INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 11 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today highlighted what will be the two competing visions for the 2022 state and federal elections: Indiana Democrats' economic agenda vs. Indiana GOP's culture wars. The 2022 legislative session cemented the Indiana Republican Party as the Culture War Party - willing to set a  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 12 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl released the following statement following the passage of Constitutional Carry in Alabama. "The Alabama Republican Party is committed to defending people's conditional rights. Supporting the Second Amendment is an important part of our Party's platform, and we have long been advocates for Constitutional Carry. No Alabamian should be charged a fee for   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, issued the following news: Arnold & Porter continued its string of victories for the citizens of North Carolina when the US Supreme Court refused to stay the North Carolina Supreme Court's decision striking down the state's gerrymandered congressional map under the state constitution. "North Carolina voters will now be able to vote in free and fair congressional elections this year," partner Stanton Jones told The New York Times. On Februa  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 5 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement on March 4, 2022: * * * A new report from the Department of Labor detailed that the U.S. economy under President Biden's leadership added 678,000 jobs in February, the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.8%, and wages have grown 5.1% compared to February 2021. Following today's booming jobs report, Scott Hogan, Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia, released the following statement. "As w  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on March 11, 2022: As Mike Pompeo heads to Iowa today to speak on foreign policy at a fundraiser for the Republican Party of Iowa, DNC spokesperson Ryan Thomas released the following statement. "Mike Pompeo should be ashamed of himself for spending four years enabling Donald Trump as he appeased Vladimir Putin, who has now started an unprovoked war that is raising costs on Americans. No one should liste  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The Democratic National Committee launched a digital takeover of the Courier-Journal's homepage highlighting Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans' economic agenda of tax hikes, more expensive health care premiums, and ripping away protections for those with preexisting conditions. "Rick Scott, Ron Johnson, and Senate Republicans have made abundantly clear what a Republican majority would mean for Ame  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement: * * * DNC spokesperson Ammar Moussa released the following statement after a video surfaced showing North Carolina Republican Madison Cawthorn attacking Ukrainian President Zelenskyy as "a thug." "It's only natural that a Republican Party led by Donald Trump, who regularly praises Vladimir Putin as a 'genius' and 'savvy' as he launches an unprovoked and unjustified war on the Ukrainian people, would evol  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following joint news release with three organizations: The Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and the Arizona Democratic Party filed a motion to intervene in the Arizona Republican Party's legal action seeking to end early and absentee voting in Arizona - the dominant form of voting in the state. From Sam Cornale, DNC Executive Director  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As innocent Ukrainains endure Russia's indiscriminate bombs and missiles, Donald Trump, the leader of the Republican Party, still can't bring himself to condemn Vladimir Putin. After spending four years cozying up to Putin, the defeated former president STILL stands shoulder to shoulder with his favorite dictator. Last night, Donald Trump refused multiple times to condemn Putin or say whether he agreed  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on March 7, 2022: The Republican Party is uniting behind Florida Senator and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Rick Scott's plan to raise taxes on over half of Americans - an incredible reminder of what the Republican Party's agenda is. And now, to pile on, Republican Senator Ron Johnson confirmed today that Republicans still want to leave millions more Americans without health care and force  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following joint news release with three organizations: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the Democratic National Committee and the Arizona Democratic Party filed a motion to intervene in the Arizona Republican Party's legal action seeking to end early and absentee voting in Arizona - the dominant form of voting in the state From Christie Roberts, DSCC Exe  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 12 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news on March 11, 2022: If you look at the topline numbers, President Biden's American Rescue Plan has been an unqualified success. Since it was signed into law one year ago today, the law has made real progress for people across the country: unemployment claims are down 70%, child poverty is at the lowest rate ever recorded, home foreclosures are at just one-third of pre-pandemic levels, and the number of peopl  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 10 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following statement: * * * Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried, an independently elected member of the Florida Cabinet, released the following statement after the Florida Legislature passed SB 524, which makes it harder for Floridians to vote. "Governor DeSantis and Republicans in the Florida Legislature are infringing on our fundamental right to vote. "  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 9 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today released the following backgrounder to illustrate President Joe Biden and Indiana Democrats' plan to solve high gas prices and help the nation achieve energy independence. This plan includes continuing record-level production of oil and natural gas, investing in renewable  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 8 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 7, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called out Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen and Oath Keeper Scott Baldwin for taking credit for infrastructure projects for the City of Noblesville - projects paid for by President Joe Biden's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Thanks to Democrats, Noblesville received  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: This morning, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, received a commitment from the nominee to be Inspector General in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Krista Boyd, that if confirmed she would work with members on both sides of  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 9 (TNSRep) -- The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation issued the following news release: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Gallup released a new report today that finds Americans attitudes go beyond partisanship when it comes to internet regulation and free expression online, issues at the core of today's debates on the future of democracy, elections and the pandemic. The research finds that many Americans' views are shaped not only by party but by their at  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 10 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Yesterday, after Governor Janet Mills officially launched her re-election campaign, the Maine GOP and Paul LePage's campaign doubled down on the only strategy they know: blatantly lying about Governor Mills' record. Here