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Mich. Democratic Party Launches PriceHikeMike.com to Expose Mike Rogers' Pattern of Dismissing Michiganders' Concerns About Costs
LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 9, 2026:
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MDP Launches PriceHikeMike.com to Expose Mike Rogers' Pattern of Dismissing Michiganders' Concerns About Costs
Today, the Michigan Democratic Party launched PriceHikeMike.com, a new website that exposes how GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers supported massive price increases for Michiganders -- and then told them to get over it.
"As Michiganders are stretching their paychecks, Mike Rogers can't escape from his toxic record of supporting massive price increases and dismissing working
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LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 9, 2026:
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MDP Launches PriceHikeMike.com to Expose Mike Rogers' Pattern of Dismissing Michiganders' Concerns About Costs
Today, the Michigan Democratic Party launched PriceHikeMike.com, a new website that exposes how GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers supported massive price increases for Michiganders -- and then told them to get over it.
"As Michiganders are stretching their paychecks, Mike Rogers can't escape from his toxic record of supporting massive price increases and dismissing workingfamilies' concerns about rising costs," said Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Joey Hannum. "Price Hike Mike is an out-of-touch multimillionaire, and the more Michiganders learn about his toxic record, the more reasons they have to reject him again this November."
Visit the website here (https://www.pricehikemike.com/):
On the site, Michiganders will learn about Rogers' pattern of dismissing their concerns -- in his own words -- on key issues like inflation ("Working families are not paying more"), rising grocery prices ("Oh my gosh, coffee went up. You know, horror"), skyrocketing gas prices ("We're gonna be fine, we got plenty of oil"), and more.
The site also provides information about how Mike Rogers' price-hiking agenda forces Michiganders to pay more -- from healthcare, to gas prices, to tariff price hikes, to prescription drug costs -- all while giving special tax handouts to multimillionaires like himself.
Learn more at PriceHikeMike.com
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/mdp-launches-pricehikemike-com-to-expose-mike-rogers-pattern-of-dismissing-michiganders-concerns-about-costs/
KDP Statement on Medical Cannabis and Rep. Jason Nemes
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 11 -- The Kentucky Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Colmon Elridge:
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KDP Statement on Medical Cannabis and Rep. Jason Nemes
Today, after Rep. Jason Nemes (R-33) threatened lawful participants in Kentucky's medical cannabis program with criminal prosecution, Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Chair Colmon Elridge released the following statement:
"We condemn Rep. Nemes for threatening sick, vulnerable Kentuckians and their healthcare providers with criminal charges. He is actively urging prosecutors to hunt down and punish patients, including
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FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 11 -- The Kentucky Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Colmon Elridge:
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KDP Statement on Medical Cannabis and Rep. Jason Nemes
Today, after Rep. Jason Nemes (R-33) threatened lawful participants in Kentucky's medical cannabis program with criminal prosecution, Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Chair Colmon Elridge released the following statement:
"We condemn Rep. Nemes for threatening sick, vulnerable Kentuckians and their healthcare providers with criminal charges. He is actively urging prosecutors to hunt down and punish patients, includingthe terminally ill, for seeking lawful medical relief. Voters overwhelmingly support access to Gov. Beshear's medical cannabis program. The real threat to Kentuckians is petty lawmakers like Nemes, who would rather punch down and bully those suffering than see Democrats help improve their lives."
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Original text here: https://www.kydemocrats.org/news/kdp-statement-on-medical-cannabis-and-rep-jason-nemes
Does Max Miller "Love The Inflation" Too?
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Does Max Miller "Love The Inflation" Too?
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The cost of everything - from gas, energy, food, and health care - is on the rise. But Donald Trump could care less, declaring yesterday from the Oval Office:
"I LOVE the inflation."
He was, of course, referring to the latest report that showed inflation spiking to a three-year high, forcing Northeast Ohioans to pay more for everything - including gas, energy, food, and health care.
Trump's declaration raises the question that OH-07
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WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Does Max Miller "Love The Inflation" Too?
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The cost of everything - from gas, energy, food, and health care - is on the rise. But Donald Trump could care less, declaring yesterday from the Oval Office:
"I LOVE the inflation."
He was, of course, referring to the latest report that showed inflation spiking to a three-year high, forcing Northeast Ohioans to pay more for everything - including gas, energy, food, and health care.
Trump's declaration raises the question that OH-07voters deserve an answer to:
Does Max Miller "love the inflation" too?
