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ICYMI: Catholic Charities Criticizes Congressman Tom Reed On The Budget AM 1480 WLEA News April 28, 2015 http://wlea.net/catholic-charities-criticizes-congressman-tom-reed-on-the-budget/ Andy Mazella of Catholic Charities of Steuben County, is criticizing Congressional Budget plans. Mazella says food stamps will be cut by 35 percent, medicaid will be cut by over 900 billion, and end the Earned Income Tax […]

ICYMI: Congressman’s former firm ordered to pay back OT, appeal planned Burlington County Times By David Levinsky April 28, 2015 http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/local/congressman-s-former-firm-ordered-to-pay-back-ot-appeal/article_629a37b1-a256-564f-b40f-ac8b6017342d.html A California judge has ordered U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur’s former insurance services firm, York Risk Services, to pay over $8 million in back overtime and interest to 122 employees who sued the company, but […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement on the start of gay marriage arguments at the Supreme Court: “As the Supreme Court begins to consider the landmark cases that could legalize marriage for everyone across the country, it is crystal clear that Republicans who continue to oppose this basic right are on the […]

ICYMI: House Dems target controversial California Republican The Hill By Cristina Marcos April 28, 2015 http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/240227-house-dems-target-controversial-california-republican House Democrats are formally designating freshman Rep. Steve Knight (R-Calif.) as one of their top targets for the 2016 election cycle. Knight garnered national headlines last week for angrily telling an immigration protester, “If you touch me again, I’ll […]

Click for GIF Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is naming Republican Congressman Steve Knight (CA-25) a “One-Term Wonder.” Knight joins a list of 16 other vulnerable Republican freshmen who were swept up in the 2014 election and will be swept out in 2016. Congressman Knight’s new designation comes after a bizarre incident where Knight […]

In case you missed it – the Omaha World Herald and The Hill both exposed Rep. David Young for racking up penalties for not paying his taxes – awkward for someone who prides himself on being a “taxpayer watchdog.” Even more ironically, Young voted last week to punish federal employees (which he’s been since 1999) […]

SHOT: Congressman Jeff Denham introduces the ENLIST Act to let undocumented immigrants serve in the military. CHASER: Denham built his anti-immigrant record by agreeing with the statement that “anyone who is here right now as an illegal immigrant should be arrested, detained, and deported,” opposing the federal DREAM Act, and supporting Arizona’s radical anti-immigrant law […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement on the confirmation of Loretta Lynch for Attorney General: “At long last, Congressional Republicans have gotten their priorities straight and allowed the confirmation of the unquestionably qualified Loretta Lynch as Attorney General. This is great news for the country; she will be a strong and forceful […]

Looks like Aaron Schock has found an heir for his fashionable seat on the Ways and Means Committee: none other than Congressman Bob Dold. This comes just weeks after Dold “doubled down” on his refusal to donate to charity the tainted donations given to him by the disgraced former Congressman. “Congressman Dold’s eager acceptance of […]

Coffman adds to anti-consumer record by also voting to cut funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Yesterday, Congressman Mike Coffman voted to undermine hardworking Americans by slashing funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). What started as a bipartisan bill establishing three advisory boards to provide information on small businesses, credit unions, and […]