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The expanded and diverse leadership team reflects the DCCC’s position of strength in 2018 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Ben Ray Luján issued the following statement announcing his leadership team for the 2018 cycle: “I’m energized by the opportunity to serve alongside such a strong and diverse leadership team,” said DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján. […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “This past weekend we saw more and more House Republicans facing massive constituent backlash in their districts – and this is really just the beginning,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law. “As spineless Republicans continue to cancel town halls, sneak out of back doors, and run away from their constituents, the […]

The DCCC will aggressively harness the energy on the ground & direct it towards defeating Republicans in 2018 The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) today launched an unprecedented accountability project called “March into ‘18”. In order to harness the grassroots energy occurring across the country, and to immediately hold House Republicans  accountable, the DCCC is […]

American taxpayers are expected to bear the financial burden –  House GOP will pay the political price It took less than one week for Donald Trump to order the construction of his Mexican border wall. Beyond the fact that this is a cruel, unpopular and impractical endeavor, Mexico has made it clear to the Trump […]

Not one of the House Republicans’ real policy priorities enjoys widespread support – setting the stage for backlash at the ballot box House and Senate Republicans met today to discuss their “agenda” for the first 200 days of the new Republican-controlled Washington. Unfortunately for the American people, the vague proposals and empty promises that came […]

As CNN aptly put it today, Congressman Tom Price’s shaky nomination is yet again riddled with “more red flags” – this time for failing to disclose late taxes and misrepresenting the value of stock holdings as part of a deal that is being scrutinized as potential insider trading. The Washington Post also dug into his […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED  IT “It appears that President Donald Trump is so bitter after losing the popular vote that he can’t stop repeating racially-charged lies about undocumented immigrants. These lies and his real intentions must be exposed: Trump is paving the way for House Republicans to continue their efforts to make it harder for […]

During the Trump Administration’s first White House briefing, Press Secretary Sean Spicer reaffirmed that they are moving forward with their harsh, unpopular, and impractical border wall. Spicer told reporters that they are working with Congress on appropriations to begin building the wall. Given the negative impact on our economy and the fact that Trump is […]

“Failing to appoint a Latino to the President’s Cabinet is just the latest example of how the Republican Party has never really cared about the pressing issues affecting Latinos,” said Javier Gamboa of the DCCC. “Even before Donald Trump’s swearing-in, House Republicans have begun enacting his anti-Latino agenda, from trying to make American taxpayers bear the […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The Denver Post and 9News (NBC) are reporting on the swift backlash that Congressman Mike Coffman faced from his constituents during a public meeting as a result of voting to start repealing the Affordable Care Act on Friday. 9News reporter caught Coffman on video escaping out of the backdoor rather […]