Producer: GMMB
Running Time: 00:30
Debut Date: 09/10/2008
Ad Buy: statewide
Cost: not available
Summary: The ad touts Allen's accomplishments as a congressman.
Script of "Effective" (TV)
ANNOUNCER [v/o]: He's made a difference for Maine: Tom Allen.
He took on the drug lobby and helped ignite a national debate on prescription drug costs.
(Text on screen: "Rep. Tom Allen is taking on the pharmaceutical industry to help the uninsured elderly." -- Portland Press Herald, Editorial, 7/27/98)
He wrote the laws that created an independent commission to end wartime profiteering and permanently prohibit military bases in Iraq.
(Text on screen: Source: 2008 Defense Authorization Bill; Source: HR 2929, Vote 717, 7/25/07)
This year, he was rated the most effective member of Maine's delegation in Washington.
(Text on screen: Source: 2008 Knowlegis Power Rankings, 3/3/08)
TOM ALLEN: I want people in Maine to know that I'm going to fight for them every single day.
ANNOUNCER [v/o]: Tom Allen: right choice, real change.
TOM ALLEN: I'm Tom Allen, and I approve this message.
(Text on screen: Paid For By Tom Allen For Senate)
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