Hensarling Calls on Emanuel, DCCC to Apologize
to American Military FamiliesWASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (TX-05) today asked that Rep. Rahm Emanuel, Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), apologize to American military families for using images of the caskets of U.S. soldiers killed waging the War on Terror in a Democratic fundraising video. “The families of the fallen heroes of the War on Terror deserve our utmost respect and compassion,” said Hensarling. “They do not deserve to see the deaths of loved ones exploited by Rep. Emanuel and the DCCC.”
“As former executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, I have seen the Democrats employ a lot of low-brow political tactics over the years, but Rep. Emanuel has sunk to a new low with this video,” Hensarling said. Using images of flag-draped coffins of American heroes in this sort of video is shameless and disgusting, and I ask that Rep. Emanuel apologize to military families for any pain that he has caused.”