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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Mike Bishop defending charging taxpayers for his staffer’s lodging ICYMI: Bishop’s office defends lodging expenses for staff The Detroit News August 12, 2015 http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2015/08/12/bishops-office-defends-lodging-expenses-staffer/31592207/ Republican Rep. Mike Bishop’s office recently came under scrutiny for $1,800 in lodging expenses reported for the first quarter of 2015. Members of Congress aren’t supposed […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Congressman Blum is having a rough August recess – and it’s not getting any better. Today his constituents delivered a failing report card to his office. WATCH THE LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE   ICYMI: 1st District Democrats give Blum failing grades The Gazette By James Q. Lynch August 13, 2015 http://thegazette.com/subject/news/1st-district-democrats-give-blum-failing-grades-20150813 […]

“The Republican-led House has proven time and again to be a tangled, dysfunctional mess that can’t get anything meaningful done. Instead, Congressional Republicans have us on shutdown watch. Combined with the attempted coup of Speaker Boehner before they adjourned for a five week break, these devastating approval ratings of House Republicans– even from their own […]

Roll Call race ratings have been changed in Iowa’s 1st District to Tilts Democratic – one of only two in the country. “Congressman Blum is out-of-touch and is rapidly losing the support of his constituents,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law. “The onslaught of criticism over his support for pro-discrimination legislation has Rod Blum grasping at […]

Inexplicably, Congressman Rod Blum continues to repeat the same false claims that he has been called out for time and time again. If you haven’t seen it yet, the Dubuque Telegraph Herald has a front page story out today explaining in detail just how wrong Blum is about his favorite discriminatory bill. Here are some […]

“Frankly, it’s becoming clearer by the day that Rod Blum didn’t read the First Amendment Defense Act and has almost no understanding of its implications,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law. “Rod Blum has only been in office for six months and he’s already creating a trust deficit with his constituents.” Congressman Rod Blum had a […]

Congressman Rod Blum doubled down on Trump mania, and the timing couldn’t be better with the first GOP primary debate tonight. It appears that Blum’s disastrous week just got even worse. Here’s what d Blum had to say: “Yeah I think Trump is, I’m not a political expert or a polling expert, but it seems […]

Colorado GOP melt down & presidential turnout not helping Coffman This week national Republicans showed how nervous they are about Mike Coffman’s reelection chances by putting him on their list of most vulnerable members. The fact that he is known as one of the most gaffe prone people in Congress, is unable to clearly deliver […]

If you’re watching the Republican Presidential debate tonight and feel like you’re experiencing Déjà vu, do not fear. The promises, mission statements and principles coming from the Republican Presidential candidates sound familiar because we’ve heard it all before, from the Republican House of Representatives. This may be the first time this election cycle that the […]

One-Term Wonder Rod Blum has had a very rough week, and it’s not going to get any better as long as he and his staff continue to make blatantly false statements about the First Amendment Defense Act, which the Des Moines Register called “ridiculous legislation.” “Congressman Blum has lost all credibility in trying to spin […]