New Pritzker TV ad disses Biss' labor record [View all]
* Press release
Today, the Pritzker campaign concludes its new series with a new TV ad, highlighting where Dan Biss campaign rhetoric is at odds with his record. Dan Biss says hes a proven progressive, but hes had the lowest lifetime rating of any Senate Democrat from the Illinois AFL-CIO. Lets check the record.
Dan Biss has taken a number of votes to reduce worker benefits and limit collective bargaining rights, earning him a dismal 21% rating from the Illinois AFL-CIO in 2012 and the lowest lifetime rating among Senate Democrats. Biss votes include cutting pension benefits from 467,000 teachers and nurses, stripping healthcare from over 80,000 retirees, and weakening collective bargaining rights for some public employees.
Dan Biss has voted against the interests of working people throughout his career and earned the lowest lifetime rating from the Illinois AFL-CIO of any Senate Democrat, said Pritzker communications director Galia Slayen. When you check the record, its clear that hardworking Illinoisans know they cant trust Biss to stand up for them.
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