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Since last week’s bombshell revelation that Republican Whip Steve Scalise chose to cheerlead at a David Duke organized White supremacist rally in New Orleans, the reaction hasn’t been good for Scalise. While Speaker Boehner and Republican Leader McCarthy have backed Scalise, others have raised real concerns that will continue to plague the Republican Conference. Boston […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released the following statement from Chairman Ben Ray Luján on Republican Congressman Michael Grimm’s announced resignation: “The people of Staten Island and Brooklyn were lied to throughout the last election by Michael Grimm and, sadly, Republicans let it happen despite his legal troubles. Before the new Congress is even sworn […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee condemned Republican Whip Steve Scalise for choosing to speak to a white supremacist rally organized by former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke, and Republican leaders who have remained silent about it since news reports yesterday. Conservative leader Erik Erickson raised concerns last night about Scalise’s judgment for the rally and debunked Scalise’s bizarre claim that he didn’t know […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released the following statement from spokesperson Josh Schwerin on the impending guilty plea from Congressman Michael Grimm on felony tax evasion: “Speaker Boehner has let this go on long enough. It’s past time for Michael Grimm to go and it’s John Boehner’s responsibility to make it happen. Speaker Boehner and Republican […]

Democratic Congressional Campaign Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement on the passage of the government funding bill: “House Republicans just can’t help themselves. Once again, they took the country to the brink of catastrophe to stack the deck for special interests, continuing the same governing-by-crisis strategy that led to their last disastrous shutdown.  […]

House Republicans used to talk about zero tolerance for ethics troubles, they have now come full circle and are rejecting calls to have members take mandatory ethics training. “Maybe it’s because they have a member facing a 20 count federal indictment, maybe they just got tired of pretending to care, either way, it’s clear that […]

Peter King is stirring up controversy again. As America reflects upon the grand jury decision on the death of Eric Garner, Republican Congressman Peter King gained national criticism for his controversial comments on the subject. Described as “a problem for the GOP,”  Congressman Peter King thanked the grand jury for “doing justice” and blamed Eric […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement in response to House Republicans obstructing comprehensive immigration reform: “Today’s stunt vote is simply the latest in a long string of immigration failures by House Republicans. The American people have been clear in their call for action to fix our broken immigration system.  Yet the only […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement in response to Speaker John Boehner’s comments on immigration today: “Monumental arrogance is refusing to bring the bipartisan immigration compromise to the floor for an up or down vote.  It’s time for Speaker Boehner to let us do our jobs and serve the American people.” BACKGROUND: […]

Congressman Frank Guinta, who faced a federal probe after infamously “forgetting” about his bank account, was named to the Congressional committee that oversees banking today.  Guinta was the subject of a federal investigation into his personal finances after he failed to disclose a bank account containing at least $245,0000. Guinta claimed that he failed to […]