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Today, Congresswoman Barbara Comstock will accept the “Women of Valor” award from one of her special interest former employers – the Independent Women’s Forum, a Koch brothers-backed women’s group that ironically opposes paycheck fairness and bills to address violence against women. Congresswoman Comstock getting IWF’s top honor comes as no surprise. Just yesterday, Comstock voted […]

Yesterday, Newsday reported that Congressman Lee Zeldin is facing charges of campaign finance violations for using resources from his former state senate campaign to help bankroll his congressional campaign during last year’s election. According to Newsday, an FEC complaint has been filed that argues that “Zeldin violated federal election law by using his state campaign […]

Assini, who once compared teaching science in classroom to Nazi indoctrination, is back on the campaign trail for a third time Failed congressional candidate and conservative hardliner Mark Assini is announcing his third run for Congress later today. As Rochester and Western New York voters already know, Assini’s Tea Party record is widely out of […]

If Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones announces he is running for Congress, he will have a lot to explain. As the people of California’s 7th District already know, Jones has proven himself an untrustworthy leader of a scandal-ridden department. For nearly ten years, the Sacramento Sheriff’s department has used secret cellphone surveillance technology without obtaining […]

Next week will kick off the long-awaited trial of New York Senator Dean Skelos and Adam Skelos, who were arrested earlier this year as part of a federal investigation into a litany of corruption charges. Senator Skelos and Adam Skelos are long-time supporters and friends of Congressman Lee Zeldin. So far, Zeldin has refused to […]

To:                  Interested Parties From:             Kelly Ward, DCCC Executive Director RE:                 House Battlefield Update, One Year Out With one year remaining until Election Day 2016, House Democrats are well-positioned for success next November. For the past year, House Democrats have excelled at all the metrics within our control at this point in the […]

Hurd continues to tout small business credentials after resigning the House Small Business Committee Ahead of Congressman Will Hurd’s upcoming small business workshop in San Antonio, the DCCC is launching digital ads calling out Hurd’s hypocrisy on helping South Texas small businesses. Congressman Hurd’s small business workshop is just the latest example of his attempts […]

Governor Jeb Bush‘s presidential campaign recently released a policy agenda that cuts Medicare, raises the retirement age, and proposes countless more anti-working family policies. With this release, it is no surprise that Congressman Carlos Curbelo has already penned an op-ed praising what he calls Gov. Bush’s “policy-driven campaign.” Despite reports of trouble for Bush’s presidential […]

Last night, during consideration of amendments to the long-term highway funding bill, Congressman John Mica sold out Florida workers and voted in favor of a measure that would prohibit enforcement of critical prevailing wage requirements on projects funded by the federal highway bill. By voting “yes” on this anti-worker amendment, Congressman Mica voted to undermine […]

Last night, during consideration of amendments to the long-term highway funding bill, Congressman Bruce Poliquin sold out Maine workers and voted in favor of a measure that would prohibit enforcement of critical prevailing wage requirements on projects funded by the federal highway bill. By voting “yes” on this anti-worker amendment, Poliquin voted to undermine the […]