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DCCC Chair Statement on the Third Anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection at the Capitol
On the anniversary of the January 6th, 2021 riot at the US Capitol, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement. “On the third anniversary of the January 6th riot at the Capitol, House Republicans are still defending the horrific violence and promoting conspiracy theories in their ongoing efforts to appease Donald Trump and downplay […]
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GRUBGATE: Mayra Flores is Even Worse at Telling the Truth Than Cooking
Texas Tribune: “[Flores] changed her handle on X amid the criticism and has been blocking people on social media throughout Tuesday and Wednesday who have accused her of falsely passing the photos of cooking off as her own” New York Post: “This race is getting spicy” Coined “GrubGate,” Mayra Flores has found herself in hot […]
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CBS News: Joe Kent and “The ‘Trumpification’ of the GOP’s Jan. 6 pardon push”
Kent “has stressed his belief that Donald Trump needs to win the White House and pardon some of the mob who took part in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.” On the eve of the three-year anniversary of Jan. 6th, a new CBS report outlines election-denier Joe Kent’s latest attempts to undercut the judicial system […]
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DÉJÀ VU: Anna Paulina Luna Once Again Threatens Catastrophic Government Shutdown
Anna Paulina Luna tweeted her demands to “shut down the border or shut down the government,” claiming that otherwise “we will not have a country left to save.” House Republicans already played this card last fall, and Luna’s threat is nothing new. Time and time again, extreme MAGA Republicans have chosen to abandon reasonable governance — no matter the resulting […]
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Rep. Andy Biggs Starts the New Year Off With Some Self Awareness: GOP Has “Nothing To Campaign On”
The only thing the ineffective House Republican majority can agree on is that they haven’t accomplished a single thing for the American people. As Rep. Andy Biggs put it in an interview yesterday: “We have nothing to campaign on. It’s embarrassing.” Watch the new video HERE. Even the Newsmax host agreed, affirming that the Republican majority has “zero accomplishments.” […]
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Rob Mercuri Was “Staunchly Behind” “Great” Anti-Abortion Legislation
Despite trying to hide his anti-abortion agenda, recently discovered footage confirms Rob Mercuri is proud of the war he’s been waging on women’s rights. In the video, Mercuri brags about his support for “great” anti-abortion legislation, claiming “it starts at conception.” In the state legislature, Mercuri co-sponsored the near total six-week abortion ban that would punish […]
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Three Years Later, Van Orden Is Still A Threat To Democracy
Tomorrow marks the three year anniversary of Derrick Van Orden joining rioters on U.S. Capitol grounds during the deadly January 6th insurrection and potentially even using campaign funds to pay for the trip. Van Orden is a clear threat to our democracy, spreading conspiracies and baselessly claiming “there was a tremendous amount of voter fraud in [the 2020] election.” Just days […]
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Tom Suozzi Calls for Bipartisan Solutions While Mazi Pilip Continues to Dodge Questions
Tom Suozzi held a press conference this week calling for the federal government to take a commonsense approach to strengthening security at our nation’s border. Suozzi urged the passage of bipartisan legislation to address the influx of migrants and also offered concrete solutions to reforming the immigration process. Meanwhile, Mazi Pilip refused interviews in response […]
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Three Years Later, House Republicans Continue to Propagate January 6 Falsehoods, Undermine Democracy
House Republicans remain a threat to our democracy, clinging to their dangerous rhetoric, conspiracy theories, and lies three years after the Capitol riot that claimed the lives of five police officers and injured hundreds more. Extreme Republicans across the battleground continue to rationalize the violence of January 6 and attack our democratic institutions. Joe Kent […]
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Ahead of Jan. 6 Anniversary, Van Orden Embraces Fellow Election Denier
Just days before the anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, Derrick Van Orden is cozying up to fellow extremist and election denier Scott Presler. Presler organized “stop the steal” rallies and, like Van Orden, was present on Capitol grounds during the insurrection. Presler even dismissed the deadly insurrection as a “civil rights protest.” Presler’s extremism doesn’t stop at election denial and helping […]