New $1.5 Million Campaign Targeting 15 'YES' Votes on House Health Care Reform Bill

New $1.5 Million Campaign Targeting 15 'YES' Votes on House Health Care Reform
Bill

Television Ads and Phone Calls Begin Today -- Senators Beware!!!

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the 60 Plus
Association announced a new $1.5 million campaign against 15 targeted House
Members who did not stand up for seniors and voted with Speaker Nancy Pelosi
to cut $400 billion from Medicare on Saturday.

The campaign targets 15 Members who chose to ignore the best health care
policy interests of seniors and their district by voting "Yes" with Speaker
Nancy Pelosi. Full list of targets is outlined below.

The targeted television ads feature seniors from each district telling their
Member why voting for this bill is bad for them and how they feel betrayed.
You can see the North Dakota version of the ad at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN5NT5_O9Is.

"This bill adds hundreds of entitlements and only cuts one -- Medicare. By
voting 'yes' these Members betrayed seniors and the best interests of their
district," said Jim Martin, President of 60 Plus. "I hope the Senators in
these states take note of the senior anger while they are deciding how to vote
on this important legislation."

Phone calls featuring also began in each district this week. The phone calls
urge seniors to call their Congressman and tell them they feel betrayed.

The script for the television ad entitled "How Could You?" North Dakota
version is below.

"I have a warning for Congress. There is a senior citizen tsunami flooding
towards the halls of Congress, unless it subsides, they can expect their
offices to be flooded with angry voices" continued Jim Martin.

TV Ad Targets:
AR-02 Snyder
IN-02 Donnelly
IN-08 Ellsworth
IN-09 Hill
ND-AL Pomeroy
NV-03 Titus
VA-05 Perriello
VA-11 Connolly

Phone Targets:
AR-01 Berry
AR-02 Snyder
FL-22 Klein
IN-02 Donnelly
IN-08 Ellsworth
IN-09 Hill
ME-02 Michaud
NC-02 Etheridge
NH-02 Hodes
ND-AL Pomeroy
NV-03 Titus
PA-03 Dahlkemper
PA-10 Carney
VA-05 Perriello
VA-11 Connelly

HEALTH CARE SIXTY PLUS TV:30 - "HOW COULD YOU?" North Dakota

VIDEO AUDIO

ANNCR:
Graphics/Headlines/Cites ------
The House passed a 2000 page health
care bill that:

Cuts Medicare $400 Billion;
Raises taxes on small business
killing jobs;
And makes insurance you have cost
more.

SENIOR 1:
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Bobbie Westbee, Bismarck Earl Pomeroy voted FOR this bill.
How can we saddle our children and
grandchildren with these huge
budget deficits?

Senior talking to camera
Earl Pomeroy Pix and Graphics
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Warren DeKrey, Bismarck SENIOR 2:
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And I don't want the government
choosing my doctor

SENIOR 1:
Senior talking to camera ---------
Graphic: Photo Pomeroy. Call or telling me that I can't have the
Congressman 701-224-0355 tests I need.
www.60Plus.org
Congressman Pomeroy: You've betrayed
us by voting to cut $500 Billion
from Medicare.

Senior 2:
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North Dakota seniors won't forget.
Paid For By 60 Plus Association

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The 60 Plus Association is a 17-year-old nonpartisan organization working for
death tax repeal, saving Social Security, affordable prescription drugs,
lowering energy costs and other issues featuring a less government, less taxes
approach. 60 Plus calls on support from nearly 5.5 million citizen activists.
60 Plus publishes a magazine, SENIOR VOICE, and a Scorecard, bestowing awards
on lawmakers of both parties who vote "pro-senior." 60 Plus has been called,
"an increasingly influential senior citizen's group" and since 1992 "the
conservative alternative to the AARP."

SOURCE The 60 Plus Association

Carl Forti, +1-703-535-3390, cforti@blackrockgrp.com, for The 60 Plus
Association