WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) delivered an impassioned speech on the House floor in favor of the CHIPS and Science Act that will make historic investments in domestic semiconductor production to rebuild our nation's manufacturing base, create thousands of good-paying jobs, strengthen our national security, and position Ohio to lead the industries of the future. "This is an unbelievable bill," Ryan said. "This is the  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), and AAPI Data released their bi-annual report measuring Asian American sentiment and attitudes on the issues top of mind in the lead-up to the 2022 midterm elections. The survey revealed many insights into one of the fastest-growing racial groups in the United States, including their voting plans f  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: All across the Commonwealth, Pennsylvanians are calling out Doug Mastriano for his dangerous extremism and warning their neighbors about the threat he poses to Pennsylvania. Even members of Mastriano's own party, from voters to elected officials, agree that his radical and far-right agenda is too extreme for Pennsylvania, which is why they're "fleeing" Mastriano and instead supporting Attorney General Josh Sh  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: After a group of lawmakers aligned with Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey moved to censure GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger for his actions on the House January 6th Committee, Bailey yesterday broke his silence, saying: "I don't agree with anything that Adam Kinzinger stands for." This isn't the first time Bailey has attacked Rep. Kinzinger in a desperate attempt to align himself with the most extreme me  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Last night, the Republican candidates for Wisconsin governor took their extremism and infighting to new heights in a televised debate with just two weeks to go until the primary, doubling down on their dangerous conspiracy theories and out-of-touch policies. "As Tim Michels, Rebecca Kleefisch, and Tim Ramthun tear each other apart in a brutal battle for Trump's far-right base, all three GOP candidates have e  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: 187 House Republicans just voted to hold American jobs hostage and side with China because they are opposed to lowering prescription drug costs. Let's be clear: By opposing the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, a majority of House Republicans chose China and Big Pharma over the American people. These 187 MAGA Republicans joined 32 of their Senate colleagues in opposing a popular, bipartisan bill that is  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: We're knocking out three birds with one stone as today's MAGA Hot Mic honors fall on Wisconsin's GOP gubernatorial candidates. In a messy primary race for governor of Wisconsin, Republican candidates are in a race to the right to show off their abortion extremism. All three GOP candidates running for governor in Wisconsin support an abortion ban with NO exceptions for rape or incest. P  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Next weekend, extreme MAGA Republicans will gather in Dallas, Texas for the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Standing alongside Donald Trump and Ted Cruz will be the extreme, far-right Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Viktor Orban is known for homophobic, racist, and anti-immigrant comments. The extreme MAGA GOP praises him and embraces his harmful ideologies. Associated Press: "O  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: This afternoon, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined Chris Jansing on MSNBC to discuss the House vote on the CHIPS and Science Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, as well as Republicans' opposition to legislation to address inflation. Below are excerpts from his interview. On the Inflation Reduction Act "I'm glad they got to an agreement. ...it's a very construct  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 30 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on July 29, 2022: Yesterday, the North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) kicked off its "Too Extreme GOP" Tour in Greenville slamming Ted Budd, Sandy Smith and the North Carolina Republican Party for their extreme agenda. Under Republicans' extreme plan, over four million North Carolinians' Social Security and Medicare benefits could be put at risk. Tax hikes for nearly 40 percent of North Carolini  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 28 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 27, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today issued a flip-flop advisory ahead of the second reading of Senate Bill 1 in the Indiana Senate. Extremist organizations like Right to Life have demanded the Senate GOP pass its "national model" that would ban all forms of abortion except for saving the life of the mother.  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 26 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 25, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today laughed at Indiana GOP Chairman Kyle Hupfer's F-rated attempt to attack Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of her visit to the Hoosier State. Harris will join Democrats in the effort to stop the Indiana GOP's extremist agenda that would force mothers and children to give   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 26 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 25, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized State Senator Sue Glick and the Indiana Republican Party for championing a bill that is likely to cause a "Sequel to Religious Freedom Restoration Act" (RFRA). Much like its predecessor - which caused a $250 million economic panic and made Indiana a national em  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 30 -- 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 issued a flip-flop advisory ahead of the second reading of Senate Bill 1 in the Indiana Senate. Extremist organizations like Right to Life have demanded the Senate GOP pass its "national model" that would ban all forms of abortion except for saving the life of the mother. Should they intr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 27 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news releases: Responding to a leftist campaign of harassment targeting volunteer referendum signature collectors and potential signers, Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons on Monday filed a tandem of lawsuits against Attorney General Maura Healey and other elected Democrats. The lawsuits filed in federal and state court note that Healey has "taken no action at all" after Lyons and other Rep  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 28 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news releases: A federal lawsuit and injunction filed by Republican Congressional candidate Dean Tran claims that Attorney General Maura Healey was motivated by partisan politics when she used her office to file charges against the former Fitchburg state senator. