WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: At a dinner this past Thursday in Austin, Texas, The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange honored six members of Congress with the 2022 Roosevelt Leadership Award, an honor that is presented in the spirit of America's 26th President and is intended to recognize leaders who today embody some of the same qualities and characteristics that Theodore Roosevelt displayed throughout his life and career.   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on May 11, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement laying out a path forward after Senate Republicans blocked the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) in a 49-51 vote. "Republicans think women should have fewer rights. They w  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New reporting from the New York Times is highlighting how the state of reproductive freedoms in Pennsylvania will come down to who is elected governor in November. While every leading Republican candidate in Pennsylvania's far-right gubernatorial primary is promising to ban abortion, Attorney General Josh Shapiro continues to be a fierce defender of reproductive rights. The reporting details how the high stake  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 12 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: In case you missed it, a Friday report from The New York Times noted how Brian Kemp continues to avoid answering questions on the future of abortion rights in Georgia. After his Trump-endorsed primary opponent, David Perdue, called on Kemp to hold a special session of the Georgia legislature to enact a total abortion ban, Kemp has remained silent and refuses to answer questions or rule out dangerous a  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Republicans continue to show just how blatantly out of touch they are with the American people. Republicans sold out their party to defeated former president Donald Trump and now they're pushing a dangerous MAGA agenda - and President Biden is making sure Americans know it. Donald Trump is the leader of today's Republican Party and President Biden is making it clear what's at stake this November: * Asso  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Wall-to-wall coverage in the Senate battlegrounds is highlighting how Democrats are joining with voters, doctors, local leaders and women's health care advocates to speak out against Republican Senate candidates' agenda criminalizing abortion and taking away a woman's right to make their own health care decisions. The Hill: Swing state Democratic parties hold coordinated 'day of action' on abo  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, May 12 (TNStalk) -- Northwood University issued the following news on May 11, 2022: Northwood University on Saturday celebrated its newest cohort of graduates during commencement ceremonies that included keynote presentations from former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Alan Jay Wildstein, a highly successful entrepreneur in the automotive industry. Wildstein spoke at the morning commencement ceremony held in Riepma Arena on Northwood's Midland campus. Wildstein i  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 11 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called out the Indiana Republican Party for its never ending corruption during their 18-year tenure of control of the state government. Yesterday, a new IndyStar report revealed Governor Eric Holcomb was aware megadonor Peter Lacy - the former Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) chief - had cre  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 13 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called out Indiana Republicans for failing to ease the burden of high gas prices for Hoosier families. During the 2022 legislative session, Indiana Democrats proposed suspending the state's gas tax which would save Hoosiers about $126 a month at the pump - but the Indiana G  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 14 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 13, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called out Indiana Republicans for failing to ease the burden of high gas prices for Hoosier families. During the 2022 legislative session, Indiana Democrats proposed suspending the state's gas tax which would save Hoosiers about $126 a month at the pump - but the Indiana G  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 14 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 13, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called out the Indiana Republican Party for using law enforcement as campaign photo-ops while actually voting to defund the police last year. Despite the rhetoric, the Indiana GOP - led by U.S. Senator Todd Young - voted "NO" on the American Rescue Plan and the $350 billion  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 12 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized every Republican member of Indiana's Congressional Delegation for voting against organized labor - again. The measure would have given their own staff the opportunity to join a union, and it came after an onslaught of news stories surfaced about staff abuse and mistreatment from  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 10 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 9, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized Jennifer-Ruth Green for claiming critical race theory (CRT) is being taught in Indiana's K-12 schools - despite the subject not being taught in schools at all. Green's lies occurred during a Fox News interview last week, and the Indiana Republican continued to pus  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 13 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized every Republican member of Indiana's Congressional Delegation for voting against organized labor - again. The measure would have given their own staff the opportunity to join a union, and it came after an onslaught of news stories surfaced about staff abuse and mistreatment from  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news releases: An in-depth investigation has recently confirmed what Democrats under President Joe Biden have been denying for months: pipes used to smoke crack and crystal meth are included in taxpayer-funded "safe smoking kits" and are being distributed in Boston, among other American cities. Per a Washington Free Beacon report: "In Boston's South End neighborhood, a man was seen injecting a needle into  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, a new Data for Progress and Courier Newsroom poll revealed what Democrats already knew to be true: the Republican plan to sunset Medicare and Social Security is deeply unpopular with voters, including the 2.3 million Michiganders who need Social Security and the 2.1 million Michiganders who rely on Medicare. While President Biden and Michigan Democrats are providing solutions to lower costs  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 12 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Instead of lowering costs for working people and families, the GOP Senate field is running on the Republican plan to raise taxes, sunset Medicare and Social Security, and strip away the right to reproductive freedom. Less than one week out from the Republican U.S. Senate primary, catch up on their wrong for North Carolina agenda. * RAISE TAXES ON NC FAMILIES: Ted Budd and Mark Walker have express  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 10 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: For the second time in just a few weeks, Chris Sununu went after potential GOP