GOP State Rep: Federal funding “not enough to offset broader federal cuts and therefore will not meaningfully help our rural hospitals.” For months, Max Miller pointed to the creation of a (woefully underfunded) “rural health fund” as an excuse for voting for Medicaid cuts that left 11 rural hospitals across Ohio listed as ‘at-risk.’ According to new […]

GOP State Rep: Federal funding “not enough to offset broader federal cuts and therefore will not meaningfully help our rural hospitals.” For months, Mike Carey pointed to the creation of a (woefully underfunded) “rural health fund” as an excuse for voting for Medicaid cuts that left 11 rural hospitals across Ohio listed as ‘at-risk,’ including Fayette County […]

The Drive: ‘Let China Come In’ to US Auto Industry Trump Says While in Detroit: TDS This week, Trump told American automakers they should “let China come in” to the U.S. auto industry to American markets. Where is Amir Hassan?  Hassan has nothing to say about Trump “tout[ing] his openness to Chinese automakers in the […]

Can the Deputy Speaker do anything right? One week after attempting (and failing) to block Democratic legislation to lower health care costs for more than 20 million Americans, Republicans are in complete meltdown. Failed floor votes, constant infighting, to say nothing of an affordability agenda to lower costs for families.  Thankfully, House Republicans have maintained poise […]

As we enter the on-year, Democrats’ path to the majority is wider than ever. Highlighting “widespread frustration over the economy” and a laundry list of broken promises from House Republicans, today Cook Political shifted 18 seats towards Democrats. Even Republicans in R+17 districts, once considered safe, now “have the potential to face competitive races in November.”  As […]

Cook Political Report just shifted Iowa’s 3rd district in Democrats’ direction from “Lean Republican” to “Toss-Up” in just the latest sign that Republican Zach Nunn is more vulnerable than ever.  Cook writes in part: “Iowa’s 3rd District is also shifting into Toss Up.” “…Iowa Republicans are in a more complicated political environment this year. Trump’s tariff […]

Tom Barrett is throwing a tantrum because he’s mad Michigan voters are hearing the facts about his votes to cut Medicaid and raise health care costs. Unfortunately for Barrett, he can’t rewrite history. His record of cutting health care and raising costs will doom his re-election bid because Michiganders have had enough of his agenda putting money […]

Today, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement after a federal court upheld California’s new congressional map: “Today’s decision is a victory for the millions of Californians who voted to stand up in the face of Republican efforts to gerrymander their way into the House majority next year. This case was simply about one […]

Kean Jr. campaigned on a pledge that he would place his assets into a blind trust, but is facing scrutiny for breaking his promise Lawmakers are weighing legislative options to ban members of Congress from trading stocks while in office. But there’s one member who has been noticeably silent: Tom Kean Jr.  Reminder: Kean Jr. campaigned on a promise to ban […]

Vulnerable GOP Congressman Scott Perry is literally leaving Pennsylvanians out in the cold.  In a scathing letter to the editor, a Dauphin County voter blasts Perry for claiming on his website that he is accessible to constituents, but then locking out a group of seniors from his district office – and even threatening them with […]