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Last week, several of Congressman Will Hurd’s freshman colleagues fell all over themselves to attach their name to an empty letter that –  in their minds – distanced themselves from the extremists in the House that want to shut down the entire federal government. Congressman Hurd did not even sign his name to the letter […]

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ben Ray Luján, Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, participated in the press conference today that followed the Democratic Caucus meeting. Luján spoke of Speaker Boehner’s resignation, just the latest example of House Republicans chaos, and the potential fallout for all Republicans. Below is a transcript of his remarks.   […]

Please see the statement below from DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján on the resignation of Speaker Boehner: “The Republican Party is broken and the news of Speaker Boehner’s resignation makes that crystal clear. All year, House Republicans have demonstrated that they cannot govern responsibly on behalf of hardworking Americans, putting infighting over governing and extreme […]

DCCC Sends a FedEx package to Comstock’s Loudoun Office Today is the one year anniversary of Virginia Congresswoman Barbara Comstock’s comments comparing American immigrants to FedEx packages. It may have been a year since she first uttered this derogatory remark, but her insensitivity and offensiveness will live on for many more to come. We marked […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ICYMI (Videos): Hurd Avoids Reporters to Avoid Birthright Citizenship Questions Watch as two reporters on live TV plead for Congressman Will Hurd to stop avoiding the press and respond to their press requests on an immigration-related issue. Video #1   Key Quote: “Over the last three weeks we have reached out […]

Earlier today, Congressman Ben Ray Luján spoke to CNN’s Chris Cuomo on the South Lawn ahead of Pope Francis’ welcome at the White House. The interview covered the Pope’s historic visit, its implications for Congress on topics including immigration reform, and most importantly, the Congressman’s deep pride and excitement for the Papal visit as a […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ICYMI: Voice of The Southern: Bost, Shimkus vote for a shutdown The Southern Illinoisan By The Editorial Board September 23, 2015 http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/voice-of-the-southern/voice-of-the-southern-bost-shimkus-vote-for-a-shutdown/article_43bdfcc4-f0e9-5ac3-b8f4-b9adf6958825.html U.S. Reps. Mike Bost and John Shimkus can spin last week’s vote to defund Planned Parenthood within the federal budget however they like. But, in reality, the Republican […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Poliquin still taking heat for Ex-Im opposition Given the swirl of headlines surrounding Congressman Poliquin’s opposition to reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank, it would be understandable if you missed the latest report today from the Bangor Daily News. GE, a major Bangor employer, has indicated that as many as 80 Bangor […]

TIME REMAINING UNTIL REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN: 5 LEGISLATIVE DAYS LEGISLATION CONSIDERED IN HOUSE TODAY: NONE STATUS OF HOUSE REPUBLICAN PLAN TO AVOID GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: NO PLAN FOUND STATUS OF SPEAKER BOEHNER PLAN TO FUNDRAISE THE DAY AFTER POTENTIAL SHUTDOWN: LOCATED. See below for details. “The priorities of House Republicans are utterly shocking. While border patrol agents, […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT BARBARA COMSTOCK SHOWS NO LEADERSHIP TO PROTECT FEDERAL WORKERS FROM POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN Yesterday state lawmakers in both Maryland and Virginia pleaded with Congressional Republicans to avert another government shutdown. Noticeably silent on this issue is Northern Virginia Congresswoman Barbara Comstock, who represents thousands of federal workers and their families […]