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With the one year anniversary of the federal government shutdown this week, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is highlighting how Mike Bishop twice shut down the government in Lansing. Bishop would only make Washington worse — his record makes it clear he can’t be trusted to prevent a federal government shutdown. Today’s example: the federal […]

On the eve of tonight’s Packers/Vikings game, it’s clear that Packer Backer and Millionaire Stewart Mills III could use a better defense. New polling released Wednesday shows that Mills III is trailing Representative Rick Nolan by 11 points– despite Mills spending his own money to win the race. The poll is the latest in a […]

Every day that goes by, Marilinda Garcia continues to prove she is far outside New Hampshire’s mainstream. We already know that Garcia has an extreme agenda to restrict a woman’s ability to make her own health care decisions, she would abolish the Department of Education and eliminate the minimum wage. But what does Marilinda Garcia […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today released a new television ad in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District: “Planning,” which informs voters about Martha McSally’s support for privatizing Social Security while giving tax breaks to millionaires. The ad begins running today. SCRIPT OF DCCC IE AD “Planning”: People ask me if I’ve planned for retirement. We worked […]

One year ago today, the government was still shut down—and to remind House Republicans of their disastrous shutdown that cost our economy $24 billion, the DCCC is bringing them the GOP Timeflop experience: bringing you your worst memories, delivered daily. Here’s a sampling of the headlines Americans were waking up to on Day 2 of […]

One year ago, the federal government shutdown that cost our economy some $24 billion began. And it’s clear from Sen. Torrey Westrom’s role in shutting down the Minnesota government that he would join with the Tea Party that forced the last government shutdown. “Sen. Westrom is going to have a hard time running away from […]

Mike Bishop is doubling down on his reckless and irresponsible agenda – in Tuesday’s debate, Bishop said he would support plans to privatize Social Security.   The Detroit News reported, “Bishop said the Social Security system is broken. ‘Congress needs to come up with a solution and part of that has to be giving the […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today released two new television ads in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District: “Proud” and “Stretched.” Both ads will begin running today. The spots feature testimonials from a Texas veteran and teacher, speaking out against Will Hurd’s dangerous budget plan that is out-of-touch with Texas values: slashing support for vital programs like […]

John Katko just can’t seem to contain his excitement for Speaker John Boehner and his reckless agenda. Katko was caught drooling in awe of just being in Speaker Boehner’s presence when he admitted in an interview “I remember looking over at my wife and saying, ‘This is surreal.’” Katko’s starry-eyed reverence for Speaker Boehner is just the […]

Jeff Martson, Civility Project: “I just considered it outrageous.” Anchor: “On truth, relevance, and civility – the group gives this ad an ‘F’.” John Beatty, Civility Project:  “I see this as the total opposite of civility.” From Tyrone Gayle, DCCC: “The NRCC’s desperate attempt to distract San Diego voters from Carl DeMaio’s Tea Party agenda […]