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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, […]

Threat of a government shutdown and the elimination of DACA didn’t distract Rohrabacher from conspiracy theories  IRVINE – Orange County’s most… colorful Congressman is out of the gates with a new conspiracy theory, telling the San Francisco Chronicle’s Joe Garofoli that the white nationalists behind the Charlottesville protest were actually Civil War re-enactors who were […]

Cook Political Report & Sabato’s Crystal Ball Immediately Move Race to Toss-Up In response to the news that Congressman Dave Trott (MI-11) will not seek re-election, DCCC spokesperson Rachel Irwin released the following statement: “The only thing that Congressman Dave Trott has to show for himself this Congress is his vote to rip away healthcare […]

Upon the news that Congressman Charlie Dent (PA-15) will not seek re-election, DCCC spokesperson Evan Lukaske released the following statement: “Congressman Dent considers himself a leader of the Republican governing wing, and his retirement is a clear sign that he has lost all hope of doing  that job under Speaker Ryan and President Trump. After […]

Proud DREAMer and DCCC spokesman Javier Gamboa released the following statement in response to vulnerable Representative Mike Coffman’s sudden, politically-calculated change of heart on DACA and protecting Colorado families: “Representative Mike Coffman has had eight years in Congress to do the right thing and stand up for Colorado’s immigrant families. Instead, he’s voted for the […]

Here’s the story millionaire Galesburg developer Mark Kleine doesn’t want you to know: just one year ago, he was actively trying to silence Congresswoman Bustos for trying to protect Illinois children from lead contaminated water. Why on earth would anyone ever be against getting lead out of drinking water? For Mark Kleine, it was all […]

Responding to a judge’s ruling today that Greg Gianforte, convicted criminal, must submit to having his mugshot and fingerprints taken despite the multimillionaire’s long-running legal challenge, DCCC spokesperson Drew Godinich released the following statement: “Despite Congressman Gianforte’s continued refusal to take responsibility for lying about what amounted to a sucker punch, today a judge ruled […]

IRVINE – Last week, as President Trump and many congressional Republicans prevaricated on the events in Charlottesville and sought to justify the actions of white supremacists, Congressman Darrell Issa wrote a letter urging the House Judiciary Committee to investigate white supremacist organizations. This action on its own would be commendable. There’s only one problem – […]

What’s Worse: Almost Immediately After News Of Their Meeting Breaks, Rohrabacher Echoes Trump’s Words That There Was Violence On ‘All Sides’ IRVINE – Yesterday, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher issued statement one week after the events in Charlottesville in which he echoed Donald Trump’s language that there was violence on “all sides.” What’s worse – this statement […]

DCCC Spokesperson Drew Godinich released the following statement: “We welcome Congressman Issa’s call for hearings into white supremacist organizations, and we also welcome any firsthand testimony that the Congressman has from the conference with the white supremacist hate group that he chose to headline last month. This is truly a new low in hypocrisy from […]