Senate candidate Wendy Long, slamming her as someone who "nobody really knows" after he called her "a carpetbagger from New York" last month. Sununu was asked about Long's potential candidacy during an interview with WMUR's Adam Sexton and Sununu fired back saying, "I don't even know who she is. I don't think anyo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 12 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: For the second time in just a few weeks, Chris Sununu went after potential GOP Senate candidate Wendy Long, slamming her as someone who "nobody really knows" after he called her "a carpetbagger from New York" last month. Sununu was asked about Long's potential candidacy during an interview with WMUR's Adam Sexton and Sununu fired back saying, "I don't even know who she is. I don't think anyo  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 13 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: This weekend, the Republican Party of New Mexico sent out a note on Mother's Day, thanking moms for being the "foundation of our families." In their typical fashion, The New Mexico GOP claims that they care about New Mexican parents and mothers, but their lies are undermined when they continue to underfund our schools, vote against teacher raises, and ignore early childhood education. If the New M  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: The closer we get to the midterm elections, the more Hispanic voters are fleeing the Democrat Party. This time it's thanks to the "nightmare Issue" of inflation created by Joe Biden and the Democrats. Senate Democrats like Mark Kelly, Catherine Cortez Masto, Raphael Warnock, Maggie Hassan, and Michael Bennet can point fingers on who to blame, but the reality is that they are responsible for the  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 12 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nebraska Democratic voters who cast ballots in Tuesday's primary sent a strong slate of candidates on to the Nov. 8 general election. Voters in CD1 also have a Special Election between Sen. Flood and Sen. Pansing Brooks on June 28. "The Republicans are deeply divided headed into the general election after months of negative campaigning and ripping each other apart. The Democratic candidates remain foc  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 13 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), announced today that it will host a live multi-market telecast of a debate between the candidates for the Republican Party's nomination for Governor of Illinois. "YOUR LOCAL ELECTION HEADQUARTERS: ILLINOIS GOP PRIMARY GOVERNOR DEBATE" will take place on Tuesday, May 24 at  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * DNC Chair Jaime Harrison issued the following statement following the vote on the Women's Health Protection Act in the U.S. Senate: "Make no mistake: reproductive rights will be on the ballot in November. The Republican Party's extremism knows no bounds. They've made clear a federal ban on abortion is on the table should they take power. And across the country, Republican state leg  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 12 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: In the lead up to the GOP Senate primary, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party is continuing our "Damaged Goods" series. Each day leading up to the primary, we'll be highlighting a different example of how the GOP Senate candidates have damaged each other during their "chaotic," "free-for-all" intra-party fight. Today's issue: Social Security and Medicare Pennsylvania's GOP primary is not only the na  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 14 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: In the lead up to the GOP Senate primary, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party is continuing our "Damaged Goods" series. Each day leading up to the primary, we'll be highlighting a different example of how the GOP Senate candidates have damaged each other during their "chaotic," "free-for-all" intra-party fight. Today's issue: China Pennsylvania's GOP primary is not only the nastiest and most expensi  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 13 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: In the lead up to the GOP Senate primary, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party is continuing our "Damaged Goods" series. Each day leading up to the primary, we'll be highlighting a different example of how the GOP Senate candidates have damaged each other during their "chaotic," "free-for-all" intra-party fight. Today's issue: Raising taxes on the middle class Pennsylvania's GOP primary is not only t  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 11 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: While Attorney General Josh Shapiro has vowed to defend Pennsylvanians' rights and ensure they have the freedom to raise a family on their own terms, the Republican Party is obsessed with taking away Pennsylvanians' rights. The leading GOP candidates for Governor are all calling for outlawing abortion and making it more difficult for Pennsylvanians to vote. Every leading candidate in the "Trump Pri  more

POTOMAC, Maryland, May 11 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on May 10, 2022, at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hey, thank you very much. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Well, I think now is the time I should probably leave. (Laughter.) You're all very gracious. Thank you. Thank you very much. You know, I was -- I came in and I saw two really important people I shook hands with. Because everybody knows I like kids bette  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 12 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on May 11, 2022, at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you, Gov. Gov, you've been a great friend and a great partner on COVID, the economy, and so much more. And like most everybody in this room who is involved in public life, I remember them that was there first. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You made a big difference in my being able to stand her  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on May 10, 2022, on the economy: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Today I'd like to talk about two potential paths forward to address the number-one challenge facing families today: inflation. This will not be my only speech on inflation, I'm sure. But when you look at the economy today, it's clear that we've made enormous strides. And our plans and our policies have produced the strongest job creation economy in modern ti  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 11 (TNStalk) -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following statement Chairman Rich Anderson: * * * "The ongoing demonstrations outside the homes of Supreme Court Justices are an abhorrent and vile affront to the processes of the highest court. Intimidation of the Justices and the threat of violence against them and their families has no place in our Commonwealth or our country. Targeting the home of a Justice is wrong, and these protestors should be ashamed o  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: The Ripon Society held a luncheon discussion this past Monday afternoon with Nate Hodson, the Republican Staff Director for the Committee on Energy & Commerce, who talked not only about the agenda before the E&C Committee, but the agenda on Capitol Hill for the remainder of this year. Hodson is a veteran Congressional aide having served in a number of roles for senior members of both the House and the Senate. He worked   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: At a dinner this past Thursday in Austin, Texas, The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange honored six members of Congress with the 2022 Roosevelt Leadership Award, an honor that is presented in the spirit of America's 26th President and is intended to recognize leaders who today embody some of the same qualities and characteristics that Theodore Roosevelt displayed throughout his life and career.   