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NRCC: Scumbag Vicente Gonzalez Welcomes Scumbag Ruben Gallego to Texas
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news on Sept. 10, 2026:
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Scumbag Vicente Gonzalez Welcomes Scumbag Ruben Gallego to Texas
Today, out of touch Vicente Gonzalez is choosing to campaign with scumbag Ruben Gallego in South Texas.
The same Ruben Gallego who was accused of engaging in inappropriate relationships with his own staffers and stood side-by-side with Eric Swalwell, who was accused of sexual assault and misconduct by multiple women.
"Out of touch Vicente Gonzalez's choice to welcome scumbag Ruben Gallego after Gallego was
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news on Sept. 10, 2026:
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Scumbag Vicente Gonzalez Welcomes Scumbag Ruben Gallego to Texas
Today, out of touch Vicente Gonzalez is choosing to campaign with scumbag Ruben Gallego in South Texas.
The same Ruben Gallego who was accused of engaging in inappropriate relationships with his own staffers and stood side-by-side with Eric Swalwell, who was accused of sexual assault and misconduct by multiple women.
"Out of touch Vicente Gonzalez's choice to welcome scumbag Ruben Gallego after Gallego wasaccused of inappropriate behavior and backed accused rapist Eric Swalwell is a testament to Gonzalez's utter lack of character. You are the company you keep, and South Texans will hold Gonzalez accountable for this choice." - NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2026/09/10/scumbag-vicente-gonzalez-welcomes-scumbag-ruben-gallego-to-texas/
NRCC: Bob Brooks Called Giving Pennsylvania Workers a Tax Cut "Garbage"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Bob Brooks Called Giving Pennsylvania Workers a Tax Cut "Garbage"
This week, working families across the Lehigh Valley celebrated Labor Day. Thanks to Congressman Ryan Mackenzie and House Republicans, the men and women who keep our country running are keeping more of their hard-earned pay through policies like no tax on tips and no tax on overtime.
Scumbag Bob Brooks called those policies "garbage." If it were up to Brooks, these workers would receive zero tax relief after
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Bob Brooks Called Giving Pennsylvania Workers a Tax Cut "Garbage"
This week, working families across the Lehigh Valley celebrated Labor Day. Thanks to Congressman Ryan Mackenzie and House Republicans, the men and women who keep our country running are keeping more of their hard-earned pay through policies like no tax on tips and no tax on overtime.
Scumbag Bob Brooks called those policies "garbage." If it were up to Brooks, these workers would receive zero tax relief afteryears of being crushed under the weight of Bidenflation.
Even Brooks' own union supports the policy, but Brooks is such a partisan hack that he doesn't care. He's completely beholden to the extreme, far-left wing of the Democrat Party.
"Bob Brooks thinks hardworking Pennsylvanians taking home more of their hard-earned pay is 'garbage.' Voters know Brooks doesn't have workers' backs." - NRCC Spokesman Reilly Richardson
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2026/09/09/bob-brooks-called-giving-pennsylvania-workers-a-tax-cut-garbage/
Mich. Democratic Party: Mike Rogers Opposed Releasing the Epstein Files, Wanted to Protect People Who "Rode With" Epstein on His Plane
LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2026:
REMINDER: Mike Rogers Opposed Releasing the Epstein Files, Wanted to Protect People Who "Rode With" Epstein on His Plane
LANSING -- Today, on the anniversary of the U.S. Senate voting to block the release of the Epstein Files, a reminder that Mike Rogers opposed releasing the files, saying a vote wasn't the "right way to do that" and arguing for more redaction of the files.
Rogers, who is tied to "Epstein-World baggage," dismissed calls to release the files as "people who just want
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LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2026:
REMINDER: Mike Rogers Opposed Releasing the Epstein Files, Wanted to Protect People Who "Rode With" Epstein on His Plane
LANSING -- Today, on the anniversary of the U.S. Senate voting to block the release of the Epstein Files, a reminder that Mike Rogers opposed releasing the files, saying a vote wasn't the "right way to do that" and arguing for more redaction of the files.
Rogers, who is tied to "Epstein-World baggage," dismissed calls to release the files as "people who just wantto be after Trump" and "don't have anything else" to talk about.
