Dear Steve,<\/span><\/p>\n Bill asked me to send you information to set the facts straight about the lies in the TV attack ads that Congresswoman Biggert and her allies have been broadcasting against him. Unfortunately these false attack ads have become a standard part of the Republican playbook: when you don\u2019t have the facts on your side, make up new facts and broadcast them on TV.<\/span><\/p>\n This strategy started with the \u201cSwift Boat\u201d attacks on John Kerry. Republicans knew that John Kerry was a war hero and that George Bush had avoided combat.\u00a0So to defend against this vulnerability, they put millions of dollars of outside spending onto TV attack ads that were outright lies. They won this way, so they kept it up.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n In our race, Congresswoman Biggert and her allies know that Bill Foster started a manufacturing company with his brother that employs more than 600 people with good jobs, with good pay and benefits \u2013 and that they kept those jobs in the Midwest. And they know that Congresswoman Biggert voted for policies that decimated U.S. manufacturing and created the worst business conditions since the Great Depression.\u00a0So to defend against this vulnerability, they are on TV lying again.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n They also know Bill cast one of his first votes in Congress for the strongest ethics reform in a generation \u2013 and they know that Congresswoman Biggert voted against it. They know that Bill maintained the highest ethical standards in Congress, including selling the vast majority of his assets before entering Congress, precisely to avoid the sort of ethical concerns that have plagued long-term members of Congress like Judy Biggert. They also know that Congresswoman Biggert has serious ethical concerns that have been highlighted by the Sunlight Foundation and others, and that she cast votes supporting a federal project with a company she owned stock in.\u00a0So to defend against Biggert\u2019s vulnerability on ethics issues, they ran an ad attacking Bill that was so false that some TV stations won\u2019t even air it.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The facts are simple. After 30 years in politics, Congresswoman Biggert is so desperate to hold onto her position in Washington that she no longer cares about either her reputation as a public servant or the people she is supposed to represent.<\/p>\n Congresswoman Biggert is on the wrong side of many issues with the people of the Illinois 11th<\/sup>\u00a0district, and she knows it.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0She voted against the DREAM Act and she voted to privatize Social Security. She voted for a budget that raises taxes on the middle class in order to increase military spending and to provide new tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. She voted to raise her congressional pay 9 times while still collecting her taxpayer funded pension from Springfield. When she retires, she will get taxpayer-subsidized healthcare for life \u2013 yet she voted against Obamacare and voted to end Medicare\u2019s guaranteed benefit.<\/p>\n One thing is clear. The facts don\u2019t work for Congresswoman Biggert \u2013 so she is making up her own.\u00a0Check out our new Fact Check site<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0about Biggert’s false attack ads and help spread the word to your friends and family.<\/p>\n There is too much at stake this year to sit back.<\/p>\n Thanks,<\/p>\n -p-<\/span><\/p>\n —
\nPatrick Brown
\nCampaign Manager
\nBill Foster for Congress (IL-11)
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