WASHINGTON, May 15 -- EMILY's List issued the following statement: Yesterday, Alabama Senate Republicans approved a measure to outlaw almost all abortions in the state, setting up a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade. In response, Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, released the following statement: "Republicans in Alabama just passed a near-total ban on abortion, joining Republicans in other states trying to do the same thing and the Republicans in the Senate who confirmed Supreme Cou  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- EMILY's List issued the following statement: Yesterday, Alabama Senate Republicans approved a measure to outlaw almost all abortions in the state, setting up a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade. In response, Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, released the following statement: "Republicans in Alabama just passed a near-total ban on abortion, joining Republicans in other states trying to do the same thing and the Republicans in the Senate who confirmed Supreme Cou  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Paul Rosenzweig, senior fellow at the R Street Institute, at a hearing entitled "Executive Privilege and Congressional Oversight": "My name is Paul Rosenzweig and I am a Senior Fellow at the R Street Institute.1 I am also the Principal and founder of a small consulting company, Red Branch Consulting, PLLC, which specializes in, among other things, cybersecurity policy and legal advice; and a Professorial Lectu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 6 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek as New Hampshire Democrats hold events across the state peddling their income tax legislation (S.B. 1) to Granite Staters: "New Hampshire Democrats are continuing their road show to push an income tax on Granite State families and workers. Senate Bill 1 is a deeply flawed piece of legislation that Dan Feltes rushed through the legislative process, but is currently play  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 7 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek as the New Hampshire Senate considers gun violence legislation (H.B. 696-FN): "As the State Senate hears House Bill 696, they need to be informed that it contains numerous assaults on our Constitutional rights. As written, HB 696 creates a new standard in New Hampshire that will allow third parties to petition the courts to take away a person's Second, Fourth, Fifth a  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 13 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following statement regarding President Trump's tweet and the GOP attacks against her: "The Holocaust was a horrific persecution of Jewish people and should be remembered as such, nothing short of that. While I conveyed these sentiments during Yahoo's Skullduggery's Podcast, it's shameful that right-wing extremists and GOP leadership, including President Trump, have twisted and misconstrued my words to spread falsehoods roo  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news: U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (KS-4) and actor Tim Daly appeared before a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange last Thursday afternoon to discuss the arts in this country and what role the federal government has in fostering creativity in communities nationwide. Estes serves as a member of the Honorary Host Committee for the Creative Coalition, while Daly serves as President of the organiza  more