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The Big, Ugly Law is the defining issue of the midterms and it will cost Republicans the majority This morning, Speaker Mike Johnson was asked to explain why his signature legislative ‘achievement’ – the Big, Ugly Law – is failing in the court of public opinion. JOHN BERMAN, CNN: It’s among the most unpopular laws passed since 1990, […]

Now that notorious anti-worker extremist John Duarte has hand-picked Javier Lopez and donated the maximum amount to his campaign for California’s 13th Congressional District – it’s clear: Lopez is Duarte’s choice to continue carrying out his extreme agenda. And that should alarm every Central Valley voter.  On top of his own record of attacking Social Security, Duarte admitted he was “not that far” from […]

As House Republicans prepare to return to Washington to push their extreme agenda, one thing is clear: the fight for New Mexico’s public lands is far from over.  In their latest budget scheme, Republicans threatened to sell off 14 million acres of New Mexico’s public lands to the highest bidder — opening the door to privatization, erasure of Tribal […]

Associated Press: Rural hospitals are expected to lose money from Trump’s bill, despite RFK Jr.’s promise A brutal fact check from the Associated Press confirms Republicans are lying about the devastating effects of their Big, Ugly Law and its impact on rural communities. After Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely proclaimed this week the […]

After voting to gut health care for over 65,000 people and slash food access for more than 60,000 households in his district, David Valadao has finally resurfaced – only to double down in a defense as cruel as his vote. In a callous new interview, Valadao falsely claimed “no one is taking away coverage” while dismissing struggling Central Valley families […]

Finger Lakes 1: “Riley has made rural health care a priority in Congress, backing multiple efforts this year to protect small-town hospitals.” Congressman Josh Riley is taking decisive action to protect rural hospitals after House Republicans passed nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts in their Big, Ugly Bill. The GOP’s corporate tax giveaway is expected to leave […]

On Tuesday, Iowa Democrats won a special election in a Trump +11 Iowa state senate district – an overperformance of 22 points for Democrats. This is the FOURTH straight Democratic overperformance in Iowa legislative special elections this cycle. Republicans are slashing health care and raising costs; backing reckless tariffs that hurt Iowa farmers, families, and businesses; rubberstamping DOGE […]

Trump says that the Big, Ugly Law needs a rebrand because it’s not popular Public polling shows that House Republicans’ Big, Ugly Law is the most unpopular piece of legislation in modern American history. It’s so unpopular even Donald Trump is now changing course on their tax scam—saying it’s time for a rebrand: “I’m not going […]

DCCC spokesperson Katie Smith released the following statement in response to JD Vance visiting La Crosse in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District to lie about Republicans’ Big, Ugly Law: “Derrick Van Orden spent months lying to Wisconsinites and claiming he’d never vote to cut Medicaid. Instead, he cast the deciding vote to slash Medicaid, rip away […]

Running over Labor Day weekend, new ads blast House Republicans for soaring burger and beer prices The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced a national digital ad buy reminding hardworking Americans whose fault it is that their Labor Day cookouts this weekend are so ridiculously expensive. Spoiler Alert: The answer is House Republicans. The five-figure ad buy, […]