Press Release

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 […]

Here’s what we know so far about the developing scandal involving Congressman Southerland and his ties to lobbyists for Big Sugar: Congressman Southerland held a press conference touting his support for a bill, supported by the Sugar Industry, that would target Florida’s wetlands. Congressman Southerland has accepted $2,000 in campaign cash from U.S. Sugar and […]

Despite being in the minority, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised a record-shattering $11.5 million in July, outraising the National Republican Congressional Committee by $3.5 million. The DCCC’s totals include $7 million in online donations, nearly matching the entire fundraising total for the NRCC. The previous best July was 2012, when the DCCC raised $8.2 million. […]

Since it was discovered that the National Republican Congressional Committee is launching “faux” news sites to deceive voters, even more local and national media criticized national Republicans for their ploy over the weekend. While the NRCC continues to peddle “vehicles for political propaganda,” that are overwhelmingly considered “deceptive” and “sleazy,” it’s clearer than ever that […]

It was a rough morning for Carlos Curbelo on ABC’s This Week in South Florida. First, Republican Ed MacDougall highlighted how Curbelo is hiding his lobbying clients by listing his lobbying company in his wife’s name, asking “who are his clients,” and “why is this not coming out.” Then, local political commentator Elaine de Valle […]