NEW YORK, Oct. 3 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release: * * * - Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Contributing to the Ad, Which Will Run in Richmond Media Market As Part of $140,000 TV Ad Buy - Contribution is Part of Everytown for Gun Safety's $2.5 Million Effort to Elect a Gun Sense Majority in Virginia's General Assembly * * * Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced that it is contributing $50,000 to Debra Rodman's campaign for Virginia's 12th Sen  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 1 -- The House Administration Committee issued the following testimony by Arizona State Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita at a field hearing entitled "Voting Rights and Elections Administration in Arizona": "Thank you for the invitation and opportunity to address this committee regarding voting rights and election administration in Arizona. "During my nine years as an Arizona State legislator for District 23 I have been actively engaged in improving Arizona's election laws. I ev  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 30 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Jim Lyons on hearing at the State House regarding supervised drug injection sites: "This proposed solution to heroin addiction sends the absolute wrong message to everyone that has been fighting this epidemic. "Instead of waving the white flag we should increase penalties to the heartless criminals who are killing our kids, we should provide more funding for our police and law enfor  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 2 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement: The following statement is from Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox regarding Governor Whitmer's $375 million in road funding cuts from the 2019-20 state budget. In addition, Whitmer used her line-item veto power to cut 147 items from the budget. It's even been reported that Whitmer was so zealous with her line-item veto that she accidently cut funding from both the school aid and Health and Hu  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Today the Michigan Republican Party lunched a new web video "Pure Partisan" in response to Governor Gretchen Whitmer's reckless use of her line item veto power. Amongst the 147 items vetoed by the Governor was an additional $375 million specifically targeted for road and bridge repairs. In addition, Whitmer made cuts to funding to Public Charter Schools, Rural Hospitals, Prisons, Law Enforcement, and funding  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 2 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following news release: Monroe County Commissioner Henry "Lum" Childs recently requested to change his party affiliation from Democrat to the Republican Party. Mr. Childs has served as Monroe County Commissioner, District 1, since 2008. Commissioner Childs spoke with the Republican county party officials and shared, "Things have changed so much in the Democrat Party in the last few years and I felt that it was time for me t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- President Trump issued the following remarks at the Young Black Leadership Summit: THE PRESIDENT: Boy, oh boy. This is a group. So -- (applause). So, I've been doing this for a long time. That is the loudest I've ever heard anything in this room. (Applause.) You just broke the record. Unbelievable. Well, I want to thank you all. And I have a lot of friends, but -- (applause) -- and this is a place. 1799 it was built. 1799. Started off with number six -- John Adams, Presid  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- President Trump issued the following remarks before the Marine One departure: THE PRESIDENT: So, the unemployment numbers just came out, and they're the best numbers we've had in over 50 years. The unemployment number is down to 3.5 percent. So that goes way, way back. We haven't had numbers like this in a long time. Wages are up by almost 3 percent. That's a fantastic increase for everybody out there working. We're very happy about those numbers. The stock market is subst  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Trump's executive order on Medicare: "As expected, this executive order does little to help the majority of Medicare beneficiaries. "Republicans do not want to protect Medicare - President Trump's latest budget proposal slashes the program by $575 billion, and congressional members of the GOP regularly call for cuts to t  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 30 -- The South Dakota Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Dan Lederman on the announcement that ex-Democrat State Legislator Dan Ahlers is running for the Senate: "Former Democrat State Legislator Dan Ahlers has thrown his hat in the ring to run for office, again. In the Congressional race, Democrats already have two candidates running who lost state legislative races in 2018. Ahlers adds yet a third candidate to the Democrats' statewide sla  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: This week, John Cornyn was absolutely skewered for his complicit nature and his status as Trump's "biggest ally." Whether it's parroting Trump talking points on the Ukraine Scandal or sending out fundraising emails calling himself "Trump's biggest ally," Texans everywhere are noticing. Cornyn consistently chooses Trump over Texas. For Partial Coverage of Cornyn's No Good, Very Bad Week, see below: Dallas  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 3 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Today, Ivanka Trump showed up in Dallas to host a "business roundtable." What she failed to mention is the trail of the Trump Administration's broken promises and the devastating effects on the economy that he's left in the state of Texas and the Dallas/Fort Worth area in particular. Two years ago, Donald Trump, Cornyn, and the Republican Party introduced their tax scam that gave giant corporations a perma  more

CLARENDON, Texas, Sept. 30 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news: U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry served the people of Congressional District 13 ably and with great commitment. First elected in 1994, he defeated Democrat Bill Sarpalius. He was the first Texan from either party to become Chair of the House Armed Forces Committee where he fought hard for our men and women in uniform. He currently serves as the Dean of the Texas Republican Delegation. His experience and pr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 2 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * - CMAS Report Analyzes Six Myths About a Crucial Voting Bloc * * * Texas will be a battleground in 2020 as both political parties try to win over the large and growing Latino voting block - Democrats hope to increase their margins of support and Republicans hope to reinforce their foundation among conservative Latino voters. A new report from the Center for Mexican American St  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 1 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Vermont Democratic Party, during the 2019 reorganization process, has organized over 180 town/cities across all 14 counties in the state. The VDP has organized approximately 125 more town caucuses than the Vermont Progressive Party and nearly 100 more than the Vermont Republican Party. "We have put together a strong organizing program, harnessing Democratic enthusiasm ahead of the 2020 election c  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: With just over a month to go until November 5, the Republican majority in the General Assembly is in serious trouble. Republicans across the Commonwealth are being consistently out-raised and out-worked by their Democratic opponents. As their ship is sinking, a few Republicans are candidly admitting that their state party organization is a complete mess. This week Senators Bryce Reeves and Amanda Cha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on Friday released their request to the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility to investigate former Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division John Gore for possible ethics violations. Documents obtained by the senators through a watchdog group's Freedom of Information Act request show Go  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Former Civil Rights Division Head John Gore appears to have violated Department ethics rules, documents show. Gore's credibility is already under scrutiny for promoting a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. * * * Today, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released their request to the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility to inves  more