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DCCC Statement on Expiration of CHIP & CHC Funding
In response to Washington Republicans allowing Children’s Health Insurance Program and Community Health Center funding to expire, DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law issued the following statement: “The morally bankrupt Washington Republican establishment has let funding expire for the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Community Health Centers Fund without even pretending to be concerned. Speaker Ryan’s […]
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Flashback Friday: Karen Handel is the Original Jet-setting Georgian
Secretary Tom Price was just forced to resign after abusing taxpayer funds to take private jets to visit his properties and family, but Georgia voters will remember that Price’s successor, Rep. Karen Handel, is the original jet-setting Georgian. In 2008, when a state budget crisis was forcing cuts to children’s education, healthcare, and food programs, […]
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NEW REPORT: GOP Tax Plan = Massive Tax Cut for Top 1%
Republicans move from ripping away affordable healthcare to tax breaks for the wealthy According to a new report from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, the Republican tax cuts amount to a massive tax cut for the wealthiest few Americans. “With full control of Washington, establishment Republicans’ top two priorities are ripping affordable healthcare away from […]
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Constituents Celebrate Barbara Comstock’s 1,000th Day without a Town Hall
Today marks Representative Barbara Comstock’s 1,000th day in office without holding a single public town hall. The disgraceful streak has only increased the pressure from her constituents, a group of whom went to Capitol Hill today to mark the occasion. The constituents, led by the grassroots group Dump Comstock, handed out “Dump Comstock” stickers and […]
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HEADLINES: Vital Healthcare for Children and Families is Set to Expire & House Republicans are Nowhere to be Found
Millions of children and families could be stripped of access to vital health care services within a few days, with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Community Health Center (CHC) Fund both set to expire on September 30th. Instead of focusing on reauthorizing these vital programs, House Republicans have wasted months on repealing affordable […]
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Perennial Loser Justin Fareed Jumps Back Into Congressional Race
IRVINE – Responding to the announcement that failed Justin Fareed will once again seek California’s 24th Congressional seat, DCCC spokesperson Drew Godinich released the following statement: “After already fumbling the ball twice, you would think that Justin Fareed had finally learned his lesson: accepting hundreds of thousands in support from coal and oil companies – […]
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ICYMI: Dave Brat Gives Tom Price a Pass on Taxpayer-Funded Getaways
Talking Points Memo: GOP Rep.: Price ‘Made A Few Errors’ With Private Flights Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA) said Thursday that his former colleague and current Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price “made a few errors” in spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on private flights. An investigation by Politico last week uncovered the […]
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Martha Roby has her own Moore Problem
U.S. Rep. Martha Roby isn’t the only establishment Alabama politician with a Moore problem. After outsider Roy Moore beat Washington-backed candidate Luther Strange for the Republican Senate nomination, Roby is feeling the heat from her own Trump-inspired primary challenger, Barry Moore. Barry Moore was the first Alabama elected official to endorse President Trump’s candidacy and […]
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On the DREAM Act, David Valadao is All Hat and No Cattle
If he’s serious about doing “everything in his power” to help DREAMers, why won’t he push his party to vote on the DREAM Act? DCCC Spokesperson Drew Godinich released the following statement: “Congressman David Valadao is all hat and no cattle – telling his constituents that he’ll do ‘everything in his power’ to help DREAMers, […]
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Hurd a “NO” on bipartisan DREAM Act, brags about work with Republicans on immigration
Need proof that Congressman Hurd takes his directions from Speaker Paul Ryan and Washington Republicans, not Texans ready for a real fix to our broken immigration system? Hurd is bragging about being a part of a Republican only working group on immigration, while he refuses to sign onto the bipartisan DREAM Act. For context, that’s […]