Beatty Calls On Kerry To Return Donations
by Aaron Margolis, September 10th, 2008 at 08:00am
Jeff Beatty, the Republican challenger to winner of the Democratic Primary for Senator, is calling on Senator John Kerry to return campaign contributions from Fanne Mae and Freddie Mac, saying those contributions show Kerry “hasn’t been tough enough on oversight of the mortgage giants.”
Sen. John Kerry’s GOP challenger is calling on him to return $111,000 he received in campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac between 1989 and 2008.
Republican Jeff Beatty says the contributions show Kerry hasn’t been tough enough on oversight of the mortgage giants. Financial mismanagement led the government to take over the companies on Sunday.
A Kerry spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Kerry was number two on the list of top lawmakers who received campaign donations from the companies according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn. received the most, $133,900. Barack Obama, D.-Ill., came in third with $105,849.
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