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DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján announced today that DCCC Executive Director Kelly Ward will serve as Executive Director for the 2016 cycle, continuing to bring her savvy political instincts and organizational skills to the committee for another cycle. Ward, a DCCC veteran, House strategist and skilled political operative, is the first Executive Director in recent […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement about President Obama’s action on immigration after House Republicans have refused to act: “Americans of all political stripes want to fix our broken immigration system, but Republicans have refused to even let us vote on a comprehensive solution. On behalf of the millions of families and […]

Emily Bittner of the DCCC released the following statement on House Republicans passing up women for new committee chairmanships: “Republicans promised to be more welcoming to women – but passed over women to give every single new committee chairmanship to a white man. House Republicans have erased any doubt about the course they’ll take in […]

On top of Speaker Boehner hinting at a shutdown over action on immigration reform, House Republicans have also threatened to impeach the President if they don’t get their way – even though they have refused to allow a vote on bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate. At least five members of the House have […]

DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement about House Republicans’ shutdown threats over immigration reform: “Just over one week after elections, Republicans are back to true form by talking about shutting down the government over an issue the vast majority of Americans support and 68 Senators already passed: a comprehensive compromise on immigration. If […]

While Republicans promise a more functional and effective Congress, fights are brewing that show little promise of being resolved anytime soon. Here’s an overview of what the Tea Party and establishment Republicans will be battling over in the coming weeks and months. 1. Keeping the Government Open (Lame Duck) The current continuing resolution that keeps […]

…Thinks the government should track undocumented immigrants like FedEx packages? Answer: Barbara Comstock (VA-10): “I think immigration should be done by legislation, not executive action. I think first and foremost, we need to stop playing politics with this and secure the borders…Fedex can track packages coming in here all the time; we can track people […]

TO:      Interested Parties FR:      DCCC Communications DT:      November 5, 2014 RE:      On Tough Night, DCCC Limited Republicans’ Opportunities to Take Advantage of Wave   In a tough cycle in which Democrats suffered significant losses in the Senate, unexpected losses in the gubernatorial races and faced a barrage of outside groups spending, the Democratic Congressional Campaign […]

DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement on the midterm elections: “I won’t sugarcoat it – we always knew tonight would be a challenging night, and it was for Democrats at every level. But as tough as tonight was, we did everything in our control to narrow the Republicans’ pick-up opportunities and limit their […]

Entering Election Day, House Democrats have succeeded on every measure within our control and have kept every Democratic incumbent in a competitive position to win. Thanks to the DCCC’s record-breaking fundraising, first-ever voter registration effort and largest-ever investment on the airwaves, there is not a single Democrat in the country who is down for the […]