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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT — Belleville News Democrat | Bost used $91,000 in taxpayer-funded postage in 2017 — tops among Illinois reps By Joseph Bustos April 24, 2018 http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article208932954.html   A congressman from the metro-east used more taxpayer-funded postage last year than any other congressman from Illinois. U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, who represents […]

TO:                 Interested Parties FROM:            DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department   GRIMM LEADS DONOVAN BY 10 POINTS IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTE Former Congressman Michael Grimm leads Republican Congressman Dan Donovan by 10 points (49% to 39%) in a DCCC survey of likely Republican primary election voters conducted in New York’s 11thCongressional District. Grimm leads among […]

SHOT: Cresent Hardy, who definitely does not want to talk about his former campaign advisor accused of sexually enslaving and assaulting his ex-fiancée, at a candidate forum in Mesquite last week [at 10:22]: “Social Security and Medicare is not an entitlement. I paid into it. Just to defend Congressman Ryan, he has never wanted to […]

Modesto Bee Editorial: Denham says he has the votes, so why not use them? Editorial Board | April 21, 2018 http://www.modbee.com/opinion/editorials/article209491059.html Jeff Denham looked entirely serious Wednesday in announcing he has the votes to force the House of Representatives to help protect the Dreamers. That’s good. But not yet good enough. Denham made the announcement […]

“That’s exactly the opposite of how he pledged to lead.” “…he might have badly miscalculated by throwing his support to an impulsive president who appears to have forgotten the rural voters who put him in office.”   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT — St. Louis Post Dispatch | Editorial: Bost’s steel-tariff support backfires as disaster […]

“With Democrats united to flip the House, our record-breaking fundraising is propelled by a surge of energy and grassroots donations,” said DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján. Check out all the FULL details on the latest fundraising numbers: https://twitter.com/dccc/status/987031700889841664  

“It’s been a rough year for Rod Blum,” said DCCC Spokeswoman Rachel Irwin. “First he angrily walked out of a live TV interview surrounded by Iowa school children. Then he got caught red-handed using taxpayer resources to promote his shady company that buries FDA warnings. Now GOP mega-donors are swooping in to prop up his […]

SHOT: This week Congressman Mast cried “outrage” in response to “our $21 trillion debt… one of the greatest threats to our national security and economy” CHASER: Mast’s crocodile tears come less than 6 months after he voted, along with his party in Washington, for an enormous handout to big corporations, knowing full well it would […]

“Politicians can mislead by simply saying the humane-sounding thing and hoping no one pays attention to the details. McMorris Rodgers has said all along that she supports protecting people with pre-existing conditions. It’s a top priority, she says. A fundamental principle. “She has said all along: She opposes charging sick people more for health insurance. […]

Further cementing their profiles as out of touch politicians who put their party ahead of their hardworking constituents, Reps. Mike Bost and Rodney Davis voted yesterday for the 2018 Farm Bill in the House Agriculture Committee. Make no mistake—the 2018 Farm Bill is a cruel and reckless bill that puts Illinois farmers and the entire […]