PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 10 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 9 by Chairwoman Felecia Rotellini: * * * Yesterday, after failing to negotiate a pandemic aid package with Congress to give economic relief to the American people, Donald Trump issued an executive order cutting crucial unemployment benefits by $200 a week. Trump also vowed to make permanent cuts to the payroll taxes that fund Social Security, a critical lifeline that helps nearly 1.4 million Arizon more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 12 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Felecia Rotellini: * * * "Arizona Democrats are thrilled to learn of Vice President Joe Biden's choice for his running mate in this historic election, Senator Kamala Harris. "As the Senator of America's largest state, Senator Harris is ready to lead on Day One. She shares Joe Biden's bedrock beliefs of standing up for all Americans and especially working families, and she is a proven fighter for  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 14 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: New reporting from Arizona Public Media on the drop in Arizona's jobless benefits underscores the dire consequences of Martha McSally and Senate Republicans' failure to reinstate the $600-per-week in emergency jobless relief that Republicans allowed to expire last month. In the ongoing COVID-19 relief negotiations, Senate Republicans have pushed major cuts to the enhanced jobless benefits that they all more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 12 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 11 by spokesperson Tyler Cherry: * * * Communities across Arizona continue to deal with the lasting effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Donald Trump's failed response has left more than 300,000 Arizonans out of work and weakened the state's economy. Ahead of Mike Pence's events today, Arizona Democratic Party spokesperson Tyler Cherry released the following statement: "If past is prologue, Arizo more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 13 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 12: Yesterday, Arizona workers gathered at Martha McSally's Phoenix office to call on McSally and Republicans to reinstate the $600-per-week in emergency jobless relief that Republicans allowed to expire last month. But McSally was nowhere to be found, because -- rather than focus on reinstating federal jobless benefits -- she spent the day prioritizing her 2020 campaign, attending two campaign  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 13 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 12: Yesterday, Arizona Republican Congresswoman Debbie Lesko took to Twitter to mischaracterize landmark legislation passed by the House last year that aims to lower health care costs. In December 2019, Democrats in the U.S. House passed H.R.3, which would dramatically reduce rising prescription drug prices and expand access to health care benefits and services. But Rep. Lesko voted against the  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 15 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a new open letter, dozens of Arizona Republican members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints criticized Donald Trump as "the antithesis of so much the Latter-day Saints community believes." The letter comes on the heels of Mike Pence's campaign event with a "Latter-day Saints for Trump" group in Arizona, which the letter says is "out of bounds for co-opting the Church's name to give the more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 12 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 11: Not for the first time, Martha McSally is today skipping out on her day job to prioritize her political campaign. Rather than focus on passing a long-delayed COVID-19 relief package in the Senate, McSally is taking today off to join Vice President Mike Pence for his Arizona campaign visit, reportedly joining Pence for a political stop in Mesa. In the ongoing COVID-19 relief negotiations, Sen more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 11 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Senate Republicans are still blocking a COVID-19 relief deal to adequately fund schools, cities and towns, and enhanced unemployment insurance. And Donald Trump is pushing executive orders to slash enhanced jobless benefits and threaten funding for Social Security and Medicare. Where is Martha McSally amid all of that? Apparently, planning to take a political trip on Air Force 2 to try to boost her "in  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 14 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 13: In Martha McSally and Republicans' latest COVID-19 failure, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell today announced that the Senate is adjourning until September 8 - with no additional COVID-19 relief to support cities and towns, safe school reopenings, and jobless Arizonans who lost work due to the pandemic. "It's shameful that Martha McSally and Senate Republicans are leaving town, withou more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 11 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: On Saturday, the Arizona Daily Star's Tim Steller wrote a column blasting Donald Trump and Doug Ducey's taxpayer-funded photo op last week as an "an astonishing about-face," given that "Arizonans just experienced a terrifying June and July, in which some hospitals became overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients." In the column, Steller notes that the day after Trump and Ducey's meeting, Arizona reported 4,000 more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 13 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week Arizonans across the state took part in the 2020 primary election and selected Democratic nominees for key Congressional races. Here is what you need to know about the candidates and their Republican opponents: CD4: Republican Rep. Gosar vs. Delina DiSanto: Rep. Gosar enjoys a 0% rating from the Alliance for Retired Americans due to his pro-privatization of Social Security stance. Rep. Gosar  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 13 -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont: "Senator Kamala Harris is a true leader and the kind of person who will be incredible for our country, by the side of my good friend Joe Biden. I proudly support the Biden-Harris ticket!" Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz: "Kamala Harris is an historic choice and a great leader who has devoted her life to public service. She will bring proven executive and legislative more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: President Trump, Minority Leader McCarthy and the NRCC have rolled out the welcome mat for racist-conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene. And while, they're happy to give anonymous quotes to reporters about her, 'not a single vulnerable Republican - not even potential future colleagues Rich McCormick or Karen Handel - has dared join Rep. Adam Kinzinger and Denver Riggleman in rejecting  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 13 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Aug. 12: Yesterday, Georgia workers called out Senator Kelly Loeffler for stalling on coronavirus relief and refusing to extend the $600 per week emergency benefit as she claims she doesn't see "a big need to extend the federal unemployment insurance" in the midst of a recession. Instead of listening to Georgia workers, Loeffler has praised President Donald Trump's reckless order (https://www.geor more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 14 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Aug. 13: Yesterday in a Facebook live Q&A, Congressman Doug Collins doubled-down on his support for congressional Republicans' failed health care repeal efforts before trying to claim that "our plans actually covered pre-existing conditions." Here's the reality: not only would Republicans' health care repeal bill have "weaken[ed] existing protections for people with pre-existing conditions," but C more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 13 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: While Republican Party leaders have "condemned" Marjorie Taylor Greene as "bigoted" and "appalling," the candidate known for spewing racist sentiments and peddling dangerous internet conspiracy theories received the strong and immediate backing of both Congressman Doug Collins and Senator Kelly Loeffler after winning her primary runoff last night. Greene's long history of racist, anti-Semitic, and I more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: After previously saying she didn't see "a big need to extend the federal unemployment insurance" as Senate Republicans allowed relief to expire, unelected "political mega-donor" Senator Kelly Loeffler was quick to praise President Donald Trump's executive order which reduces the level of expanded federal emergency unemployment relief while leaving "states on [the] hook for billions." But when Loeffle more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 14 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Senator Kelly Loeffler and her Senate Republican colleagues are heading out of town until September after failing to pass any needed coronavirus relief with cases surging in Georgia and an economy in recession. While Loeffler enjoys her time off, hundreds of thousands of Georgians remain unemployed and the state still ranks last in economic recovery. Yet rather than passing relief for out-of-work G more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Aug. 11: Today, a new report from the Kansas City Star revealed a plagiarism scandal involving unelected "political mega-donor" Senator Kelly Loeffler and Kansas Republican Roger Marshall. Loeffler and Marshall - who have used the same GOP digital communications consulting firm - recently released economic plans mirroring each other, raising questions about their "identical or near-identical phra more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: After President Donald Trump announced his executive order reducing emergency expanded unemployment benefits while leaving "states on [the] hook for billions" to the praises of both Senator Kelly Loeffler and Congressman Doug Collins (who've each opposed expanded relief), Georgia officials remain "tight-lipped" about whether they'll be able to fulfill the order at all -- or leave Georgians without ex more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 11 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 10 by spokesperson Philip Shulman: * * * Today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson Philip Shulman released the following statement slamming Trump for continuing his attempts to gut Social Security for older Wisconsinites: "Threatening to slash Social Security in the middle of a pandemic that has wreaked havoc on older Wisconsinites is typical of the ineffective, chaotic leadership we'v more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 11 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news on Aug. 10: This evening, Donald Trump signed an executive order deferring payroll taxes, saying, "If I'm victorious on November 3rd, I plan to forgive these taxes and make permanent cuts to the payroll tax...If I win, I may extend and terminate. In other words, I'll extend it beyond the end of the year and terminate the tax, so we'll see what happens." The payroll tax funds Social Security, an entitlement  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 11 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement on Aug. 10 by Executive Director Scott Hogan: * * * Over the weekend, Donald Trump signed an executive order deferring payroll taxes, saying, "If I'm victorious on November 3rd, I plan to forgive these taxes and make permanent cuts to the payroll tax...If I win, I may extend and terminate. In other words, I'll extend it beyond the end of the year and terminate the tax, so we'll see what happens." The p more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement by Chairwoman Nikema Williams: * * * Today, Democratic Party of Georgia Chairwoman Nikema Williams released the following statement: "I couldn't be more thrilled to officially endorse and support Kamala Harris as the next Vice President of the United States. "She is strong, brilliant, and has proven for years that she has the knowledge, the