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“Failing to appoint a Latino to the President’s Cabinet is just the latest example of how the Republican Party has never really cared about the pressing issues affecting Latinos,” said Javier Gamboa of the DCCC. “Even before Donald Trump’s swearing-in, House Republicans have begun enacting his anti-Latino agenda, from trying to make American taxpayers bear the […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The Denver Post and 9News (NBC) are reporting on the swift backlash that Congressman Mike Coffman faced from his constituents during a public meeting as a result of voting to start repealing the Affordable Care Act on Friday. 9News reporter caught Coffman on video escaping out of the backdoor rather […]

The Oversight Chairman’s behavior is beneath the committee he oversees Today on ABC’s This Week, Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz’ continued his fawning devotion to President-Elect Donald Trump, saying that Trump is completely “exempt” from ethics laws, which Chaffetz believes excuses him from doing his job as Oversight Chairman. Instead, Chaffetz and incoming White House Chief […]

Los Republicanos acaban de tomar el primer paso para quitarle a millones de estadounidenses – incluyendo a cuatro millones de latinos – su seguro de salud, con la posibilidad de tener un impacto devastador a nuestra economía. Por años, el presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Paul Ryan, y los republicanos en la Cámara de […]

If Speaker Paul Ryan is serious about addressing an epidemic that affects 2 million Americans, a first great step would be to preserve the crucial, life-saving financial assistance provided by the ACA to help suffering Americans pay for treatment. As Health Economists from Harvard Medical School and NYU warn, gutting ACA also means taking $5.5 […]

Ryan’s false claim that the ACA is bankrupting Medicare has been ruled “Pants on Fire” Speaker Paul Ryan just can’t stop himself from misleading Americans about Medicare. Tonight’s town-hall featured the same debunked claims that Ryan has been using to scare people so he can live out his dream of gutting Medicare. Ryan’s comments tonight […]

Tonight Speaker Paul Ryan once again confirmed how out-of-touch he is with the vast majority of Americans when he restated that he will gut Planned Parenthood and the life-saving services that they provide. Today, Planned Parenthood relies on federal government for nearly 40% of its funding to provide life-saving health and reproductive services for women […]

Ryan’s false optimism tonight does nothing for the cancer survivor who spoke about the ACA saving his life During tonight’s town hall Speaker Paul Ryan continued his week of wildly unrealistic promises regarding repealing and replacing the ACA – even in the face of a former Republican and cancer survivor who is alive because of […]

Just when we thought House Republicans could not be more apathetic to the Russia hacking, Texas Republican and NRCC leadership member, Rep. Mike Conaway, compared the Russian’s influence in the election to high-profile Latino actors and singers campaigning for Hillary Clinton. In particular, he seems incensed that world-renowned Mariachi superstar, Vicente Fernandez, sang at a […]

Ryan Won’t State Obvious that Trump’s Plan is “Meaningless” – Major Conflicts of Interests Still Exist When asked today about President-Elect Donald Trump’s just-revealed business arrangement for the Trump Organization, and whether it still constitutes a conflict of interest, Speaker Ryan panicked and passed the buck to Rep. Jason Chaffetz and the Committee on Oversight […]