Listen to Rogers explain why he opposed releasing the Epstein Files:
* ROGERS: "So listen, this is what I would do. I would find the way that you can release this information, have a small working group put together to do this. I do believe you have to protect victims. You also have to protect somebody who got on an airplane and rode with him, didn't go to- was not a participant in any other activities other than, you know, they may have had business, you know, legitimate business reason. You can't put that person out there, the court of public opinion would ruin their life for no reason. And so I- that's what you have to be careful of. [...] And I don't think a big, big, ugly vote on the House floor was the right way to do that. You do have to protect, not only the victims, but the innocent people who get sucked up so their name is on a report somewhere. It doesn't mean they did one thing wrong in the raw files. You don't want to hurt that person's career or reputation or family, either. And so that's the way you have to do it. You can't do it in a big, sloppy way. And listen, people who just want to be after Trump are just going to beat this drum all day long. And because they don't have anything else." [Brian Kilmeade Show, 7/28/25] (AUDIO)
Meanwhile, Rogers himself has been "under fire" after he platformed two senior leaders within his campaign who had "ties to a church upended by child sex crimes," including one who admitted he didn't believe the victims when they came forward with their allegations of abuse. Rogers' campaign still has not addressed concerns about his campaign leaders' ties to the child sex abuse scandal, even after former members of the church pointed out they had "stood by the church's leadership without speaking out against their failure to protect children."
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/reminder-mike-rogers-opposed-releasing-the-epstein-files-wanted-to-protect-people-who-rode-with-epstein-on-his-plane/
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: One Year Later, Senate Republicans Plagued by Epstein Ties, Votes to Conceal Files
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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One Year Later, Senate Republicans Plagued by Epstein Ties, Votes to Conceal Files
Across the map, Republican Senate candidates' ties to Epstein and his associates remain a "major issue in the midterm elections" one year after they voted to conceal the Epstein files - protecting billionaire megadonors underwriting their campaigns and Donald Trump over victims of the heinous crimes.
As voters continue to "question what else Republicans may have misled them about," Democrats in key Senate
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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One Year Later, Senate Republicans Plagued by Epstein Ties, Votes to Conceal Files
Across the map, Republican Senate candidates' ties to Epstein and his associates remain a "major issue in the midterm elections" one year after they voted to conceal the Epstein files - protecting billionaire megadonors underwriting their campaigns and Donald Trump over victims of the heinous crimes.
As voters continue to "question what else Republicans may have misled them about," Democrats in key Senatebattleground states across the country "are airing scathing ads linking their Republican foes to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal."
DSCC Communications Director Maeve Coyle: "One year after Senate Republicans chose to do the bidding of Donald Trump and their billionaire megadonors by voting to conceal the Epstein files, they continue to mislead voters about everything from their ties to Epstein's associates to the state of the economy - and their refusal to deliver accountability will be a major vulnerability for them in November."
Read more about the GOP Senators who voted to conceal the Epstein files and their close ties to Epstein and his associates:
* DAN SULLIVAN IN ALASKA:
- Voted against compelling the DOJ to release the files, calling the issue a "political pawn."
- Has taken $10,000 from Epstein associates, including Henry Kravis, who appeared in Epstein's "little black book," and Howard Lorber, both named in the files.
- Sullivan voted to confirm Todd Blanche for Attorney General, ignoring Epstein survivors who asked him for a meeting to discuss their concerns with Blanche's mishandling of the Epstein files.
- Sullivan also voted to confirm Alex Acosta as Secretary of Labor, who gave Epstein a sweetheart deal in 2008.
* ASHLEY MOODY IN FLORIDA:
- Voted against Democrats' efforts to release the Epstein files and, as Florida attorney general, failed to use her position to seek further justice for Epstein's victims and worked against the interests of sexual assault victims.
- Moody voted to confirm Todd Blanche for Attorney General, and even defended Blanche during his confirmation hearing as he was being grilled over mishandling of the Epstein files.
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* SUSAN COLLINS IN MAINE:
- Susan Collins voted against and criticized Democrats' efforts to release the Epstein files and even ran from reporters when asked.
- Collins also voted to confirm Alex Acosta as Secretary of Labor, who gave Epstein a sweetheart deal in 2008.
- Collins has accepted tens of thousands in donations from known Jeffrey Epstein associates to her campaign, and millions more from Epstein-connected billionaires funneled into super PACs backing her.
* JON HUSTED IN OHIO:
- Jon Husted voted against Democrats' efforts to release the Epstein files.
- Sherrod Brown's campaign is running ads on Husted's failure to stand up for victims.
Other GOP Senate candidates across the map also harbor close ties to Epstein and his associates:
* MIKE COLLINS IN GEORGIA:
- Was caught on a hot mic saying Trump is in the Epstein files.
- Later, at Trump's behest, Collins voted against an attempt to require the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files.
