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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Ben Ray Luján issued the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security funding bill vote: “House Republicans proved today that they are willing to play politics with our Homeland Security in an effort to cater to the extreme elements of their party who want to restart […]

Today’s Update on Republican Outreach RNC Member’s Racist Facebook Post Threatens Winter Meeting [National Journal, 1/13/14] Scalise voted against apology for slavery [The Hill, 1/13/14] Texas Rep. Randy Weber Compares Obama to Hitler [Politico, 1/12/15]

Just a week after Congressman Lee Zeldin bent over backwards to defend House Republican Whip Steve Scalise’s speech in front of a white supremacist group led by a known anti-Semitic, he now hasn’t condemned shameful and inflammatory rhetoric from his colleague, Congressman Randy Weber who compared President Obama to Hitler. Zeldin’s continued pattern of misguided […]

From Josh Schwerin, DCCC:  “Congressman Randy Weber’s outrageous comparison is beyond vile and insulting. Congressional Republicans like Weber are clearly catering to the most extreme elements – first refusing to condemn Steve Scalise’s inexcusable affiliation with KKK members, and now this. Speaker Boehner and Republican leaders need to step forward and condemn Congressman Weber and […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced its Executive Leadership Team of battle-tested veterans for the 2016 election cycle who will oversee the strategic objectives for the Committee. Nearly half of the seven Executives at the DCCC for the 2016 cycle are people of color – the most diverse DCCC senior team ever – and […]

Republican Speaker John Boehner just came out against a new proposal from Democratic Budget Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen that gives hardworking middle class Americans tax relief while eliminating tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy to pay for it. The plan gives a $2,000 tax cut to middle class families to make sure they benefit from […]

DCCC spokeswoman Emily Bolton released the following statement when Daniel Donovan announced his candidacy for New York’s 11th Congressional District: “The competition for Republican candidates in this district is already about one thing and one thing only: which candidate do Speaker Boehner and his Republicans in Congress like more. If Republicans in Congress like the […]

Only a few hours after being sworn in to Congress, Rod Blum solidified his Tea Party loyalties when his very first vote in Congress for Congressman Steve King’s candidate for Speaker of the House. Blum voted with an extreme minority of the House Republican Congress and backed an alternative lead for the House of Representatives […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released the following statement from Chairman Ben Ray Luján on Nancy Pelosi continuing to serve as House Democratic Leader: “Congratulations to Nancy Pelosi on continuing as our Democratic Leader. Leader Pelosi works tirelessly and unendingly to unite Democrats in the fight against the House Republicans’ agenda that leaves the middle […]

DCCC Executive Director Kelly Ward released the following statement after Congressman Chris Gibson announced his retirement in New York’s 19th Congressional District: “Congressman Gibson is the second House Republican to jump ship and abandon Speaker Boehner’s toxic Republican Congress. Before the gavel has even dropped, Boehner’s members have begun running for the hills in fear […]