Press Release

The Republican Congress is leaving the Department of Homeland Security’s employees in limbo with only one week left before the Republican Congress shuts down DHS.  House Republicans are still choosing total dysfunction and political games over improving our economy and protecting our national security. Next week, Republicans will only have four legislative days to protect […]

With the Department of Homeland Security eight days away from shutting down, House Republicans have already failed their first test of leadership.  In a disastrous first month, the new Republican controlled Congress has done nothing but lurch from manufactured crisis to manufactured crisis for nothing but cynical political games. “The Republican Congress would rather put our […]

With nine days until the Department of Homeland Security shuts down, DHS is scrambling to find a short-term solution to obtain enough funding so it doesn’t have to close its doors.  DHS is still looking to Congress for a long-term funding solution, but yet again House Republicans have left homeland security employees fearing they will […]

Following a flurry of news stories exposing Congressman Schock’s shocking abuse of tax dollars, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today launched a direct mail piece to show voters exactly what their hard earned tax dollars were going to fund. This mailer is being delivered to thousands of voters in Schock’s district. According to reports, Schock […]

With only 10 days left before the Department of Homeland Security is set to shut down because the Republican Congress can’t get its act together, the DCCC will spend this week reminding voters in targeted Republican districts across the country exactly who is responsible for creating this artificial crisis. “Every day that Republicans are on […]

Versions of this release were sent to the districts of approximately 60 vulnerable Republicans. After squandering multiple opportunities to keep the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fully running, Congresswoman Martha McSally left today for a week-long vacation. The funding for the Department expires at the end of February, and by leaving town, the Republicans will […]

Congressman John Kline, Chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, led the charge yesterday against progress for LGBT students by blocking the Student Non Discrimination Act – legislation that would ensure students have access to a safe public education and a secure learning environment free from violence and intimidation. “Apparently Congressman John Kline […]

Inside Nova  reported today that “dozens” of protesters staged a sit-in at Congresswoman Barbra Comstock’s office this week, demanding she stop playing politics with national security and fund President Obama’s executive action on immigration reform. During her 2014 campaign, Comstock revealed her true feelings on immigrants when she infamously compared them to FedEx packages – […]

When it’s politically convenient, Congressman Carlos Curbelo might pretend to support equal rights for LGBT Americans, but his actions in Washington have quickly revealed the truth: Curbelo stands on the wrong side of progress. Yesterday, Curbelo sided with his Republican leadership when they tabled the Student Non-Discrimination Act – legislation that would ensure students have […]

 Versions of this release were sent to the districts of approximately 60 vulnerable Republicans. Given the chance to move forward yesterday with a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Congresswoman Barbara Comstock instead decided to place partisanship over security by voting against considering a bill that would allow DHS to continue operating without […]