will, and the drive to fight for the soul of our nation. I k more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 11 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Aug. 10: Today, as Georgia schools continue to reopen in person schooling while the state surges past 200,000 coronavirus cases, Georgia Democrats shared testimony from concerned parents, teachers, and staff, and slammed Donald Trump and Brian Kemp for Georgia's reckless reopening. Just this afternoon, Kemp doubled down on his refusal to enact mask orders for public schools. In the last week alon more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Aug. 11: Last week, Trump continued to lie about the threat of coronavirus to children as he pushed schools to reopen without putting in place comprehensive guidelines that would allow them to reopen safely. Medical experts, educators, and parents have repeatedly sounded the alarm on Trump risking children's health and safety, but he's ignored them - as more and more children are getting infected.  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 15 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Aug. 14: Today, in honor of the 85th anniversary of the Social Security administration, Georgia Democrats held a press conference discussing the importance of Social Security for seniors across the country, and calling out Donald Trump's numerous attacks on Social Security, including last week's announcement that Trump would permanently eliminate the funding stream for Social Security and Medicare  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Ahead of the "Women For Trump" Bus Tour kickoff in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, PA Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills, Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-4), and Senator Maria Collett (D-Bucks/Montgomery) hosted a virtual press conference to highlight how the Trump administration's anti-woman agenda and disastrous coronavirus response have failed Pennsylvania women. A recording of the more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 14 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Julian Lehrer was a fourth-year Political Science major at Arizona State University. A lifelong Democrat, he decided to dedicate his career to politics after the election of Donald Trump in 2016. Julian first worked as an intern for Heather Ross, candidate in CD 6 for Congress in 2018. Then, he was a Fellow with the Arizona Democratic Party and helped elect Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Democrats up and do more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 12 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Following the Associated Press' explosive report on Speaker Ron Ryckman's hidden COVID-19 diagnosis, his story has started to unravel. The Wichita Eagle quickly reported Ryckman's claim that he informed everyone he came into contact with of his diagnosis was proven false by state officials. Ryckman claims he self-isolated long enough to no longer be contagious, but never provided his negative COVID-19 tes more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 13 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: It's been almost a week since Speaker Ron Ryckman was caught covering up his positive COVID-19 diagnosis and withholding critical information from his Democratic colleagues. Instead of prioritizing transparency to set the right example for all Kansans, Speaker Ryckman has doubled down on the lies and inconsistencies - telling four different stories to four different reporters about when he tested positive, more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 13 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 11: Today, the Kansas City Star revealed that Roger Marshall's plan for the economy is, in part, copied word-for-word from a plan introduced months ago by Georgia Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler. Marshall refuses to say how he wrote "his" plan, instead parroting more talking points that might have been sent to him by his party bosses in Washington, D.C. His latest blunder begs the question: did R more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 11 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: "Speaker Ryckman's attempts to cover up his COVID-19 diagnosis and intentionally hide such information from his Democratic peers is grossly negligent and irresponsible," Said KDP Chair Vicki Hiatt, "The inconsistencies in Speaker Ryckman's story have put Kansans at risk by setting the wrong example for our state. Kansans want transparency in government and Speaker Ryckman should follow the example set by G more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 13 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: "The latest polling from SurveyUSA showcases the support the Kansas Democratic Party has been mobilizing for years. Hardworking Kansans are sick and tired of hyperpartisan politicians who have turned their backs on affordable health care services, public schools and workers' protections," said KDP spokeswoman Reeves Oyster, "Kansans don't want an extreme, self serving politician like Roger Marshall represe more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 11 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: This morning, Sen. Bill Cassidy took to the airwaves to give his full throated support for the executive orders that deferred payroll taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare. This action, which experts have said raises "red flags," comes after Sen. Cassidy and Senate Republicans sat idle for more than two months without introducing a coronavirus relief package and allowed $600 weekly unempl more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 10 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following op-ed, published in the Bangor Daily News: * * * A new op-ed in the Bangor Daily News from State Senator Rebecca Millett lays out how Donald Trump's presidency has been a catastrophe for women. Senator Millett, a legislative leader who has been in the fight for women's rights in Maine, explains how Trump's anti-women actions have "made our jobs in the Legislature more difficult and more urgent." Last week Joe Biden rel more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 13 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 12: The Maine Democratic Party announced today that state delegates ratified the party's platform by an overwhelming margin of 83% to 17%. The new platform will stay in place until the next State Convention, scheduled for 2022. Last fall, all of Maine's 16 Democratic County Committees elected representatives to serve on the Platform Committee to review the existing platform, solicit feedback from De more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 12 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Kathleen Marra: * * * Following the news that Joe Biden has chosen Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, Maine Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Marra released the following statement: "Joe Biden's first presidential decision is choosing a fighter as his running mate, and there is absolutely no doubt that Kamala Harris will be ready on day one to take on the big fights ahead. "As a Senator, she's more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 13 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: 1820 PAC just launched another $1 million worth of ads on Maine's airwaves to continue their effort to prop up Senator Susan Collins' flailing campaign. The Super PAC with deep ties to Wall Street is flooding Maine's airwaves to attack Sara Gideon in an attempt to paper over Collins' own record of selling out Maine families to the highest bidder. The corporate special interests behind 1820 PAC, including o more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 10 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: On August 8, 2016, Senator Susan Collins took a position in the 2016 presidential election in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. At the time, Collins insisted that she could not vote for Trump due to his laundry list of character flaws, and felt it was important that she share how she was voting with Mainers and the nation. Four years later, Collins has spent the last 601 days refusing to come clea more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 13 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 12: Today, Mitch McConnell aligned dark money group One Nation started running a new ad to distract voters from Senator Susan Collins's disastrous record of voting to take away Mainers' health care. What Collins' dark money backers aren't telling Mainers is that she's voted in lockstep with McConnell, including at least a dozen times to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act, and campaigned on h more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 14 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: As schools across the country are making tough decisions about how to open safely this fall, Donald Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have put immense pressure on schools to restart in-person classes while offering little in the way of guidance or resources to do so safely. Instead, they have spent the summer downplaying the risks schools face and exploiting the crisis (https://www.mainedems.org/me more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 12 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 11: Today, the Portland Press Herald Editorial board took Senator Susan Collins to task for failing to negotiate in good faith and retreating "to her partisan corner" as urgent federal action is needed to meet the public health and economic crises we face. Even Collins' fellow Senate Republican Ben Sasse spoke out against Trump's power grab when he issued a series of executive actions that fail to p more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 11 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: A new editorial from the Portland Press Herald calls out Republican lawmakers for blocking a special session "to prevent governance from happening" while our state is in the middle of a serious public health and economic crisis. Even as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have adapted to continue legislative work, with the overwhelming majority of bills receiving bipartisan support, Republicans have twice  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 11 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Following Donald Trump's announcement of a series of executive actions that threaten to "blow a hole in Social Security and Medicare's finances," Senator Susan Collins issued a statement that "seemed to back" the president's actions and blamed congressional Democrats for delays caused by her own party. After wasting months, when Senator Collins and her fellow Senate Republicans finally did roll out their p more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 14 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 13: Senator Susan Collins continues to lob baseless attacks on Speaker Sara Gideon, claiming she's refusing to reconvene the Legislature when it's Collins' Maine Republican allies blocking the legislature from returning for a special session. Now, a We The People PAC invitation has revealed that Collins' own PAC is sponsoring fundraisers for the very same lawmakers who blocked the special session. A more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 11 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Exactly three years ago, Donald Trump declared the ongoing opioid epidemic a national emergency. But despite big commitments from the Trump administration, Senator Susan Collins and her Washington Republican allies have remained unwilling to take action against the companies fueling this crisis. Analysis of a Government Accountability Office report found that Trump's declaration led to "very little" and new more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 14 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: For the last 606 days, Senator Susan Collins has refused to be honest with Mainers about her support for Donald Trump. Then this morning, Donald Trump drew a line in the sand, telling Fox Business that Senate Republicans who don't back him are "gonna lose their elections." WATCH: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3md7M-Guwo). Collins has taken a public position in every presidential election