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Congressman Coffman Still Won’t Admit He Voted to Restrict Access to Birth Control
In last night’s debate, Congressman Coffman once again tried to run away from his 20-year record of opposing a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions, bizarrely claiming that “he has a record in Congress of not being opposed to birth control.” Once again, Congressman Coffman is saying one thing in Colorado, and […]
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Early Reviews Are In On Speaker Boehner’s Northeast Tour – A Disaster
As Speaker John Boehner tours the northeast, he’s been met at every stop by protesters, local newspaper editorials, and angry voters all saying the same thing – they are fed up with the way he has put special interests ahead of the middle class. From New York to New Hampshire, voters are all telling Speaker […]
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Get a Grip Bobby Schilling
Former Congressman Bobby Schilling seems to be losing his grip on reality. First he claimed to live “paycheck to paycheck” on his $100,000 salary, then yesterday, he made the absurd and indefensible claim that he somehow never turned his back on Sensata workers, despite clear video evidence to the contrary. The Quad City Times reported […]
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Tale of the Tape: Bob Dold Suggested Lowering Illinois’ Minimum Wage
Former Congressman Bob Dold is at it again, desperate to change the subject from his record of voting in lockstep for his leadership’s priorities that reward the special interests and the ultra-wealthy at the expense of middle class families. The Sun Times reported that, in a forum last night, Dold pretended to support raising the minimum wage, […]
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At VA-10 Debate, Barbara Comstock’s Scandal Threatening To Drag Down Her Entire Campaign
Today marks the first debate in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District since the Washington Post revealed that Comstock apparently “breach[ed] congressional ethics rules” by failing to disclose at least $85,000 worth of work for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee. Since the story first broke, Comstock’s scandal has only intensified: Augusta Free Press: Ethics complaint filed against […]
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DCCC Releases New TV Ad – ‘Failure’ – Highlights Mark Greenberg’s Support For Privatizing Social Security
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its first television advertisement in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional district, highlighting Mark Greenberg’s support for privatizing Social Security. The new ad, “Failure,” features video footage of Mark Greenberg in his own words stating that “Social Security is a failure,” and “if you become old you gotta rely upon your […]
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DCCC Releases New TV Ad – ‘Extreme’ – Highlights Marilinda Garcia’s Extreme Anti-Choice Agenda
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its first television advertisement in New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional district, exposing Marilinda Garcia’s extreme anti-choice agenda. The new ad, “Extreme,” informs New Hampshire residents that Garcia voted to cut funding for Planned Parenthood and make abortions illegal, even in cases of rape or incest, and in emergencies where […]
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DCCC Releases New TV Ad – ‘Yes Man’ – Exposing John Katko’s Agenda to Ban Abortion and Deny Women Access to Birth Control
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching a new television advertisement in New York’s 24th Congressional district, exposing John Katko as a “yes man” for John Boehner and Republicans in Congress. The new ad, “Yes Man,” highlights John Katko’s agenda to ban abortions and deny women access to birth control. The ad begins running on […]
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DCCC Releases New Ad – ‘Sweet’– Highlighting How Congressman Lee Terry Put His Own Paycheck Ahead of Nebraskans
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its first television ad in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, highlighting how after 16 years in Washington, D.C., Congressman Lee Terry voted to shut down the government and took his government salary during the shutdown to pay for his “nice house.” The ad starts running today. Script of DCCC […]
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On Women’s Health, Four More Challenging Phrases For Congressman Coffman
In his last debate, Congressman Coffman memorably forgot the phrase “birth control.” Coffman’s lapse was about more than his momentary struggle to relate to women’s lives: it was part of a longstanding pattern of disrespecting a woman’s ability to make her own health care decisions. Given Congressman Coffman’s attempts to run away from his own […]