RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 23 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: As the U.S. Senate votes on whether to advance the For The People Act, GOP Senate candidates have made it clear that they are too weak to stand up to corruption in Washington. Congressman Ted Budd voted against HR1, claiming it "rigs" elections, and Mark Walker opposed the legislation saying that if it passed, "election abuse would be the norm." Neither of them survived fact checks after making mi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 24 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 23, 2021: * * * Ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Detroit next Monday, June 28, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes today issued the following statement: "We are thrilled to welcome the Vice President back to the Great Lakes State next week. Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration and the success of their American Rescue Plan, Michigan is experiencing a record economic  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 22 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: The American Rescue Plan--passed earlier this year by President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress--included historic investments supporting low- and middle-income parents, including the expansion of the Child Tax Credit that lifted 112,000 Arizona children out of poverty. Now, on Child Tax Credit Awareness Day, the Arizona Democratic Party is calling on Republicans in Congress to stop playing politics more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 24 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: According to this morning's U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, Arizona added another 12,800 jobs last month as the economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic under the leadership of President Joe Biden. In addition, according to data from the nonpartisan Bureau of Economic Analysis, personal income in Arizona rose by a whopping 68.5% in the first three months of 2021. This spike  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 25 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: This afternoon, President Biden announced a historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework that will create a generation of good-paying union jobs and position the United States to win the 21st century. In what will be the largest investment in our infrastructure in a century, this framework will provide massive funding for rail and public transit projects, invest billions in clean energy, provide clean  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 23 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 22, 2021: Yesterday on Good Morning Arizona, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego raised awareness about the Biden-Harris administration's new Child Tax Credit expansion that will begin delivering payments to families across Arizona next month. As part of President Biden's American Rescue Plan, the families of 1.5 million Arizona children will receive additional relief of up to $1,600 per child through th more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement in response to Gov. Abbott defunding the Texas legislature and forcing a special session to take up Republican voter suppression schemes again, among other failed priorities: "Gov. Abbott is out of control and is defunding an entire co-equal branch of the state government because Texas Democrats effectively stopped key pieces  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement: * * * After President Biden announced a historic bipartisan agreement on infrastructure, Scott Hogan, Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia, released the following statement: "Georgians elected President Biden trusting him to find common ground to get things done, and he's done just that. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework announced today includes transformational investments in p more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 23 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: According to data released by the nonpartisan Bureau of Economic Analysis this week, personal income in Georgia rose at an annual rate of 64% in the first three months of 2021, largely thanks to relief provided in the American Rescue Plan. Georgia was not alone - personal income rose across the entire country in the first quarter of 2021 after decreasing in over half the country during the final qua more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: It's Child Tax Credit Awareness Day! Thanks to President Biden and Democrats, starting mid-July, American families will begin receiving direct payments through the Child Tax Credit, putting money in the pockets of most families. For a working family with two kids, that's $500 or more on the 15th of every month this year. Experts estimate this historic expansion will cut child poverty in half, no thanks t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Despite congressional Republicans' best efforts to block relief from reaching the American people, President Biden's economic plan is working. According to new data released this week, jobless rates have decreased in nearly every state since January. And as HuffPost reported earlier this week, the American Rescue Plan raised personal incomes at an annual rate of nearly 60% during the first three months o more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 22 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: As a faction of Georgia Republicans argues for an "audit" of roughly 147,000 Fulton County absentee ballots, every Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia (both potential and declared) is backing an embarrassing Arizona-modeled effort to "use high-powered microscopes on absentee ballots" and feed into dangerous, debunked conspiracy theories popularized by the former president. "Georgia's GOP more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 23 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called on the Indiana press corps to ask Governor Eric Holcomb and U.S. Senator Mike Braun about the Indiana Republican Party's record of losing the state's "good jobs" and forcing Hoosier workers to accept low-wage jobs -- making them work more for less. Mike Braun's office will have a F more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 22 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today highlighted the continued identity crisis, intraparty turmoil, and extreme partisanship crippling the Indiana Republican Party. Over the weekend, Hoosiers saw continued coverage of the ongoing court dispute between "friends" Governor Eric Holcomb and Attorney General Todd Rokita over the  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 25 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized Attorney General Todd Rokita for once again infusing out-of-touch, extreme partisanship to divide Hoosier families and ignore today's most pressing issues facing voters. This time, Rokita used his elected office to publish a political document that's aimed to d more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 26 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called