are some of the most egregious lies from yesterday: GAS TAX LIES: Governor Mills does not support raising the gas tax. The false claim used by Paul LePage yesterday at a press conference  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * The following is a statement from Kent County Democratic Party Chair Bill Saxton after news reports of Robert Regan's insensitive and vile comments. "Our friends and our neighbors across the 74th state House District deserve better than a man who jokes about rape, who has long disparaged women and who regularly promotes vile antisemitic rhetoric. "The Republican Party must stand up to Robert Reg  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Michigan Democratic Party is calling on state Republicans to condemn a GOP state House candidate who used a rape analogy to make his case for overturning the 2020 election. "You know, having three daughters and I tell my daughters: Well, if rape is inevitable, you should just lay back and enjoy it," Robert Regan said during a livestream with the group Coalition to Rescue Michigan. "We do want to  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on March 10, 2022: Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the signing of the American Rescue Plan. Ted Budd, Pat McCrory, and Mark Walker have all made their opposition clear and will have to explain to voters this year why they would have voted against legislation that lowered costs for working families in North Carolina, while their party leaders introduce plans to raise taxes and hike healt  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 8 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement on March 7, 2022: * * * NCGOP Chairman Michael Whatley released the following statement in response to today's order by the U.S. Supreme Court on the NC congressional map. "We are disappointed that the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal filed by the NC Legislature citing electoral time constraints. As four of the Justices point out: the NC Courts have taken it upon themselves to   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 12 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * Representative Tony Labranche (Hillsborough-22) abandoned the New Hampshire Democrat Party to become a registered Independent. Representative Labranche cited "undemocratic" behavior and lack of support from NHDP Chair Raymond Buckley as reasoning for leaving the Democratic Party. Key takeaways from Rep. Labranche's statement: "The Democratic party...is the least Democratic Institution  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on March 10, 2022, at the Democratic National Committee's Winter Meeting: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Great to see you all. AUDIENCE: Joe! Joe! Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Please, sit down. Thank you so much. Jaime just gave my speech, so thank you. (Laughter.) Thank you, Jaime, for that introduction and for all you've done for the party. And thank   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 8 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following agency statement: * * * Republican Party of Virginia Statement in Support of Susan Swecker. The Republican Party of Virginia is proud to announce its support for Susan Swecker for re-election as Chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Virginia. Under Ms. Swecker's watch, Republicans scored historic victories over her party in last November's elections. But, as Ms. Swecker says, "there is important work still t  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 10, 2022: Mr. President, I am here for a rather different reason. It is to call on this Chamber yet again to wake up to the urgent threat of climate change. I wish I was done with these "Time to Wake Up" speeches. Frankly, I wish I had never had to deliver a single one. I wish Congress had dealt with this threat--for instance, back whe  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 11 (TNSRep) -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news release: According to the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) The Year in Hate & Extremism 2021 report released today: hate and antigovernment extremism have gone mainstream, infecting the national and political dialogue. The new report identified 733 hate and 488 anti-government groups actively operating across the United States - a decrease from the 838 hate groups and 566 anti-government grou  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 12 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * 191 days after SB 8 became law in Texas, the Republican-led Texas Supreme Court ruled that private citizens can continue to take legal action against those seeking abortion care within state lines. At present, most Texans seeking abortion have no choice but to travel hundreds - if not thousands - of miles out of state to exercise their well-established right to an abortion. Texas Democratic Party Co-Ex  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 12 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 11, 2022: * * * For the past year, Democrats' American Rescue Plan has been delivering much-needed pandemic relief to fund schools, businesses, and local governments in every district across the state. These funds, provided by President Biden and Democrats in Congress, have been credited with "saving" communities from this pandemic. Thanks to Governor Evers, ARP funds have been helping Wisco  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 9 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: The Republican Party is continuing their brazen attacks against working families, with their new platform to "raise taxes on as much as half of the country," including Wisconsin seniors. According to new data released yesterday from a non-partisan firm, the Republicans' economic agenda - which they have promised to pass if successful in this year's midterm elections - would raise taxes on 32 percent of Wisc  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 11 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: Ahead of tomorrow's one-year anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, new data shows that over 212,000 Wisconsinites are now seeing reduced health care costs because of the ARP's affordability measures. Across the state, Wisconsinites are celebrating Democrats delivering this critical relief, and questioning why every single Republican member of Wisconsin's congressiona  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 12 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on March 11, 2022: On the one year anniversary of President Biden signing Democrats' American Rescue Plan into law, state Senator LaTonya Johnson, Assistant Minority Leader Representative Kalan Haywood, and owner of Bounce Milwaukee Becky Cooper celebrated the ways the ARP has delivered for their communities. Speakers highlighted how Democrats are working to lower costs for working families, while the Repu  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 10 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news on March 9, 2022: While Democrats celebrate Tony Evers' fallback maps that misapply the Voting Rights Act and have received criticism by members of his own party, Republicans are fighting back. This week, Republicans appealed Evers' political maps to the U.S. Supreme Court. Evers' maps dilute minority votes, hurt communities of interest, and actually reduce the number of competitive legislative districts.   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 9 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: On the heels of Ron Johnson's claim that if the GOP takes back control of government they should prioritize repealing the Affordable Care Act, Wisconsinites who rely on the ACA called out Senator Ron Johnson for doubling down on his self-serving agenda to rip away key protections from Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions and increase health care costs. Speakers noted Johnson's long history of attacki  more