The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee's (NRCC) September filings are detailing fundraising and campaign spending for August.
The DCCC reported $5,102,876.08 in receipts, with $53,967,367.68 cash on hand at the end of August, while the NRCC reported $3,444,445.72 in receipts, with $14,387,928.49 cash remaining at the end of the month.
In their filings, neither party's congressional committee reported any itemized disbursements, independent expenditures or itemized coordinated expenditures for August that were explicitly allocated to Minnesota's First.
On another note, both Walz television ads continue to air on broadcast and cable. Brian Davis's only ad so far was for the September 9 primary--now ten days back. Perhaps leading cheers at a rally and sitting three rows back in Blaine will do the trick.
Meanwhile, maybe Davis should be back in the First, "clarifying" the language on his website. The Mankato Free Press reported:
Rep. Tim Walz's campaign assembled a handful of local Democrats Thursday to attack challenger Brian Davis' statements on Medicare.
Their refrain: Davis wants to weaken Medicare, and Walz wants to protect it.
The fodder: a statement on Davis' campaign Web site.
In full, it reads, " We need to address Social Security and Medicare and the burden they place on the American job creator." The comment appears in a section dedicated to job creation.
This, state Rep. Ruth Johnson said in a press release, " sounds like Dr. Davis plans to cut Medicare."
Davis, a Mayo Clinic physician, called that a mischaracterization, saying he wants to maintain or increase Medicare coverage while keeping the price stable or lowering it.
He did acknowledged the passage on his Web site could use some clarification. Medicare's future is important, a pair of local seniors at the press event said.
Joan Cattrysse and Sally Coomes, both Walz volunteers, said they rely on the federal program to keep health-care affordable. Congress has addressed Medicare several times during the past few years.
In early 2007, Walz voted for a bill requiring the federal government to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices. It failed to pass the Senate.
Wynn Kearney, a Mankato orthopedic surgeon, said the bill instead forbids the government from such negotiations, effectively raising drug prices.
Earlier this year, Walz voted to reverse a decision to cut the rate at which Medicare reimburses physicians by 10.6 percent. Such a cut may have discouraged doctors from participating in the program. . . .
"Clarification"? This guy may not have a been a career politician, but he's certainly made a quick study to become one.
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