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DEFENDERS ACTION FUND LAUNCHES TV BLITZ FOR HEINRICH

Washington, DC -- Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund today launched a new TV ad highlighting Martin Heinrich’s ability to lead America into a new energy future. The TV ad about New Mexico’s 1st District candidate comes after a June endorsement, followed by weeks of field campaigning from Defenders Action Fund.

“Martin Heinrich represents the change in Washington that America so badly needs”, said Defenders Action Fund President Rodger Schlickeisen. “We know we can count on him to support clean energy programs that break our dependence on foreign oil.  He is exactly the kind of leader America needs to tackle our nation’s 21st century energy challenges.”

The TV ad highlights Heinrich’s commitment to eliminating huge take breaks for Big Oil and investing in clean energy solutions. During his career as a Councilman, Natural Resources Trustee, and Executive Director of the Cottonwood Gulch Foundation, Heinrich displayed the leadership, vision and courage necessary to make real change in Washington.

“Darren White is cut from the same cloth a George Bush and Dick Cheney, having served as Bush’s reelection campaign chairman in 2004” continued Schlickeisen. “Martin Heinrich understands that we can’t keep going on a path that only leads to higher gas prices and greater energy insecurity. His election to the US Congress will be part of the beginning of a new energy era that will benefit us all.”

The TV ad will run through Election Day throughout New Mexico’s 1st District.

Watch the TV ad

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The Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund (www.defendersactionfund.org) provides a powerful voice in Washington to Americans who value our conservation heritage. Through grassroots lobbying, issue advocacy and political campaigns, the Action Fund champions those laws and lawmakers that protect wildlife and wild places while working against those that do them harm.