Kennedy campaign is up with latest tv ad
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Mark Kennedy, the Republican endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate, has a new television ad that focuses on gas prices. Kennedy says he supports a suspension of the federal gas tax and wants to repeal some tax cuts to oil companies and invest that money in alternative energy solutions like ethanol, hydrogen and hybrids.
DFL Party Chair Brian Melendez was quick to criticize the ad. He said Kennedy is trying to fix a problem he helped create. Melendez said Kennedy voted against ending $5 billion in tax breaks to oil companies and took $120,000 in campaign contributions from oil and gas companies.
Heidi Frederickson, a spokeswoman for Kennedy's campaign, said Kennedy has opposed several oil company initiatives. They include drilling in national parks and stand alone legislation that would authorize drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Kennedy voted for a defense appropriations bill that would allow drilling in ANWR). She also said the tax breaks were included in an energy bill that had bipartisan support.
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