Press Release

Curbelo Supported Lawsuit That Laid Groundwork for Historic Anti-Immigrant Attack When Carlos Curbelo supported a House lawsuit against DACA/DAPA, he gave credence to the anti-immigrant fervor of his party, laying the groundwork for today’s rare, historic vote to send an amicus brief on behalf of the House of Representatives to the Supreme Court against President […]

Voted to support Trump-inspired amicus brief against DACA & DAPA Today, in a rare, historic vote to send an amicus brief on behalf of the House of Representatives to the Supreme Court against President Obama’s immigration actions, Congressman Coffman voted to tear apart hardworking immigrant families. The clearly political, Trump-inspired sentiment behind the vote is […]

“We don’t need blaming. We don’t need shaming. We need accountability.” – Flint family to Tim Walberg When Gretchen Driskell announced she’d be collecting questions from people in Michigan’s 7th District for Tim Walberg to ask Governor Snyder at his congressional testimony, Walberg scoffed and flat-out refused to look at them. He called them “pure […]

House Republicans Responsible for His Rise Today the DCCC released a new report, On the Origin of Trump, highlighting the numerous House Republicans and candidates whose own offensive rhetoric and positions helped pave the way for Donald Trump. The report is a follow up from the DCCC’s report in January, Down-Ballot Damage, about the negative […]

Marco Rubio’s embarrassing loss in Florida last night demonstrates once again that Republican voters are rejecting establishment candidates in favor of extreme outsiders like Donald Trump. The same story is playing out in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District. The once-favored Republican establishment politician Michael Roberson was recently yelled at by a rowdy debate audience for a […]

With Rubio Out of the Presidential Race, Carlos Curbelo Must Accept Donald Trump Donald Trump’s dominance in yesterday’s critical primary contests further cemented his place as the likely Republican nominee and party standard bearer (cue shudders up Republican establishment spines). Until yesterday, Carlos Curbelo was hiding behind his endorsement of Marco Rubio and adopting the […]

To:          Interested Parties From:    Sacha Haworth, Great Lakes Regional Press Secretary Date:     March 15, 2016 RE:          The Case Against Bob Dold   Tonight’s Illinois Primary results mark the beginning of the general election race for Illinois’ 10th Congressional District, and a rematch between Congressman Bob Dold and former Congressman Brad Schneider. No matter how he […]

“I think the state of Michigan has done very well in the process of regulating water and protecting citizens.” – Tim Walberg Two days before Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is due to testify before Congress, Tim Walberg once again proved that his self-proclaimed arch-conservative ideology is wholly at odds with the safety of his constituents. […]

In less than 24 hours, Speaker Paul Ryan has suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the House Freedom Caucus in their vote against the Republican budget, shortly followed by his confounding pledge to support Donald Trump if he is the Republican nominee. We aren’t sure what else is left to say about Trumpocalypse […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The Hill newspaper reported today that Congressman John Mica’s campaign has spent more than $230,000 on “meals with constituents” – potentially violating House Ethics Committee rules prohibiting the use of campaign funds for personal expenses. Below are few highlights from the report: “Since 1998, the former House Transportation Committee chairman […]