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Kildee to focus on engaging rural and working families   Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced that Rep. Dan Kildee will serve as the Heartland Engagement Chair for the 2020 campaign cycle. Kildee, who represents rural and working-class communities like Bay City, Saginaw and Flint, Michigan in Congress, takes over in that role from […]

Today it’s Rep. Woodall, who’s next? In response to Congressman Rob Woodall’s retirement announcement less than two months into the 116th Congress, DCCC spokesperson Cole Leiter released the following statement: “Just days after the DCCC named Congressman Woodall as a top target on its 2020 battlefield, Woodall threw in the towel rather than attempt to […]

After announcing they’re going on offense in 33 GOP Districts, DCCC prepares aggressive effort to firewall the new Democratic Majority, elevating 44 Members Today, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos announced 44 Democratic Members of Congress have been elevated to participate in an aggressive Frontline program. The DCCC’s Frontline Program is designed to provide Democratic […]

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Republican insiders in Georgia are pressuring Congressman Rob Woodall to “consider his options” after he barely eked out a 433 vote victory in November and posted a deeply unimpressive $8,000(!) raised in his most recent fundraising report. “After Congressman Woodall’s near-loss last year, it looks like even the party bosses […]

In an online interview yesterday with the Auburn Citizen, Congressman John Katko reiterated his support for the Republican tax scam bill passed last year that provided huge giveaways to corporations and the wealthiest Americans while raising property taxes and healthcare premiums for the middle-class. In the interview, Katko stated that “I think the long-term effects […]

He’s Not That Innocent… Congressman Ross Spano (R-Money Laundromat) filed his year-end FEC report yesterday, and guess what? He still owes himself/his campaign donors $170,000 in illegal loans—money that Spano himself admitted was a potential violation of campaign finance laws. “While FEC forms don’t include a box to check for ‘campaign finance crimes,’ Congressman Spano’s […]

House Democrats’ Initial Offensive Battlefield Includes 33 Targeted GOP-Held or Open Seats Washington, D.C. – Today, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos announced that Democrats are charging ahead to expand their Majority by laying out the House Democrats’ initial 2020 offensive battlefield. In a detailed memo prepared by the DCCC, Bustos outlined the Committee’s plan […]

In its first digital ad campaign of the cycle, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today announced digital ads hitting 25 vulnerable House Republicans who have consistently refused to put our national security before their own partisan agenda by voting against reopening the government. This ad campaign, backed by a significant digital ad buy, will begin […]

Video shows Davis flying first-class as unpaid TSA workers keep him safe  “Congressman Rodney Davis (R-First Class) has taken hypocrisy to new altitudes. Leave it to a Washington insider like Congressman Davis to kick back on a first-class flight after voting to force 800,000 hardworking Americans to go on furlough or work without a paycheck. […]

Republican Congressman Tom Marino throws in the towel just two weeks after taking the oath of office! In response to Pennsylvania Congressman Tom Marino’s abrupt resignation from Congress, DCCC spokesperson Jared Smith released the following statement: “It’s no surprise that on the same day that House Republicans voted against ending the Trump Shutdown for the ninth time, one of their […]