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You know what they say: even a broken clock is right twice a day. Yesterday, in a radio interview, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner said what vulnerable House Republicans Reps. Peter Roskam, Randy Hultgren, Mike Bost, and Rodney Davis have been unable to admit: the GOP tax scam is going to hike taxes on middle class […]

In February of last year, before the #MeToo movement had ignited a national focus on workplace sexual harassment, Rep. Barbara Comstock voted to eliminate safeguards that protected hundreds of thousands of federal contractors against sexual harassment. Comstock voted to repeal a rule that required companies that bid for significant federal contracts to disclose labor violations […]

If you spent the holidays enjoying a well-deserved break, here are some stories you might have missed! “Democrats spent 2017 building the largest battlefield in a decade, recruiting incredible candidates, and setting grassroots fundraising records. Republicans spent 2017 pursuing an extremely unpopular agenda to hike taxes on millions of middle class Americans, make healthcare insurance […]

$2.5M raised online in November; average online gift $18 Over $40M online in 2017 compared to $19.7M online in all of 2015 The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today announced record-breaking fundraising for November of the off year. In November, the DCCC raised $6.93M total compared to $4.56M in November of 2015. Reflecting the grassroots energy behind House […]

DCCC Launches Holiday Digital Ad Blitz to Make Clear Who the GOP & Trump’s  “Great Christmas Gift” Really Benefits   Today, House Republicans took the final step in forcing their historically unpopular Tax Scam on the American people, despite widespread and fierce local backlash. Extensive public polling and months of DCCC polling confirm that this […]

IRVINE – In light of today’s House vote to pass the GOP Tax Scam, the DCCC is updating our GOP Tax Scam Cheat Sheet to reflect how the bill still devastates Californians. You can read the full cheat sheet below. BELOW IS A BREAKDOWN OF WHICH CALIFORNIANS ARE PARTICULARLY TARGETED IN THE GOP TAX SCAM: […]

SHOT: Congressman Sessions is betting his job on the tax scam his party is ramming through Congress… “Rep. Pete Sessions says he’ll keep his seat in Congress by highlighting the successes of the Republican Party, including the GOP tax plan that could be approved next week.” [Dallas Morning News, 12/16/2017] CHASER: Every piece of public […]

Today, House officials exposed their cowardice and legislative ineptitude with a Friday evening news dump of the text of their historically unpopular Tax Scam, which is facing fierce local backlash across the country. Despite massive problems with both the House and Senate versions, the secret backroom negotiations yielded no meaningful fixes. The bill still includes […]

Bancarrota. Impuestos fraudulentos. Demandas. Estas son algunas de las palabras que están ligadas a Lea Marquez-Peterson – la nueva candidata republicana por el 2º distrito de Arizona para el Congreso con un historial plagado de fracasos empresariales y financieros. Marquez-Peterson promueve su historial de negocios en su biografía, pero después de años donde arruinó a […]

In light of the news that Speaker Ryan is mulling retirement in 2018, DCCC Communications Director Meredith Kelly released the following statement: “There’s nothing more dangerous than a man with nothing left to lose. After attempting to rip away insurance and increase healthcare costs for millions of Americans, and fighting to increase taxes on middle […]