EMILYs List Statement on CLF’s Attacks on Abigail Spanberger’s National Security Credentials
For Immediate Release
September 6, 2018
EMILYs List Statement on CLF’s Attacks on Abigail Spanberger’s National Security Credentials
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a super PAC aligned with Speaker Paul Ryan, is running a television ad in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District questioning Abigail Spanberger’s national security credentials. CLF obtained the information from Abigail’s security clearance application, a document meant to be kept private, because of a “human error” by the U.S. Postal Service. Christina Reynolds, vice president of communications at EMILYs List, released the following statement:
“Abigail Spanberger has spent her career working to keep America safe. Her national security credentials are clear. What's also clear is that the Republicans are running scared from a qualified candidate and will do anything – from baseless political attacks to shady campaign tactics – to keep her from winning. Virginia voters will see past these shameless ads.”
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