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NEW: Mariannette Miller-Meeks changes voting address back to Ottumwa home [Quad-City Times]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW: Mariannette Miller-Meeks changes voting address back to Ottumwa home [Quad-City Times]
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After lying to voters for months, new reporting reveals that Mariannette Miller-Meeks has quietly " changed her voter registration back to her Ottumwa home " *outside the district* after repeatedly insisting that she lived in IA-01.
Last year, Miller-Meeks faced an ethics complaint from a Le Claire voter for registering to vote in Scott County at an apartment complex owned by wealthy campaign
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW: Mariannette Miller-Meeks changes voting address back to Ottumwa home [Quad-City Times]
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After lying to voters for months, new reporting reveals that Mariannette Miller-Meeks has quietly " changed her voter registration back to her Ottumwa home " *outside the district* after repeatedly insisting that she lived in IA-01.
Last year, Miller-Meeks faced an ethics complaint from a Le Claire voter for registering to vote in Scott County at an apartment complex owned by wealthy campaigndonor and political operative David Barker, who " donated $52,900 to Miller-Meeks' campaign." Miller-Meeks claimed to live at this address in the district despite public records, including " tax records and Miller-Meeks' own campaign forms...indicat[ing] her primary address was in Wapello County."
Miller-Meeks had repeatedly " defended questions about her legal residency " and insisted she lived in Scott County. Now? She's moved her voter registration back to outside IA-01 because Miller-Meeks will do anything to avoid facing her voters.
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith :
"Mariannette Miller-Meeks spent last year lying to Iowans' faces about living in Iowa's first district. Now, she's made it clear what everyone already knew: she doesn't live in IA-01 and she has so little respect for Iowans that she thinks they won't see through her BS."
Quad-City Times: Mariannette Miller-Meeks changes voting address back to Ottumwa home
* U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks changed her voter registration back to her Ottumwa home, according to voter records from Wapello County.
* After Miller-Meeks' long-time home in Ottumwa was drawn into the 3rd Congressional District in the redistricting after the 2020 census, Miller-Meeks said she took up residency in Scott County.
* At first, she registered to vote at a then-state senator's home in LeClaire. Then, Miller-Meeks rented an apartment in Davenport and registered there.
* Opponents criticized her for it and questioned whether she actually lived where she was voting, citing tax records and Miller-Meeks' own campaign forms that indicate her primary address was in Wapello County.
* Iowa law, though, requires voters to register to vote at their primary address and vote in the county where they primarily reside.
* A LeClaire resident filed a request for an ethics investigation and a Davenport attorney challenged her 2024 ballot cast in Scott County.
* Miller-Meeks changed her voter registration to her Ottumwa home on July 11 of this year, according to Wapello County records.
* She did not vote in Wapello County in Iowa's November 2025 city/school elections. The last time she voted was in Scott County in 2024, according to the Wapello County Auditor's Office.
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/new-mariannette-miller-meeks-changes-voting-address-back-to-ottumwa-home-quad-city-times/
NEW CLIP: Tom Barrett Says ACA Tax Credits Michiganders Rely On "Are Not Real Tax Credits" and That The Affordable Care Act Has "Failed Americans"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW CLIP: Tom Barrett Says ACA Tax Credits Michiganders Rely On "Are Not Real Tax Credits" and That The Affordable Care Act Has "Failed Americans"
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Tom Barrett's message to the 23,000 people in MI-07 who depend on ACA tax credits to afford their health care?
Barrett : "Despite its name, these are not real tax credits."
But that's not all. Barrett's message to the nearly 32,000 people in MI-07 who get their health care through the Affordable Care Act?
Barrett : "The bottom line
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW CLIP: Tom Barrett Says ACA Tax Credits Michiganders Rely On "Are Not Real Tax Credits" and That The Affordable Care Act Has "Failed Americans"
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Tom Barrett's message to the 23,000 people in MI-07 who depend on ACA tax credits to afford their health care?
Barrett : "Despite its name, these are not real tax credits."
But that's not all. Barrett's message to the nearly 32,000 people in MI-07 who get their health care through the Affordable Care Act?
Barrett : "The bottom lineis that Obamacare has failed Americans. "
WATCH:
" Barrett : The bottom line is that Obamacare has failed Americans.
" Barrett : Despite its name, these are not real tax credits. They don't go to patients..."
