HALTER HURLS DESPERATE LIES AT SENATOR LINCOLN IN LAST DAYS OF CAMPAIGN

In the last remaining days of the Primary Election, down-in-the-polls Bill Halter is hurling desperate lies at Senator Lincoln’s record.

Perhaps Bill Halter is trying to distract Arkansas voters from his failure to report extravagant office furnishings paid for with taxpayer dollars, or being caught in his own lie about the Employee Free Choice Act.

BLANCHE LINCOLN’S RECORD STANDING UP FOR SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE

Bill Halter alleges Sen. Lincoln will cut Social Security and Medicare, but the truth is she has been a fierce advocate for the programs that Arkansas seniors rely on.

Sen. Lincoln: I Will Never Vote to Decrease Social Security Benefits. At the May 14 debate, Sen. Lincoln said, “I did not support a decrease in benefits to Social Security benefits… I don’t propose to balance the budget by decreasing Social Security benefits.” [Political Animals Club Democratic Senate Primary Debate, 5/14/2010]

Sen. Lincoln: We Must Keep Our Promise to America’s Seniors. During the first April 23 debate, Sen. Lincoln promised never to cut Social Security benefits, saying, “Well I certainly believe that keeping our promise to working Americans that Social Security benefits will be there for them in their Golden Years is a promise we must keep….I do not support a reduction in current guaranteed Social Security benefits.” [KATV Democratic Senate Primary Debate, 4/23/2010]

Read more about Sen. Lincoln’s record of standing up for Social Security here.

Bill Halter, on the other hand, said to balance Social Security, benefits will have to be cut…

Halter: Balancing Social Security Requires “Benefit Reductions.” “Now, for Social Security reform, the fact is that in the past when we have needed to improve the solvency of Social Security, we’ve always had a balanced package of revenue increases and benefit reductions…With a balanced package of revenue increases and spending reductions, we can in fact balance Social Security for the long term.” [KATV Democratic Senate Primary Debate, 4/23/2010]

Sen. Lincoln has stood up for Medicare and ensured it’s solvency with her vote for health care reform.

Sen. Lincoln Supported Health Care Reform, Which Extends Solvency of Medicare. Sen. Lincoln voted for the Senate health care reform bill, which extends the solvency of the Medicare Hospital trust fund, adding $358 billion to the fund over ten years.  [Senate Vote #396, 12/24/2009; Congressional Budget Office, 1/22/2010]

Sen. Lincoln Has Voted at Least 12 Times to Protect Medicare Funding. [2006 Senate Vote #62; 2005 Senate Votes #303, 363; 2003 Senate Votes #7, 89, 101; 2001 Senate Vote #67, 79, 137; 2000 Senate Vote #198; 1999 Senate Vote #84, 229]

HALTER ACCUSES LINCOLN OF ADVOCATING FOR REPEAL OF AN ESTATE TAX…THAT HAS ALREADY EXPIRED

Bill Halter has alleged that Sen. Lincoln is seeking a tax break for millionaires in her efforts to reform the estate tax and falsely accused her of advocating for its complete elimination, even though the estate tax is not even in place currently.  In fact, Sen. Lincoln clearly outlined her support for the estate tax to be reinstated, at a level that is fair to Arkansas small businesses and family farms.

Halter Falsely Alleged That Sen. Lincoln Was Seeking Complete Elimination of Estate Tax. In an appearance on MSNBC’s The Ed Show, Bill Halter said of Sen. Lincoln, “She’s still proposing either massive cuts in the estate tax or the complete elimination of the estate tax.” [MSNBC, The Ed Show, 5/14/2010]

Sen. Lincoln Called for Reinstatement of Estate Tax That Does Not Burden Arkansas Small Businesses Employing 97% of the State’s Workforce. During the debate, Sen. Lincoln said, “The important thing to remember is that there is no estate tax right now and I don’t think that’s appropriate.  In 2010, the estate tax went to zero, it was eliminated, and I think it’s most appropriate that we come back with an estate tax that really fits the economy of today.  Those that are hit hardest by the estate tax are small businesses, farms, ranches, those that are really producing the jobs in this country.” [Political Animals Democratic Senate Primary Debate, 5/14/2010]

Sen. Lincoln’s Estate Tax Proposal Is Fully Paid For And the Exemption Level is $5 Million Per Person. Senator Lincoln’s estate tax proposal, which was voted on and passed the Senate in 2009, is “deficit-neutral,” and “calls for a 35 percent rate and an inflation-adjusted $5 million per-person exemption.” [Senate Vote #146, 4/2/2009; Congressional Quarterly, 4/2/2009]

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