Mary Landrieu in 2014 LA Senate debate

On Health Care: Mandatory quarantine for returning Ebola healthcare workers

On the threat of a wider spread of the Ebola virus inside the United States, both Landrieu and Maness called for tough measures. Landrieu said there should be a mandatory quarantine for healthcare workers returning from working in West Africa, where the disease has spread most broadly--an idea that has grown controversial in light of public complaints by a nurse who has been quarantined in New Jersey about her confinement. "I know this is tough, but this is a tough disease," Landrieu said. Landrieu touted her support for immigration reform, and in particular her support for relief for immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children--known as DREAMers.

Maness said that he opposed a path to citizenship. He also said that unaccompanied child migrants who arrive at the Southern border should be sent back to their country of origin.

Source: The Hill on 2014 Louisiana Senate debate Oct 27, 2014

On Health Care: AdWatch: Promised wrongly that all can keep insurance

The deep-pocketed Americans for Prosperity on Thursday morning unveiled a major ObamaCare air offensive against three Democratic senators up for reelection in November. The group will begin airing 30-second ads this week targeting Sens. Mary Landrieu (LA), Kay Hagan (NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (NH). The total ad buy is north of $2.5 million and the spots will run for three weeks in each state's major media markets, AFP said.

The Landrieu spot ties the Louisiana senator to President Barack Obama's rhetoric about Americans being able to keep their health care plans under the Affordable Care Act.

In 2013, AFP spent millions on ads targeting Landrieu and Hagan and in 2014 is including Shaheen in its barrage. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee arm sent out a flurry of fundraising emails as 2013 wound down warning about the spending of groups like AFP, which is backed by the conservative billionaire Koch brothers.

Source: Politico.com AdWatch on 2014 Louisiana Senate race Jan 2, 2014

On Health Care: AdWatch: Targeted by RNC robocalls for support of ObamaCare

Sen. Mary Landrieu is among 11 Democrats targeted by the Republican National Committee for their support of ObamaCare. The RNC is using robocalls and posting on Facebook to urge people to call their representatives and ask "why they supported President Obama's lie that people could keep their healthcare plans under ObamaCare."

The targets besides Landrieu are Reps. Gary Peters (MI) and Bruce Braley (IA), Sens. Mark Warner (VA), Mark Begich (AK), Dick Durbin (IL), Kay Hagan (NC), Jeff Merkley (OR), Mark Pryor (AR), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), and Mark Udall (CO). The robocall script reads:

"President Obama and the Democrats said you could keep your healthcare plan under ObamaCare. Now we know [SENATOR] actually VOTED to make it more difficult. Call [SENATOR] at (XXX)-XXX-XXX & ask why [he/she] lied."

The robocalls are a response to Democrats launching the "GOP Shutdown Watch" campaign, highlighting Republican senate candidates who supported the partial federal government shutdown.

Source: MI Daily Tribune PacWatch: 2014 Louisiana Senate debate Nov 5, 2013

On Health Care: Let consumers keep health plans, but only if told options

Some negative ads are accusing Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., of inconsistency and worse because she was among those Democrats who voted against the Enzi resolution allowing people to keep their individual plans. But Landrieu said she's adding a requirement, not included in the Enzi proposal, that insurance companies inform consumers if and how their plans fall short of Affordable Care Act requirements. "Many people may find better plans in the marketplaces that offer superior coverage for them at a good value and at a potentially lower cost," said Landrieu. "But if people want to keep their current plans, they should be able to do so." About 5 percent of health insurance are individual policies potentially affected by the current controversy.

Who is paying for those negative ads? Americans for Prosperity, a conservative advocacy group that doesn't identify the source of much of its funding, has begun airing a series of ads attacking Landrieu for support of the Affordable Care Act.

Source: AdWatch: NOLA Times-Picayune on 2014 Louisiana Senate debate Nov 2, 2013

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