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In response to a new poll from the Des Moines Register/Mediacom showing a Democrat beating a Republican by 47-29 percent in Iowa’s First Congressional District, DCCC Spokeswoman Rachel Irwin released the following statement: “Iowans are ready to drain the swamp in Washington and Representative Rod Blum is first on the list. From his vote to […]

In case you missed it, headlines and TV coverage across the Commonwealth are capturing the anxiety being felt by Virginia families after letters went out to 1,114 pregnant women and the families of 68,495 children notifying them that their coverage through the Children’s Health Insurance Program could be cancelled. Federal funding for CHIP expired at […]

IRVINE – As wildfires continue to devastate huge parts of California, Republicans in Congress have been working overtime to ensure that homeowners in the Golden State can’t get the relief they need: eliminating the deduction for wildfire losses, opposing Democrats’ October attempts to secure $7.4 billion in federal disaster assistance, and failing to act on […]

“Professional runner-up Dino Rossi has made a career out of ducking the tough issues facing Washington State,” said Drew Godinich, DCCC spokesperson. “It should come as no surprise that Dino Rossi has declined to tell voters or reporters where he stands on the issues affecting middle-class families – perhaps because his values are stuck in […]

Upon the news that Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) will not seek re-election, DCCC spokesperson Evan Lukaske released the following statement: “Congressman LoBiondo’s retirement should come as no surprise after Speaker Ryan’s Congress has failed to get anything done on behalf of hardworking people across the country. Congressman LoBiondo knew that the Republican healthcare repeal bill […]

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 […]

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 middle class Americans […]

Rep. Erik Paulsen was supposed to reveal the much-hyped Republican tax plan today, which was delayed as Paulsen and Washington Republicans scramble to sell their harmful middle class double tax. As a main architect, Paulsen’s plan is rumored to eliminate or severely weaken the State and Local Tax (SALT) Deduction, which would allow 900,000 Minnesotans […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “Eliminating tax deductions that benefit 900,000 Minnesotans should be a non-starter for Reps. Lewis and Paulsen, but they continue to put Speaker Ryan’s harmful agenda first,” said DCCC Spokeswoman Rachel Irwin. “As a key architect of this tax plan, Rep. Paulsen should fight to preserve key tax breaks for the […]

On Thursday, 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 budget reconciliation includes a plethora […]