on the Indiana press corps to ask Republicans in Indiana's Congressional delegation for their stance on the recently announced bipartisan infrastructure deal that will revitalize the state's infrastructure system, put Hoosiers to work, and help Indiana build back b more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 25 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairwoman Vicki Hiatt: * * * "After four years of gridlock spearheaded by President Trump and Republicans, today's bipartisan infrastructure framework is the largest investment in our infrastructure in a century, and it is a historic investment in public transit, clean energy transmission, and clean drinking water. "This agreement will make life better for millions of Americans. It will create a generat more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 21 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * On Juneteenth, Maine Democratic Party Chair Drew Gattine released the following statement. Juneteenth falls on a Saturday this year; the Maine Democratic Party office will be closed on Monday, June 21 to observe the holiday. "Juneteenth is at once a celebration of emancipation and a recommitment to the progress that remains unrealized. One hundred fifty-six years ago today, General Gordon Granger arriv more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 26 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news on June 25, 2021: Yesterday, news broke that unemployed Marylanders were suing Governor Larry Hogan for his politically motivated decision to prematurely eliminate pandemic unemployment benefits. The Baltimore Sun reported that: Many claimants have been disqualified from benefits "without explanation or hearing" or "were placed in an 'on-hold' status for months at a time or indefinitely," the lawsuit claims more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 25 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: More than two months after launching her campaign, Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Kelly Schulz is nowhere to be found. The only sign of life from her campaign was an announcement video filled with platitudes and devoid of any policy proposals. Schulz has not held a single public event, has been hiding from reporters, and has refused to take a stance on any of the key issues Marylanders care about. For  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 25 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 24, 2021, by Chair Lavora Barnes after President Biden struck a historic bipartisan agreement on infrastructure: * * * "Elected on a promise to find common ground and get things done, President Biden has delivered. After four years of gridlock spearheaded by the previous president and Republicans, today's Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework is the largest investment in our infrastructure in a cen more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 24 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: A day after both Republican state Rep. Steve Carra introduced a bill to conduct a partisan and unnecessary review of Michigan's 2020 general election ballots and Cheboygan County requested a recount of its results (despite Trump winning the county 2-1), the Senate Oversight Committee threw fresh cold water on the widely-held notion that Trump did not legitimately lose his election, stating that there  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 22 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week, MDP and Ottawa County Democrats held a virtual press conference to discuss why Ryan Kelley is thoroughly unqualified to run for governor. Setting himself apart from the many other extremists that are also running is the fact that Kelley was one of the hundreds that descended on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, contributing to the violence that killed five and injured 140 officers in Washing more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 24 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes regarding the voter suppression bills voted on today in the House of Representatives. "The Republican members of the Michigan House of Representatives should be ashamed of their votes tonight. "I am disgusted by the elected officials that purposefully created more barriers to voting just because they  more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 21 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 19, 2021: The Montana Democratic Party celebrates today, Saturday, June 19, 2021, as the first official national recognition of the Juneteenth holiday. The MDP honors the history of Juneteenth as a symbol of the conclusion of the Civil War and the end of slavery in the United States. It is the 11th holiday to be federally recognized, and the first to be approved by Congress since Martin Luther Kin more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 22 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Constituents around Montana have turned their attention toward Representative Matt Rosendale following a series of controversial votes last week. Rosendale was one of fourteen Republicans to vote against a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, and one of 21 to vote against awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the Capitol Police and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department for their work defending more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 22 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following joint statement: * * * NCDP Chair Bobbie Richardson, LGBTQ+ Democrats of NC Auxiliary President Ginger Walker, and NCDP Transgender Political Caucus President Angela Bridgman released a joint statement to commemorate Pride month. "This Pride month, North Carolina Democrats are celebrating the enormous progress being made as President Biden takes historic action to advance protections for the LGBTQ+ c more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 23 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * NCDP Chair Bobbie Richardson released the following statement in response to the North Carolina General Assembly Republicans' budget proposal that puts corporations before families and tax cuts for the wealthy before investments in our communities: "This pandemic has highlighted existing inequities, and now we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to repair these faults while investin more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 24, 2021: * * * North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Bobbie Richardson released the following statement after President Biden struck a historic bipartisan agreement on an infrastructure deal. "Elected on a promise to find common ground and get things done, President Biden has delivered. After four years of gridlock spearheaded by President Trump and Republicans, today's Bipartisan I more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 21 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Bobbie Richardson and the Party's African American Caucus President Felita Donnell issued the following statement to commemorate the 156th Anniversary of Juneteenth, which marks June 19, 1865 when federal officials arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation: "Today we commemorate the 156th anniversary of Juneteenth, a pro more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: President Joe Biden is visiting Raleigh in an effort to encourage more North Carolinians to get vaccinated. The visit is part of the Biden-Harris administration's National Month of Action, a nationwide effort to reach the President's goal of getting 70 percent of American adults partially vaccinated by July 4th. As of this week, 55 percent of North Carolinians are partially vaccinated. EPA Adminis more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 24 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on June 23, 2021: The U.S. Bureau of Statistics today released the State Employment and Unemployment report for May, showing that North Carolina has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country at 4.8 percent. The national unemployment rate is 5.8 percent. The report also found that over the course of the last year, North Carolina's unemployment rate has decreased from 13.5 percent in May o more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 24 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Last year, a bombshell report revealed an apparent straw donor scheme orchestrated by U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a GOP mega-donor from Greensboro. WXII is now reporting that nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog Common Cause NC has found new evidence that DeJoy employees were engaged in a similarly "suspicious pattern of campaign donations" to Pat McCrory's gubernatorial campaigns in 201 more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 26 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: President Biden visited Raleigh yesterday in an effort to encourage more North Carolinians to get vaccinated. The visit was part of the Biden-Harris administration's National Month of Action, a nationwide effort to urge more Americans to get vaccinated to defeat COVID-19. Governor Roy Cooper also recently announced a $4 million Summer Cash and College Tuition lottery, which will award $1 million  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 26 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: This week the North Carolina Republican Senate released their budget proposal and a few hundred pages in, among corporate tax cuts and an offensive 1.5 percent raise for teachers, is something else just as disturbing -- a set of three power grabs against Governor Roy Cooper, Attorney General Josh Stein, and the State Board of Elections. While Governor Cooper listened to the science and successful more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 21 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Nevada Democratic Black Caucus and the Nevada State Democratic Party stand in unison to declare a very happy Juneteenth to all. "The passage of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is a great accomplishment in officially recognizing the legacy of slavery in this country," said Nevada Democratic Black Caucus Chair Edward Coleman. "We love and support our Black Congresspeople, such as Representative Sheil more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 23 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Today, NCDP Chair Bobbie Richardson released the following statement in response to the North Carolina General Assembly Republicans' budget proposal that puts corporations before families and tax cuts for the wealthy before investments in our communities: North Carolina General Assembly Republicans are facing pushback on their budget proposal that prioritizes tax cuts for corporations over invest more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 24 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on June 23, 2021: The Sandusky Register yesterday reported on the ongoing infighting among GOP Senate candidates this week ahead of Trump's visit, with the candidates focused only on Trump and what he might do, rather than the interests of the Ohio voters they claim to want to represent. Jane Timken's fake-endorsement debacle isn't going away anytime soon as she continues to face heat in the press and from other cand more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 26 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Donald Trump's upcoming rally in Wellington on Saturday is shining a spotlight on Ohio Republicans' "nasty" Senate primary. In recent days, both HuffPost and The Hill have highlighted how Republican Senate candidates have spent months attacking each other over their support for Trump: * "J.D. Vance...is already on the receiving end of an anonymous text-message campaign informing Republican voters in Ohio about Va more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 22 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Ohio voters can expect the already messy GOP Senate primary to get even messier this week as Republican candidates continue to ignore the needs of Ohioans to participate in failed blogger Donald Trump's Hunger Games. As they stumble all over themselves to secure the support of the only voter they seem to care about, Republican candidates are too busy attacking one another and being exposed for the ways they'll do an more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 23 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news on June 22, 2021: Today is Child Tax Credit Awareness Day, aimed at ensuring parents know about the American Rescue Plan's historic expansion of the Child Tax Credit and how it will benefit their families. In Maryland specifically, the tax credit will provide relief of up to $1,600 per child to the families of 1,125,00 children, lifting 52,000 children out of poverty. "Thanks to President Biden and Democrat more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 22 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Today is Child Tax Credit Awareness Day, aimed at ensuring parents know about the American Rescue Plan's historic expansion of the Child Tax Credit and how it will benefit their families. In North Carolina specifically, the tax credit will provide relief of up to $1,600 per child to the families of over two million children, lifting 137,000 children out of poverty. "Thanks to President Biden and  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 22 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: The Ohio Democratic Party is celebrating Child Tax Credit Awareness Day, a day to spread awareness about the American Rescue Plan's historic expansion of the Child Tax Credit and how it will benefit their families. In Ohio specifically, the tax credit will provide relief of up to $1,600 per child to the families of 2,372,000 children, lifting 132,000 children out of poverty. "Thanks to President Biden, Senator Sher more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 23, 2021: * * * Pennsylvania Democratic Party Spokesperson Rosie Lapowsky issued the following statement after today's announcement that the Pennsylvania economy gained 18,500 jobs last month and the state's unemployment rate changed to 6.9%: "Today's strong jobs report makes it clear that President Biden's economic agenda is working. Pennsylvania's unemployment numbers fell more in t