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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Riiiiiiiiiight….   ICYMI: Kevin McCarthy’s Response to Criticism of His Benghazi Comments: “Stop Playing Politics” National Journal By Emma Roller and Eric Garcia October 7, 2015 McCarthy’s verbal misstep continues to dog him into Thursday’s House speakership vote. The elec­tion for the next speak­er of the House is sched­uled for […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Poliquin’s Opposition to Export-Import Bank May Haunt His Re-Election Chances With good-paying jobs on the line in Bangor and elsewhere across the country, Congressman Poliquin’s opposition to reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank, joined by other House Republicans, is anticipated to haunt his bid for re-election this upcoming cycle. ICYMI: Three Races […]

Congresswoman Stefanik is scrambling to cover her tracks and hide her troubling record on women’s health. Elise Stefanik recently signed onto a celebratory resolution to commemorate a moment in history related to women. This is a nice gesture, but will not make North Country voters forget the fact that she has voted to defund Planned Parenthood […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “The month-long battle to replace Speaker Boehner will not only mean that House Republicans emerge more conservative and splintered, but it will take away precious time that would be much better spent negotiating a bipartisan budget, avoiding default and addressing other fast-approaching fiscal deadlines.” – Meredith Kelly of the DCCC. […]

Over the weekend, Michigan Republican insiders floated the name of the worst possible candidate for Congress in Michigan’s 1st District: Dave Agema. That’s right, the Ted Cruz-endorsing favorite son of the radical right, who despite being censured this year by the Republican National Committee over a “hateful” rant on social media (which called LGBT people […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “For Jason Chaffetz to suggest that funding the government and raising its borrowing limit would be ‘to cave’ is extremely troubling. Chaffetz has provided yet another shocking example of what the American people can expect from the Republican House moving forward: more policy positions meant to appease hardline Republicans instead […]

Divisive and expensive contest is amplified by late primary date Today, Arizona Republicans’ worst possible primary scenario just became a reality. With the entrance of scandal marred Sherriff Paul Babeu and big spending David Gowan, the Republican field is packed with uniquely flawed candidates. “There are setbacks, and then there are disasters – Paul Babeu […]

Taxpayer-Funded Benghazi Committee Created With Singular Purpose: to Defeat Hillary Clinton, Not Seek Truth Behind Death of Four Americans On Tuesday evening, potential Speaker Kevin McCarthy revealed that the House Select Committee on Benghazi was created with one purely political purpose: to harm Secretary of State Clinton’s political future and ultimately defeat her in the […]

**Similar releases will be sent today targeting all Republican Members of the House Select Committee on Benghazi: Trey Gowdy, Susan Brooks, Jim Jordan, Mike Pompeo, Martha Roby, Peter Roskam, Lynn Westmoreland** “The purpose of the Republicans’ $4.5 million Benghazi Committee has been clarified: to politicize the death of four Americans for the sake of hurting […]

By voting for the second time in two weeks for a resolution to defund Planned Parenthood, Congressman John Katko has doubled down on his broken promise to the people of the New York 24th Congressional District. “John Katko is back at it, doubling down on his vote to defund Planned Parenthood and again breaking his […]