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early media coverage of new TV ad 'Promise' from Americans United for Change airing in Boston today... CLICK HERE TO VIEW 'PROMISE'<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtZhvrsBXec> [cid:[email protected]] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/22/scott-brown-ad-new-senato_n_471223.html Scott Brown Ad: New Senator Targeted Over Jobs Bill<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/22/scott-brown-ad-new-senato_n_471223.html> Sam Stein<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/sam-stein> | [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | HuffPost Reporting First Posted: 02-22-10 08:31 AM | Updated: 02-22-10 09:01 AM As the Senate gets ready to consider its jobs bill this week, a group that works closely with Democratic leadership and the Obama White House is working to pressure newly-elected Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) to support the legislation. Americans United for Change targets only the Massachusetts Republican in its newest spot, tilted "Promise." In it, the progressive-leaning organization uses snippets spliced from Brown's victory speech to argue that he would be abandoning early promises of independence from party and lobbyists by voting against the legislation. [cid:[email protected]]<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtZhvrsBXec> The ad is a reflection of how new math dominates the United States Senate. With Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) unable to turn to a united Democratic caucus for the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster, his attention as well as that of issue-advocacy organizations now ventures to the small group of Republican senators who are sometimes willing to buck their party's leaders. Brown told the Huffington Post on Friday that he was still<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/18/scott-brown-not-yet-rulin_n_467666.html> "analyzing" the jobs bill, implying that he remains open to supporting it. But with Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) unable to attend a vote this week due to his recuperation from stomach cancer, Reid will need a second Republican in addition to Brown. In the end, it may be too big a hill to climb, though GOP leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) refused to indicate how Republicans would vote on the legislation. "We need to have amendments and vote on it," he said. An official at Americans United for Change tells the Huffington Post that the ad purchase is "five figures" and will air on cable, "mostly focused on Boston." [cid:[email protected]] http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/02/truth-reconciliation-last-best-chance-for-movement-on-health-care.html What will Sen. Scott Brown do? Pressure is mounting on Brown, R-Mass., with a new TV ad from Americans United for Change playing in Boston -- using his own words and pledges of bipartisanship. "Now it's time for him to vote," the ad states.<http://bit.ly/cRsbVp> "Call Senator Brown. Tell him: Keep your promise to stand with us and create jobs for Massachusetts." [cid:[email protected]] [cid:[email protected]] http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/02/22/2208352.aspx The New York Daily News <http://bit.ly/aHSall> calls the jobs cloture vote today "an early and interesting test" for newly minted Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R). The liberal-leaning group Americans United for Change is attempting to apply "some pressure to Scott Brown with a new TV spot <http://bit.ly/9hwxgB> in Massachusetts tomorrow asking the new Senator if he intends to keep his promise to work for the people back home who need jobs -- or if he'll blindly follow his national party leadership" in an ad called "Promise." It is airing on cable in Boston [today] and Tuesday. [cid:[email protected]] http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/02/22/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry6231203.shtml February 22, 2010 9:42 AM Dems Need at Least Two GOP Votes Today for Jobs Bill Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's slimmed down, $15 billion jobs package faces its first vote later today, and Reid is doing his best to get at least two Republicans to sign on to this version of the legislation after riling some Republicans by scrapping<http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/02/12/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry6202872.shtml> a more bloated bill. The Senate votes today on whether to proceed with Reid's bill, which includes tax breaks for companies that hire unemployed workers and for small businesses that purchase new equipment. It also would renew the Highway Trust Fund and help state and local governments finance large infrastructure projects. Democrats have 59 votes in the Senate, and one Democrat, Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey will miss today's vote<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/20/ap/congress/main6225614.shtml> after learning last week he is suffering from stomach lymphoma. That means the party needs two Republican votes to overcome a filibuster. Reid said on Friday he thinks there is at least a 50-50 chance<http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/82465-reid-good-chance-scott-brown-backs-jobs-bill> that Sen. Scott Brown, the new GOP senator from Massachusetts will support the package. Brown told<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/18/scott-brown-not-yet-rulin_n_467666.html> the Huffington Post on Friday he was "still analyzing" the bill. He is coming under new pressure to support the measure from the labor-backed group Americans United for Change, which is running an ad<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/18/scott-brown-not-yet-rulin_n_467666.html> asking, "Will Scott Brown keep his promise to vote for Mass. jobs, be independent?" Senate Democrats are also turning to their two most moderate