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Carlos Curbelo y Ileana Ros-Lehtinen apoyaron eliminar la Oficina de Ética del Congreso EN NUESTRA OPINIÓN: El Congreso no debe descuidar la ética [EXTRACTOS] Por El Nuevo Herald 4 de enero del 2017 […] Todo comenzó cuando con la intención de hacer una declaración grandiosa en el primer día del 115º período de sesiones del […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT   Democratic House Candidates Were Also Targets of Russian Hacking New York Times http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/us/politics/house-democrats-hacking-dccc.html?_r=0&referer= … But there was never anything quite like the 2016 election campaign, when a handful of Democratic House candidates became targets of a Russian influence operation that made thousands of pages of documents stolen by hackers […]

Yesterday’s bipartisan statement from Senators Schumer, McCain, Graham and Reed calling for an investigation of the Russian hacking of Democratic institutions is a strong indication of the national security threat that these cyberattacks pose. Just this morning, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell joined their call for an investigation of the hack, which affected Hillary for […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairman Ben Ray Luján announced his first round of senior staff for the 2018 election cycle. Of the initial group, two are Hispanic, two are women and one is African-American. Three out of four of these individuals are brand new to these positions, and will strive to be as […]

This week, Congressman Ben Ray Luján was elected unanimously by the House Democratic Caucus to once again lead the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) for the 2018 cycle. As DCCC Chair, Luján will be the highest-ranking Latino in the House of Representatives in the upcoming 115th Congress. The election of diverse people like Luján to […]

Congressman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement after being reelected by the Democratic Caucus as Chairman of the DCCC for the 2018 election cycle: “It’s a great honor and privilege that the Democratic Caucus has entrusted me with this important role for a second cycle. “Working closely together, House Democrats will reach out to […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján announced today that Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney will lead an after-action “deep dive” on behalf of the DCCC, in order to ensure that the Committee is constantly evolving and improving, and running in the smartest and most efficient ways possible. Luján will work with Maloney over the next 90 days […]

Nothing says ‘populism’ like ripping the carpet out from under America’s retirees Throughout the campaign, Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans made clear that they value the Republican Party over the country by falling in line with Donald Trump. To avoid answering for Trump’s reckless rhetoric and behavior, time and again Ryan waved his notorious […]

Today, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, who for the moment has the conch in the Trump administration’s transition efforts, is on Capitol Hill for meetings, including with Speaker Paul Ryan. One of the very first announcements of the Pence-led transition was the appointment of white nationalist Steve Bannon to a senior White House role, a move […]

Today, as Paul Ryan accepts the Speaker’s gavel, he does so under a cloud of shame – thanks to Donald Trump. Trump’s appointment of a dangerous white nationalist, Steve Bannon, to a senior role in his White House represented Speaker Ryan’s first leadership test of Trump’s presidency, one he failed spectacularly. Ryan and House Republicans […]