GIVE THE TAINTED MONEY BACK, LOU,’ KANJORSKI SAYS

WILKES-BARRE — Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) today called on his opponent, Republican Lou Barletta, to give back a thousand dollar contribution to his campaign from indicted Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska.

Barletta received the contribution from the Northern Lights PAC, that is registered with the Federal Election Committee (FEC) as a political action committee of Stevens, according to FEC official records.

“This just shows again how Bush Republicans are bankrolling Barletta’s feeble fundraising effort. By taking and keeping the Stevens’ money, Barletta basically buys into the GOP culture of corruption that forced them out of the leadership in Congress in 2006 and still persists today. Special interests like Halliburton and oil companies dominate the Bush administration, lobbyists run the McCain campaign and indicted public officials contribute to Barletta,” Kanjorski said.

“Barletta is just another typical Republican politician, despite all his claims otherwise. Give the tainted money back, Lou,” Kanjorski concluded.