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Apr 01, 2013
GOP Gives Up On Extremism, Learns from 2012 Election
April Fools! Raul Labrador Silent on Racial Slur From Alaska Congressman [Boise Weekly, 3/30/13] Michigan RNC Member Has "Reams of Studies" on How the Gay Lifestyle Will Hurt You [Slate, 3/31/13] Georgia GOP Chair Warns That Straight People Will Enter Sham Gay Marriages For Benefits [TPM, 4/1/13] Congressman Claims Immigrants Are Turning America Into A ‘Sinking Ship’ [Think Progress, 4/1/13] Republican Congressman Refers to Latinos as "Wetbacks" [ABC News/Univision, 3/28/13] Michigan RNC official 'won't back down' …
Read More »Apr 01, 2013
VIDEO: House Republicans Aren’t Going to Like This…
Take a look at how your grassroots support is helping us hold House Republicans accountable for their radical agenda: 2012 Was Just The Beginning When House Republicans voted for Paul Ryan's Republican budget this year, we thought we'd send them a useful reminder of what happened in 2012: Voters sent 16 of their colleagues home. So, here’s a highlight reel of the greatest hits that …
Read More »Apr 01, 2013
QUICK CLIP: On Immigration Reform, Chairman Israel Says Senate Has to Cross T’s and Dot I’s
On MSNBC’s Jansing and Co. this morning, DCCC Chairman Steve Israel called for House Republicans to end their extremism and inflexibility on immigration reform, and join Democrats and the bipartisan group of senators in solving real problems for Americans. Chairman Israel said, “In the Senate it sounds like they’re still dotting some I’s and crossing their T’s; in the House, Republicans are going to have to …
Read More »Apr 01, 2013
VIDEO: DCCC Launches Online Advertising Campaign in 17 Districts
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching paid online advertising in 17 vulnerable Republican districts today with a new web video advertisement that highlights the radical, out-of-touch Republican budget. Instead of backing a solutions-based budget that responsibly cuts the deficit, Republicans voted for Republican Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s partisan budget that includes higher taxes for the middle class, bigger health care bills for seniors on Medicare, more expensive student loans with …
Read More »Mar 26, 2013
DCCC Releases New Video – ‘Radical Republican Budget: Robin Hood in Reverse’
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today is continuing the drumbeat against House Republicans who voted for the radical Republican budget, releasing a new web video to highlight the chasm between mainstream Americans’ priorities and House Republicans’ radical approach. In the video – “Radical Republican Budget: Robin Hood in Reverse” – Republicans describe the budget as the best way to communicate their “governing philosophy.” The video goes on to …
Read More »Mar 21, 2013
Bachmann’s Back
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is up to her old tricks – lies to get national attention instead of solutions for the people of her district. After a series of stories noting Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s absence from the national scene after her near loss in 2012, the former Presidential candidate reemerged with a bang. In an outrageous claim, Bachmann is now channeling her best Sarah Palin and …
Read More »Mar 21, 2013
QUICK CLIP: After Republican Budget Passes, Chairman Israel Calls for a Solutions-Based Budget
QUICK CLIP: After Republican Budget Passes, Chairman Israel Calls for a Solutions-Based Budget On MSNBC’s News Nation this afternoon, just after House Republicans pushed through another radical budget, DCCC Chairman Steve Israel called for a solutions-based plan that takes a balanced approach, protects the middle class and invests in the right priorities. Chairman Israel said: “When Paul Ryan – in that footage that we just saw – says …
Read More »Mar 20, 2013
DCCC Chairman Steve Israel Statement on Elizabeth Colbert Busch’s Victory in the Primary
DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement congratulating Elizabeth Colbert Busch, who will be the Democratic nominee in the special election in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. “Congratulations to Elizabeth Colbert Busch on her victory. Elizabeth is an accomplished professional in education and business who has a record of problem solving and bringing diverse groups together to create jobs. “The people of South Carolina are tired of this Congress’s …
Read More »Mar 20, 2013
DCCC Chairman Steve Israel Names Additional DCCC National Leadership for the 2014 Cycle
DCCC Chairman Steve Israel announced today the remainder of the broad and diverse leadership team to guide the committee through the 2014 election cycle. Chairman Israel has previously announced National Chairs, Frontline and Recruitment leadership, the Latino Council and Women LEAD. Chairman Israel rounded out the leadership team today with the Tribal Council, New Americas Council, LGBT Council, Labor Council and Defense Council for the 2013-2014 …
Read More »Mar 20, 2013
VIDEO: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Tonight with House Republicans?
House Republicans are holding their big annual fundraiser tonight, but their headliner recently had some choice words to describe their dysfunction. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said: “We’re not here speaking on behalf of Republicans on the Hill. We’re speaking on behalf of Republican governors. The difference is we’re providing leadership.” So the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today released a video questioning whether Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker …
Read More »Mar 19, 2013
VIDEO: 2012 Was Just The Beginning
By: Jesse Ferguson, DCCC Deputy Executive Director and Communications Director As House Republicans prepare to pass the Republican (Ryan) budget this week, we thought it would be a useful reminder of what happened when they did the same thing in 2012: Voters sent 16 of their colleagues home – thanks to their relentless support of this out-of-touch radical budget instead of solutions for the middle class. So, here’s a highlight …
Read More »Mar 18, 2013
Ryan’s Republican Budget: They Didn’t Build This
As House Republicans tout their extreme Tea Party budget this week, keep in mind – they really didn’t build this. In the latest proof that their budget isn’t a serious proposal to solve the challenges facing the country, Republican Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s new budget is built on major measures that Tea Party House Republicans say they oppose. Most Tea Party Republicans voted against a …
Read More »Mar 18, 2013
Are House Republicans Listening?
Republican Leader Eric Cantor’s SuperPAC released polling yesterday warning Republicans not to focus exclusively on the deficit at the expense of the middle class. Politico: “Poll warns Republicans of focus on deficit” A new Republican National Committee report out today warns that the Republican Party is seen as the party of ‘stuffy old me.’ Politico:“RNC: Voters see GOP as ‘scary’ and ‘out of touch'” Political expert Larry Sabato and others have …
Read More »Mar 15, 2013
FACT CHECK: Paul Ryan Tells the Truth at CPAC
At the CPAC conference today, Republican Budget Chairman Paul Ryan told the conservative echo chamber that his budget is a statement of values and principles. “A budget is more than a list of numbers, it’s an expression of our governing philosophy,” he said. We rate this statement as True – with an asterisk. Here are the values and principles Paul Ryan is talking about: Cut taxes …
Read More »Mar 15, 2013
VOTE ALERT: House Republicans Just Rejected Minimum Wage Increase
House Republicans just rejected a commonsense measure to increase the minimum wage. Working families have gone without an increase in the minimum wage since 2009, and according to a Pew Research/USA Today poll last month, 71 percent of Americans favor increasing the minimum wage. The latest Census Bureau numbers show that income rose for the top fifth of American households last year while median income fell to a …
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