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Elise Stefanik and House Republicans Primed to Fail on Doing Their Job, Passing a Budget Shot: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has made many promises to her constituents about returning regular order to Congress and completing the very basic part of her job: passing a budget. “I think addressing our spending and addressing our nation’s debt are […]

ICYMI: Dem campaign chief: We’re ‘on offense’ in battle for House The Hill April 14, 2016 By: Mike Lillis Donald Trump and the tumultuous GOP presidential race have broadened the battlefield for the House, the man in charge of winning back the majority for Democrats tells The Hill. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) said the […]

“… es un recordatorio de cómo cualquiera de los republicanos en la contienda presidencial arrastraría al país hacia atrás […] En California, somos todo lo que no es Cruz: tolerantes e inclusivos, y creemos en una economía que funcione para todos,” — Congresista demócrata por California, Scott Peters Puntos Claves de La Opinión: …una victoria […]

An OpEd in today’s New York Times focuses on how Congressional Republicans’ obstinate refusal to work with the President, particularly on key economic recovery issues, bred much of the anger fueling Donald Trump’s campaign. In addition to neglecting policies that would support hardworking Americans, House Republicans themselves have spouted much of the same extreme, angry […]

Meet the NRCC’s Top Recruit in FL-13: Tea Partier Mark Bircher After many months of indecisive wavering, Rick Baker finally ruled out a run in Florida 13, leaving the National Republicans without a top tier recruit in Pinellas County. They are instead left with the incomparable Mark Bircher. Many things have been said about Mark […]

“La igualdad de salarios es un derecho civil. Nadie en nuestro país merece ser tratado como un ciudadano de segunda clase.”  “Equal pay is a civil rights issue. No one in our country should be treated as a second class citizen.”  – Congressman Ben Ray Luján   ICYMI: Ben Ray Luján: Las mujeres latinas merecen un […]

The nightmarish scenario of running alongside Donald Trump or Ted Cruz is clearly sending Congressman Bruce Poliquin through the roof. Last month, Poliquin refused to say which presidential candidate he caucused for. A couple of weeks later, Poliquin endured an “uncomfortable pause” with a reporter in order to dodge direct questions about who he supports […]

Today is Equal Pay Day – April 12. This is the day in the 2016 calendar year that women would have to work until to make the same amount that men earned in 2015. Despite President Obama’s historic Lilly Ledbetter Pay Act, the gender pay gap persists – in part because House Republicans and Scott […]

The nightmarish scenario of running alongside Donald Trump or Ted Cruz is clearly sending Congressman Bruce Poliquin through the roof. Last month, Poliquin refused to say which presidential candidate he caucused for. A couple of weeks later, Poliquin endured an “uncomfortable pause” with a reporter in order to dodge direct questions about who he supports […]

Today, April 12th, is Equal Pay Day, the moment in the 2016 calendar year when women’s earnings have finally caught up to what men earned in 2015. Despite President Obama’s historic Lilly Ledbetter Pay Act, the gender pay gap persists – in part because House Republicans like Erik Paulsen have continually blocked consideration of the […]