Press Release

To: Interested Parties From: Bryan Lesswing  Date:  Tuesday, June 28, 2016 Re: The Case against John Faso   The Case Against John Faso Tonight marks the end of a brutal Republican primary – and the beginning of the general election – in New York’s 19th Congressional District now between Zephyr Teachout and John Faso. Fresh […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement to congratulate Zephyr Teachout on her primary victory in New York’s 19th Congressional District: “By selecting Zephyr Teachout, the voters of New York’s 19th Congressional District have chosen a strong candidate to turn this competitive seat blue in November. Voters will have a clear choice between […]

To: Interested Parties From: Bryan Lesswing, DCCC Northeast Press Secretary Date:  Tuesday, June 28, 2016 Re: The Case Against John Katko The Case Against John Katko Tonight marks the beginning of the general election in New York’s 24th Congressional District between Colleen Deacon and Congressman John Katko. Katko faced an uphill battle in his reelection […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement to congratulate Red to Blue candidate Colleen Deacon on her primary victory in New York’s 24th Congressional District: “When he ran for Congress, John Katko did so with promises of bucking his party and cutting a moderate profile; his voting record has proven anything but. From […]

“If Carlos Curbelo thinks he can get away with lying to Latino and immigrant families and claiming that he wholeheartedly supports immigration reform, he is dead wrong. Carlos Curbelo’s sham PAC is currying favor with Trump-like Republicans who are clearly anti-immigrant and oppose comprehensive immigration reform. South Floridian Latino families deserve a representative who they […]

  Over the weekend, the Modesto Bee’s Editorial Board lambasted vulnerable Congressman Jeff Denham for refusing to answer if he supports Trump. The truth is that Denham has already promised to hop on the racist, xenophobic and generally offensive Trump train that’s been chugging along for over a year now. It would be pointless and […]

Draws the line at “knowledge of legislative process,” not racist insults Nearly eight months after he said he would support the eventual nominee – even if it were Donald Trump – vulnerable Congressman David Valadao tried to backtrack last week and said he wouldn’t endorse a candidate for president at all. If Valadao thinks he can erase the damage done over the past year, […]

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 […]

In the wee hours of the morning, Speaker Ryan and House Republicans rammed through a spending bill before hastily adjourning to an early July 4th recess. This morning it became clear that Ryan and House Republicans shamefully tucked a provision in to the bill to remove a previously agreed-upon ban on Confederate flags at Veterans’ cemeteries. “Just when you […]

In an unexpected move, two major unions announced they rescinded their decades-long endorsement of Rep. Don Young in favor of his Democratic challenger Steve Lindbeck, who announced his campaign in April. Lindbeck has been criticizing the 43-year incumbent for looking the other way while Edison Chouest Offshore, one of Young’s big money donors, plans to […]