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Yesterday, Mike Coffman bizarrely skipped the vote to fund the United States Department of Defense. That’s right, the same Coffman that touts his position on the Armed Services Committee didn’t bother to show up to vote on the bill that funds America’s Armed Services. Whether he forgot, was too busy fundraising and campaigning, or just […]

One-Term Wonder Congressman Cresent Hardy has already been spotlighted as the most likely Congressmember to lose their seat this cycle. This dubious distinction is largely because of his penchant for making disparaging comments about “the 47%,” the Employee Non Discrimination Act, welfare recipients, and now, children with disabilities. Oh, and Hardy doesn’t just think people […]

Looks like some unpopular votes in Washington have landed Congressman David Joyce in trouble back home: local Tea Party darling Mark Lynch just gave word he’s pursuing another bid to unseat the two-term incumbent. With shady outside money likely to pour in for Lynch from the Koch brothers and the Tea Party, there’s every reason […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The Wall Street Journal has a story out today exposing Coffman for shelling out big money so his supporters could hobnob with Ben Carson. Coffman seems comfortable attaching himself to Carson’s homophobic and anti-veteran comments – not particularly surprising for a Congressman so fringe that he joined the birther movement. […]

In the wake of the federal indictment of former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert, what will Barbara Comstock do about the funds he donated to her Virginia campaign? “After refusing to donate funds from Aaron Schock’s shady coffers, Congresswomen Comstock now has the dubious distinction of being the recipient of funds from two disgraced former members […]

Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched a digital ad campaign calling attention to Congressman Jeff Denham’s recent vote against allocating an additional $750 million to install positive train control (PTC) on Amtrak. A California train crash that killed 25 people in 2008 was the impetus for the federal law requiring PTC, a safety measure […]

Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched a digital ad campaign calling attention to Congressman David Valadao’s recent vote against allocating an additional $750 million to install positive train control (PTC) on Amtrak. A California train crash that killed 25 people in 2008 was the impetus for the federal law requiring PTC, a safety measure […]

Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching a paid digital ad campaign calling attention to Ryan Costello’s recent vote against allocating an additional $750 million to install positive train control (PTC) on Amtrak. PTC is a safety measure that the National Transportation Safety Board has said could have prevented the recent tragic Amtrak accident […]

Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched Spanish robocalls highlighting Congressman Steve Knight’s recent vote blocking DREAMers who want to serve in our nation’s military. Knight has a long anti-immigrant history, including supporting Arizona’s controversial “show me your papers” bill and calling public school classes for English learners a “burden on the state.” Knight represents […]

Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is launching Spanish robocalls highlighting Heck & Hardy’s recent vote against DREAMers who want to serve in our military. During consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act, Heck & Hardy voted with the immigration extremists in their party, rather than with hardworking young people who came to this […]