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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “Congressman Scott Garrett is getting a fat lump of coal this Christmas from his corporate donors for his pro-discrimination views and record against LGBT Americans,” said Bryan Lesswing at the DCCC. “Whether it’s his opposition to filling potholes and repairing bridges or pushing his extreme pro-discrimination views, Scott Garrett’s naughty list […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT  ICYMI: House Republicans at a Crossroads as Trump-Mania Continues National Journal By Jack Fitzpatrick December 22, 2015 Some of the most vul­ner­able Re­pub­lic­ans in Con­gress ducked when asked about the most con­tro­ver­sial ma­jor fig­ure in the party today: Don­ald Trump. A Na­tion­al Journ­al sur­vey of eight mem­bers from ra­cially di­verse and Demo­crat­ic-lean­ing […]

Today Congressman Pat Meehan voted against the bipartisan bill to keep the government open and fund critical national priorities, including funding for 9/11 First Responders and women’s health. While a few of his neighboring Republicans voted to keep the government open, Congressman Meehan’s vote would have shut down the government and threatened national priorities. “Though […]

IN CASE YOU  MISSED IT Newsday: The Daily Point: “The new mainstream” Key Point: “However, freshman Rep. Lee Zeldin of Shirley has offered narrower legislation. His bill would allow such purchases, unless the Justice Department goes to court and obtains an order to stop a specific individual from making a purchase. The shift of the […]

Today, Congresswoman Barbara Comstock endorsed Republican Senator Marco Rubio for President, throwing her support behind the one Republican presidential candidate who has singled himself out as the most extreme on climate change and restricting women’s health rights. Senator Rubio’s support for banning abortions in cases of rape, incest, and life of the woman is as […]

The DCCC today announced that Ty Matsdorf will lead the 2016 Independent Expenditure program. Matsdorf currently serves as the DCCC’s Deputy Executive Director and Director of Strategic Messaging. Historically, the DCCC IE has been the largest program dedicated to electing Democrats to the House of Representatives. “The DCCC is in a great position heading into […]

Coffman voted against closing terror suspect gun loophole, refused to directly denounce Trump, Rep. JoAnn Windholz, and Douglas County GOP after vile comments “Congressman Coffman’s refusal to directly denounce Trump for his plan to ban all Muslims and his refusal to call out the vile rhetoric of his fellow Republicans blaming Planned Parenthood for three […]

IN CASE YOU  MISSED IT Curbelo Misleads Voters About His Opposition to Stopping Suspected Terrorists from Buying Firearms After being questioned on his repeated votes to keep allowing suspected terrorists on the FBI’s Terrorist Watchlist to buy assault rifles, Congressman Carlos Curbelo’s spokesperson’s only response was to throw out a baseless accusation and then deliberately […]

On the heels of yet another Republican vote to block consideration of a bill to keep lethal weapons out of the hands of FBI’s Terrorist Watchlist suspects, the DCCC is launching radio ads in ten Congressional Districts, highlighting Members’ refusal to close this dangerous loophole. These :15 second radio ads will run during drivetime Thursday […]

“Congressman Coffman is displaying a shocking lack of backbone by refusing to denounce Trump and his plan to ban all Muslims,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law. “After Coffman attended the conference of a leading grassroots anti-Muslim organization earlier this year, his silence on Trump’s blatantly unconstitutional and racist agenda is particularly troubling.” IN CASE YOU […]