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New ad: GOP should 'trust' military leaders on biofuels

By Jeremy Herb - 07/17/12 10:30 AM ET

A liberal-leaning national-security group has a six-figure ad campaign attacking four Republicans, including potential vice presidential pick Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), over their opposition to the Navy’s biofuels program.

The Truman National Security Project’s Operation Free campaign released the ads Tuesday, in which a veteran is shown asking why the lawmakers don’t “trust” the military leaders on biofuels.

“When the Navy says advanced American biofuels make our forces more effective and energy-independent, I trust them,” the veteran, Chris Marzoni, says in the ad against Portman. “That’s why I’m disappointed that some in Congress are trying to stop our military’s biofuels programs. Sen. Portman, I’m a veteran, and I trust our military leaders. Why don’t you?”

The other lawmakers targeted include Reps. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) and Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), both members of the House Armed Services Committee, according to Stephanie Dreyer, a Truman Project spokesman. Neither lawmaker is considered vulnerable in November.

For more on the ads, click here.


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