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PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: 5 DAYS, 5 WAYS - PENNSYLVANIANS CAN'T TRUST DAVE TO STAND UP TO CHINA
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 26 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news:
Following David McCormick becoming the GOP Senate nominee, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party is continuing to highlight why Pennsylvanians can't trust the Connecticut mega-millionaire and hedge fund CEO to be for them.
McCormick's record of selling out to China is a reminder that Pennsylvanians can't trust him to prioritize American workers over China and U.S. adversaries.
Read More About David McCormick's Disastrous Record on China:
David McCormick oversaw (https://news.bloomberglaw.com/capital-markets/gops-mccormick-led-bridgewater-during-china-military-investment)
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HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 26 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news:
Following David McCormick becoming the GOP Senate nominee, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party is continuing to highlight why Pennsylvanians can't trust the Connecticut mega-millionaire and hedge fund CEO to be for them.
McCormick's record of selling out to China is a reminder that Pennsylvanians can't trust him to prioritize American workers over China and U.S. adversaries.
Read More About David McCormick's Disastrous Record on China:
David McCormick oversaw (https://news.bloomberglaw.com/capital-markets/gops-mccormick-led-bridgewater-during-china-military-investment)the investment of tens of millions in Chinese military companies making malware, missiles, bombers and more.
McCormick increased investments in China by at least 108,000% (https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/04/politics/kfile-mccormick-bridgewater-chinese-investments/index.html) as CEO of Bridgewater, including companies blacklisted by the U.S. government.
* He increased investments in China from $1.6 million to over $1.77 billion in less than five years.
David McCormick profited from China trade policies he helped shape and refused to support Trump's tariffs on China (https://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2019/09/12/Hedge-fund-manager-sees-changing-U-S-economic-political-landscape/stories/201909110120).
* David McCormick "helped open up China to U.S. investment" as an official in the Bush administration, then, as a hedge fund manager he profited from the lower investment barriers he lobbied for.
* His work "actually made offshoring jobs easier."
* McCormick also bemoaned growing calls in the U.S. for restrictions on trade with China.
* McCormick "showed no concern" about the estimated loss of 2.4 million US jobs due to the normalization of trade with China.
* By expanding the presence of U.S. banks and other investment firms in China, McCormick's work expedited the offshoring of domestic U.S. manufacturing jobs.
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Original text here: https://www.padems.org/5-days-5-ways-pennsylvanians-cant-trust-dave-to-stand-up-to-china/
National Republican Congressional Committee: Jared Golden's Ridiculous Border Statement
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
Jared Golden is trying to hide his voting history, but the truth is that he's an open-border extremist.
What is Golden hoping we forget? He created this problem. He has:
* Voted against hiring more CBP agents and streamline the asylum process
* Voted against deploying improved technology to the southern border
* Voted against ending catch and release
* Voted against strengthening and streamlining the asylum process
* Voted against preventing elementary schools from being used to house illegal
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WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
Jared Golden is trying to hide his voting history, but the truth is that he's an open-border extremist.
What is Golden hoping we forget? He created this problem. He has:
* Voted against hiring more CBP agents and streamline the asylum process
* Voted against deploying improved technology to the southern border
* Voted against ending catch and release
* Voted against strengthening and streamlining the asylum process
* Voted against preventing elementary schools from being used to house illegalimmigrants
* Voted against removing Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
"Talk is cheap, and this pathetic statement from Jared Golden isn't worth the paper it's written on. Golden owns the open border and he knows it - that's why he's pulling this election year stunt to paper over his long record against border security." -- NRCC Spokeswoman Savannah Viar
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2024/04/24/jared-goldens-ridiculous-border-statement/
National Republican Congressional Committee: Biden Border Crisis Erupts in Southern California
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
Breaking news: Southern California is now ground zero for Joe Biden and extreme Democrat Mike Levin's dangerous border crisis.