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
"Tom Barrett has made his number one priority raising Michiganders' health care costs and kicking them off their health care. While Michigan families struggle to get by, career politician Tom Barrett wants to make it worse by ending tax credits they depend on to afford their coverage and making them pay even more for health care."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/new-clip-tom-barrett-says-aca-tax-credits-michiganders-rely-on-are-not-real-tax-credits-and-that-the-affordable-care-act-has-failed-americans/
Josh Riley Leads Bipartisan Effort to Stop Utility CEOs From Cashing In on Rate Hikes
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Josh Riley Leads Bipartisan Effort to Stop Utility CEOs From Cashing In on Rate Hikes
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Riley: "When the people footing the bill get squeezed and the folks at the top walk off with massive bonuses, something's seriously broken - and I'm fighting to fix it."
Congressman Josh Riley is fighting to ensure that corporate executives aren't rewarded at the expense of everyday New Yorkers by introducing the No Bonuses for Utility Executives Act - bipartisan legislation to prevent utility
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Josh Riley Leads Bipartisan Effort to Stop Utility CEOs From Cashing In on Rate Hikes
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Riley: "When the people footing the bill get squeezed and the folks at the top walk off with massive bonuses, something's seriously broken - and I'm fighting to fix it."
Congressman Josh Riley is fighting to ensure that corporate executives aren't rewarded at the expense of everyday New Yorkers by introducing the No Bonuses for Utility Executives Act - bipartisan legislation to prevent utilitycompany CEOs from receiving bonuses when they raise rates faster than inflation.
As working families across Upstate New York continue to feel the strain of rising electric bills, companies like Fortis and Avangrid not only pleaded for higher rates but paid their CEOs more than $10 million all while Upstaters struggled to keep up with skyrocketing monthly costs.
Read more on the Congressman's efforts:
Mid-Hudson News: Riley introduces bipartisan bill to ban bonuses for utility CEOs when they hike rates
* Congressmen Josh Riley (D, NY-19) and Jeff Van Drew (R- NJ-02) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would prohibit utility company executives from receiving bonuses whenever they raise rates faster than inflation.
* The No Bonuses for Utility Executives Act would stop bonuses when utilities raise rates faster than inflation; would cap bonuses in years when rates stay stable; would enforce the rules with real oversight and penalties; and would apply to foreign-owned, state-regulated electric utilities.
* "Upstate New Yorkers are getting crushed by high utility bills," said Riley. "Foks are cutting back on everything from groceries to school clothes just to keep the lights on. Meanwhile, the utility monopolies are rewarding their CEOs with millions of dollars per year. When the people footing the bill get squeezed and the folks at the top walk off with massive bonuses, something's seriously broken - and I'm fighting to fix it."
* He said his legislation would stop utility monopolies from "rewarding the corporate executives who are ripping us off."
WBNG 12: Rep. Josh Riley proposes legislation limiting bonuses for utility executives
* Congressman Josh Riley has introduced legislation aimed at reducing high utility bills and limiting bonuses for utility executives, called the "No Bonuses for Utility Executives Act."
* "The more we get crushed, the more they get rich, and the whole thing's got to stop," says Riley. "So, my legislation says no more bonuses for corporate executives if they're going to jack up the utility prices. It's absolutely ridiculous."
* Riley highlights that the idea behind the legislation is to help combat the rising energy costs. "We need to focus on lowering the cost, not raising them, raising the wages for the workers, and actually fixing the grid instead of taking all of that money and shoving it in the pockets of a bunch of corporate executives and politicians," he says.
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/josh-riley-leads-bipartisan-effort-to-stop-utility-ceos-from-cashing-in-on-rate-hikes/
Jon Husted's Files for Reelection After a Year of Driving Up Costs For Ohioans
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 12 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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NEW: Jon Husted's Files for Reelection After a Year of Driving Up Costs For Ohioans
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Columbus, Ohio To mark Jon Husted officially filing for reelection today, here is a look back at his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year since being appointed to the U.S. Senate.
Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:
"Jon Husted has spent his year in Washington cutting Ohioans' health care, driving up their premiums, and making everything from groceries to
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 12 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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NEW: Jon Husted's Files for Reelection After a Year of Driving Up Costs For Ohioans
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Columbus, Ohio To mark Jon Husted officially filing for reelection today, here is a look back at his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year since being appointed to the U.S. Senate.
Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:
"Jon Husted has spent his year in Washington cutting Ohioans' health care, driving up their premiums, and making everything from groceries toenergy bills more expensive. Ohioans are fed up with Jon Husted's failed cost-spiking agenda and they'll send him packing next year."
Read more about Jon Husted's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year:
Jon Husted voted for the largest cut to Medicaid in history, giving tax breaks to billionaires while leaving Ohioans behind:
* Because of Husted's health care cuts, 490,000 Ohioans are set to lose their health care and eleven rural hospitals in Ohio are at risk of closure.
