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As a “big blue state” that cares about providing families with affordable, quality healthcare, New York is uniquely situated to be crushed by the perverse and cruel Graham-Cassidy Senate healthcare bill, which especially punishes states that expanded Medicaid for low-income people. Where does Representative Dan Donovan stand? The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “Next year, the Democratic candidate in New York’s 11th District will get to face either a convicted felon or an elected official whose incompetence appears to have enabled a massive embezzlement of taxpayer dollars,” said DCCC Spokesman Evan Lukaske. “Democrats are excited to see who comes out on top in […]

In Case You Missed it Dems fight to wrest veterans mantle from GOP ahead of 2018 midterms Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/09/22/dems-fight-to-wrest-veterans-mantle-from-gop-ahead-2018-midterms.html Democrats are on a wide-ranging mission to wrest the veterans vote from Republicans – courting them with the promise of better jobs and running dozens of returning military servicemembers in the 2018 midterms. […] “We […]

IRVINE – True to form for a career politician, State Senator Dino Rossi’s announced at a closed door, minimum $200 a plate fundraiser, that he will run for Congress in Washington’s 8th Congressional District. DCCC spokesperson Drew Godinich released the following statement: “It’s been nearly 20 years since career politician Dino Rossi actually won an […]

Lots of vulnerable House Republicans come from states that will lose under Cassidy-Graham Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/09/20/lots-of-vulnerable-house-republicans-come-from-states-that-will-lose-under-graham-cassidy/?tid=ss_tw-bottom&utm_term=.69bd8b459c77 If the Senate passes Cassidy-Graham, its latest attempt to repeal Obamacare, the legislation will then go to the House for a vote. If that happens, Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) has vowed to engineer its quick passage in the […]

House Democratic Candidates Capitalize on Graham-Cassidy Roll Call http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/house-dem-candidates-try-to-capitalize-on-graham-cassidy?utm_content=buffer03c45&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Democratic House candidates are trying to appeal to Republican senators in their states as the GOP prepares for another vote to repeal the 2010 health care law. A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said it is his intention to vote next week on the health care legislation spearheaded by Sens. Lindsey […]

Grassley Tells Reporters: Regardless Of ‘Substance,’ Republicans Must Support Health Bill As the Senate prepares to take up the Graham-Cassidy repeal bill, the DCCC released the following statement calling on Iowa Reps. Rod Blum and David Young to respond to Sen. Chuck Grassley’s comments that Republicans should put politics ahead of the good of their […]

With Senate Republicans’ Graham-Cassidy healthcare repeal bill set to be voted on next week, the evidence is mounting that this bill singles out California for punishment. California is set to lose a whopping $129 billion in federal funding over the next 10 years as that money is redistributed to other states. The Center on Budget […]

It’s been a rough few days for Erik Paulsen and his DC lobbyist friends. First, he gets into a public spat with FP1 strategies, a DC lobbying group that took credit for reversing his position on the Border Adjustment Tax (BAT). Then, he sent a statement to the Washington Post trying to save face. Now, […]

Last night, Representative Darrell Issa became the first endangered Republican to voice his opposition to the bipartisan DREAM Act. Speaking to the San Diego Union-Tribune, he told the paper that he would vote “NO” on the DREAM Act – a bill that would permanently protect and legalize DREAMers being threatened by President Trump’s Administration. This is […]