WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNStalk) -- Demand Justice issued the following statement on June 30, 2022: * * * In response to news that the Supreme Court has eviscerated the EPA's ability to deal with climate change, accepted a case about the so-called independent state legislature doctrine, and ended its term, Demand Justice Executive Director Brian Fallon issued the following statement. "With this blow to the EPA's authority, the Court has yet again rewarded big corporations and put Americans' lives  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 2 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today asked Governor Eric Holcomb to be honest about the real reason behind Columbus and South Central Indiana's bright economic future: the American Rescue Plan. Holcomb is expected to tout the next phase of the state's READI program in Columbus this morning. But here's the kic  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 2 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 1, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized the Indiana Republican Party for burdening Hoosiers with higher gas taxes and endangering their communities. Starting today, motorists will see a gas tax at the pump and a new state law allowing any person to carry a gun without a permit. A rise in crime and high  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 2 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: This week, North Carolina Democrats are calling out North Carolina Republicans' plans to escalate attacks on abortion rights after their decades-long war to overturn Roe v. Wade. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's disastrous decision, top Republicans, including U.S. Senate candidate and Congressman Ted Budd, are making clear that they'll try to go even further and work to restrict reproductive  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSpol) -- Priorities USA issued the following news release: Priorities USA announced an expansion of its digital voter re-engagement program with a new ad highlighting the threat of Republican-aligned extremist violence. The new ad, 'BodyCam,' emphasizes that extreme Republican candidates are supported by Donald Trump and will work to return him to power, threatening more extremist violence like the insurrection on January 6th. The ad will run on digital platforms in Ariz  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * Following news of the Supreme Court's decision to upend decades of precedent by overturning Roe v. Wade, U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement. "Today's decision is the direct result of Republican court-packing and a gift to the most extreme sect of the Republican party. "The vast majority of Americans support the right to choose, repr  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following statement on June 30, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary and Environment and Public Works committees, released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision today in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency. "With today's Supreme Court decision, six radical justices once again adopted the preferred policy position of the Republican Party, this time in o  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 28 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the No Tax Breaks for Radical Corporate Activism Act (S. 4131) in May. The bill would prohibit employers from deducting expenses related to their employees' abortion travel costs or so-called "gender affirming care" for young children of their employees. "Our tax code should be pro-family and promote a culture of life," Rubio said in a statement at the time. "In  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following Dear Colleague on June 25, 2022, on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade: * * * Dear Democratic Colleague, Yesterday, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it was guilty of a miscarriage of justice. It turned back the clock fifty years on freedom in America. I write this morning to share with you just one heartbreaking story, this one reported by the Associated Press. Andrea Prude  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following statement on June 30, 2022: * * * Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Supreme Court restricted the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to protect families from pollution by coal companies: "Today's ruling by radical, pro-pollution Justices on the Supreme Court strikes a severe blow to the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to do its fundamental duty: to protect the environment.  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 1 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following statement on June 29, 2022: * * * Gov. Tony Evers today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of Wisconsin's decision in Kaul v. Prehn. "Today, I remind the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Republican Party of this state that we do still live in a democracy, a very basic function of which is the peaceful and respectful transfer of power, even--and most especially--when you lose. "Since bec  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 2 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: On Mandela Barnes' campaign website, voters can read about Barnes' disdain for "big money" in politics and "corporate special interests [that] dump millions into Super PACs to influence our elections." On the same campaign website, Barnes also instructs Super PACs to share his talking points with "Democratic primary voters, especially those in the Milwaukee, Madison and the Green Bay media markets." SHOT:   more