Mike Levin has repeatedly voted for open borders. Just this Congress:
* Levin voted against the Secure the Border Act
* Levin voted twice against impeaching Biden Secretary of Open Borders Alejandro Mayorkas
* Levin voted against the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act cracking down on smugglers for dangerous high-speed chases
* Levin voted against denouncing Biden's
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WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
Breaking news: Southern California is now ground zero for Joe Biden and extreme Democrat Mike Levin's dangerous border crisis.
Mike Levin has repeatedly voted for open borders. Just this Congress:
* Levin voted against the Secure the Border Act
* Levin voted twice against impeaching Biden Secretary of Open Borders Alejandro Mayorkas
* Levin voted against the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act cracking down on smugglers for dangerous high-speed chases
* Levin voted against denouncing Biden'sopen borders policies
"Texas got tough on border security, so the influx has moved to California because Biden, Newsom and Mike Levin refuse to get serious. Levin's open borders extremism is fueling this dangerous crisis." - NRCC Spokesperson Ben Petersen
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2024/04/25/biden-border-crisis-erupts-in-southern-california/
NEVADA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: MAGA EXTREMIST SAM BROWN REFUSES TO STAND UP FOR DACA RECIPIENTS, CONTINUES TO USE IMMIGRATION AS POLITICAL FOOTBALL
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 26 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release:
The Las Vegas Review-Journal recently reported that MAGA extremist Sam Brown refused to answer whether or not he supports the DACA program, continuing his long record of using immigration as a political football and confirming that he will always put partisan politics ahead of doing what's right for Nevada.
If MAGA extremists like Sam Brown had their way and ended the DACA program, more than 11,000 Nevadans who benefit from DACA and contribute to Nevada's economy could be at risk of deportation. Meanwhile,
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 26 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release:
The Las Vegas Review-Journal recently reported that MAGA extremist Sam Brown refused to answer whether or not he supports the DACA program, continuing his long record of using immigration as a political football and confirming that he will always put partisan politics ahead of doing what's right for Nevada.
If MAGA extremists like Sam Brown had their way and ended the DACA program, more than 11,000 Nevadans who benefit from DACA and contribute to Nevada's economy could be at risk of deportation. Meanwhile,Senator Jacky Rosen is fighting to protect Nevada Dreamers - repeatedly calling for comprehensive immigration reform that includes strong border security and a path to citizenship for DACA and TPS recipients.
This isn't the first time Brown has played politics with immigration - he also publicly opposed the Bipartisan Border Security Deal earlier this year before the text of the bill was even released. When the text of the bill was released, he immediately doubled down on opposing the widely supported bipartisan plan even though the Border Patrol Union supported the deal.
Nevada State Democratic Party Spokesperson Katharine Kurz
"Sam Brown's refusal to stand up against the threat of deportation for the thousands of DACA recipients who call Nevada home and contribute to our economy is a disgrace. While Senator Jacky Rosen fights to protect our Dreamers and pass bipartisan reforms to fix our broken immigration system, Sam Brown would rather use immigration as a political football because he's a far-right MAGA extremist desperate to win a Republican primary."
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Original text here: https://nvdems.com/maga-extremist-sam-brown-refuses-to-stand-up-for-daca-recipients-continues-to-use-immigration-as-political-football/
N.C. Republican Party: Speaker Announcement - Kash Patel to Speak at 2024 NCGOP Convention
RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 26 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release:
The North Carolina Republican Party is excited to announce that Former Chief of Staff to the Department of Defense & Deputy Director of National Intelligence Kash Patel will be the featured speaker at the Convention Kickoff of this year's 2024 State Convention in Greensboro!
Who: Kash Patel
What: Convention Kickoff, 2024 NCGOP State Convention
When: Thursday, May 23, 2024
Where: Koury Convention Center, Greensboro
"We are excited to have Kash Patel join us at this year's Convention
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 26 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release:
The North Carolina Republican Party is excited to announce that Former Chief of Staff to the Department of Defense & Deputy Director of National Intelligence Kash Patel will be the featured speaker at the Convention Kickoff of this year's 2024 State Convention in Greensboro!
