DCCC ups August campaign against GOP lawmakers

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) expanded its “Health Care ER” offensive against Republicans to 11 more lawmakers on Wednesday.

The DCCC launched automated phone calls against potentially vulnerable Republican incumbents, building on its August campaign which saw the Democratic campaign arm air radio ads in the districts of eight other Republicans.

The call tells listeners to ask their congressman “to stop standing up for insurance companies and start standing up for us.”

The new phase is part of a multi-pronged strategy to punish lawmakers opposed to healthcare reform before Congress reconvenes in September to take up high-stakes votes on the reform efforts.

The lawmakers targeted by the calls are: Reps. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.), Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), David Dreier (R-Calif.), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), Mike McCaul (R-Texas), Frank Wolf (R-Va.), Bill Young (R-Fla.), Judy Biggert (R-Ill.), Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.), and Pete Sessions (R-Texas).

“This August, we are holding Republicans accountable,” said DCCC Executive Director Jon Vogel. “America’s families sitting around the kitchen table worrying about how they can afford health care need action in the form of President Obama