HAMDEN, Connecticut, Feb. 4 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2021: Two weeks into the presidency of Joe Biden, a majority of Americans say, 61 - 34 percent, that they are generally optimistic about the next four years with Biden as president, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea- ack) University national poll of 1,075 adults released today. However, there are sharp divisions by party identification. Democrats say 90 - 7 percent and i  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 4 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan issued the following statement at the conclusion of Governor Kay Ivey's State of the State address: "Governor Kay Ivey set forth an agenda with big goals and a bold vision. I have no doubt she will work with the Legislature to have deep discussions to prioritize the needs of Alabamians. I join our Governor in looking ahead with confidence from our le  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Massachusetts, chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2021: Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) brought H. Res. 72 to the House Floor today, a resolution that would remove Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from standing committees in the House of Representatives. Greene, who currently sits on the Education and Labor and Budget Committees, has encouraged violence against Members of Congr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: A new Associated Press deep dive explores how vulnerable Senator Ron Johnson is already in jeopardy for his excessive "fealty to Trump" after consistently embracing the toxic former president and even using his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee to uplift "Trump's anti-democratic campaign to overturn the election results." Johnson has "angered some mainstream Republican alli  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The Republican Party is at war at itself, but Trump is winning. Republicans are turning on each other and are leaving the party in droves after Trump incited and encouraged an insurrection on the Capitol. Instead of standing up for our country and holding Trump accountable, the Republican Party has come crawling back to Trump. The GOP civil war was on full display yesterday as a top Trump ally rallied h  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 3 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Charlie LeDuff reported in Deadline Detroit on Thursday that American Coney Island and Lafayette Coney Island in Detroit, were both visited by state officials after being featured in a feel-good video hosted by Barstool Sports Founder David Portnoy. Lafayette was fined $500 by the state. You can read the story below: LeDuff: Feel-Good Videos About Downtown Detroit Coneys Have A Bitter Sequel Charlie LeDuff,   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 5 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Moments ago, Cal Jr. (Jeff Jackson) voted AGAINST reopening North Carolina's schools. The majority of North Carolina's students are trapped in virtual classrooms. Republican legislators have led the fight to safely reopen North Carolina schools. Study after study has shown schools can reopen safely and virtual school is failing students, especially disadvantaged students. Yet, liberal union bosse  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 3 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Instead of repealing or modifying his executive orders that trapped themajority of North Carolina students in virtual schools, Governor Roy Cooper hosted a press conference to announce new guidance but declined to modify the executive orders that keep kids at home not at school. Cooper's attempt to save face in anticipation of legislative action is toothless and not likely to result in a substantia  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 6 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2021: Following in Cal Sr.'s footsteps, Cal Jr. announced his candidacy with a polished video utilizing the tired DC consultant tactic of claiming to "listen" instead of stating actual policy positions. After announcing his candidacy, Cal Jr. went on Tim Boyum's Capital Tonight and embarrassed himself (where have we seen this before?) Normally when candidates announce their campaign for  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 6 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson led the fight against the progressive activist to push new curriculum standards that Robinson has blasted as "Un-American." Rather than engage in substantive debate, WRAL published a vile smear labeling the GOP Board members, including North Carolina's first black Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson and Lumbee Indian Oliva Oxendine, as members of the Ku Klux Klan. Na  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 3 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Politico's James Arkin profiled the North Carolina Democrat Senate Primary highlighting how North Carolina Democrats are already in disarray. "North Carolina Democrats are not reacting well to Cal Jr. who looks like he's straight from Chuck Schumer's windowless basement central casting," said NCGOP Communications Director Tim Wigginton. "It looks like establishment Democrats are determined to foll  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSRep) -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following statement: * * * Last week U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced a cruel bill (S. 3275) to ban abortion later in pregnancy. Graham has introduced the same bill in the last four sessions of Congress. The bill is sponsored by a slate of anti-choice Republicans, including Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). More than 7,000 South Carolinians have lost their lives to COVID-19, and over 440,000 cases have been reported in the l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSRep) -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following statement: * * * Last week, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson signed on as a co-sponsor on a cruel bill (S. 3275) to ban abortion later in pregnancy. The bill, introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for the fourth Congressional session in a row, is co-sponsored by a slate of anti-choice, anti-freedom Republicans in the Senate. More than 6,000 Wisconsinites have lost their lives to COVID-19, and over 593,000 cases have been   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSRep) -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following statement: * * * Last week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt