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Despite companies like Walmart, Amazon, and Sears pulling the Confederate flag from their shelves, late last night Republican Ken Calvert (CA-42) offered an amendment that would allow the Confederate flag to be sold at national parks. Today, instead of voting to remove this symbol of hate from the U.S. Capitol – just as the South […]

*A similar release went out to more than 70 other vulnerable House Republicans. Today, Congressman John  Katko had the opportunity to remove state flags bearing the confederate battle flag from display in the United States Capitol. Instead of voting to remove this symbol of hate – just as South Carolina voted this week – Congressman […]

House Democrats successfully moved this week to restrict the display of the Confederate flag on federal lands. As House Republicans move to undo that effort and protect the Confederate battle flag, DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement: “It is despicable that the day after the South Carolina legislature voted to bring the […]

Speaker Boehner & the Republican Caucus Have T-Minus 25 Legislative Days to Pass a Long-Term Highway Funding Bill, Avoid Government Shutdown & Much More After last week’s Independence Day Recess, the DCCC thought Speaker Boehner might need a refresher on the long list of items he and his Republican Caucus need to get done before […]

Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District is one of the most competitive seats in the country, and a pickup opportunity for the Democratic Party. Reacting to Michael Roberson’s announced intention to seek the seat, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement: “Nevadans know Michael Roberson as nothing more than a political insider concerned with furthering […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT – THE KNIGHT-MARE CONTINUES, PART 4 Proving once again that he’s failing his constituents with his negligence, One-Term Wonder Congressman “Sorry” Steve Knight yesterday “had a hard time explaining” his flip-flop on the Export-Import Bank. Steve Knight ‘Sorry’ Count: Flip-Flopped His Position On The Controversial Export-Import Bank: He was “still […]

Southern Illinois’ One-Term Wonder Congressman Mike Bost is eager to take credit for preventing future layoffs at Belleville Boot, proudly announcing his accomplishment to the press last Friday. But it was actually Bost’s predecessor, Democrat Bill Enyart, who began the critical process of ensuring Belleville Boot didn’t lose its small business classification. Indeed, as the Belleville […]

Today Congressman Joe Heck announced he will run for Senate in 2016, proving his vulnerability and putting Democrats in an even stronger position to win Nevada’s 3rd District. “This is bad news for House Republicans and reflects how difficult Joe Heck perceived his own chances of being reelected in a presidential year,” said Tyler Law […]

Today, the Las Vegas Sun exposed Congressman Hardy’s long history of failed businesses and huge unpaid tax bills and debt (more than $5.3 million). Hardy even bought himself a big old golf course but couldn’t repay the loans and was forced to sell it off just to pay down his debt. And this is all […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ICYMI: Hardy failed to pay over $5 million in taxes, loans for his private businesses Las Vegas Sun By Kyle Roerink July 2, 2015 http://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2015/jul/02/hardy-failed-pay-over-5-million-taxes-loans-his-pr/ U.S. Rep. Cresent Hardy, a freshman Republican from Mesquite, is intimately familiar with the green tufts framed by the craggy desert at his hometown’s Falcon […]