MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Dec. 23 (TNSPol) -- The Agricultural and Applied Economics Association issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2021: Record government payments to US farmers between 2018 and 2020 had impacts beyond the farm gate. The Market Facilitation Program (MFP) and the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) generated approximately 677,512 votes for President Trump and the Republican Party in the 2020 Presidential Election with an estimated cost-per-vote-gained of $66,124  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 22 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * ADP statement on IRC's passage of draft Congressional map giving Republicans a 6-3 partisan advantage. "As the Arizona GOP has become a proving ground for far-right extremist politicians, Independent Redistricting Commission Chair Erika Neuberg has delivered them the gift of the most imbalanced, gerrymandered congressional map that Arizona has seen in a generation. Democratic Commissioners Shereen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement: * * * At an event for Republican youth leaders, Marjorie Taylor Greene used an offensive slur to refer to members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. In response, DNC AAPI Caucus Chair Bel Leong-Hong released the following statement. "Each and every day, AAPI people across the country walk out of their homes in fear of people like Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, fear of getting acc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2021: In 2021, Senate campaigns have been dominated by "nasty" GOP primaries, candidates trading "brutal" attacks, and sparring over "fealty" to Trump - setting the stage for "long, contentious and expensive" primary battles that will leave their candidates "bloodied and cash-poor" heading into the general election. And in Wisconsin and Florida, weak Republican incumbents have face  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 22 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairman Mike Schmuhl: * * * The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today issued the following statement by Mike Schmuhl, Chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party, in response to President Joe Biden's updated guidance and fight against the COVID-19 pandemic ahead of the Christmas holiday. "Indiana Republicans' extreme agenda has ma  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 21 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized the Indiana Republican Party's partisan strategy to discredit the COVID-19 vaccine just as Indiana has become the most dangerous state in the nation during the pandemic. The INGOP statehouse supermajority furthered their plans last week to shove through House B  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 19, 2021: * * * U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced that he will not be voting to advance the Build Back Better framework in the U.S. Senate. "Many provisions in the Build Back Better framework are critical for the long-term health, safety, and security of our families and our communities. These provisions -- including   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Dec. 20, 2021, by Press Secretary Jen Psaki: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hi everyone. Happy Monday. Q: Happy, happy. MS. PSAKI: Happy, happy. Okay. One note for all of you at the top. President Biden has nominated and the Senate has confirmed the most diverse class of federal judges in history at a rate not seen since President Reagan. As you may have seen Friday night and Saturday morning, the Senate confirm  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 22 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Josh Kaul is closing out 2021 with a pile of eyebrow-raising headlines. After Kaul spent his 2018 campaign criticizing Brad Schimel for the performance of the DOJ crime lab, Kaul's own crime lab has been less efficient despite taking on fewer cases. However, as usual, Josh Kaul deflected blame and even suggested to WisPolitics that his failures were not his fault. It's not the first time Kaul has struggled  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 20 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2021: * * * Empower Wisconsin reported that Milwaukee County residents have filed an official complaint asking for the removal of Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm, who admitted that his office's bail recommendation for Darrell Brooks was "inappropriately low." While calls for Chisholm's ouster have mounted, Tony Evers has refused to let Wisconsinites know where he stands on   more