Republican colleagues, Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, for support. Snowe has been holding out for extended tax breaks on loans and a plan to give stimulus funds to small businesses, Politico reports<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/33256.html>, while Collins as of Friday wanted a handful of more tax provisions, such as an extended tax credit allowing companies to write off some research and development costs. [cid:[email protected]] February 22, 2010 AUC presses Brown on jobs bill<http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0210/AUC_presses_Brown_on_jobs_bill.html?showall##> http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0210/AUC_presses_Brown_on_jobs_bill.html?showall There are good reasons, in theory, for Scott Brown to make some high profile break with his party -- though hopes on the left that he would do that on, in particular, climate change have so far been dashed. Americans United for Change is up with an ad reminding Brown, who appears newly comfortable with the Republican label, of his campaign image of independence, and making the case that he should vote for jobs legislation. "Tell him: Keep your promise to stand with us and create jobs for Massachusett," says the ad, which is airing in a "five-figure" Boston cable buy, the group says. Brown, who gave a feisty, partisan introduction to Mitt Romney at CPAC last week, has shown no indication of breaking ranks. But Democrats seem to be holding out hope. Posted by Ben Smith 08:43 AM [cid:[email protected]] http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/02/rundown---022210.html Bipartisan push faces twin tests this week By Ben Pershing A debate over bipartisanship that has been largely symbolic thus far becomes more substantive this week, as Senate Republicans weigh whether to back Democrats' jobs bill and both parties head to the White House for a health-care summit. [...] The Washington Post notes<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/21/AR2010022103272.html?hpid=topnews> "Democrats are also targeting newly elected Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), hoping to persuade him to vote for the bill or paint him as a lockstep conservative if he doesn't." The liberal group Americans United for Change is airing a television ad<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtZhvrsBXec> Monday and Tuesday in Massachusetts urging Brown to keep his "promise" to be an independent voice and not take direction from GOP leaders. Roll Call writes<http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_91/news/43393-1.html?ET=rollcall:e6730:80020464a:&st=email> that Reid faces a test of his leadership this week as "the anxiety among Senate Democrats is palpable." Critics of Reid's jobs bill abound. the New York Times reports<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/us/politics/22govs.html> that "governors said Sunday that they still needed assistance from the federal government but urged Congress to focus more on creating jobs in the private sector." And The Hill writes<http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/82537-left-blasts-reids-15-billion-jobs-bill-as-puny> that "unions and liberal groups have dismissed Sen. Harry Reid's $15 billion jobs bill as 'puny' while calling for larger stimulus measures." By Ben Pershing | February 22, 2010; 8:00 AM ET [cid:[email protected]] The Plum Line<http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com>Greg Sargent's blog http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/political-media/the-morning-plum-74/ * Scott Brown's first big test: Americans United for Change goes up with a new spot in Massachusetts challenging Brown to live up to his promises of independence by voting for the Senate jobs bill this week<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/21/AR2010022103272.html>: [cid:[email protected]] http://www.politico.com/morningmoney/0210/morningmoney88.html NEW AD PRESSURES BROWN ON JOBS: Americans United for Change is up with a new "five-figure" ad buy on Boston cable today and Tuesday pressuring Sen. Scott Brown to support the jobs bill in the Senate. Tom McMahon, Acting Executive Director of the group: "Will Sen. Brown buck his GOP leaders that have been huddling with lobbyists to block the bill or will he show his independence and vote to put the people of Massachusetts back to work?" SEE THE AD<http://bit.ly/9hwxgB%20> [cid:[email protected]] http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/82609-group-takes-aim-at-scott-brown-on-jobs-bill Group takes aim at Scott Brown on jobs bill By Michael O'Brien - 02/22/10 09:12 AM ET A liberal group went on the offensive against new Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) on Monday, seeking to pressure him into supporting a jobs bill before the Senate. Americans United for Change released a television ad in the Boston area this morning featuring clips of Brown stressing his independence, saying that the newly-sworn-in senator should keep that promise by independence by voting for the $15 billion jobs bill facing a procedural vote today. The ad follows a formula that many groups may pursue against Brown over the next two years, until he has to seek reelection in 2012. Having scored an unlikely Republican victory in heavily-Democratic Massachusetts, Brown is seen as a possible supporter of some Democratic priorities as a way to burnish his centrist credentials. "Today, Sen. Brown will have his chance to cast an important vote on legislation that would put Americans back to work," said Americans United for Change acting executive director Tom McMahon. "Will Sen. Brown buck his GOP leaders that have been huddling with lobbyists to block the bill or will he show his independence and vote to put the people of Massachusetts back to work?" Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said this weekend that there's a good chance Brown will support<http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/82465-reid-good-chance-scott-brown-backs-jobs-bill> the jobs bill, while Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said that many Republicans -- not just brown -- "may well" support the package<http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/82521-mcconnell-says-many-republicans-may-well-back-jobs-bill>. Watch a video of the ad below: [cid:[email protected]] Ads push Scott Brown on jobs By JAMES HOHMANN <http://www.politico.com/reporters/JamesHohmann.html> | 2/22/10 9:39 AM EST http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/33274.html A liberal group is running an ad in Massachusetts in an effort to pressure Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) to back the Democrats' jobs bill and follow through on his campaign pledge to work across the aisle. The 30-second spot<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtZhvrsBXec>, with grainy footage from Brown's election night victory speech, will run Monday and Tuesday on cable news in Boston. Americans United for Change, a liberal coalition, announced Monday morning that they've made a five-figure buy, meaning that they'll spend at least $10,000. "Today, Sen. Brown will have his chance to cast an important vote on legislation that would put Americans back to work," said Tom McMahon, the acting executive director of the group, in a statement. "Will Sen. Brown buck his GOP leaders that have been huddling with lobbyists to block the bill or will he show his independence and vote to put the people of Massachusetts back to work?" Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) needs at least two Republicans to pass a critical procedural vote Monday night. He's spent the last week trying to win Brown's vote for his $15 billion jobs package, saying Friday that there's a greater than 50-50 chance Brown will back cloture. Brown's office said that the senator, who hasn't been in office a month and still doesn't have a web site, would study the bill over the weekend. [cid:[email protected]] http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/2010/02/brown-faces-a-schumer-jobs-tes.html Brown Faces a Schumer Jobs Test ><http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/2010/02/brown-faces-a-schumer-jobs-tes.html> By Michael McAuliff Massachusetts' newly elected GOP Sen. Scott Brown faces an early and interesting test on bipartisanship today, courtesy of Chuck Schumer and Harry Reid. That would be the first test vote on a jobs bill that Reid dramatically scaled down just before the break, leaving little but Schumer's measure for a Social Security tax holiday for employers. A tax cut for job-creators? Sounds tailor-made for a brand new moderate senator, but the GOP is peeved that Reid excised its cherished $30 billion in tax-break extenders after Republican leaders refused to commit to backing the bill. So now, GOP senators have to decide if they want to punish Reid, or back a Schumer bill that you can bet employers will like - and that will make a very easy ad against Republicans who oppose it. In fact, Democrats are already set to strike preemptively at Brown, reminding people with a spot in the Bay State that the one-time Cosmo boy promised to put people and jobs over politics. "I will work in the Senate with Democrats and Republicans.... The independent voice of Massachusetts has spoken," Brown says in a clip in the spot from Americans United for Change that should go up this morning. It ends: "Call Senator Brown. Tell him: Keep your promise to stand with us and create jobs for Massachusetts." [cid:[email protected]] http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/news/daily_briefing/index.php/2010/02/22/brown-targeted-in-ad-buy/ Brown targeted in big buck$ ad buy<http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/news/daily_briefing/index.php/2010/02/22/brown-targeted-in-ad-buy/> BLOGGER [cid:[email protected]] [cid:[email protected]] Hillary Chabot<http://www.bostonherald.com/search/?topic=Hillary%20Chabot> stays on top of the Bay State's political scene at the Herald's State House bureau. Email her at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Facing a highly partisan vote on a Washington D.C. jobs bill today, a group that works closely with D.C. Dems and the Obama administration has cranked up the pressure on U.S. Sen. Scott Brown. Americans United for Change unleashed a five-figure ad buy in the Boston area this morning that focuses on Brown's promise of independence. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtZhvrsBXec The ad, called "Promise" comes as Brown has remained tight-lipped about how he will vote, and so has Senate Minority leader Mitch McCallum. The vote is scheduled for today. "When Scott Brown was elected, he promised the people of Massachusetts there would be no more closed-door meetings or back room deals. Does that standard still apply now that he's in the Senate?" said AUFC acting director, Tom McMahon, in a statement that reflects how different the post-Brown Washington landscape has become. "Today, Sen. Brown will have his chance to cast an important vote on legislation that would put Americans back to work. We know that the Republican leadership will do everything in its power to kill this bill and has been strategizing with lobbyists behind closed doors to make this happen. Will Sen. Brown buck his GOP leaders that have been huddling with lobbyists to block the bill or will he show his independence and vote to put the people of Massachusetts back to work?" ________________________________________ Jeremy J. Funk Communications Director, Americans United for Change Office: 202.470.5878 Cell: 605.366.3654 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.AmericansUnitedforChange.org<http://www.americansunitedforchange.org/> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. To post to this group, send to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] E-mail [email protected] with questions or concerns This is a list of individuals. It is not affiliated with any group or organization.