Press Release

DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement on the AZ-02 primary: “Representative Ron Barber has focused on creating jobs, fighting to save the A-10 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, securing the border and putting the needs of Southern Arizona’s families first. In contrast, Martha McSally is the Koch brothers’ hand-picked candidate for Congress whose […]

TO: Interested Parties FR: DCCC Communications DT: August 26, 2014 RE: Florida Democrats On Offense in Congressional Races Democrats are entering Florida’s general election season on offense in both challenger and incumbent races, setting the stage for victories in November from the Keys to Panama City. In contrast, Florida Republicans are hamstrung by scandals, recruitment […]

DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement on the FL-26 primary: “Representative Joe Garcia is a proven champion who puts South Florida’s values first – but Carlos Curbelo has proven he’s looking out for no one but his paying lobbying clients, his partisan allies in Washington and his own political ambitions. From pandering to […]

DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement on the FL-18 primary: “Carl Domino is a self-interested Tallahassee politician who won this nomination after Republicans suffered one of their greatest recruitment failures of the cycle. We fully expect the same kind of shadowy special interests that Domino looked out for in Tallahassee will do all […]

DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement on the FL-02 election: “Congressman Steve Southerland’s self-interested, partisan politics are exactly what North Floridians hate about Congress – and the latest scandal surrounding his special interest backers is just the latest proof. Congressman Southerland voted against reopening the government – even when both parties came together […]

In his new TV ad, Congressman Bob Dold does a good job describing the problems facing voters, but what he’s not saying is that during his time in Congress, Dold was a reliable Republican vote to make all the problems he identified worse for middle class Illinois families. “Former Congressman Dold talked about jobs – […]

In a new interview, Millionaire Stewart Mills III is traveling into uncharted political territory – predicting that under Republicans, people with pre-existing conditions could lose their health insurance and children would no longer be able to stay on their parents’ plans until they turn 26. As MinnPost reported Monday, Mills “said that the [health care] […]

DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment: “Today on Women’s Equality Day we commemorate the landmark passage of the 19th Amendment, a monumental step in our nation’s ongoing march toward full equality for women in America. Ensuring women the most basic of political rights, the right to […]

On Women’s Equality Day, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is releasing a new web video, Barbara Comstock: The Newest Voice on the War on Women. The video highlights how Comstock’s record on women’s issues fits right in with leading Republican champions of the War on Women like Richard Mourdock, Mitt Romney and Todd Akin. Comstock supports overturning […]

With the Republican War on Women showing no signs of letting up, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching a “Women’s Priorities Scorecard” to track the worst of the worst Republican offenders on women’s records. The scorecard – found at GOPFailsWomenScorecard.com– showcases some of Republicans’ most egregious positions, from invasive transvaginal ultrasounds, to overturning Roe […]