- When asked by reporters about the release of the Epstein files, Mike Collins' campaign "pointed to a recent post from Trump on Truth Social dismissing renewed focus on Epstein as a 'hoax' [...]"
- Jon Ossoff is running an ad against Mike Collins' vote to block release of the Epstein files, even after it was revealed Epstein sexually abused girls as young as 14. The ad contrasts Collins' record with Ossoff passing a bipartisan law to stop child sex trafficking.
* ASHLEY HINSON IN IOWA:
- Hinson voted against an attempt to require the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files.
- Hinson has pocketed close to $100,000 from billionaires named in the Epstein files "dozens-and some even hundreds-of times" while calling the push to release the files the "wrong way" and saying she "trust[s] President Trump [...] to do the right thing."
- Hinson has been hounded by this issue in her race -- at a recent tele-townhall, Hinson was asked three times about her vote against the discharge petition.
* JOHN E. SUNUNU IN NEW HAMPSHIRE:
- Sununu's ties to Jeffrey Epstein are becoming a flashpoint in the state's Senate race. Notorious child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein wrote that "john sununu, has good stories."
- Recent bombshell reporting from The Washington Post also caught Sununu in a lie about whether he had ever visited Doha, Qatar -- a location referenced in the Epstein email exchange.
* MIKE ROGERS IN MICHIGAN:
- Rogers criticized a vote to release the Epstein files, saying it wasn't the "right way to do that," and argued for more redaction of the files, dismissing calls to release them as "people who just want to be after Trump" and "don't have anything else" to talk about.
- Rogers was "tied to underage sex scandals, abuse allegations, and Epstein-world baggage" after one of his senior campaign leaders "admitted he didn't believe victims of sex crimes involving three elders linked to his church."
* MICHAEL WHATLEY IN NORTH CAROLINA:
- Downplayed calls to release the Epstein files as Democrats attempting to "try and change the narrative."
- Whatley appointed convicted child sex offender Harvey West to leadership roles at the NCGOP, despite West being open at the time about his criminal past that involved sexually abusing three minors. Because of Whatley, West had close access to young people at Republican meetings and events.
* KEN PAXTON IN TEXAS:
- Paxton has taken thousands of dollars in donations from an individual who was listed in the Epstein files for an anonymous report to the FBI for potential child sex abuse, and whose family business "once considered buying Jeffrey Epstein's notorious plane -- 'The Lolita Express'."
- Paxton has been under fire for giving an "Epstein-style sweetheart deal" to Adam Hoffman, an admitted child molester who got less than 30 days in jail and does not have to register as a sex offender.
- Talarico has called on Paxton to release the "Hoffman files," and local outlets have reported on the issue's salience in an Epstein election cycle.
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Original text here: https://www.dscc.org/article/one-year-later-senate-republicans-plagued-by-epstein-ties-votes-to-conceal-files/
DNC: Trump's Economy Props Up the Ultra-Rich While Working Families Get Left Behind
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Sept. 10, 2026:
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Trump's Economy Props Up the Ultra-Rich While Working Families Get Left Behind
In Donald Trump's economy, billionaires are getting richer as working families struggle to make ends meet. The gap between low-income and high-income wage growth over the past year was the widest in at least a decade, as the ultra-rich cash in on permanent tax cuts from Trump and Republicans' Big Ugly Bill.
REMINDER: While a majority of voters say the cost of living is the worst they can remember,
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Sept. 10, 2026:
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Trump's Economy Props Up the Ultra-Rich While Working Families Get Left Behind
In Donald Trump's economy, billionaires are getting richer as working families struggle to make ends meet. The gap between low-income and high-income wage growth over the past year was the widest in at least a decade, as the ultra-rich cash in on permanent tax cuts from Trump and Republicans' Big Ugly Bill.
REMINDER: While a majority of voters say the cost of living is the worst they can remember,Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last month he is "sick of hearing about this K-shaped economy."
As prices continue to outpace Americans' wages and a majority of Americans cut back on spending, the ultra-rich are thriving in Trump's economy. During Trump's first year back in office, CEO pay grew 20 times faster than workers' wages. At the end of 2025, the top 1% held nearly 30% of aggregate wealth, compared to just over 5% for the bottom 50% of the country.
The wealthiest Americans are responsible for a record share of consumer spending as the majority of low-income Americans have been forced to cut back on everyday essentials like food and medical care. One estimate found that the top 10% of earners accounted for nearly half of consumer spending in 2025 -- the highest share on record.
