‘Erik Paulsen’

PENCE ON VIDEO: “Congressman Paulsen Has Been Fighting Everyday Shoulder to Shoulder with President Trump” In what might be one of the most unhelpful comments of the 2018 election cycle, Vice President Mike Pence today gave a full-throated endorsement of vulnerable Rep. Erik Paulsen, saying he has been “fighting everyday shoulder to shoulder with President […]

Vice President Mike Pence is in the Twin Cities to fundraise for vulnerable Reps. Erik Paulsen and Jason Lewis, and help sell their unpopular GOP Tax Scam to Minnesota voters. It’s the latest effort from the Trump administration and Speaker Paul Ryan to prop up two of the most vulnerable incumbents in the country who […]

Ahead of the release of Speaker Ryan’s and establishment House Republicans’ corporate tax cut plan, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released the following statement: “Whatever backroom deals Speaker Ryan and establishment Republicans cut to buy a few extra votes, at its core this tax plan is a scheme to raise taxes on the middle class […]

Vote to Slash SALT Deduction That Saves Minnesotans Thousands of Dollars Per Year Reps. Erik Paulsen and Jason Lewis just voted in favor of the Senate-passed budget that officially fast-tracks the Republican plan for a Middle Class Double Tax on hardworking families in order to give tax breaks to the rich and big corporations. Worse, […]

On Thursday, Reps. Paulsen and Lewis and the do-nothing Republican Congress will vote on the Senate passed budget reconciliation bill—a procedural measure that paves the way for passing the Middle Class Double Tax, which will hike taxes on middle-class families in order to give tax breaks to the rich and big corporations. Make no mistake—the […]

It’s been a rough few days for Erik Paulsen and his DC lobbyist friends. First, he gets into a public spat with FP1 strategies, a DC lobbying group that took credit for reversing his position on the Border Adjustment Tax (BAT). Then, he sent a statement to the Washington Post trying to save face. Now, […]

Today, the DCCC is celebrating the 6-year anniversary of Rep. Erik Paulsen’s last public town hall on September 6, 2011 with a trivia contest. Play along on Twitter using the #Sept6x6 hashtag to find out what’s been happening in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District during Paulsen’s absence or check out Paulsen’s town hall watch to learn […]

Today at the Minnesota State Fair, Congressman Erik Paulsen tried to rewrite history on his reckless vote for the Republican Repeal & Rip-off health care bill that would have ripped health care away from 23 million Americans, imposed an unfair age tax on older Americans, and jacked up health care premiums across the board. DCCC […]

Last week, the Congressional Budget Office released new numbers on the impact of the Republican Repeal and Ripoff health care bill that Minnesota Republican Reps. Paulsen and Lewis voted for. The bill would result in 23 million Americans losing their insurance nationwide, but the bill’s impact is just as eye popping in Minnesota: 251,400 Minnesotans […]

The stage is yours, Representative Paulsen After the stunning rebuke Representative Erik Paulsen received from his hometown press this weekend, you’d think he would use this one week recess to explain voting “yes” to rip away health insurance from millions, slap an age tax on older Americans, increase insurance premiums, and strip away protections for […]