signed on as co-sponsors on a cruel bill (S. 3275) to ban abortion later in pregnancy. The bill, introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for the fourth Congressional session in a row, is co-sponsored by a slate of anti-choice, anti-freedom Republicans in the Senate. More than 7,000 Missourians have lost their lives to COVID-19, and over 495,000 cases have been repor  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 4 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement on Feb. 3, 2021: * * * New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement regarding positive education news coming from Governor Chris Sununu and the Republican majority on the Executive Council: "Today is a great day for Granite State students and their families. The Executive Council confirmed Ryan Terrell to the New Hampshire Board of Educatio  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 4 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement on Feb. 3, 2021: * * * New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement regarding an upcoming fundraising event featuring Senator Maggie Hassan for kneeling New Hampshire Democrat Wendy Thomas, Democrat candidate in the upcoming Merrimack Special Election: "It is certainly no surprise that Senator Hassan would line up behind kneeling Wendy Thom  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 2 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: Stephen Stepanek, Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee, released the following statement after Chris Pappas released his most recent FEC filing that reported 61% of his donations were from PACs connected to Nancy Pelosi and only 3% from NH-01: "After campaigning as a bipartisan voice for New Hampshire, Chris Pappas has reverted to his DC ways, bowing at the altar of Nancy Pelosi   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- The Pennsylvania Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * The PAGOP issues the following statement following Governor Wolf's Budget Address: "The 2020 Elections sent a Republican majority to Harrisburg with a clear mandate: keep Governor Wolf under control. "New taxes and job-killing policies are not what voters had in mind. The Governor's budget, which proposes an income tax increase, a minimum wage increase, and another attempt to levy more  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- The Pennsylvania Republican Party issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2021: The Republican Party of Pennsylvania is today calling on Attorney General Josh Shapiro to take responsibility for his office's failure to ensure Secretary Boockvar advertised a constitutional amendment that would have created a path to justice for thousands of childhood sexual abuse survivors. Boockvar has rightly resigned after forgetting to advertise the amendment as requi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2021: * * * Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after he voted to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has previously denied school shootings were real and pushed anti-Semitic falsehoods about the causes of wildfires, amongst others troubling conspiracy theories, from Committee roles. "If supporting calls for the assassination of political leaders, asserting that 9-11  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on Feb. 4, 2021: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) spoke on the House Floor today in support of a resolution to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery and a link to the video. "Madam Speaker, this is a sad and difficult day for the House of Representatives. In my forty years in this House, I have never encountered a situ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) issued the following statement regarding the unprecedented resolution before the House: "The Republican Party's big tent has room for those who admit to, and apologize for, mistakes made prior to being sworn in as a Member of Congress. It does not have room for crackpot conspiracy theories. "I am relieved that Rep. Greene apologized last night to our conference and renounced s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) released the following statement on comments made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14): "Antisemitism, conspiracy theories and threats should never be part of our political discourse. This should not be tolerated by either party. I came to Congress to focus on policy issues that unite our country and improve the lives of my constituents in the 39th District. Commen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Illinois, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2021: * * * Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) released the statement below following the House GOP Conference meeting last night: "While I will not go into too many details regarding the GOP House Conference meeting yesterday, I will say I proudly voted to keep Liz Cheney as our House Conference Leader and was glad to see such a strong vote by my colleagues. The vote was important, to remind our   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) announced her appointment to the House Republican Whip Team, a prestigious position within the conference. Lesko will serve as an Assistant Whip to Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA-1). "It is an honor to be selected by Whip Scalise to serve as an Assistant Whip for the 117th Congress," said Congresswoman Lesko. "I look forward to working with the Whip and the rest o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC-01) issued the following statement after the House voted to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14) from her committee assignments: "The embrace of QAnon, conspiracy theories, or any other extreme, racist, bigoted, or violent views will always get a forceful condemnation from me. In fact, I've been one of the most vocal critics of this type of rhetoric from day on  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2021: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) today urged President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors to immediately take the action necessary to oust U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and install new USPS leadership to fill vacant seats on the Board of Governors. The previous administration left vacant Democratic positions on the Board of Go  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2021: Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted today to remove conspiracy-peddling Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Republican from Georgia's 