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Lawler’s constituents criticize his failure to extend ACA tax credits, demand he sign onto discharge petition to force a vote With less than a month until the ACA tax credits expire and New Yorkers watch their health care costs skyrocket, Mike Lawler is facing swift backlash for leaving thousands of his constituents without the means to afford health care […]

Kiggans “has ruled out” signing onto a measure backed by 214 of her colleagues that would extend the ACA tax credits for three years Vulnerable Republican Congresswoman Jen Kiggans has once again chosen her party leaders over Virginians.  New reporting from Punchbowl News confirms that Kiggans “has ruled out” signing onto a measure that would force a vote on a clean […]

Washington Post: VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs Juan Ciscomani has been silent as the Trump Administration plans to eliminate “as many as 35,000” health care positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs – a devastating blow to veterans already struggling to access health care. Ciscomani’s silence comes months […]

Why is Mackenzie skipping his day job and not working to prevent skyrocketing health care costs for Lehigh Valley families? Last week Congressman Ryan Mackenzie became a punchline on late-night TV after he humiliated himself by groveling for Trump at his rally in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Mackenzie is hoping to follow up his performance by once again kissing the […]

After lying to voters for months, new reporting from the end of last week reveals that Mariannette Miller-Meeks has quietly “changed her voter registration back to her Ottumwa home” *outside the district* after repeatedly insisting that she lived in IA-01. Last year, Miller-Meeks faced an ethics complaint from a Le Claire voter for registering to vote in […]

Post-Gazette identifies Bresnahan as “the most prolific trader in the [Pennsylvania] delegation”; NEPA constituent calls his trading “repulsive” Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Rob Bresnahan is making headlines for trading hundreds of stocks in office despite campaigning on a pledge to ban congressional stock trading. New reporting from the Post-Gazette today once again finds that Bresnahan […]

New reporting from the Los Angeles Times reveals that not only did Proposition 50 deliver an “overwhelming” and “decisive victory,” and offer “a stunning rebuke” of the Republican Party – but Democratic enthusiasm in California is at a record high.  Despite Donald Trump’s failed attempts to “coerc[e] — bull[y] and threat[en]” red-state governors and legislatures into partisan redistricting […]

“He tries to appear bipartisan, but votes with Trump on most major issues.” Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick doesn’t stand up to Donald Trump when it counts and Pennsylvanians are taking notice.  In a scorching takedown, the Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board calls out Fitzpatrick for enabling Trump – writing that “he tries to appear bipartisan, but votes with Trump on most major […]

Amidst chaos and infighting, House Republicans are set to let Affordable Care Act tax credits expire Vulnerable House Republicans who wrote phony letters to the Deputy Speaker begging for a show vote on extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits are set to cave to GOP leaders (again!), punting on their promise to lower health […]

As co-founder of the Public Lands Caucus, Congressman Gabe Vasquez has led the bipartisan charge to defend New Mexico’s public lands. Vasquez was celebrated for his leadership in defending New Mexico’s $2.3 billion outdoor recreation economy. This comes after Republicans’ latest attempt to threaten millions of acres of public lands. “This bill threatens this economic lifeline by potentially scarring hundreds of […]