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: Nearly six months after the enactment of legislation to rebuild and invest in America's aging infrastructure, The Ripon Society held a breakfast discussion yesterday morning with two leaders in Congress who are working to make sure the bill is being implemented in a way that does the most good and gives taxpayers the biggest bang for their buck. The leaders were Rodney Davis and Garret Graves. Davis represents the 13th   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on May 9, 2022: Madam President, Republicans continue to be totally shocked by the leak of a draft Supreme Court decision. But what is truly shocking is the fact that we have a radical, rightwing majority now on our Supreme Court, thanks to three Trump Justices who are poised to take away a constitutional right that women in this country have relied upon fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on May 11, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) today voted to advance the Women's Health Protection Act, legislation to codify Roe v. Wade in federal law. After Republican Senators blocked the legislation from advancing, Senator Hirono released the following statement. "Today's vote on the Women's Health Protection Act was about who should control a woman's body--women, or the government. It is de  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined Fox News Sunday with Bret Baier to discuss the Supreme Court's draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, Republican attacks on LGTBQ kids, and student loan debt. On Republicans' focus on the leak instead of the substance of the SCOTUS decision, Murphy said: "Well, I don't like the way that this decision came out. But the outrage here should be about  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on May 10, 2022: Madam President, the recently leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization signals what many of us have feared would happen: At least five rightwing Supreme Court Justices seem poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and abolish the constitutional right of women to have an abortion. In my view, the U.S. Senate cannot and mus  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on May 11, 2022: * * * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statement on today's vote on the Women's Health Protection Act--legislation to codify the protections of Roe v. Wade into law and uphold a woman's constitutional right to abortion. The bill did not achieve the 60 votes necessary to advance in the Senate due to Republican obstruction. "Today, I cast my vote to protect acce  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 10 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 9, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) were joined today by Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.-11), and several local and state elected officials, as well as reproductive rights advocates and students for a rally in support of federal abortion rights. Attending the rally were students from Rutgers University, Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey, the   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following statement on May 11, 2022, after Senate Republicans unanimously voted against legislation to enshrine Roe vs. Wade into law: * * * "Today, Senate Republicans lined up in lockstep behind Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump to vote to rip away the Constitutional right to health freedom from American women across the nation. While Democrats are fighting to enshrine Roe v. Wade into law, Republicans remain fully comm  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 (TNSPol) -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce congratulates pro-business candidate Mike Flood on his win in the Republican primary in Nebraska's First Congressional District. "Senator Mike Flood has been a consistent leader and has a long record of delivering results for his constituents in the Nebraska legislature, and he will be an excellent addition to Congress," said U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Political Stra  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on May 10, 2022, by Press Secretary Jen Psaki: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. It's a little rowdy in here today. All right. Tomorrow, the President will visit a family farm in Kankakee, Illinois, with the Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, to discuss the impact of President Putin's invasion of Ukraine on the rise in food prices at home and abroad. He's going to talk about the support we need t  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on May 12, 2022, by Press Secretary Jen Psaki: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. All right. Just wanted to start with one topper for all of you. President Biden has directed the administration to work urgently to ensure that infant formula is safe and available for families across the country during the Abbott Nutrition voluntary recall. This has been -- this is work that's been underway for months. Today,  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 13 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: It's no surprise that the Party of Trump is pushing an agenda that would be an absolute disaster for Wisconsin. For reasons that Republican politicians cannot even explain themselves, the GOP agenda hinges on raising taxes on almost a third of Wisconsinites, sunsetting Social Security and Medicare, and stripping Americans of their access to abortion care. While leaders in the Republican Party, including the  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 11 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: While Tony Evers tries to pass off social engineering and big government programs as "health care," he's angering actual health care workers to the point of resignation. Yesterday, the Wisconsin State Journal reported on Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes' so-called "Health Equity Council." The group, which is primarily comprised of Democrat donors, is calling for government handouts and new taxpayer-funded offi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 9 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Early Sunday morning, the Madison office of pro-life group Wisconsin Family Action was vandalized and attacked by arson likely in response to the leaked draft of the U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Democrats in Wisconsin have been in lockstep with their national counterparts, hoping to use the leaked opinion to inflame their most radical voters. In fact, only three days ago, when  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 14 (TNStalk) -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Tony Evers has faced increased pressure and refused to answer questions on the decision by his Wisconsin Parole Board Chairman, John Tate, to parole a convicted murderer who who served less than 25 years of his 80-year sentence. This comes after Evers also dodged questions on whether he planned to fire John Chisholm and ultimately refused to hold him accountable. Following Tony Evers' delayed requ  more