Friday, October 26, 2007

Biscoe, NC – Rep. Robin Hayes, the opponent of Larry Kissell, Democratic candidate for North Carolina's 8th District, explained his multiple votes against insuring the children of poor and working class families in a news release yesterday as follows:

"This isn't a partisan issue," said Hayes. "Furthermore, I was just as fast to vote against a Republican version of this bill because it too included new taxes on the tobacco industry."

The Fayetteville Observer recently reported Hayes owns about $5 million in Altria stock, the parent company of Philip Morris tobacco, according to his personal disclosure forms. [July 1, 2007]

"I may not own $5 million in tobacco stock, but I know 10 million children of working families that wish just this once Robin Hayes would do his job and represent the people for a change," said Kissell. "Whether it's Bush, his Party or something altogether different, it's never us on his mind in Washington."