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After being fired by the voters for siding with the ultra-wealthy and the special interests, it’s clear this week that Bobby Schilling still hasn’t learned his lesson. A new poll from the Chicago Tribune reveals that the overwhelming majority of voters in Illinois want to raise the minimum wage, but Schilling opposes raising the minimum […]

Carl DeMaio is out with a new education plan that’s already under fire, but what he’s hiding from California voter voters is even more disturbing. DeMaio supports proposals that increase class sizes, hurt teachers, and make it harder for middle class families to pay for college. “Once again, Carl DeMaio concocted a smokescreen, masking a dangerous […]

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel is announcing that Seth Moulton, the Democratic nominee in Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District, has been named to the DCCC’s signature Red to Blue program. “Seth Moulton is a problem-solver who has a proven record of service and dedication to his community,” Chairman Israel said. “Seth’s commitment to middle class […]

Carl Domino is out with a questionable new ad in which he “plays action hero” – but there’s really a different genre that describes his sputtering campaign: a disaster. See for yourself: Sunshine State News: Republicans Backing Away From Challenging Patrick Murphy Palm Beach Post: Unimpressed by efforts to unseat Rep. Patrick Murphy, national GOP reserves TV […]

Republican Speaker John Boehner is set to preview his 2015 agenda in a speech today at the American Enterprise Institute.  Fortunately, Boehner gave a preview of his speech to Politico last month: When asked about his 2015 agenda, Boehner responded: “Nobody’s given it that much thought. We’ll have plenty of time to think about it after the election.” […]

DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement when it was announced that House Republicans cancelled votes until after the election: “House Republicans are now abandoning any pretense of doing actual work for the American people, skipping town one day after doing the bare minimum required to keep the government functioning but blocking any progress […]

Two years ago today, former Congressman Bobby Schilling walked out on Sensata workers who lost their jobs after they confronted him in a town hall for voting to protect tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs overseas. Infamous corporate raiders at Bain Capital had taken over the Sensata factory in Schilling’s district and were preparing […]

Meltdown Mike Bost must be allergic to the 12th Congressional district. The evidence is stacking up that he just doesn’t want to spend any time there – or that he doesn’t understand what’s where. On Wednesday, Bost talked to a radio station in Rockford, which is actually in the district of Congresswoman Bustos, not where he […]

One day after doing the bare minimum required to keep the U.S. government running, while continuing to stonewall any progress to support the middle class, Congressman Steve Southerland is now heading for vacation. Yesterday, Congressman Southerland patted himself on the back for narrowly avoiding another one of his disastrous government shutdowns, and now apparently he […]

House Republicans are patting themselves on the back for doing the bare minimum and avoiding yet another one of their government shutdowns, but the American people have a very different reaction to Republicans’ self-congratulation. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is helping the Republican party understand the American people’s reaction in a new video: ‘Slow Clap.’ […]