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UPDATE: 5 (now 6) Reasons McCarthy Wasn’t Joking About “Putin’s Favorite Congressman” Being Paid By The Kremlin
UPDATE: FBI Confronted Rohrabacher After His Meeting With Russian Official Rohrabacher subject of secret Kremlin recruitment effort, had to be reminded Russia was an adversary Add this to the many reasons Congressman McCarthy might not have been joking about Congressman Rohrabacher being paid by the Kremlin: The FBI confronted Rohrabacher after he met with a […]
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5 Reasons McCarthy Wasn’t Joking About “Putin’s Favorite Congressman” Being Paid By The Kremlin
Rohrabacher’s alarming ties to the Kremlin show why McCarthy dropped the truth Revealed through a previously secret recording, GOP Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Rep. Dana Rohrabacher – his California colleague – was being paid by Vladimir Putin. After saying that there’s “two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy made sure his […]
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ICYMI: Issa’s Irrational Behavior Prompts Widespread Backlash [San Diego Union-Tribune]
Now that he’s under the spotlight, Issa can’t get away with lashing out instead of answering tough questions “Congressman Issa is more vulnerable than ever, and the pressure is getting to him,” said DCCC spokesman Tyler Law. “Issa’s constituents will continue to hold him accountable until he is retired from Congress in 2018, on his […]
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ICYMI: DCCC Smashes Online, Small Dollar Fundraising Records [NBC News]
House Dems Smash Fundraising Records Ahead of Midterms NBC News By Alex Seitz-Wald http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/democrats-vs-trump/house-dems-smash-fundraising-records-ahead-midterms-n761466 House Democrats have already raised more money in online contributions this year ahead of the midterms than they did during all of 2015, the most recently comparable year, a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee official told NBC News. The unusual fundraising haul […]
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ICYMI: Fellow Californian Kevin McCarthy Says Rohrabacher Is Paid By Putin
McCarthy acknowledges Rohrabacher’s close ties with Russia News just broke that GOP House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy believes his fellow Californian – Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R- Fringe) – is being paid by Vladimir Putin. After saying that there’s “two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy made sure his colleagues understood his seriousness: […]
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Congressman Curbelo, would you like a sticker?
Countless news outlets reported today on Rep. Carlos Curbelo’s desperate efforts to claim the prize for ‘first Republican to mention impeachment.’ Unfortunately, no news outlet had the chance to report on Curbelo taking any concrete steps to actually hold the President accountable. Why? Because Congressman Curbelo refused to take those concrete steps, including signing onto […]
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Will Mike Coffman Stand Up, Sign Up & Demand Answers?
In light of Representative Mike Coffman’s recent statements urging an independent investigation into President Trump’s ties to Russia, the DCCC is calling on Mike Coffman to take a stand and sign on to a bipartisan effort to do just that: “If Mike Coffman is serious about calling for an investigation into President Trump’s ties to […]
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DCCC Statement on Discharge Petition to Establish Outside Commission on Trump-Russia
With the announcement of a critically important discharge petition to establish an outside commission to investigate ties between President Trump and the Kremlin, DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law has issued the following statement: “Our country is at a disturbing crossroads, centered on a potentially egregious abuse of power by President Trump, and House Republicans bear a […]
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DCCC Statement in Response to Comstock Political Posturing on President Trump’s Disclosure of Classified Information
DCCC spokesperson Cole Leiter released the following statement in response to Representative Comstock’s political posturing on matters of national security: “Instead of holding President Trump accountable for his reckless and dangerous decision to share code word classified information with a foreign adversary, Representative Comstock just wants to make sure she knows as much as the […]
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ICYMI: Frelinghuysen Caught Intimidating & Harassing his Own Constituent for Her Political Activity
Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen spent yesterday making local and national headlines for all the wrong reasons. The Republican contacted his constituent’s employer directly about her activism. She eventually resigned after being “interrogated” by her employer. “Representative Frelinghuysen abused the power of his office by targeting a private citizen for exercising her 1st amendment rights,” said DCCC […]