MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 8 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Terry Lathan on the re-election kick-off by Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama: "Senator Doug Jones claims to be for 'One Alabama' but during his short tenure he's proven the only one he's listening to is himself. Time and again he keeps ignoring the will of the majority of Alabamians - who overwhelmingly support President Trump and the administration's agenda - by defiantly voting NO on the Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following news release: * * * - Nevertheless, Trump Considering New Tax Cuts for Wealthy Even Though Polling Compilation Shows TCJA Still Underwater with Public * * * The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the top legislative achievement of the Trump Administration and the GOP Congress, has failed to live up to the many promises by its proponents, according to a year-long compilation of articles and research data on the impacts of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A new report from the Courier-Journal details Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin's out-of-state trips on a state-owned plane. Bevin refused to disclose the reason for many of these trips. Bevin has a long history of self-dealing. He faces questions about a mansion he purchased at below-market value and gave one of his buddies a taxpayer-funded raise worth $215,000. Now Bevin was caught red-handed using the state-own  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: Commission meetings and hearings On September 10, the Commission met in executive session. The Commission voted to cancel the open meeting scheduled for September 12. Advisory Opinions Extensions of Time Advisory Opinion 2019-15 (NORPAC) On September 11, the requestor granted an extension of time for 30 days following the date that the Commission holds its first open meeting at which a quorum of at  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Governor Brian P. Kemp tapped sixty-six leaders to serve on the Complete Count Committee, an important task force that will ensure every resident of Georgia is counted in the 2020 U.S. Census. This state committee will be chaired by Rusty Haygood of the Department of Community Affairs and Anna Miller of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget. The Executive Order is available here. Two members   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, issued the following news release: House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) joined CNBC's Squawk Box and Fox News' America's Newsroom Monday morning to discuss the importance of Congress moving forward with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the continued fight for freedom in Hong Kong, and the success of the economy under President Trump with support from Congressional Republicans. Leader McCarthy   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: The state GOP says it has identified districts with strong potential for electing Republican lawmakers in 2020, and they have the data to prove it. "I am advising candidates to put the word 'Republican' in big letters on all campaign literature," said Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons. The survey of nearly 1,500 likely 2020 voters spread out across 25 House "battleground" districts   more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement Chairman Laura Cox on Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's decision to walk away from state budget negotiations: "Yet again Governor Whitmer has shown that it's her way or no highways. "Republicans have proposed a budget which will add millions in new road funding without raising taxes. "However, Gas Tax Gretchen is refusing to sign a budget that spends ANY money on roads because it means she won't get h  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 10 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek regarding the comments made by New Hampshire State Rep. Timothy Soucy in the Manchester Union Leader: "New Hampshire Democrats do not appreciate the value of New Hampshire's small businesses and regard them only as another revenue source to fund their ever-expanding special interest programs. As stated in today's Union Leader, Democrats had no idea what they were do  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The National Association of Home Builders issued the following news release: Four out of five American households believe the nation is suffering a housing affordability crisis and at least 75 percent report this is a problem at the state and local level as well, according to a new nationwide survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). "Housing affordability is near a 10-year low and this poll confirms the challenge  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 13 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: The setting for the Democratic National Committee's next presidential debate -- Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, a Franklin County suburb that has trended blue over the past six years -- highlights once again how suburban voters will play a major role in the 2020 election, both in the Buckeye State and across the country. "What we've seen in the suburbs of Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland and other cities  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 12 -- One Wisconsin Now, a liberal issue advocacy organization that focuses on advancing progressive leadership and values, issued the following news release: * * * - More Fallout From Wisconsin Republicans' Post 2018 Election Loss Tantrum as Billions At Stake in Opioid Lawsuits * * * When Republicans on the legislature's Joint Committee on Finance hired a lawyer/lobbyist to represent them, critics noted the sleazy deal was rife with possibilities for conflicts of i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- President Trump issued the following remarks before the Marine One departure: THE PRESIDENT: So, the stock market is up again, and we're very close to a new high. It would be over 100 times, I believe. You'll check it. But many, many times, we set the record. So we're very honored by that. We're having a tremendous couple of weeks. A lot of good things are happening. I got a call from heads of China. The call was directed to my people, actually. And they asked whether o  more

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * - Once again USDA Secretary Perdue's method of distribution of the Market Facilitation Program has caused concern * * * Today in a letter to Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue, Rep. Ron Kind asked for Secretary Perdue to explain how over $2 million in trade aid went to some of the President's closest political agricultural advisors from his presidential campaign, while   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 13 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news: Texas Governor Greg Abbott assembled a Domestic Terrorism Task Force following the horrific mass shooting in El Paso. That task force consists of elected officials, law enforcement, 2nd Amendment advocates, educators, and more. Today, the Governor released a series of firearms policy recommendations for the Texas Legislature for the 2021 Legislative Session. Republican Party of Texas Chairman James Dickey comme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined NPR's Morning Edition to discuss what Congress and the Trump Administration should do to address gun violence. "I think there is a lot we could and should do on background checks, on taking weapons of war off the streets of the United States, in dealing with mental health, on improving the tools that communities and  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 10 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * - DPW unveils ToxicTomTiffany.com microsite and digital ad buy to highlight Tiffany's record * * * Today, as Republican Sen. Tom Tiffany announced his campaign to succeed Rep. Sean Duffy ahead of the anticipated special election for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin unveiled its new website, ToxicTomTiffany.com, and an accompanying digital ad campaign intend  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 12 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Yesterday, it was reported that Wisconsin has already seen 8,142 layoffs since Governor Evers took office in January. This puts Wisconsin on pace to record nearly 12,000 mass layoffs in the first year of the Evers administration, which would be the highest number of such job losses over the past decade. As Empower Wisconsin reports, the policies and regulations being pushed by Gov. Evers' administration ar  more