Who: Kash Patel
What: Convention Kickoff, 2024 NCGOP State Convention
When: Thursday, May 23, 2024
Where: Koury Convention Center, Greensboro
"We are excited to have Kash Patel join us at this year's ConventionKickoff and have him talk about his experience in government and share his inspirational story with our delegates and guests," said NCGOP Chairman Jason Simmons.
The 2024 NCGOP State Convention will be held at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro May 23-26 and serves as a platform for Republicans from across North Carolina to come together, discuss the critical issues facing our state and our nation, and prepare for victory on November 5. Also speaking at this year's convention will be RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump, Businessman and Best-Selling Author Vivek Ramaswamy, and more.
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Original text here: https://www.nc.gop/kash_patel_to_speak_2024
Montana Democratic Party: Montana Conservation Voters Hold Press Conference on Tim Sheehy's Attacks on Public Lands
HELENA, Montana, April 26 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
Yesterday, during National Park Week, Montanans came together to call out U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy's attacks on public lands and his lies to cover up his position.
Lifetime hunter conservationist Rod Bullis, Montana Outdoor Hall of Fame inductee Chris Marchion, and Rep. Jill Cohenour spoke out about the threat Sheehy poses to Montana's public lands. Sheehy has called to transfer public lands, which would make it easier for Montana's public lands to be sold to the highest bidder.
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HELENA, Montana, April 26 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 25, 2024:
Yesterday, during National Park Week, Montanans came together to call out U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy's attacks on public lands and his lies to cover up his position.
Lifetime hunter conservationist Rod Bullis, Montana Outdoor Hall of Fame inductee Chris Marchion, and Rep. Jill Cohenour spoke out about the threat Sheehy poses to Montana's public lands. Sheehy has called to transfer public lands, which would make it easier for Montana's public lands to be sold to the highest bidder.Now, he's lying about his record in an attempt to hide his disastrous idea.
WATCH CHRIS MARCHION'S REMARKS (https://montanademocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1aa7f723f714b48fd09acb25d&id=15cfd50a4d&e=8c47c7bcb4)
"I am concerned about Mr. Sheehy's record on public lands...A great deal of the state is federal lands, and we depend on the folks that manage those lands."
WATCH REP. JILL COHENOUR'S REMARKS (https://montanademocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1aa7f723f714b48fd09acb25d&id=571067e93f&e=8c47c7bcb4)
"Sheehy's plan to transfer public lands would make it easier to sell off our amazing wide open spaces to the highest bidders like Sheehy and his rich out of state friends. This is deeply out of step with the majority of Montanans who have enjoyed our public lands freely for generations."
WATCH ROD BULLIS' REMARKS (https://montanademocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1aa7f723f714b48fd09acb25d&id=f0aebe880f&e=8c47c7bcb4)
"When we talk about public land and Jon Tester's battle for public land, we're talking about freedom, freedom in Montana [...] I'm going to do what I can to keep public lands in public hands and that means re-electing Jon Tester."
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Original text here: https://www.montanademocrats.org/news/montana-conservation-voters-hold-press-conference-on-tim-sheehys-attacks-on-public-lands
Arizona Democratic Party: What They're Saying - Kari Lake "Upset About Arizona's Century-Old Abortion Ban Not Being Enforced"
PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release:
Kari Lake "is upset about Arizona's century-old abortion ban not being enforced" and is "supporting it once again."
In "quite a clear statement" Lake "[expressed] disappointment" that 'Unfortunately,' because Arizona officials won't enforce the barbaric ban, 'We don't have that law, as much as many of us wish we did.'"