* According to reports, at least two hospitals in Ohio are already at risk of closing and many others are " being forced to eliminate parts of the services they provide " in Southeast Ohio.
* Jon Husted called the cuts to health care " purposeful " and said he " loves doing that kind of stuff," even as families, seniors, and rural communities across Ohio face losing life saving coverage.
To make matters worse, Jon Husted voted nine times against lowering insurance premiums as health care costs skyrocket for Ohio families:
* More than half a million Ohioans will see their healthcare premiums get more expensive or risk losing coverage entirely if Jon Husted allows tax credits that help families afford coverage to expire at the end of the month.
* Ohio families could see their premiums increase by an average of $804 a year because Jon Husted is refusing to take action to extend the ACA tax credits.
* When asked how best to help working families afford health insurance, Jon Husted said the ACA tax credits were " not the way to go about it " and have done " nothing to drive down the cost of health care. "
Jon Husted doubled down on his support for the reckless tariffs that are crushing Ohio farmers and ranchers:
* Jon Husted has said that critics " are wrong " about the tariffs, they " haven't affected the economy negatively," and " the policies are working."
* Meanwhile, Husted has been silent as a $40 billion taxpayer-funded bailout goes to Argentina and the U.S. quadruples beef imports from the very country undercutting American farmers and ranchers.
* The Husted-backed tariffs are costing a Grove City manufacturer millions of dollars in business, potentially threatening hundreds of jobs. When the company reached out to Jon Husted, his only response was that he "passed along" the concern to the administration.
As families, small businesses, and Ohioans across the state struggle with rising costs, Jon Husted is nowhere to be found:
* Because of the Husted-backed tariffs sending costs soaring, some small businesses in Northeast Ohio may need to close.
* Ohioans are furious as electricity bills have doubled during Jon Husted's year in office. They are expected to increase even further next year.
* Meanwhile, Jon Husted claimed that the affordability crisis only exists in "blue states" and not in Ohio ignoring the harsh reality for Ohioans that are paying more thanks to his own affordability crisis.
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Original text here: https://ohiodems.org/new-jon-husteds-files-for-reelection-after-a-year-of-driving-up-costs-for-ohioans/
ICYMI: GOP Health Care Chaos Spills Into Battleground Midterm Races [POLITICO]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: GOP Health Care Chaos Spills Into Battleground Midterm Races [POLITICO]
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POLITICO : "There are already warning signs of political pitfalls for Republicans"
In case you missed it, after Senate Republicans once again voted down Democrats' straightforward, commonsense plan to stop health care costs from skyrocketing, GOP Senate candidates and vulnerable incumbents are panicking as the health care crisis they created becomes a central issue in messy primaries and races across battleground
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: GOP Health Care Chaos Spills Into Battleground Midterm Races [POLITICO]
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POLITICO : "There are already warning signs of political pitfalls for Republicans"
In case you missed it, after Senate Republicans once again voted down Democrats' straightforward, commonsense plan to stop health care costs from skyrocketing, GOP Senate candidates and vulnerable incumbents are panicking as the health care crisis they created becomes a central issue in messy primaries and races across battlegroundstates.
New reporting from POLITICO highlights how the looming expiration of Affordable Care Act tax credits is creating " significant rifts " within the GOP, causing " heartburn " for incumbents, and flashing " warning signs of political pitfalls for Republicans " as Democrats make the issue " a key focus of the 2026 midterm elections."
See for yourself:
POLITICO: GOP Health Care Chaos Spills Into Battleground Midterm Races
* Republicans' failure to get on the same page on expiring Obamacare subsidies is creating significant rifts between GOP primary contenders and causing heartburn for some of the party's most vulnerable incumbents heading into November's midterms.
* With just weeks left before [...] subsidies lapse, causing steep health insurance rate spikes for millions of people, Republicans are all over the spectrum about what to do with many of the party's top candidates ducking when asked about the thorny issue.
* In Michigan, the subsidies have emerged as an early policy difference between President Donald Trump-backed Senate candidate Mike Rogers and his new challenger, former state GOP co-chair Bernadette Smith. [...] In Georgia, a state with an especially high reliance on the Affordable Care Act, all three Republicans vying to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff have refused to commit to any specific health care proposal a sign of just how reluctant Republicans are to take a firm position.
* Out of the 24 candidates POLITICO surveyed across key GOP Senate primaries and general election battlegrounds, 10 did not respond to repeated requests for comment on their health care policy preferences, while others gave vague answers.
* But as some Republicans dodge, other lawmakers in tough races are practically begging their leadership to fix the issue, which Democrats are already making a key focus of the 2026 midterm elections.
