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Found: Draft of Andy Tobin’s Republican Weekly Address Remarks
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has obtained a draft of the remarks Andy Tobin is slated to deliver tomorrow for the Republican Weekly Address. Andy Tobin’s record of failure as Speaker of the Arizona State House is one that can be easily replicated by Republicans from coast to coast. “It’s a true testament to the […]
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The Case for Electing Richard Tisei: He’ll Help Republican Congressional Leadership Advance Their Agenda
Richard Tisei’s allies told the Boston Globe Wednesday that best reason for Massachusetts voters to elect him is that they can count on Tisei to work with Republican Congressional leadership. What does the Republican agenda look like and what have Republicans in Congress done in the 113th Congress? Recklessly shut down the government. Huge new tax breaks the […]
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Statement on Staci Appel’s Focus on Middle Class in Debate Against Washington Insider David Young
Following is the statement from Brandon Lorenz of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on tonight’s debate in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District: “In this debate, Iowa voters saw the clear difference between Staci Appel, a mother of six who led the fight in Iowa to ensure equal pay for equal work, and Washington insider David Young, who […]
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DCCC Releases New Ad – ‘Digging’ – Outlining How Andy Tobin Slashed Education Funds, Increased Class Sizes
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its second television ad in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, highlighting how Andy Tobin took Arizona schools to the bottom – and kept digging. The new ad, “Digging,” outlines how Tobin slashed $1 billion from schools, increasing class sizes and leaving Arizona dead last in per-pupil spending. The ad begins […]
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DCCC Chairman Steve Israel Statement on Right Wing Special Interest Groups Increasing Chances of Shutdown
“I wish I could say it’s a surprise that the special interest groups controlling this Republican Congress are using government shutdown as a bargaining chip, but we’ve seen this show before. Despite all of John Boehner’s promises, this Republican Congress is incapable of drama-free government and is addicted to forcing the country to suffer through […]
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Five Days, Five Ways Washington Insider David Young’s Campaign to Cut Education Would Hurt Iowa
In the fourth edition of “Five Days and Five Ways,” the DCCC is highlighting how Washington insider David Young’s plan to eliminate the Department of Education and cut funding for schools while giving tax breaks to the wealthy would raise costs on college students by eliminating their work study program. Today’s example: David Young’s push […]
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100 Hours Later, Barbara Comstock Still Hasn’t Disclosed Her Clients
It’s been more than 100 hours since Barbara Comstock claimed she would reveal her clients after being caught by the Washington Post in an apparent “breach of congressional ethics rules” by failing to disclose at least $85,000 worth of work for the Romney-Ryan Presidential Campaign and the Republican National Committee – but Comstock still has not […]
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21 Days ’Til Shutdown: Today’s Broken Shutdown Promises
The government runs out of funding in just 21 days and Congress is scheduled to work just eight of them. Even as House Republicans claim to be avoiding a shutdown, Speaker Ted Cruz is making new threats over immigration and punting Republicans’ next shutdown fight until March 1. Time and again, Cruz has dictated the legislative strategy […]
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DCCC Releases New Ad – ‘See For Yourself’ – Detailing Congressman Benishek’s Plan to Cut Taxes for Millionaires, Make Middle Class Pay More
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its second television ad in Michigan’s 1st Congressional District, highlighting how Congressman Benishek’s tax plan would cut taxes for millionaires while raising taxes on middle class families. The ad calculates that the more you make, the less you pay under Congressman Benishek’s plan. The ad, which is on […]
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The Rundown On Right Wing Rubber Stamp Richard Tisei
It’s been two years since Richard Tisei tried to force his reckless agenda on Massachusetts families, but no one in this Democratic district will forget his rhetoric and his reckless right wing agenda. Whether it is calling the Tea Party a “godsend” or saying that the Republican plan to end the Medicare guarantee was a […]