14th District has been a lightning rod of controversy since she became a member of Congress for her statements that 1) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should be shot, 2) the terror  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2021: * * * U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) released the following statement: "I voted in support of the resolution to remove Rep. Greene from her committees. I regret that this issue even required a vote, especially when the country needs Congress to be working to address the public health and economic crises facing our communities as we continue to fight COVID-19. "Frankly, it was not a vote I  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement on Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene: "The statements and conspiracy theories promoted by Representative Greene, including QAnon, calling into question school shootings, anti-Semitic and other offensive slurs and threats, have no place in the Republican party. To be clear, I find the statements and actions in question abhorrent and firmly  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news: In remarks this past Monday before a virtual meeting of The Ripon Society, Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (TX-8) discussed the panel's agenda for the 117th Congress and his priorities over the next two years. He began by addressing the current state of the COVID response and President Biden's $1.9 trillion proposal. "Even though COVID is a very stubborn virus and continues to attack the most vulnerable, I th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news: This past Thursday, The Ripon Society hosted a virtual event with U.S. Reps. Frank Lucas (OK-3) and Stephanie Bice (OK-5). The discussion centered on possible legislative priorities in the new Congress, where tensions remain high. Lucas, a 27-year veteran of Capitol Hill, kicked things off by outlining how he sees the first couple years of the Biden Administration unfolding given the razor-thin Democratic majorities in the Hous  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 1 -- The South Dakota Republican Party issued the following statement by Chair Lederman: * * * "South Dakotans have a resilient work ethic. Whether Republican or Democrat, we get things done and we don't leave a job unfinished. The Keystone XL project fits that mold as well, we urge all Americans to join us in seeing it through to completion. President Biden's unfortunate decision to revoke Keystone XL's presidential permit was short sighted and hastily done. The pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) discussed the Senate Budget Resolution ahead of a series of amendment votes. * GRAHAM: "Most small businesses in South Carolina and throughout the country have been struggling to stay open due to lack of travel, due to mandates at the state and local level reducing the ability to h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following transcript of an interview with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash on CNN's State of the Union: This morning on CNN's State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, Senator Portman discussed the importance of the Biden Administration working on a bipartisan basis with Congress to pass targeted COVID-19 relief. Earlier this morning, Senator Portman and nine other Republican senators sent a letter to President Biden requesting a meet  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following transcript of an interview with Jimmy Cefalo on 610 WIOD: * * * U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Jimmy Cefalo on 610 WIOD radio in Miami, Florida to discuss vaccination efforts, impeachment and the misplaced priorities of Senate Democrats, and more. See below for highlights. On fixing vaccination issues: "Distribution has been an issue, some states have done better than others. I think this notion of sending it to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2021: Following the 50-50 power-sharing agreement finalized earlier today, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced the Senate Republican Conference Committee Assignments for the 117th Congress. Leader McConnell once again selected Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) to chair the Senate Republicans' Committee on Committees, the panel responsible for committee assignment  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: While House Republicans and Minority Leader McCarthy (Q-CA) run away from addressing conspiracy-theory spreading Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's anti-Semitism, QAnon adherence, and 9/11 Trutherism, the other Republican Leader in Congress has spoken out. Yesterday, Senator Mitch McConnell released a statement calling out Rep. Greene's dangerous rhetoric and conspiracies for what they are: "  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Republican State Committee Chairman Jim Lyons announced Friday the departure of State Committeeman Geoff Diehl from the party's finance committee. "Geoff (Diehl) performed outstanding work on behalf of all Massachusetts Republicans during his time on the finance committee, and we owe him our sincerest appreciation," Lyons said. "During his tenure, notable national figures like Newt Gingrich, Sean Spi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 6 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: Republican parties across Texas are grappling with how to move on after Trump's decisive defeat in November. But after four years of stroking the ego of a fascist president who had the support of white nationalist terrorist groups across the country, the Texas GOP currently finds itself at a crossroads between radicalized members who want Trump to be at the center of their party and those who want to separate themse  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Council of Economic Advisers member Jared Bernstein on Feb. 5, 2021: * * * MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. We have another special visitor and guest with us here today. The January jobs report, which we all saw came out this morning, is disappointing and underscores the need to act swiftly to deliver immediate relief to American families. The bottom line is our economy is diggin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Feb. 4, 2021: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. We have a very special guest today. Since his inauguration, President Biden has put diplomacy at the center of the United States' foreign policy, grounding our international engagement in American values, rebuilding our alliances, and reengaging with international institutions to help s  more