NRSC June Fundraising: $3.4M
The NRSC announced that it raised $3.4M in June and has $4.3M in the bank. For the first six months of '09, the committee raised $20.1M. It has no debt.
"Over the last six months, the NRSC has generated 40,000 new donors from across the country which is evidence of the growing enthusiasm we are seeing for Senate Republicans and the growing concern over the direction Senate Democrats are leading our country," said Brian Walsh, the NRSC's communications director, in an email. "Our grassroots supporters recognize that the Senate is the firewall for stopping the type of out of control spending and ballooning deficits we've seen in this period of complete Democrat power in Washington. Recruiting and fundraising are Chairman Cornyn's top priorities at the NRSC and on both counts, he's pleased with the progress we're seeing this first half of the year."