WASHINGTON – Embattled U.S. Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA) has eagerly helped U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) ram the Washington Democrats’ out-of-control spending agenda through Congress, driving our national debt past $13 trillion while failing to create much-needed jobs. But thus far, Sestak has failed to denounce Reid’s recent racist statementsquestioning how “anyone with Hispanic heritage could be a Republican.”

“Joe Sestak needs to explain immediately: Does he agree with Harry Reid’s racist rhetoric against Hispanic Americans, or will he fully denounce this inappropriate and condescending commentary? This election is about issues, and there’s no place in this debate for intolerant, racist rhetoric from Harry Reid. Joe Sestak either agrees with Reid’s prejudiced comments, or he does not, but he can’t have it both ways,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Press Secretary Amber Marchand.

Notably, Sestak has accepted at least $1,500 from Reid’s Political Action Committee (PAC).

Background Information:

Sestak Has Accepted At Least $1,500 From Reid’s Searchlight Leadership Fund PAC. (Center For Responsive Politics, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 8/11/10)

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