more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Yesterday, in an interview on FOX 43's Capitol Beat, PA Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward made it clear that she will continue to block legislation that would give childhood sexual abuse victims their day in court. The reason? Harrisburg Republican leaders are in the pockets of the insurance lobby. For years, the insurance lobby has waged a quiet, behind-the-scenes campaign to kill legislation bene more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 23 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on June 22, 2021: On Monday night, Lou Barletta announced his opposition to the widely popular Child Tax Credit that would give almost every family in Pennsylvania $3,000 per child and $3,600 per child under age six, and cut taxes for millions across the commonwealth. The tax credit -- which was included in the American Rescue Plan that passed in March -- will cover about 90% of all Pennsylvania chi more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 26 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Let's run down State Senator Mike Regan's last several months because they are a doozy: This week he pleaded guilty to two offenses related to his motorcycle crash in March including "driving at an unsafe speed." Regan's response? He plans to introduce legislation to change the law that he broke: From City & State Pennsylvania: Losers: Mike Regan State Sen. Mike Regan pleaded guilty this week to more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 24 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: President Biden's American Jobs Plan will bring affordable, reliable, high-speed broadband to every American, including to more than one in three rural Americans who lack access to broadband at minimally acceptable speeds -- unless Pennsylvania Republicans and their allies in Congress get their way. President Biden's American Jobs Plan will make a historic investment of $100 billion, bringing affo more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 25 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Montana Democratic Party held a roundtable conversation on Tuesday, meeting with local leadership and entrepreneurs to discuss current standards and regulations impacting small business owners in the state. In attendance were Democratic members of the Montana House of Representatives, Mary Ann Dunwell and Donavon Hawk, Madison County Advisory Board member Cindy Gockel, MDP Executive Director Sandi L more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 25 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: Earlier this week, indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he is refusing to release records of ERCOT's communications during February's winter storm -- including emails, texts, and phone call records between officials. Texas is already reeling from last month's news that the real death count from the storm is nearly four times the previous official number, with more than 700 lives lost during the cris more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 23 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: The Texas Democratic Party joined Congressman Beto O'Rourke and organizers from across Texas at the For the People Rally at the Texas State Capitol on Sunday to show support for protecting voting rights in Texas and across the country. Voting rights have been under attack in Texas and across the country as Republican state lawmakers, still upset over the historic voter turnout and Democratic wins last November, are more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 26 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: This week, the Associated Press broke the news that the U.S. economy has grown 6.4 % in the first quarter of 2021 -- considerable gains made thanks to President Biden's leadership, and a clear sign that our economy is back on track. This progress is squarely thanks to Democrats and President Biden's American Rescue Plan, which provided key relief to American families and boosted communities and small businesses at  more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 22 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Gov. Laura Kelly is once again being recognized for her strong leadership on economic development in Kansas. A recent survey from the Associated Press declared Kansas one of the three top states reporting higher employment in rural areas. The survey findings align with Gov. Kelly and the state's recent economic achievements, including the Gold Shovel Award and number one ranking for the business climate i more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 21 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 19, 2021: * * * Today is Juneteenth the day that commemorates June 19th 1865, the day that enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas were told they were free and that the Civil War had ended. This action put into effect the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been issued over two-and-a-half years earlier. Juneteenth has been an annual celebration for centuries, bringing families and friends more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 25 -- The West Virginia Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairwoman Belinda Biafore on President Biden's announcement of a historic infrastructure agreement: * * * "President Biden joined Democratic and Republican Senators, including West Virginia's U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, to reach a historic infrastructure agreement. "President Biden took office promising to work together and get things done. Today, President Biden, along with West Virgin more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 22 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: After ducking questions for weeks about who paid for their trip to Arizona, new reporting revealed that former Trump administration lawyer and far-right propagandist Christina Bobb paid for Doug Mastriano, Chris Dush, and Rob Kauffman's "conspiracy theory tourism." On Friday, The Washington Post reported that Bobb, who is in "semiregular contact with Trump," used her "Voices and Votes" organization more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 24 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: According to this morning's jobs report, all 50 states and the District of Columbia saw their jobless rate decrease from the year before. In Wisconsin, unemployment claims are significantly down from this time last year and statewide COVID-19 cases have hit new lows, sitting at the lowest mark since March 2020. The American Rescue Plan has provided critical pandemic relief to Wisconsinites across the state more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 25 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * President Biden announced that the White House and a bipartisan coalition of U.S. Senators have reached an agreement on an infrastructure bill. The Wisconsin Democrats applaud President Biden and Democrats in Congress for advocating for working families across the country and state of Wisconsin. Following this historic agreement, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Rapid Response Director Julia Hamel more PR