th. Location: Saint Regis Resort, California. Tom Cotton and the world’s richest billionaires secretly gather to make deals. They spent millions to elect Tom Cotton and Cotton supports their agenda.”
The Cotton campaign responded to the new ad saying:
“The DPA must be forgetting it was Senator Pryor who voted for the Wall Street bailout, bailing out millionaires and billionaires and leaving Arkansas taxpayers holding the bag. Meanwhile, Senator Pryor’s votes have driven up the cost of living for working Arkansans on everything from healthcare to gasoline to electricity rates. It is Tom Cotton who will work to stop the harmful Obama agenda and fight for Arkansans.”
ASA’S NEW AD
Republican gubernatorial nominee Asa Hutchinson also released a new ad today, calling for an increase in global trade markets to Arkansas farmers.
From the ad:
“…whether its rice, wheat or poultry, I want to keep Arkansas business open to the world. It’s the best way to keep our economy open and create jobs.”
HIGHWAY FUNDING VOTE
Finally, a big vote at the U.S. House of Representatives — all four Arkansas Congressmen voted in favor of a $10.8 billion highway bill. The legislation would keep the current highway funding in place through May 2015. It would also add extra highway dollars for the next ten months by taking funding from other sources for the next 10 years.