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Jun 14, 2013
On Newtown Anniversary, DCCC Launches “America Deserves a Vote” Website
Six months after the tragedy in Newtown, House Republicans have failed to hold even a single vote on the floor of the House to prevent gun violence. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today launched a new website, “America Deserves a Vote” to petition Speaker John Boehner and House Republicans to end their obstruction and allow a vote on commonsense background checks. A bipartisan, commonsense …
Read More »Jun 12, 2013
Do Republicans in Congress Side With Extremists Who Say Rapes Don’t Really Result in Pregnancy?
Republicans in Congress are poised to open a new front in their War on Women after an all-male committee of House Republicans voted today to send a nationwide 20-week abortion ban to the full House. The measure includes no exceptions for rape, incest or the mother’s health – because, as the bill’s sponsor said just today in a hearing: “the incidence of …
Read More »Jun 12, 2013
All-Male House Republicans Focus on Banning Woman’s Right to Choose, Not Jobs
An all-male group of House Republicans on the Judiciary Committee is expected to pass a bill today that will ban abortions nationally after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The measures makes no exception for cases of rape, incest or when the mother’s health is jeopardized. Americans consistently rate jobs and the economy as their greatest concern, not re-fighting battles over a woman’s right to choose. …
Read More »Jun 11, 2013
DCCC Launches Spanish Radio Ads on House Republicans’ Vote to Restart DREAM Act Deportations
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching Spanish language radio ads in targeted districts featuring testimonials from DREAM Act-eligible young people who are furious that the Republican Party has betrayed them yet again. Last week, 221 House Republicans voted for Congressman Steve King’s amendment that would restart deportations of 800,000 DREAM-Act eligible young people who were brought to the United States as children, followed the law and contributed …
Read More »Jun 10, 2013
DCCC Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act
DCCC Chairman Steve Israel and Women LEAD Co-Chairs Representative Chellie Pingree and Representative Lois Frankel released the following statements on the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act. All three are Co-Sponsors of the Paycheck Fairness Act. DCCC Chairman Steve Israel’s statement: “Today marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark Equal Pay Act, signed by President Kennedy in 1963 as a first step toward guaranteeing that American women receive …
Read More »Jun 10, 2013
What John Boehner Says Vs. What John Boehner Does
Speaker John Boehner says that he wants to pass immigration reform in the House of Representatives before the August recess, but House Republicans voted on Thursday to restart deporting an estimated 800,000 DREAM-Act eligible young people. It’s clear that as Speaker, John Boehner says he wants to do one thing, but then is so beholden to the extreme ideology of the Tea Party that …
Read More »Jun 06, 2013
Dept. of Dirty Endorsements, Continued: Davis Releases Endorsement From Schock, who is Under Federal
All the key players involved in a bipartisan Office of Congressional Ethics report have closed ranks and endorsed Congressman Rodney Davis. The Davis campaign just released their latest endorsement list, which now includes Congressman Aaron Schock, who is subject of a House Ethics investigation into allegedly raising campaign cash illegally. Media reports yesterday indicated that Congressman Adam Kinzinger also endorsed Davis. Kinzinger benefited in his …
Read More »Jun 05, 2013
House Republicans Ignore Hardworking Americans as Defense Workers Receive Furlough Notices
With three-quarters of a million defense workers receiving furlough notices this week, House Republicans continue to ignore hardworking Americans in favor of their rigid political ideology. House Republicans could have spent the past several weeks working with Democrats to avoid the military furloughs, but instead focused on old partisan battles, like voting for the 37th time to repeal the health care law. Final furlough notices are expected …
Read More »Jun 04, 2013
Congressman Michael Grimm Doubles Down on Opposition to Protecting 9/11 Victims
Congressman Michael Grimm, under fire from first responders for refusing to cosponsor a bill to help 9/11 victims, stunningly doubled down on his opposition to the measure. Congressman Grimm, after inadvertently being left out of a bipartisan press conference, opposed an end to sequestration of compensation funds to 9/11 victims. Instead of apologizing to the people of New York for his intransigence, Congressman Grimm turned up …
Read More »May 31, 2013
DCCC Places Ads on College Campuses as Republicans Let Student Loan Rates Skyrocket
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today is launching paid advertising in six college newspapers to alert students that their member of Congress is poised to allow their student loan rates to double by the end of June. The average college graduate already leaves school with $26,000 in student loan debt. Instead of solving the problem of skyrocketing rates, House Republicans voted last week for the “Students Pay …
Read More »May 30, 2013
Bachmann Bails: Which Ethically Challenged Republican is Next?
With Congresswoman Michele Bachmann leaving Congress in disgrace under an ethics cloud, which Republican House Members are most likely to follow suit? The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee put together a handy list of the ethically challenged Republicans who are most likely to leave under suspicion of wrongdoing. Whether it’s facing investigations from the IRS for evading taxes or the FBI for tainted donations, more than half a …
Read More »May 29, 2013
Bachmann’s Gone, But Her Extreme Politics Remain
Instead of facing a variety of ethics investigations, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann announced today that she would retire from Congress. Her brand of politics has driven the Republican Congress to the unpopular extreme right, with a CNN poll last week showing that Republicans now have a 35 percent favorable rating and 59 percent unfavorable—the highest unfavorable rating since CNN started asking the question. “Michele Bachmann’s Tea Party brand of …
Read More »May 28, 2013
When Will House Republicans Stop Standing Behind Scott DesJarlais?
House Republicans appear poised to continue to give Congressman Scott DesJarlais authority over the health care system, even as a Tennessee medical board fined him for having sexual relationships with patients and pressuring one of them to get an abortion. Congressman DesJarlais serves in the Republican Doctors Caucus – which prioritizes “patient-centered reform,” as well as two committees that address the health care system. “How dare this …
Read More »May 23, 2013
TODAY IN CONGRESS: House Republicans to Pass ‘Students Pay More’ Act
House Republicans are set today to pass yet another bill that shows their true colors – the “Students Pay More Act” – charging students more for their college loans. House Republicans’ plan would force student loan recipients to pay thousands more in interest payments for the same exact types of loans, with the Associated Press describing how “student loan rates could steadily climb and …
Read More »May 22, 2013
Congressman Buchanan Should Live Up to His Own Standards
Congressman Buchanan Should Live Up to His Own Standards and Release All Documents Pertaining to His Own Financial Scandals Scandal plagued, former used car salesman Congressman Vern Buchanan has been tapped by Republicans to help lead the investigation into the IRS, and now he’s calling for transparency – despite the fact that Congressman Buchanan has refused to release details of his own alleged “financial improprieties.” That’s why today, the Democratic …
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