Carney responds to Sherwood interview

From a press release:

THE WNEP INTERVIEW: SHERWOOD DISTORTS HIS RECORD

Chris Carney Responds

Clarks Summit, Pa.-In a recent interview with WNEP-TV, Don Sherwood seriously distorted his record in Congress. Chris Carney was not invited to participate in the WNEP primary candidate interviews.

Below, Chris Carney responds to Sherwood's distortions:

1. "It is Congress's job to support our troops," said Sherwood in the interview.

-"It is Congress's job to support our troops abroad and at home, but Don Sherwood along with this Congress and this administration have not given them the support they deserve," said Chris Carney.

-"I had a student who was in a Pennsylvania Guard Transport unit. He told me they had to scrounge in Iraqi junk yards to find scrap metal to weld onto their trucks to gain even a modicum of protection. This is unacceptable," said Chris Carney.

_"In Iraq, the administration knew that there would be an insurgency, yet did nothing to prepare for it-too few troops, not the best armor, not the right vehicles, and not the best pay or healthcare. Our troops deserve the best support, period. They fight for us. I will fight for them. Don Sherwood has not," said Chris Carney.

2. "My strongest accomplishment was when we voted in the prescription drug for seniors bill," said Sherwood.

-"“On May 15th, Congress is set to impose a Medicare Penalty Tax on all those seniors who are taking their well-deserved time to research their options under the new plan," said Carney.

-"Congress messed up the transition to the new program, and denied many seniors coverage in January. Now seniors are facing Don Sherwood's Medicare Penalty Tax? This is unacceptable," said Carney.

3. Sherwood said we must "preserve Social Security for all time."

-"Don Sherwood has gone on the record saying that the government will not be able to keep its promises to seniors -I believe in a better America, where we keep our promises to our seniors," said Carney.

-"Just last Spring, Don Sherwood stumped for President Bush’s plan to privatize Social Security, which could have endangered all our retirements. Unlike Don Sherwood, I will not abandon our seniors," said Carney.

Chris Carney is a veteran of multiple foreign military operations, a Lt. Commander in the Navy Reserve, and an Associate Professor at Penn State, focusing on U.S. security policy. Carney also served as a senior advisor on counter-terrorism and intelligence at the Pentagon from 2003 to 2005.