DCCC Spokesperson Riya Vashi:
" Northeast Ohio voters deserve to know if Max Miller loves 'the inflation' like Donald Trump. Because no sane person does, and this tone-deaf remark is another reminder that Miller and his extremist friends in DC don't care about everyday folks -just keeping their billionaire backers happy."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/does-max-miller-love-the-inflation-too/
Brad Finstad is Ripping Health Care Away from Cancer Patients
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Brad Finstad is Ripping Health Care Away from Cancer Patients
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As Finstad's cuts to Medicaid get implemented, Republicans are plotting to rip health care away from chronically sick Americans
Brad Finstad's Medicaid cuts are being implemented, and it's becoming crystal clear just how cruel his agenda is.
Recent reporting as these cuts are implemented reveals that Washington Republicans are ordering states across the country to rip health care away from chronically sick Americans
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WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Brad Finstad is Ripping Health Care Away from Cancer Patients
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As Finstad's cuts to Medicaid get implemented, Republicans are plotting to rip health care away from chronically sick Americans
Brad Finstad's Medicaid cuts are being implemented, and it's becoming crystal clear just how cruel his agenda is.
Recent reporting as these cuts are implemented reveals that Washington Republicans are ordering states across the country to rip health care away from chronically sick Americans- including those who have cancer or HIV - to comply with Finstad's law.
One expert summarized to CNN what could happen to a patient impacted by the new, cruel rules:
"They'll show up to chemo or show up for cancer surgery and find out they don't have the coverage they need. Their lifesaving treatment will be taken from them."
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
" Brad Finstad voted for the largest cut to Medicaid in history to give billionaires more tax breaks, and now they are trying to rip health care away from cancer patients to pay for it. Minnesotans have had enough of this cruel agenda that puts the wealthy and powerful ahead of families going through cancer treatment."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/brad-finstad-is-ripping-health-care-away-from-cancer-patients/
3 Months Later, DC Insider Michael Whatley Still Refuses To Explain Why He Elevated A Convicted Child Sex Predator
RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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3 Months Later, DC Insider Michael Whatley Still Refuses To Explain Why He Elevated A Convicted Child Sex Predator
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Three months ago, DC insider and Big Oil Lobbyist Michael Whatley was exposed for knowingly elevating convicted child sex offender Harvey West. After dodging questions about West at all costs, Whatley faces an enraged base at the NCGOP convention that starts today. When directly confronted, he has "sidestepped" questions or just straight up lied.
It is well past time for
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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3 Months Later, DC Insider Michael Whatley Still Refuses To Explain Why He Elevated A Convicted Child Sex Predator
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Three months ago, DC insider and Big Oil Lobbyist Michael Whatley was exposed for knowingly elevating convicted child sex offender Harvey West. After dodging questions about West at all costs, Whatley faces an enraged base at the NCGOP convention that starts today. When directly confronted, he has "sidestepped" questions or just straight up lied.
It is well past time forWhatley to answer for why he repeatedly appointed a child sex predator to positions of power within the NCGOP.
See Whatley's record of dodging, sidestepping and lying:
NC Newsline, 04/09: " Whatley also sidestepped a question about appointing a convicted sex offender to a position in party leadership."
NC Newsline, 04/01: "Whatley's campaign spokesman and the North Carolina Republican Party declined to comment for this story."
Washington Examiner, 03/31: "So far, Whatley has declined to answer. His campaign did not respond to Secrets's questions about how long he had known about West's past or whether he regrets being involved with a convicted sex offender."
Cardinal & Pine, 03/30: "Messages sent by Cardinal & Pine on Thursday to Whatley's spokesperson were not returned."
WRAL, 03/27: "When PolitiFact asked the state GOP and Whatley's campaign about West's comments, the campaign didn't provide a comment. Mercer, the state GOP spokesman, meanwhile, didn't dispute West's account."
Charlotte Observer, 03/16: "A spokesman for Whatley's campaign didn't answer questions from an Observer reporter about West"
Daily Beast, 03/16: "The Daily Beast emailed Whatley and the White House seeking comment but did not receive a reply."
Asheville Watchdog, 03/11: "I sought comment from Whatley and his campaign spokesman about his support of West by email and text but received no response. "
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/media/3-months-later-dc-insider-michael-whatley-still-refuses-to-explain-why-he-elevated-a-convicted-child-sex-predator/
"Oh, Sweet Lord Jesus": Monica De La Cruz On Edge After Her Own Poll Shows Her Neck and Neck with Bobby Pulido
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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"Oh, Sweet Lord Jesus": Monica De La Cruz On Edge After Her Own Poll Shows Her Neck and Neck with Bobby Pulido
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The warning signs keep flashing for Monica De La Cruz.
