Garcia Camp: US Chamber's Backing of Curbelo Sign of Shared 'Self-Interested Political Agenda'

After the U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed Republican challenger Miami-Dade School Board member Carlos Curbelo over U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla. on Thursday, Miguel Salazar, a spokesman for the South Florida Democrat, fired back. Salazar noted the U.S. Chamber backed scandal-plagued then-U.S. Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., in 2012 over Garcia.

The U.S. Chamber backed David Rivera, and now theyre backing Carlos Curbelo -- that should tell you everything you need to know about what this endorsement means, Salazar said. After Carlos Curbelo was caught calling Medicare and Social Security a ponzi scheme, its no wonder that these sorts of partisan groups who share Curbelos self-interested political agenda are rushing in to try and prop him up.

The U.S. Chamber has generally been backing Republicans in the 2014 election cycle though it has endorsed some Democrats, including U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla.