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DCCC Releases New Ad – ‘Act’ – Highlighting Washington Insider David Young’s Plans to Raise Taxes on the Middle Class
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its second television ad in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, featuring footage of Washington insider David Young’s own ad to show how he would play tricks on Iowa families by supporting a budget that would raise taxes on the middle class in order to cut taxes for the ultra-wealthy […]
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22 Days ’Til Shutdown: Today’s Broken Shutdown Promises (With a Speaker Cruz Cameo)
The government runs out of funding in just 22 days and Congress will work just nine of them. Even as House Republicans claim to be avoiding a shutdown, Speaker Ted Cruz is making new threats that are jeopardizing the government staying open. Time and again, Cruz has dictated the legislative strategy for House Republicans, and he […]
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DCCC Releases New TV Ad – ‘Crash’ – Highlights Lee Zeldin’s Support For Privatizing Social Security
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its first television advertisement in New York’s 1st Congressional district, highlighting Lee Zeldin’s support for privatizing Social Security. The new ad, “Crash,” features a testimonial from a Long Island senior who criticizes Lee Zeldin for gambling the Social Security benefits he earned and breaking the promise of Social […]
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Paging Pedro Celis: What else do you and E.W. Jackson Agree on?
Pedro Celis’ campaign has come under fire for plagiarizing policy positions from E.W. Jackson, a failed fringe figure who lost Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor race in 2013. When Celis was confronted about his copycat behavior, he doubled down on Jackson’s right-wing positions. Celis’ double-down begs the question: what else do he and Jackson agree on? Does […]
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Washington Republicans Reward Wendy Rogers’ Radical Agenda
Washington Republicans just named Wendy Rogers as one of their hand-picked darlings to join the most reviled club in America: their Congress. Rogers was promoted to “Young Gun” in the “Young Gun” dog-and-pony show and with a radical agenda like Wendy Rogers’ – it’s easy to see why. “It’s no surprise that Washington Republicans are […]
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Five Days, Five Ways Washington Insider David Young’s Campaign to Cut Education Would Hurt Iowa Families
In the second edition of “Five Days and Five Ways,” the DCCC is highlighting how Washington Insider David Young’s plan to give more tax breaks to the wealthy while eliminating the Department of Education and cutting funding for schools would hurt special education students. Today’s example: Special Education. David Young’s plan to eliminate the Department of Education […]
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5 Days, 5 Reasons Why Ventura Families Can’t Trust Special Interest Puppet Jeff Gorell
Throughout his career, Jeff Gorell has repeatedly proven that he puts himself and special interests first, and middle class California families last. That’s why each day for the next five days, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will highlight the top five reasons why Jeff Gorell is a puppet of special interests and cannot be trusted. […]
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Washington Republicans Reward Andy Tobin’s Flawed Priorities
Washington Republicans just named Andy Tobin as one of their hand-picked darlings to join the most reviled club in America: their Congress. Tobin was promoted to “Young Gun” in the “Young Gun” dog-and-pony show and with a record like Andy Tobin’s, it’s easy to see why. “It’s no surprise that Washington Republicans are clamoring for […]
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23 Days ’Til Shutdown: Today’s Broken Shutdown Promises
The government runs out of funding in just 23 days and Congress will work just 10 of them. Even as Congressman Steve King is threatening to force a shutdown, House Republicans seem to be going with a “just trust us” strategy, claiming that they don’t want to shut down the government – but without committing […]
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ICYMI: ‘Steve Southerland Seems to be Doing Nothing Right’
‘Steve Southerland Seems to be Doing Nothing Right’ WCTV’s The Usual Suspects September 7, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw4b0aZ1KgM&feature=youtu.be On the CBS Tallahassee Sunday morning show The Usual Suspects, local political commentators Gary Yordon and Steve Vancore slammed Congressman Steve Southerland’s floundering campaign, especially his recent deceptive ad regarding his vote against the Violence Against Women Act. Key […]