Adam Hasner Rips George LeMieux on Spending

On Monday morning, former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner fired the latest shot in the battle for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012. Hasner and his team took aim at former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, who is also in the primary, for backing the Task Force For Responsible Fiscal Action which, they argue, is much like the joint committee that was set up after the recent debt-ceiling deal to make recommendations on how to cut spending.

"The last thing we need in Washington is another commission or committee wasting taxpayers' time and money," said Hasner. "This 'supercommittee' is nothing more than a way for Democrats and Republicans to avoid tough votes, and punt responsibility for massive tax hikes or devastating cuts to our military. We don't need any more committees or politicians who will vote for them. What we need is limited government leaders who will vote for the common-sense solutions staring us in the face."

"Senator LeMieux's election-year reinvention as a conservative stands in contrast not just with the nearly two decades he spent as Charlie Crist's 'maestro,' but also with the 16 months he spent in Washington as a deal-cutting moderate," said Doug Mayer, a spokesman for Hasner. "Time and time again, Senator LeMieux's record shows he was willing to be a token Republican vote for the Democrats, and his vote to create a tax-raising task force proves it."