CFG Action Montana Launches New TV Ad Comparing Sen. Tester to Barack Obama
Washington, DC – Today, CFG Action Montana launched a new ad as part of its additional $400,000 television buy in Montana. To date, CFG Action Montana has spent $1 million on a TV campaign highlighting Sen. Tester’s dishonest and liberal Washington record. The ad will run on broadcast, cable, and satellite TV.
Entitled “Twins,” the ad continues to highlight the many ways Sen. Tester has “gone Washington” over his 12 years in D.C. Sen. Tester repeated the same lies uttered by President Obama on Obamacare: “Well, let me be clear, if you like your plan, you get to keep it.” As a result of Sen. Tester’s support for Obamacare, 26,000 people in Montana lost their health care plans.
This ad is the third in a series of ads that use video clips of Tester to use his own words against him. Watch the ad here:
“Sen. Tester says one thing in Montana, and does something entirely different in Washington D.C.,” said CFG Action Montana President David McIntosh. “Over his 12 years in Washington, Sen. Tester has betrayed the people of Montana countless times, including nine votes against repealing Obamacare. Montana deserves better than two-faced Jon Tester.”
Script
- In Montana, people expect you to tell the truth.
- But Barack Obama didn’t.
- Pres. Obama: If you like your plan, you’ll be able to keep it.
- Neither did Jon Tester.
- Sen. Tester: Well, let me be clear, if you like your plan, you get to keep it.
- Tester voted for Obamacare. Nine times he voted against repealing it.
- And 26,000 people here in Montana have had their health plans canceled.
- Sen. Tester: Well, let me be clear, if you like your plan, you get to keep it.
- Jon Tester, he’s gone Washington.
- CFG Action Montana is responsible for the content of this advertising.
Background
- Sen. Jon Tester:” If you like your plan, you get to keep it.” (C-Span, 12/21/2009)
- Sen. Tester voted for Obamacare: (US Senate Roll Call #396, 12/24/2009)
- Sen. Tester voted against repealing Obamacare nine times:
- US Senate Roll Call #9, 2/2/2011
- US Senate Roll Call #46, 3/21/2013; Congress.gov, 3/21/2013
- US Senate Roll Call #51, 3/22/2013
- US Senate Roll Call #69, 3/22/2013; FreedomWorks 2013 Budget Report Card
- US Senate Roll Call #171, 5/5/2015; Congress.gov, 4/29/2015
- US Senate Roll Call #253, 7/26/2015
- US Senate Roll Call #329, 12/3/2015; GovTrack
- US Senate Roll Call #169, 7/26/2017; Congress.gov, 7/25/2017
- US Senate Roll Call #179, 7/28/2017; GovTrack
- 26,000 people in Montana have lost their health plans: “Lindeen’s office estimated that cancellation notices went to policyholders affecting about 26,000 people in Montana.” (Helena Independent Record, 11/15/2013)