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House Republicans have had an August recess full of shame and cowardice – much like anytime they try and fail to pass a bill – (see the clips from the last two weeks here and here), but it seems that every week gets worse and worse for the imperiled Republican majority. Here’s a sampling of the […]

Twitter statements from complicit Republican politicians are meaningless It’s time to disabuse House Republicans of the notion that their cheap talking points and half-hearted Tweets absolve them of complicity in President Trump’s racially divisive presidency. House Republicans voted for, endorsed, and continue to support Trump’s dangerous agenda. They forfeited any ability to speak with moral […]

DCCC spokesperson Rachel Irwin issued the following statement in response to Rep. Dave Trott’s tweet joking about President Trump’s racist press conference yesterday: “What happened in Charlottesville is no laughing matter. By making light of this situation, Congressman Trott is further fanning the flames and downplaying the seriousness of the racist attacks in Charlottesville. Rep. […]

Speaker Ryan, Chairman Stivers, and the vast majority of Washington Republicans voted for, endorsed, and continue to support President Trump. While it often goes under the radar, the NRCC has eagerly adopted Trump’s own divisive tactics, using attacks on the “radical left”, “biased media”, and “fake news” to divide the American people. Speaker Ryan and […]

In response to the CBO’s analysis (see: 20% premium increase) of the effects of a Republican refusal to fund our health insurance market, DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law issued the following statement: “The Republicans’ brazen sabotage of the American healthcare system will lead to skyrocketing premiums, increased deficits, and serious pain for hardworking families. To be […]

  On the Anniversary of DACA and less than a month before the deadline that Republican Attorneys General gave President Trump to rescind DACA, the DCCC is launching a new Twitter campaign in several of the nation’s most competitive districts with notable Latino populations to encourage people, especially DACA recipients and DREAMers, to mobilize and […]

Today marks the  5th anniversary of the implementation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the landmark executive order signed by President Obama in 2012 that has transformed the lives of more than 800,000 law-abiding DREAMers. DACA has allowed these hardworking young people to come out of the shadows, live without the fear of deportation, […]

House Republicans certainly had a rough first week of August recess (see the clips here), but their second week home was even more brutal. Here’s a sampling of the clips keeping House Republicans up at night as well as the excellent coverage that Democrats are receiving across the country… CA-10: Turlock Journal: New health center […]

“It’s shocking how much Speaker Ryan has damaged the Republican Party and imperiled his majority in just 200 days of unified Republican control of Washington,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law. “No wonder Paul Ryan said he didn’t want the job, he’s objectively terrible at it.” — Nearly seven in 10 judge Congress a failure so […]

As reported today by Talking Points Memo, the White House’s outreach to Latinos to sign up for healthcare coverage has been halted as part of this Administration’s cold-hearted efforts to let the Affordable Care Act implode. This is the latest example of this Administration turning its back on the Latino community. DCCC Hispanic Media Director […]