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DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement on the FL-02 election: “Congressman Steve Southerland’s self-interested, partisan politics are exactly what North Floridians hate about Congress – and the latest scandal surrounding his special interest backers is just the latest proof. Congressman Southerland voted against reopening the government – even when both parties came together […]

In his new TV ad, Congressman Bob Dold does a good job describing the problems facing voters, but what he’s not saying is that during his time in Congress, Dold was a reliable Republican vote to make all the problems he identified worse for middle class Illinois families. “Former Congressman Dold talked about jobs – […]

In a new interview, Millionaire Stewart Mills III is traveling into uncharted political territory – predicting that under Republicans, people with pre-existing conditions could lose their health insurance and children would no longer be able to stay on their parents’ plans until they turn 26. As MinnPost reported Monday, Mills “said that the [health care] […]

DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment: “Today on Women’s Equality Day we commemorate the landmark passage of the 19th Amendment, a monumental step in our nation’s ongoing march toward full equality for women in America. Ensuring women the most basic of political rights, the right to […]

On Women’s Equality Day, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is releasing a new web video, Barbara Comstock: The Newest Voice on the War on Women. The video highlights how Comstock’s record on women’s issues fits right in with leading Republican champions of the War on Women like Richard Mourdock, Mitt Romney and Todd Akin. Comstock supports overturning […]

With the Republican War on Women showing no signs of letting up, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching a “Women’s Priorities Scorecard” to track the worst of the worst Republican offenders on women’s records. The scorecard – found at GOPFailsWomenScorecard.com– showcases some of Republicans’ most egregious positions, from invasive transvaginal ultrasounds, to overturning Roe […]

Republican Congressional candidate Elise Stefanik walked off camera today during her own press conference after a reporter asked her to provide specific details about her record on Social Security and her plans to change the program.  According to WNYT Stefanik “repeatedly offered talking points” and when “pressed for details, Stefanik abruptly ended the question and […]

On the eve of Women’s Equality Day, troubled Congressman Scott DesJarlais advanced to the general election in Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement about Congressman DesJarlais’s primary victory: From Emily Bittner of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: “Here’s the enduring face of the Republican Party: a congressman who […]

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel issued the following statement in response to the news that taxpayers will be forced to pay $500 per hour for lawyers to help House Republicans sue the President: “This outrageous waste of taxpayer dollars is yet another reminder of House Republicans’ misguided priorities. Only in John Boehner’s world does […]

Republican Congressional Candidate Elise Stefanik released her first television advertisement of the general election cycle today telling voters that she’s qualified for the job because she’s had the experience of running for Congress – but leaves out most of her toxic resume. Stefanik has actually spent her career as a political operative who helped shape […]