Press Release

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel issued the following statement in response to the news that taxpayers will be forced to pay $500 per hour for lawyers to help House Republicans sue the President: “This outrageous waste of taxpayer dollars is yet another reminder of House Republicans’ misguided priorities. Only in John Boehner’s world does […]

Republican Congressional Candidate Elise Stefanik released her first television advertisement of the general election cycle today telling voters that she’s qualified for the job because she’s had the experience of running for Congress – but leaves out most of her toxic resume. Stefanik has actually spent her career as a political operative who helped shape […]

Sunday morning on CBS’s Face the Nation, Congressman Paul Ryan was asked why he didn’t speak out against last year’s reckless Republican government shutdown.  His answer was shocking: that he felt it was more important to have a unified Republican party than to prevent a government shutdown. “Congressman Paul Ryan’s misplaced priorities were on full display […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has released the second of its limited edition “Millionaires for Mills” trading cards to highlight the shared priorities of Multimillionaire Stewart Mills III and his ultra-wealthy backers, who want to cut taxes for the ultra-wealthy at the expense of middle class Minnesotans. The second “millionaires for Mills” trading card features […]

It hasn’t been a sweet week for Congressman Steve Southerland, as the questions and news coverage surrounding his scandalous trip to King Ranch – where Congressman Southerland’s sugar lobbyist backers hosted at least one secret meeting with leading Florida Republicans – are only continuing to grow while he shifts his story and refuses to provide […]

Congressman Steve Southerland has now responded  to the growing scandal surrounding his trip to King Ranch – but in doing so he’s only raised even more questions: First Congressman Southerland claims his visit to King Ranch was at the “invitation” of King Ranch. Then, Congressman Southerland says it was a “personal trip taken at his […]

In the first of many misleading attacks on Dr. Ami Bera by out-of-state billionaires, Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS is misleading Californians on Ami Bera’s record in order to prop up former Congressman Doug Ose. For a fact-check of the ad, please see below: FACT-CHECK: Crossroads GPS Ad – “Repeal” – 8.19.14 Claim – ACA is “expected to […]

Congressman Steve Southerland’s response to mounting questions about his visit to the King Ranch – where sugar lobbyists hosted at least one secret meeting with leading Florida Republicans – is only raising more questions. Yesterday, Southerland’s spokesman told the Tampa Bay Times that he “primarily” visited the Ranch to discuss immigration and border security issues […]

Statement from DCCC Chairman Steve Israel: Once again, we’re seeing that Republicans see government shutdowns as partisan tools, not economic disasters.  It’s exactly this kind of reckless gamesmanship that led to the last shutdown and is leaving the door open for another at the end of September. For the sake of our economy, this Republican […]

How nervous are shady special interest groups and the billionaire Koch Brothers about Andy Tobin’s chances just one week out from the primary election? They’re rushing to prop his campaign up with last minute donations, television and radio advertisements – weeks after early voting began because his campaign is too broke to run his own […]