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Carson’s trip to Colorado for the Republican debate provides a reminder of Coffman and Carson’s striking similarities Mike Coffman is a big fan of GOP frontrunner Ben Carson – a fact that was made clear when Coffman shelled out $15,000 for Ben Carson to come to one of his campaign events last cycle. Beyond the […]

Please consider the following statement on the Speaker nomination vote: “Paul D. Ryan – the supposed white knight and great party unifier – barely mustered 200 Republican votes in his bid for Speaker. Turns out the number needed to pass legislation in the House is 218, so we appear to be back to Republican dysfunction […]

Inherited multi-millionaire Stewart Mills III once again revealed his extreme views in a guest column published today, wherein he doubled down on his opposition to the job-creating, pro-business Export-Import Bank. Using talking points pulled straight from the Koch brothers’ website, Stewart Mills III cited dubious figures to justify his opposition to the Bank, joining the […]

Bob Dold and Paul Ryan share views on slashing Medicare, repealing Affordable Care Act As the House decides on its next Speaker this week, Republican Congressman Bob Dold is expected to continue his pattern of voting with his fellow Republicans when it counts. This pattern includes Dold’s 28 attempts at repealing the health care protections […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ICYMI: Miami members of Congress back immigration reform – and Paul Ryan, who won’t bring it to vote under Obama Miami Herald By Patricia Mazzei October 28, 2015 When Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin said he’d likely run for U.S. House speaker, Miami’s three moderate GOP members of Congress […]

  Poliquin spent months grandstanding while Bangor jobs were on the line, before folding under pressure only when his own job was on the line Today, Congressman Bruce Poliquin finally folded under pressure and voted for re-authorization of the Export-Import Bank. For months, Poliquin engaged in grandstanding against the bank and even played politics with […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “Congressman Mike Coffman’s repeated votes this year to defund critical healthcare services for women and families are shameful,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law. “But don’t take it from me, just look at how fast Coffman tries to run from his record every time he faces the voters.” ICYMI: Mike Coffman […]

On Sunday, Presidential candidate Ben Carson made the shocking statement  on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that women who have abortions are similar to slave owners. To many, Carson’s statements  that tie abortion to slavery were astounding. But, to close followers of the likely House Speaker Paul Ryan, the concept was sadly familiar: April 2013: Paul […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Comstock Backs Paul Ryan Whose Plans are “Hostile to Federal Employees” Barbara Comstock, who represents thousands of federal employees in Northern Virginia, recently endorsed Paul Ryan for Speaker, whom as the Washington Post notes, “viewed federal employees as a privileged class.” Read more on Paul Ryan’s time as House Budget […]

Republican Congressman Steve Knight represents a competitive district in northern Los Angeles County where over 37 percent of residents are Latino. But Knight is poised to elect Congressman Paul Ryan, who reportedly promised he wouldn’t bring up immigration reform as Speaker of the House. Knight has previously made hateful and disrespectful comments about immigrants and […]