A Democratic veteran political action committee targeted seven vulnerable Republican lawmakers in a series of TV ads on Tuesday, pressuring the lawmakers to vote in favor of sending more aid to Ukraine.
The liberal veteran-focused VoteVets.org Action Fund will roll out the two-week $530,000 ad buy, which is targeting Reps. Jen Kiggans (R‑VA), Marc Molinaro (R‑NY), Brandon Williams (R‑NY), Juan Ciscomani (R‑AZ), David Valadao (R‑CA), John Duarte (R‑CA), and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R‑OR).
The six ads are identical except for the names of the lawmakers. One of the ads, which airs in California, targets Valadao and Duarte.
“The war criminal dictator is biding his time, waiting, while [member’s name] plays right into his hands,” the narrator says in the ad, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Ukrainians have more than held their own, taking back over half the land Russia seized. But now, [member’s name] is holding Ukraine aid hostage, following orders fro …