Congressman Blunt Fails to Stand Up to Wall St.

Congressman Blunt Concedes That He Has Failed To Stand Up Against Wall Street During His 14-Year Washington Record

Congressman Blunt Digs Back 20 Years to Find Evidence of Standing Up for Missourians

"Long Ago" is not the same as "A Long Record"

After weeks of trying to rewrite his record when it comes to being a key architect of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout, today Congressman Blunt released a new ad where he tried out a new Wall Street talking point. This time, Blunt claims he has a "long record of cracking down on Wall Street abuse." The trouble is, the only evidence Blunt has of that "long record" is one citation...from twenty years ago.

Congressman Blunt's Washington record of waste, corruption and sticking it to the middle class won't resonate with Missourians, so he's worked hard to talk about anything other than his time in Congress -- repeatedly digging back decades for help. In fact, this is the second television ad where Blunt has struggled to distract from his record in office. In his briefly-aired first television ad, Congressman Blunt reached back decades into his past to talk about his short-lived careers outside of elected office, and failed to even mention he's been a member of Congress for the past 14 years.

"Congressman Blunt's 14-year Washington record on Wall Street is undeniable: deregulate the banks, bail them out with $700 billion of taxpayer money, oppose reining in their risky practices, and then rake in over $1.6 million in Wall Street cash," said Linden Zakula, a Carnahan campaign spokesperson. "How can Congressman Blunt ask the people of Missouri for a promotion when he can't even find one piece of evidence from his 14-year Washington record to demonstrate he will stand up against Wall Street and corporate special interests?"

At the very same time Congressman Blunt was in Washington twisting arms to pass the $700 billion Wall Street bailout, Robin was here in Missouri fighting for consumers and getting back more than $10 billion for wronged investors. [Gannett, 10/2/08; HR 3997, Vote #674, 9/29/08; HR 1424, Vote #681, 10/3/08; St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 8/19/08]