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Salt: The New York Post reports that No-Show Lee has skipped out of “more than half of full [Foreign Affairs] committee hearings last year.” Shot: “His attendance record is worse – absent 67 percent of time – when looking at full committee and subcommittee hearings focused just on ISIS and the Syrian crisis – issues […]

Congressman Scott Peters just received an early endorsement from Planned Parenthood Action Fund for his strong support for women’s health and a woman’s right to choose. His Republican opponents Jacquie Atkinson, Denise Gitsham, and John Horst have been notably silent on the issue. “San Diegans deserve to know where their candidates for Congress stand on […]

“[The] freshman Republican has been “totally AWOL” on Porter Ranch, failing to show up at local meetings while residents have struggled to get help.” –  Candidate Bryan Caforio “Steve Knight’s delayed reaction to what some are calling the biggest environmental disaster since the BP Oil Spill is one more example of how out of touch […]

As Ted Cruz makes national headlines for attacking Donald Trump for embodying “New York values,” will Trump ally and fellow New Yorker Congressman Lee Zeldin condemn Cruz’s remarks? Earlier today, Zeldin’s fellow Republican colleague on Long Island, Congressman Pete King, condemned Cruz and said he should “go back under a rock.” Lee Zeldin has showered […]

U.S. Bancorp and Nomura Holdings join growing list of corporate donors to drop financial support for Garrett in aftermath of anti-LGBT comments, Bloomberg Businessweek reports The fallout continues as corporate donors abandon Scott Garrett in the aftermath of making headlines this past summer for trying to prevent LGBT candidates from getting elected to office. Here’s […]

This morning, during an interview with Alisyn Camerota on CNN’s New Day, DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján highlighted what Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s own pollster has confirmed: that the current Republican presidential frontrunners, Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz, will harm House Republicans’ chances down ballot in 2016. When asked about the state of the […]

“Welcome to the clown car! There’s no question that this is going to be one of the most crowded, divisive, and scandal-plagued primaries in recent memory,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law.    

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DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement ahead of President Obama’s final State of the Union speech: “To the working families interested in keeping their affordable healthcare, the seniors counting on a timely and secure retirement, the small business owners wanting to create more jobs on Main Street and young people eager to hold […]

This morning, on the day of President Obama’s historic final State of the Union address, the NRCC promoted a video mocking the president that included two now-deceased Members of Congress. Original video here The NRCC may have replaced the original video to feature all living former Members of Congress. But, when asked by both BuzzFeed […]