* There are already warning signs of political pitfalls for Republicans.
* Most Americans want Congress to extend the subsidies, polls from health policy think tank KFF and Morning Consult show. And they're already feeling the strain: Fifty-two percent of respondents to The POLITICO Poll in November reported that their health insurance premiums have risen over the past two to three years and they're equally as worried about being able to afford an unexpected health care bill. Nearly half of respondents who said health care is difficult to afford blamed the Trump administration for those struggles.
* Republicans have struggled ever since Obamacare's 2010 passage to craft a functional, politically palatable alternative, even as health insurance rates have surged under the program. Now, [...] subsidies are set to expire, and they're struggling once again to respond.
* The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates 4 million fewer people would have health insurance by 2034 if the subsidies lapse. And premium payments would increase from an average of $888 this year to $1,904 next year if the subsidies expire, according to KFF.
* Democrats are yoking GOP candidates to the lapsing subsidies. Senate Democratic campaigns lambasted their GOP opponents for their votes Thursday, and Protect Our Care, a liberal health care advocacy group, signaled a deluge of attack ads to come.
* "I'm worried about my colleagues," Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a Republican who holds a safe red seat in blue New Jersey, said Wednesday at the Capitol. "Do I think this issue is worth a couple of points in an election? Yeah, I do."
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Original text here: https://www.dscc.org/news/icymi-gop-health-care-chaos-spills-into-battleground-midterm-races-politico/
House Republicans are Freaking Out About Losing the Majority and Don't Know What to Do
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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House Republicans are Freaking Out About Losing the Majority and Don't Know What to Do
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Deputy Speaker Johnson faces internal revolt
After yet another string of stinging defeats at the ballot box and in state houses this week, Republicans are growing increasingly depressed about their chances of keeping the House majority. The Chair of the RNC this week predicted a midterm disaster, saying that Republicans " are facing almost certain defeat." Former GOP Speaker Newt Gingrich said
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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House Republicans are Freaking Out About Losing the Majority and Don't Know What to Do
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Deputy Speaker Johnson faces internal revolt
After yet another string of stinging defeats at the ballot box and in state houses this week, Republicans are growing increasingly depressed about their chances of keeping the House majority. The Chair of the RNC this week predicted a midterm disaster, saying that Republicans " are facing almost certain defeat." Former GOP Speaker Newt Gingrich saidthat Republicans are " in real trouble " over the economy.
Things are so bad that House Republicans are turning on Deputy Speaker Mike Johnson and calling for his removal.
The American people are rejecting Republicans' broken promises to lower costs, with 68% of American adults saying the economy is "poor." Things will only get worse for House Republicans as they continue to dig their heels in and refuse to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
DCCC Spokesperson Justin Chermol:
"House Republicans are losing the American public and they are freaking out so much that they are turning against Deputy Speaker Mike Johnson because they know they are going to lose the House majority."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/house-republicans-are-freaking-out-about-losing-the-majority-and-dont-know-what-to-do/
BREAKING: Greg Murphy Wants to RAISE Health Care Costs on North Carolina Families
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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BREAKING: Greg Murphy Wants to RAISE Health Care Costs on North Carolina Families
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Vulnerable GOP Congressman Greg Murphy showed his true colors by trying to kill the ACA subsidies that over 880,000 families across North Carolina rely on for essential health care.
During a closed-door meeting with House Republicans this week, Murphy went out of his way to push for these tax credits to be eliminated - a move that would cause premiums for his constituents to skyrocket by a staggering
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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BREAKING: Greg Murphy Wants to RAISE Health Care Costs on North Carolina Families
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Vulnerable GOP Congressman Greg Murphy showed his true colors by trying to kill the ACA subsidies that over 880,000 families across North Carolina rely on for essential health care.
During a closed-door meeting with House Republicans this week, Murphy went out of his way to push for these tax credits to be eliminated - a move that would cause premiums for his constituents to skyrocket by a staggering457%, or $2,750, on average, for a 60-year-old couple making $85,000 a year.
REMINDER: Yesterday, the DCCC added Murphy to the 2026 Districts in Play list, highlighting the vulnerable position Murphy has put himself in by rubber-stamping House Republicans' wildly unpopular agenda.
DCCC Spokesperson Madison Andrus :
"Greg Murphy's attempt to kill these essential tax credits is a slap in the face to hardworking North Carolina families who will see their premiums skyrocket - and lose their health care coverage entirely simply because they can't afford it. Voters won't forget this betrayal, and they will hold Murphy accountable at the ballot box next November."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/breaking-greg-murphy-wants-to-raise-health-care-costs-on-north-carolina-families/
