The U.S. Chamber in the News - October 16

Posted by Elizabeth Ben-Ishai on October 16, 2012

GOP senator backs Reid's push to revive cybersecurity legislation
Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) on Monday said he supports Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) plans to bring cybersecurity legislation back to the floor in November…Senate Republicans and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce lobbied against the bill because they argued it would saddle industry with new burdensome regulations.  [The Hill]

In Maine’s Senate race, Summers picks up fundraising pace
According to expenditure reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, Republican groups have spent $2.8 million since the end of July almost entirely on ads attacking Independent Angus King. The latest was a $500,000 anti-King ad campaign from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has endorsed Republican Charlie Summers. Spending on ads designed to benefit King, however, has started to catch up.   [Bangor Daily News]

13th District race draws plenty of attention from outside the Illinois district
A longtime congressional aide, an emergency room doctor and a Madison County businessman are vying to take the seat being vacated by retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson in a three-way race that has drawn a heavy dose of attention from outside the district….More than $2 million in outside money has sponsored advertising for and against the candidates, including $500,000 from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce against Gill and $10,747 from the Service Employees International Union against Davis.  [Belleville News Democrat]

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