since she fir more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 15 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 14: In letters made public, the US Postal Service warned Maine and 45 other states that their voters could be disenfranchised by delayed mail in ballots. This news comes as Trump has escalated his attacks on USPS with the help of a bill championed by Senator Susan Collins (https://www.mainedems.org/media/what-senator-collins-isnt-telling-you-she-championed-bill-responsible-postal-service?refcode=530 more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 13 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Donald Trump this week tried to distract from his broken promises to Maine unions and workers with an unconfirmed claim regarding the Local S6 union and Bath Iron Works agreement: Over the course of his presidency, Trump has repeatedly failed workers and unions, despite proclaiming that "unions love me" and boasting about his "many friends in the union" during his 2016 campaign. Trump's attacks on labor as more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 12 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Senator Susan Collins and her Washington Republican allies have failed to deliver on coronavirus aid, Mainers are speaking out against Collins' continued refusal to hold Trump accountable. Letter writers to papers across the state, many of whom have voted for her in the past, blasted Collins for casting party line votes against Mainers' interests and playing the blame game while federal aid runs out. It more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 14 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Senator Susan Collins has attempted to distance herself from Donald Trump's attacks on the US Postal Service, she's failed to mention that she championed the bill that has led to the agency's current financial crisis, and in doing so she laid the groundwork for Trump's efforts to undermine the USPS. In 2006, Senator Collins was a chief sponsor of a postal reform bill that is now cited by experts as the  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 13 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: As negotiations over coronavirus aid remain stalled in Washington, Senator Susan Collins has "retreated to her partisan corner" and "suggested that the president's power grab" - that would "blow a hole in Social Security and Medicare's finances" and increase the burden on state governments at a time when Maine is already facing a $1.4 billion shortfall - "could be just what the negotiations need." Senator  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 14 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Less than a week after Senator Susan Collins faced intense scrutiny in Maine for failing to "get serious" on a coronavirus aid deal, Mitch McConnell just announced that the Senate will adjourn until September 8th, despite the fact that there has been no progress on the next round of federal coronavirus aid. Urgent federal action is needed to ensure states and municipalities can continue to provide essentia more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 12 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: New reporting in the Portland Press Herald shows that Democrats are maintaining a "wide lead" over Republicans in voter registrations in Maine. Democrats first took the lead in voter registrations earlier this year, becoming the largest bloc of registered voters for the first time in three decades, and now hold a 91,000 voter edge over Republicans and a 47,000 voter lead over unenrolleds. See chart here (h more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters continues to fight for Michiganders this week launching an investigation into recent mail delays to make sure Michiganders can count on reliable service from USPS, passing a bipartisan bill which included his provisions to protect amateur and Olympic athletes, and advancing his bipartisan bill to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' caregiver program through the Senate. more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lavora Barnes: * * * The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes on Joe Biden's selection of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate: "I am so thrilled to have Senator Kamala Harris joining the ticket with Vice President Biden. "Senator Harris has been a fearless leader who has always stood on the side of working families in our country. " more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Gary Peters joined U.S. Representative Brenda Lawrence to discuss the impact of postal service delays on Michiganders and Americans across the country. Last week, Sen. Peters launched an investigation into recent mail delays to make sure Michiganders can count on reliable service from the USPS, including receiving social security checks, paychecks, and lifesaving pr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: In case you missed it, a new flagrantly misleading attack ad launched by failed politician John James to smear U.S. Senator Gary Peters has been called out for its "false" claims. James' dishonest attack on Peters' record of fighting for Michigan during coronavirus comes as James tries to deflect from his own record of praising Trump's mismanaged pandemic response, even as Trump repeatedly downplays t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 14: The Michigan Democratic Party today blasted Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey for suggesting Michiganders should "just suffer through it" without additional federal COVID-19 relief funding. Shirkey himself received between $1 million and $2 million in federal taxpayer relief, according to media reports (https://michigandems.