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Voted to support Trump-inspired amicus brief against DACA & DAPA  As Donald Trump and Ted Cruz continue to try and one-up each other’s anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies, the Supreme Court heard today oral arguments on DACA and DAPA, President Obama’s immigration actions that provide temporary deportation relief to law abiding immigrant families. The arguments come […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Key Section: Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu’s office stopped at the door to a media conference an ABC15 reporter who had covered the sheriff’s role years ago at a boarding school investigated for harsh discipline. And Arizona House Speaker David Gowan implemented, and last week rescinded, a so-called security plan to bar any non-employee who wouldn’t go through an extensive […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján issued the following statement regarding Monday’s Supreme Court DACA and DAPA hearing, and the more than 1.5 million eligible voters whose family members are impacted by the programs: “Over 1.5 million eligible voters have a family member impacted by DAPA and DACA, and Latino and immigrant families are paying attention […]

First Quarter: Despite being in the minority, the DCCC brought in nearly $25 million in the first quarter of 2016. This is an historic total when compared to previous first quarters in the on-year. March: The DCCC raised more than $11.3 million in March alone. Cash on Hand: The DCCC now has more than $44 million Cash on Hand. The DCCC is in a […]

John Kline: retiring Congressman, amateur psychic? Months ago, Kline dubbed the GOP field running for his vacated seat “disappointing,” foreshadowing lackluster fundraising numbers that emerged this week among the Republicans’ fractious field. Darlene Miller, the D.C. Republican establishment’s preferred candidate despite having misled voters about receiving federal stimulus dollars, raised less than half that of […]

Stefanik’s hypocrisy highlights troubling pattern of taking contradictory and conflicting positions to do what’s right for her political future  Less than a week from New York’s presidential primary, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik continues to desperately dodge simple and important questions on which candidate in her own party she would support as commander-in-chief, as well as give […]

Bishop and House Republicans Primed to Fail on Doing Their Job, Passing a Budget Shot: Congressman Mike Bishop released a self-righteous statement last year about the Republican leadership’s ability to complete the very basic part of his job: passing a budget. “Our seniors, middle class, and future generations are relying on us to take a […]

Walberg and House Republicans Primed to Fail on Doing Their Job, Passing a Budget Shot: Tim Walberg published a self-righteous editorial in 2013 about Congress and completing the very basic part of his job: passing a budget. “If Congress can’t do its job, it shouldn’t get a paycheck.” He proclaimed that it’s “only fair” to […]

Paulsen and House Republicans Primed to Fail on Doing Their Job, Passing a Budget  Shot: Erik Paulsen released a self-righteous statement in 2013 about Congress and completing the very basic part of his job: passing a budget. “If you don’t do your job, you don’t get paid.” He proclaimed that “hardworking Minnesota taxpayers and small […]

From his negligence in response to the Porter Ranch Gas Leak to transparency and ethics issues to his misuse of taxpayer money, vulnerable Congressman Steve Knight continues to fail the people of California’s 25th District. Now Knight is about to join his Republican colleagues as they fail to propose and pass a budget, which Knight […]