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, questions the timing of Healey's July 1 press release announcing the charges, which weren't filed until July 11 an  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, July 30 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news releases: Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons on Friday released a series of updated signature totals and encouraged all citizens to join in on referendum efforts, stressing that "even the smallest amounts will make a difference in the end." Lyons said the effort is to let voters decide if illegal immigrants should have driver's licenses. The grassroots effort requires more than 40,000  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, July 26 (TNSres) -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than 1 million mothers and their families, issued the following news release on July 25, 2022: Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), AAPI Data, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC released their bi-annual report measuring Asian American sentiment and attitudes on the issues top of mind in the lead-up to the 2022 midterm elections, thanks to the support of MomsRising and  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 28 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: A slew of brutal new reports show Ohio Republicans are wondering where J.D. Vance is and hammering him for his terrible fundraising. Nearly three months into the general election, Ohio Republicans are still "waiting for Vance to show up," and frustrated that "he's not campaigning hard enough." One GOP source told Daily Beast that "When the fundraising numbers came out, it's full-on panic now." Ron Verb, a conserva  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 27 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: The silence from the OKGOP and our state's Republican leaders is deafening regarding their hate-filled, bigoted candidates. It's almost as if the Republicans are afraid to stand up against one of their own bullies for fear of political retaliation and loss of voter support. Their inaction should clearly demonstrate their true character and alliance. "Oklahoma Republicans have a notorious and si  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: Veteran pollster Ed Goeas appeared before a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange on Tuesday, delivering remarks about the findings from the latest Georgetown University Battleground Civility Poll and the state of civility and respect in American political life. Goeas, who serves as the President & CEO of the Tarrance Group, began his remarks by looking at the dramatically  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday took to the U.S. Senate floor to call out Senate Republicans' continued efforts to block legislation that would protect women's reproductive freedoms in the wake of Dobbs. Murphy highlighted Republicans' success in blocking the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act and the Right to Contraception Act: "A few weeks ago, on this floor,   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with colleagues have introduced legislation that would codify the right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first recognized more than half a century ago in its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut. The introduction follows Justice Clarence Thomas' concurring opinion last month in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization -- overturning Roe v. Wade -- in which  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with colleagues have introduced legislation that would codify the right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first recognized more than half a century ago in its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut. The introduction follows Justice Clarence Thomas' concurring opinion last month in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization -- overturning Roe v. Wade -- in which he  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following transcript of her weekly news conference on July 29, 2022: * * * Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today in the Capitol Visitor Center. Below are the Speaker's remarks: Speaker Pelosi. Good morning, everyone. Here we are on a Friday morning. Such an action-packed week. We're very excited that yesterday we had a 60 vote margin in victory for the CHIPS bill. We had 100 percent voting from   more

NEW YORK, July 25 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following foreign news center briefing by Mark Hugo Lopez, director of race and ethnicity at the Pew Research Center, on Latino votes for midterm elections: * * * SUMMARY As the United States' Latino population expands, so does debate on how to reach Latino voters. Both major U.S. parties are reassessing strategies after 2020 surprises and in recognition of the diversity and complexity of this growing demographic. Briefer:  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 28 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on July 27, 2022: Following a speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (and speaker at next week's CPAC gathering in Dallas) that Orban's own aide called "pure Nazi text," the Texas Democratic Party asks. Are Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick, and other Texas Republicans really going to share a stage next week with this internationally-condemned racist? CNN reports that the CPAC Dallas speaker "was also denounced by   more

LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 29, 2022: State Senator Winnie Brinks (SD-29) and State Representative Carol Glanville (HD-84) gathered with West Michigan Democrats in Grand Rapids to launch the Michigan Democratic Party's "Too Extreme GOP" press tour and call out Republicans for pushing an ultra-MAGA agenda that would devastate Michigan communities. To mark nearly 100 days out from the November election, the two state lawma  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 29 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: It's no secret that Tony Evers wants to increase the size of state government. Over the past three years, Evers has proposed government-run health care, "equity officers" at state agencies, fossil fuel penalties, and $1 billion in tax hikes to pay for it all - but Evers' state government is dysfunctional as it is, and he isn't doing anything to fix it. For months, the state agency in charge of granting lic  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 27 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: As Wisconsin's workforce shortage persists, Tony Evers' Department of Safety and Professional Services is failing to grant licenses to Wisconsin workers. As one staffing agency notes, "most of our candidates started the application for licensure months ago, successfully passed exams and requirements but have not received their license or even been able to talk to anyone on the licensing board for an update  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 28 (TNStalk) -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement on July 27, 2022: * * * Following Alex Lasry's announcement that he plans to drop out of the Democrat primary for U.S. Senate, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Executive Director Mark Jefferson. "With the exit of New York trust fund baby Alex Lasry, the Democratic primary comes down to a pair of left wing extremists who lie about their resumes - one of   more