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=266b0912aa1a246d09a3b1ad7&id= more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 10: As Donald Trump attacks funding for Social Security and Medicare with his executive orders, a new report today highlights the disproportionate mortality rate among Detroit-area seniors. The report finds that Wayne County seniors are dying at over twice the rate of older adults in Michigan, and cites racial disparities in access to health care as a major contributor. The release of the stud more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 11 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following statement by Acting Chair Clem Smith: * * * Today, Governor Parson announced his intention to broaden the special session to include legislation that would allow the Attorney General to insert himself into the duties of another elected official. This is a blatant attack on Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. Missouri Democratic Party Acting Chair, Hon. Clem Smith, released the following statement: "This is a sha more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the statement on Aug. 12 by Chairman Wayne Goodwin: * * * Last night during a tele-rally in North Carolina, Donald Trump doubled down on his plans to eliminate the tax that funds Medicare and Social Security, saying "If we win ... the payroll tax will be rescinded." More than two million North Carolina residents rely on Social Security to stay afloat. In response, NCDP Chairman Wayne Goodwin released the following  more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 12 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb issued the following statement Tuesday on Vice President Joe Biden picking Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. "Sen. Kamala Harris is a fierce watchdog on Capitol Hill and will bring that same fighting spirit to the White House. The Trump Administration is leaving behind trails of corruption that will need focus and a steady hand to bring justice to tho more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 13 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 12: Today, NV Dems' BigDanBiggerProblems.com has been updated with a recent report by the Associated Press detailing 911 calls coming from the home of candidate for Congressional District 3 Dan Rodimer involving theft and domestic violence. This latest report adds to Rodimer's growing record of violence. The 2018 calls detail two different incidents in which Rodimer allegedly stole $200,000 in je more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 14 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 13 by Nevada State Assemblywoman Dina Neal: * * * Today is Black Women's Equal Pay Day, representing how much longer Black women must work to earn what white men earned in the previous year alone. Across the board, women consistently earn less than men, earning an average of eighty-two cents for every dollar a white man makes. But if that statistic is broken down at the intersection of gender and r more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 13 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 11 by ex-Nevada Sen. Harry Reid: * * * Former Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement today on Joe Biden's selection of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate: "I am elated by the news Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris as his running mate. Biden made a smart choice. Harris is talented, intelligent, and brings incredible experience to the ticket as well as a valuable Western v more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Aug. 12: In a scathing new editorial out this morning, the News & Observer's editorial board bashed Donald Trump's "assault" on the US Postal Service, accusing him of trying to tamper with vote by mail processes to influence the outcome of the November election. The board said Trump seems committed to "diminishing" the Postal Service and its ability to deliver mailed ballots because he "fears a more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Several social media posts by NC Senator Bob Steinburg (R-01) have been flagged and others removed by Facebook for "promoting alternative COVID-19 treatments" just days after North Carolina's death toll exceeded 2,100. Steinburg's racist social media tirades have made headlines this summer, but after he began promoting fake treatments for coronavirus, Facebook determined that his posts could "pot more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Senator Tillis, unable to pass a coronavirus relief package after going "awol" for weeks, is throwing his support behind President Trump's executive orders that cut federal emergency unemployment relief in half and undermine Medicare and Social Security, calling them "important steps." Tillis' support for Trump's possibly unconstitutional orders come as state officials wonder "how, or if," the pr more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 10 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 9 by spokesperson Madison Mundy: * * * Yesterday, Donald Trump issued an executive order deferring payroll taxes, which fund Social Security and Medicare. Trump also vowed to make permanent cuts to the payroll taxes that fund Social Security, a critical lifeline that helps nearly 640,000 Nevadans make ends meet. Nevada State Democratic Party spokesperson Madison Mundy released the following statem more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 13 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 11 by Chair William McCurdy: * * * Today, Joe Biden selected Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. Senator Harris is a proven leader. As Attorney General of California, she oversaw the country's second largest Justice Department, second only to the U.S. Department of Justice. As a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence she is well-versed in the most critical issues facing our na more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 11 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairman David Pepper: * * * The Ohio Democratic Party released the following statement from Chairman David Pepper in response to Donald Trump's executive action that threatens Social Security: "Nearly 85 years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, Donald Trump is jeopardizing the Medicare and Social Security trust funds with a desperate stunt that won't boost the ec more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 13 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Aug. 12: After stonewalling for weeks by requesting and then awaiting a completely unnecessary legal opinion from fellow Republican Attorney General