A recent survey found that just 20% of Americans said it is easy to afford essential expenses, while nearly 70% said they feel overwhelmed by financial responsibilities at least every month. Another poll earlier this year revealed that more than 60% of Americans changed what groceries they buy in order to stay within their budgets; 44% cut back significantly on driving to avoid high gas prices; 31% put off medical treatment because of high costs; and more than one in four said they had to take on extra work or a second job to make ends meet.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/trumps-economy-props-up-the-ultra-rich-while-working-families-get-left-behind/
DNC: Outbreaks of Serious Diseases and Foodborne Illnesses Are Rampant Under Trump and RFK Jr.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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Outbreaks of Serious Diseases and Foodborne Illnesses Are Rampant Under Trump and RFK Jr.
Under Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s watch, outbreaks of preventable diseases and foodborne illnesses are running rampant. RFK Jr. has promoted unproven and dangerous alternatives to vaccines and standard treatments, sowing chaos and confusion into our public health system.
Preventable illnesses that have either been eliminated or contained are now on the rise
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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Outbreaks of Serious Diseases and Foodborne Illnesses Are Rampant Under Trump and RFK Jr.
Under Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s watch, outbreaks of preventable diseases and foodborne illnesses are running rampant. RFK Jr. has promoted unproven and dangerous alternatives to vaccines and standard treatments, sowing chaos and confusion into our public health system.
Preventable illnesses that have either been eliminated or contained are now on the risethanks to Trump and RFK Jr. Last week, the U.S. surpassed 3,000 measles cases in 2026, the highest number of measles cases in 35 years. In less than two years, Trump and RFK Jr. have presided over more measles cases since taking office than the previous 28 years combined. RFK Jr. has downplayed the seriousness of measles outbreaks, and even claimed the Trump administration has "done better at controlling the measles outbreak than any country in the world." RFK Jr. previously visited Lancaster County, PA, where two children have died in an ongoing measles outbreak, claiming there that the cure for measles is chicken soup and Vitamin A.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued 46 food and drug recall notices this August alone, significantly surpassing the 26 recalls reported in August 2025 and the 24 in August 2024. Nationally, more than 11,000 cases of cyclosporiasis have been confirmed in 20 states tied to a single outbreak. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has gutted all three of the USDA's key research projects studying cyclospora.
RFK Jr. has ties to an E. coli outbreak linked to dairy products from Raw Farm LLC that sickened nine people across three states earlier this year. RFK Jr. is a longtime customer of Raw Farm and reportedly drinks the company's unpasteurized milk at home in California. Raw Farm's founder Mark McAfee has said he was asked to be a policy adviser for raw milk at HHS under RFK Jr.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/outbreaks-of-serious-diseases-and-foodborne-illnesses-are-rampant-under-trump-and-rfk-jr/
DNC: In Trump's White House, Convicted Criminals and Fraudsters Are Getting Pardons
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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In Trump's White House, Convicted Criminals and Fraudsters Are Getting Pardons
Donald Trump has pardoned or granted clemency to more than 70 people convicted of fraud, including would-be targets of JD Vance's "anti-fraud" task force, such as those involved in healthcare and nursing home schemes. Trump's pardons have potentially given hundreds of millions of dollars owed to taxpayers and victims of fraud back to the convicted fraudsters.
For example, Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the convicted
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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In Trump's White House, Convicted Criminals and Fraudsters Are Getting Pardons
Donald Trump has pardoned or granted clemency to more than 70 people convicted of fraud, including would-be targets of JD Vance's "anti-fraud" task force, such as those involved in healthcare and nursing home schemes. Trump's pardons have potentially given hundreds of millions of dollars owed to taxpayers and victims of fraud back to the convicted fraudsters.
For example, Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the convictedfounder of the crypto exchange Binance, who has ties with World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's crypto company. Donald Trump Jr.'s best buddy was Zhao's pardon advocate to the White House. Trump also pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who conspired with some of the worst drug traffickers in the world to bring more than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States.
Some of Trump's pardons include donors convicted of financial crimes after they, or someone close to them, made massive donations to Trump's organizations. Trump has also paused investigations into companies and billionaires who have enriched his family and businesses, including securities fraud cases and investigations into crypto billionaires who infused over $1 billion into Trump-owned crypto ventures.
Meanwhile, the Trump family's net worth has nearly doubled since the 2024 election to a whopping $10 billion. Trump himself raked in at least $2 billion since returning to the White House -- more than any other year.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/in-trumps-white-house-convicted-criminals-and-fraudsters-are-getting-pardons/
