Phillips Hits Hinchey on Wall Street Reform

Phillips Hits Hinchey on Wall Street Reform

George Phillips responded this week to continued claims made by Maurice Hinchey that he's fighting to reform Wall Street and the banking industry.

"My opponent is once again touting his supposedly tough stance on Wall Street and supporting a bill which puts an end to the TARP bailouts. Yet he continues to fail to address the fact that in January of 2009 he voted in favor of releasing roughly $350B in TARP funds to bail out the same people he is now criticizing.

"This type of inconsistency is far too typical of career politicians who will vote with their party leadership when they believe the voters are not paying attention, and then switch gears to pick up some votes when election time rolls around. When I am elected to Congress the voters will never need to wonder where I stand on the issues, and principles will take precedence over partisanship."