Press Release

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján today announced the second round of candidates on the DCCC’s highly competitive Red to Blue program. These candidates have earned a spot on Red to Blue by surpassing aggressive goals for grassroots engagement, local support, campaign organization and fundraising. Beyond their demonstrated abilities to build a winning campaign infrastructure, these […]

In case you missed it, today CNN’s John King acknowledged that the DCCC put Rep. Ed Royce on our retirement watch back in September. In light of the tough reelection battle Royce was facing due to strong Democratic challengers and a deeply unpopular Republican agenda, Royce decided against running again in 2018. Transcript John King: […]

Trump’s nativism may cost Republicans Senate seats this year in Arizona and Nevada, as well as several House seats QUE NO SE TE PASE —- The Daily 202: Trump systematically alienates the Latino diaspora — from El Salvador to Puerto Rico https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/01/09/daily-202-trump-systematically-alienates-the-latino-diaspora-from-el-salvador-to-puerto-rico-and-mexico/5a53c50830fb0469e883ffb1/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.d7adf8c290a8 By James Hohmann Washington Post THE BIG IDEA: A Manchurian Candidate who was […]

What does Rep. Scott Taylor think about offshore drilling, an issue that would have a dramatic impact on Taylor’s district, which runs along the coast from Maryland to North Carolina? It depends on which direction the political winds are blowing. Back in 2010, during his first run for Congress, Scott Taylor was all in favor […]

IRVINE – Upon the news that Congressman Ed Royce will not seek re-election, DCCC spokesperson Drew Godinich released the following statement: “Facing strong, well-funded Democratic challengers, a historic investment in Orange County by the DCCC, and a failed Republican agenda of raising taxes on working families and trying to rip healthcare away from millions of […]

Responding to President Trump’s Administration callous actions to end TPS for Salvadorian immigrants who’ve been part of our country for decades, DCCC Hispanic Media Director Javier Gamboa issued the following statement: “It’s alarming how common attacks on immigrant and Latino communities have become under this Republican Administration. People with Temporary Protected Status have been part […]

Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced plans to dramatically expand oil drilling in the Atlantic, including new leases off the Virginia coast. What did Rep. Scott Taylor have to say about this serious policy shift that could have a potentially devastating impact on the Hampton Roads tourism, fishing, and defense industries? Nothing. The plan earned immediate […]

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 […]