In a meeting with supporters last month, De La Cruz revealed that her own internal polling found that she was leading Bobby Pulido by only one point, saying "Oh, sweet Lord Jesus, right. That's not good."
REMINDER: It should come as no surprise that De La Cruz is falling short with TX-15 voters, as her disastrous
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WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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"Oh, Sweet Lord Jesus": Monica De La Cruz On Edge After Her Own Poll Shows Her Neck and Neck with Bobby Pulido
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The warning signs keep flashing for Monica De La Cruz.
In a meeting with supporters last month, De La Cruz revealed that her own internal polling found that she was leading Bobby Pulido by only one point, saying "Oh, sweet Lord Jesus, right. That's not good."
REMINDER: It should come as no surprise that De La Cruz is falling short with TX-15 voters, as her disastrousagenda has destroyed South Texas' economy, gutted health care from more than 65,000 of her own constituents, and raised costs for hardworking families.
DCCC Spokesperson Madison Andrus:
"The numbers don't lie. Monica De La Cruz is coming up short with South Texas voters, and no amount of spin can change that. While De La Cruz continues to choose House Republicans' failing agenda of higher costs and economic chaos over her constituents, South Texans are making it clear they're ready to leave her behind for Bobby Pulido in November."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/oh-sweet-lord-jesus-monica-de-la-cruz-on-edge-after-her-own-poll-shows-her-neck-and-neck-with-bobby-pulido/
"Dems See a Major Black Voter Backlash to SCOTUS" [The Bulwark]
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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"Dems See a Major Black Voter Backlash to SCOTUS" [The Bulwark]
"There's some evidence that such a groundswell might be coming"
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As vulnerable House Republicans go along with the Supreme Court's latest attack on Black voters, recent reporting from The Bulwark makes it clear that Black voters in critical battleground districts across the country are primed to turnout in November and hold Republicans accountable for their attacks at the ballot box.
Read key points from the report
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WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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"Dems See a Major Black Voter Backlash to SCOTUS" [The Bulwark]
"There's some evidence that such a groundswell might be coming"
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As vulnerable House Republicans go along with the Supreme Court's latest attack on Black voters, recent reporting from The Bulwark makes it clear that Black voters in critical battleground districts across the country are primed to turnout in November and hold Republicans accountable for their attacks at the ballot box.
Read key points from the reportbelow:
The Bulwark: Dems See a Major Black Voter Backlash to SCOTUS
* In the past few weeks, operatives involved in competitive House, Senate, and gubernatorial elections have argued to me that the Republican attack on black rights and representation unleashed by the Supreme Court will powerfully energize their base this midterm cycle. And not just in Southern states that are redrawing congressional lines. The Court's ruling, Democrats say, could increase black voter turnout enough to clinch narrow elections.
* "It could be a game changer across the country, especially in these marginal districts where candidates win with less than 2 percent of the vote," said Donna Brazile, the former Democratic National Committee chair.
* The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee provided me with a list of eighteen districts they're eyeing in which black residents make up between 12 and 33 percent of the voting-age population. Some districts on that list, like North Carolina's 1st Congressional District, are swing seats that Democrats are defending. But others-like Virginia's 2nd district, Ohio's 10th, Michigan's 10th, and North Carolina's 3rd-are critical pickup opportunities. The DCCC believes that historical turnout among black voters could be the difference in flipping those seats.
* "People are very upset," said former Rep. Elaine Luria, who is running to take back the seat she once held in Virginia's 2nd district, adding that the way the Virginia Supreme Court threw out the state's redistricting referendum only added to the outrage. "This is a district where one in five or four voters are African American.... All of this was just a very emotionally charged combination of things, and we've certainly been hearing about it everywhere we go."
* Cornell Belcher, a pollster who worked closely with Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, told me that in a recent nationwide poll he conducted on behalf of the group BlackPAC-which works to turn out black voters for Democrats-81 percent of likely black voters said they were very motivated to participate in the upcoming election. At this same point in June 2024-during a presidential election year wherein voter enthusiasm is almost always higher-Belcher said 76 percent of likely black voters were very motivated to participate.
* "That [high motivation] is not something I typically see at this juncture, especially going into a midterm," said Belcher. "There's tremendous potential here: a different kind of turnout and participation if messaged correctly."
* Last month, the DCCC launched a digital ad campaign in hopes of imparting those historical lessons. The ads highlighted GOP attacks on black voters' representation and voting rights, while decrying the Trump administration's "white nationalist agenda" and "Jim Crow 2.0."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/dems-see-a-major-black-voter-backlash-to-scotus-the-bulwark/
