FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 1, 2016
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NARAL Pro-Choice America today highlighted a new ad campaign targeting U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI). The ad campaign, which is already playing on radio stations across the state, pushes Sen. Johnson to do the job he was elected to do by filling the vacancy on the Supreme Court. The six-figure, week-long radio and digital campaign targets three other senators in addition to Sen. Johnson, all of whom are linchpins of the Republican effort to obstruct the confirmation process: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Rob Portman (R-OH). The ads highlight leaked audio showing that the GOP strategy of obstructing the nomination process has really been about limiting access to abortion all along.
“NARAL is stepping up to ensure Sen. Johnson does the job the people of Wisconsin elected him to do,” said Sasha Bruce, senior vice president for campaigns and strategy at NARAL Pro-Choice America. “Senate Republicans have not only refused to do their jobs for more than two months, but now we learn that their cynical obstructionism has really been about limiting access to abortion all along.”
“In the ad, the story told by NARAL member and Wisconsinite Melissa Austin makes clear that Sen. Johnson simply doesn’t share the priorities of the hardworking families he was elected to represent,” added Bruce. “Seven-in-ten Americans support legal access to abortion. Senators like Ron Johnson who are obstructing the nomination process in order to limit access to abortion couldn’t be more out of touch. The message from Wisconsin voters to Sen. Johnson is clear: #DoYourJob and fill the vacancy of our nation’s highest court.”
All four of the new ads can be found here.
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