In the sixteen days since Arizona's Supreme Court upheld the 1864 territorial ban on abortion without exceptions for rape or incest, Kari Lake "solidified her support for Arizona's total
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PHOENIX, Arizona, April 26 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release:
Kari Lake "is upset about Arizona's century-old abortion ban not being enforced" and is "supporting it once again."
In "quite a clear statement" Lake "[expressed] disappointment" that 'Unfortunately,' because Arizona officials won't enforce the barbaric ban, 'We don't have that law, as much as many of us wish we did.'"
In the sixteen days since Arizona's Supreme Court upheld the 1864 territorial ban on abortion without exceptions for rape or incest, Kari Lake "solidified her support for Arizona's totalabortion ban and called on county sheriffs to enforce the law", "[expressed] disappointment" that the ban isn't being enforced, and "[downplayed] 1864 abortion law, says Arizonans can travel '3 hours' for procedure."
Lake's has a "clear record on" abortion: she supports banning abortion for Arizonans, says abortion is a "sacrifice, "an "execution," "not a medical choice," "not health care," calls herself "100% pro-life," and says abortion is an "execution [...] pure and simple."
Watch what Arizonans are seeing about Lake's calls to enforce the 1864 ban on abortion:
* CNN: Natasha Chen: "But this is what she said to the Idaho Dispatch earlier this week." Kari Lake: "The Arizona Supreme Court said this is the law of Arizona, but unfortunately, the people running our state have said we're not going to enforce it. So it's really political theater, we don't have that law as much as many of us wish we did."
* Yuma ABC 5: "Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake says she is upset about Arizona's century-old abortion ban not being enforced."
* KTVK: "In an apparent shift in perspective, Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake says she's upset the century-old abortion ban is not being enforced. After the court's ruling, she said it was "out of line," adding that she supports exceptions for cases of rape and incest. Back in 2022, when Lake was running for Governor, she praised the law and now she's apparently supporting it once again. So in a recent interview with the Idaho Dispatch, Lake said, 'the Arizona Supreme Court said, this is the law of Arizona. but unfortunately, the people running our state have said that we are not going to enforce it'. she went on to say, 'we don't have that law as much as many of us wish we did.'"
Read more about Lake's support for the enforcement of the 1864 ban on abortion without exceptions for rape or incest:
* KJZZ: Lake: It's 'unfortunate' AZ officials won't enforce the state's near-total abortion ban
* CNN: Kari Lake bemoans fact that Arizona's 1864 abortion ban is not being enforced, in another apparent shift
* NewsMax: Kari Lake Flips, Now Favors Arizona Abortion Ban
* Jezebel: Kari Lake Flip-Flops--Again!--on Civil War-Era Abortion Ban
* RawStory: Kari Lake flips yet again as she hits opponents of Civil War era abortion law
* Talking Points Memo: "'We don't have that law, as much as many of us wish we did,' Lake continued. It's quite a clear statement, and, seemingly, a stark reversal."
* KYMA/KECY: "Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake says she is upset her state's century-old abortion ban is not being enforced."
* NBC News: Kari Lake says 'unfortunately' Arizona isn't enforcing 1864 abortion ban, flipping again
* Arizona Republic Opinion: Kari Lake doubles down on her support for Arizona's 1864 abortion ban
* Copper Courier: Kari Lake calls on Arizona county sheriffs to make arrests over 1864 abortion ban
* Rolling Stone: Kari Lake Wants Arizona Sheriffs to Enforce 1864 Abortion Ban
* The Hill: Kari Lake flips on Arizona abortion ban, says 'unfortunately' it's not being enforced
* Arizona Republic: Kari Lake downplays 1864 abortion law, says Arizonans can travel '3 hours' for procedure
* Arizona Republic Opinion: Don't Buy Kari Lake's Fake Concern Over An Arizona Supreme Court Abortion Ruling
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Original text here: https://azdem.org/what-theyre-saying-kari-lake-upset-about-arizonas-century-old-abortion-ban-not-being-enforced/