Dave Yost, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose apparently didn't need the legal opinion after all, as he issued a directive today banning county boards of elections from providing multiple secure dropboxes for voters to return their absentee ballots. "Ohioans have u more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 11 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: State Rep. Gayle Manning held a news conference last week to promote new legislation designed to crack down on dark-money political ads and end the "the shell game of hiding money," but Manning benefited from that shell game in 2014 when a shadowy super PAC run by one of Josh Mandel's former operatives spent big to support her re-election. "Gayle Manning's hypocrisy on the issue of political dark money is absolutel more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 11 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 10: House Minority Leader Emily Virgin, D-Norman, today sent a letter on behalf of the Oklahoma House Democratic Caucus to each of the seven members of Oklahoma's congressional delegation to express the caucus's disagreement with Gov. Kevin Stitt's assessment that Oklahoma doesn't need an additional stimulus package. "We feel we simply cannot let the governor's statement stand as the onl more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 11 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 10 by Chairwoman Alicia Andrews: * * * The Oklahoma Democratic Party released the following statement on U.S. Senate candidate Abby Broyles' hit-and-run accident: The Oklahoma Democratic Party is heartened to hear that after last evening's hit-and-run car accident, Broyles checked in with doctors today and is safely resting at home. Broyles was driving home from a friend's house last nigh more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: The Trump campaign's new "Women for Trump" bus tour is an attempt to reset his broken relationship with Pennsylvania women who have watched him go back on his word time and again. They've seen three and a half years of failed leadership,and it's far too late to convince them he'll spend the next four years keeping his promises. Trump has used every tool in his arsenal to block and increase the cos more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: Did Vermont Democrats acknowledge the futility of their efforts to take on one on of the nation's most popular governors by selecting fringe Lt. Governor David Zuckerman as their nominee? Not only has Zuckerman never met a tax he didn't like; he has embraced extreme stances on issues from public health to public safety that put him outside of even the 2020 Democratic Party mainstream. The list of tax more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following statement on Aug. 11 by Chairman Jack Wilson: * * * RPV Chairman Jack Wilson issued the following statement in reaction to Joe Biden's picking of Kamala Harris to be his Vice-Presidential nominee: "In a time that our nation is crying out for healing and and end to partisan divisiveness, Joe Biden just went full bore in the opposite direction. Kamala Harris exemplifies the worst parts of the Democratic Party:  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 12: Today, the Michigan Democratic Party held a virtual press conference with Senator Debbie Stabenow, Michigan Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich, and autoworker Percy Johnson to highlight Donald Trump's erratic trade actions, his failed record on auto jobs, and Joe Biden's plans to invest in Michigan manufacturing. The presser comes as Trump has continued his erratic trade war, putting a 10% more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 15 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: As Texas households continue to suffer from the overall impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, an article published in the Houston Chronicle shows the state and federal government have underreported the actual number of deaths tied to the virus. This is the 5th Time Abbott Has Been Caught Using Dirty Data the Past Few Months (https://www.texasdemocrats.org/media/breaking-abbotts-dirty-data-strikes-for-the-four more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 14 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Jim Wright, the Republican candidate for the open Texas Railroad Commissioner seat, is blatantly unqualified for the position he seeks. Wright is just the latest culprit in a long line of Trump-devotee Republicans skirting the rules to benefit themselves. Jim Wright has frequently been sued by other oil & gas companies for not paying his debts. Wright's company Dewitt Recyclable Products, LLC, has been i more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 13 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: Statement by the Oklahoma Democratic Party on presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's choice of Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate: "The choice of Kamala Harris, a former California Attorney General and U.S. Senator, is a historic moment in history. "Harris is the right person to take on Trump and his corrupt administration," stated the Oklahoma Democratic Part more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on Aug. 11: As the Trump campaign launched its "Women For Trump" bus tour in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Democrats called out the devastating impact of Trump's anti-woman agenda and disastrous coronavirus response. Check out some coverage of their efforts below. Before the Trump campaign even touched down, PDP Chairwoman Mills blasted (https://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcd238d/2d6f2059/3f2be5cc/47 more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 13 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 12: Tonight, the Vermont Republican Party nominated Scott Milne, a two time failed candidate for statewide office, for a position he once disparaged. Milne declined to run for lieutenant governor in 2016 opting to run for U.S. Senate, saying: "so I can get in line to do something down the road, which is basically what everyone that's doing lieutenant governor is doing, right?" Instead, Milne more PR