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“Congressman Steve Knight is as bad at campaigning as he is at representing his constituents – voting for the disastrous Republican healthcare plan that would raise premiums while ripping healthcare away from millions of Americans and the Republican tax scam, which raises taxes on nearly a million Californians.” – Drew Godinich, DCCC spokesperson — IN […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “Under Congressman Donovan’s incompetent watch, one of his most senior employees stole hundreds of thousands of Staten Islanders’ tax dollars,” said DCCC Spokesman Evan Lukaske. “Just as troubling is that the Department of Investigation’s initial report directly faulted Donovan’s office’s ‘lack of internal controls’ and ‘absence of supervision.’ How on […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT — Belleville News Democrat | Bost used $91,000 in taxpayer-funded postage in 2017 — tops among Illinois reps By Joseph Bustos April 24, 2018 http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article208932954.html   A congressman from the metro-east used more taxpayer-funded postage last year than any other congressman from Illinois. U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, who represents […]

SHOT: Cresent Hardy, who definitely does not want to talk about his former campaign advisor accused of sexually enslaving and assaulting his ex-fiancée, at a candidate forum in Mesquite last week [at 10:22]: “Social Security and Medicare is not an entitlement. I paid into it. Just to defend Congressman Ryan, he has never wanted to […]

Modesto Bee Editorial: Denham says he has the votes, so why not use them? Editorial Board | April 21, 2018 http://www.modbee.com/opinion/editorials/article209491059.html Jeff Denham looked entirely serious Wednesday in announcing he has the votes to force the House of Representatives to help protect the Dreamers. That’s good. But not yet good enough. Denham made the announcement […]

“That’s exactly the opposite of how he pledged to lead.” “…he might have badly miscalculated by throwing his support to an impulsive president who appears to have forgotten the rural voters who put him in office.”   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT — St. Louis Post Dispatch | Editorial: Bost’s steel-tariff support backfires as disaster […]

“With Democrats united to flip the House, our record-breaking fundraising is propelled by a surge of energy and grassroots donations,” said DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján. Check out all the FULL details on the latest fundraising numbers: https://twitter.com/dccc/status/987031700889841664  

“It’s been a rough year for Rod Blum,” said DCCC Spokeswoman Rachel Irwin. “First he angrily walked out of a live TV interview surrounded by Iowa school children. Then he got caught red-handed using taxpayer resources to promote his shady company that buries FDA warnings. Now GOP mega-donors are swooping in to prop up his […]

SHOT: This week Congressman Mast cried “outrage” in response to “our $21 trillion debt… one of the greatest threats to our national security and economy” CHASER: Mast’s crocodile tears come less than 6 months after he voted, along with his party in Washington, for an enormous handout to big corporations, knowing full well it would […]

Further cementing their profiles as out of touch politicians who put their party ahead of their hardworking constituents, Reps. Mike Bost and Rodney Davis voted yesterday for the 2018 Farm Bill in the House Agriculture Committee. Make no mistake—the 2018 Farm Bill is a cruel and reckless bill that puts Illinois farmers and the entire […]