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At his weekly press conference today, Speaker Paul Ryan shamefully declared victory, calling the Supreme Court’s decision to halt DACA & DAPA programs a “win.” As a reminder, Ryan secured his Speakership in part by making a Devil’s bargain with the Freedom Caucus and horse-trading away any hope of enacting comprehensive immigration reform. It should come as no surprise, then, […]

For a year, the Republican Party’s standard-bearer Donald Trump has spewed hatred, racism, and divisiveness. On day one, Trump suggested Mexican immigrants were drug dealers, criminals, and rapists. On day one. Despite countless comments like that, vulnerable Congressman Valadao said last fall he would support the eventual nominee even if it were Donald Trump. Now, […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s DACA and DAPA ruling, and the more than 1.5 million eligible voters whose family members are impacted by the programs: “Estamos decepcionados que la inhabilidad de los republicanos de hacer su trabajo y nombrar un nuevo juez a la Corte Suprema haya resultado en […]

FYI — Similar Releases were sent to the following districts: AZ-02, CA-10, CA-21, CA-25, CA -49, CO-06, FL-07, FL-26, FL-27, IA-01, IA-03, IL-10, ME-02, MN-03, NH-01, NJ-05, NV-04, NY-01, NY-21, NY-23, NY-24, PA-08, TX-23 Will Comstock go on recess without action on No Fly, No Buy legislation? Today on Capitol Hill, House Democrats are launching […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement on Secretary Clinton’s meeting with House Democrats: “As Secretary Clinton arrives on Capitol Hill, House Democrats welcome her with open arms to talk about how we will work together to tackle the big challenges facing our nation. I’m proud that Democrats have a true leader in […]

This evening, before giving yet another full-throated defense of his nominee Donald Trump, Speaker Ryan called House Democrats’ efforts to secure a simple up-or-down vote on commonsense legislation to help keep guns out of the hands of terror suspects “a publicity stunt.”  In reality, all House Democrats are trying to do is advance the interest […]

Applegate Holds Huge Lead with Independents and Latinos, Trump Extremely Unpopular Democrat challenger Marine Colonel Doug Applegate is tied with Republican incumbent Congressman Darrell Issa at 43 percent to 43 percent in a general election matchup, according to a new poll conducted by the DCCC. As the San Diego Union-Tribune reported, Applegate performed better in […]

06212016 CA-49 DCCC Poll MEMO

By endorsing Donald Trump, and by extension his dangerous policies and hateful positions, Paul Ryan made the choice to put the Republican Party before our country. If there was any doubt that Speaker Ryan puts his party before our nation, he has doubled-, tripled- and octupled-down on his Trump endorsement, even as Trump congratulated himself […]

Erik Paulsen is sitting on a fat stack of campaign cash from DC lobbyists like the NRA. So why is he telling his constituents that raising money “is not what I do or have to do or spend my time doing”? At a recent tele-town hall, Paulsen was asked how much he fundraises while in […]