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** Similar releases were sent to targeted districts across the country ** “Thanks to Reps. Tom Garrett and Dave Brat and Washington Republicans’ constant attacks on affordable health care, premiums are increasing across the country, and especially in rural communities,” said DCCC spokesperson Jacob Peters. “Voters will not forget that as long as Tom Garrett […]

This week Ted Nugent tripled down on calling the Parkland victims “liars” who “have no soul” and “the poor, mushy-brained children”. Rep. Dave Joyce, who touted how great it was to spend time with Ted Nugent when he was in Northeastern Ohio on the topic of guns, has yet to say if he condemns Nugent’s […]

“Leave it to Reps. Davis and Bost and Washington Republicans to run interference on their own attempt at an economic message while further imperiling their own re-election chances in November.” – DCCC spokesperson Jacob Peters — St. Louis Post Dispatch: Vulnerable U.S. agriculture ‘on the tip of the spear’ amid China’s retaliatory tariff threats […] […]

“It’s rare Congressmen Budd and Pittenger find themselves at the top of any list, but after being badly outraised by strong Democratic challengers, it’s no surprise they’ve been labeled among Washington’s ‘Worst House Republican Slackers’,” said DCCC spokesperson Cole Leiter. “While Budd and Pittenger spent their last months in office shilling for Wall Street and […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján issued the following statement on the Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr: “Today, we pay tribute and celebrate the extraordinary life of one of America’s greatest citizens, whose life was taken fifty years ago. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life was dedicated to serving others while being committed to […]

Puntos claves: […] las encuestas muestran que menos de la mitad de la población del país tienen una opinión favorable de la ley. Y a pesar de un aumento de popularidad a finales de febrero, las opiniones favorables parece estar una vez más a la baja. Eso pudiera ser un problema para Curbelo, quien ayudó […]

DCCC Hispanic Media Director Javier Gamboa issued the following statement: “Congressman Dana Rohrabacher’s propensity to jump to grotesque and racist conclusions, among his many other failings, continue to disqualify him from serving in Congress. Rohrabacher’s hatred towards immigrants and backward views don’t represent the values of this diverse Orange County district.”

In the first public poll since embattled Rep. Rod Blum made headlines for failing to disclose his shady internet company that buries FDA warnings – Blum is paying the price for his massive ethics scandal among Iowa voters. Iowans also disapprove of Blum’s support of the unpopular GOP tax scam and his refusal to hold […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Florida lawmaker who helped craft new tax law stands to gain By Richard Lardner // AP April 2, 2018 WASHINGTON — As Republicans streamed out of Washington in late January for their annual retreat, dozens of them headed to Union Station near the U.S. Capitol to catch a train to […]

Curbelo ties his political future in Congress to an unpopular tax law By David Smiley and Alex Daugherty // Miami Herald April 3, 2018 Carlos Curbelo, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in Congress, is doubling down on the nation’s new — and largely unpopular — tax code. Nearly four months after Congress passed $1 […]