ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 5 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Despite Governor Brian Kemp's appointment of Kelly Loeffler yesterday, rewarding her for her work as a "political mega-donor" by giving her a temporary Senate seat, Georgia Republicans' infighting appears to be far from over. And attacks are just getting started on Loeffler's attempts to buy her Senate seat outright using her personal wealth -- just like she did to get appointed in the first place. Even  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research issued the following news: Today, ACI, along with 75 organizations and activists, sent a letter to Congress opposing Medicare-for-All legislation that includes provisions for the government to set prescription prices. The letter is available online (https://www.theamericanconsumer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Price-Fixing-Letter-12_2.pdf). * * * December 1st, 2019 Dear Republican Members of the House and Sena  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The American Federation for Children issued the following statement: A RealClear Opinion Research survey of 2,014 registered voters shows that support for educational choice is strong, and that the vast majority of parents would prefer to send their child to a school other than their zoned public school. Statement from John Schilling, President of the American Federation of Children: "Once again, a new round of nationwide public polling in 2019 confirms that school choic  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 5 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: Today, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg continued his attacks on New Hampshire's voting laws. The NHGOP released the following statement: "Pete Buttigieg really doesn't get it," said New England College Student Jason Earnhardt. "It is far easier to vote in New Hampshire than it is to vote in Mayor Pete's home state of Indiana. While Mayor Pete can erroneously smear Governor Sununu, I know that Gov  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Common Cause issued the following statement by President Karen Hobert Flynn: "President Trump and his GOP apologists don't get to have their cake and eat it too. After months of doing everything in their power to obstruct any investigation of presidential misconduct - particularly related to President Trump's efforts to coerce and bribe the President of Ukraine to launch an investigation of his Democratic rival Joe Biden and his son - it is laughable that they are now tryi  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 6 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following statement by Executive Director Lauren Gepford: Today, voters elected new representation across the state of Missouri. The Missouri Democratic Party is proud of the work our candidates put in. By electing five new state representatives, including a seat last held by a Republican, Missouri voters have made it clear that Republicans have been put on notice. "Trish Gunby's win proves that progressive candidates   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 4 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairwoman Nikema Williams in response to the announcement that Kelly Loeffler will be appointed by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as a replacement for retiring Sen. Johnny Isackson, R-Georgia: "Today's appointment showcases exactly where Brian Kemp's and Georgia Republicans' priorities lie: with their own special interests, instead of the people of Georgia. After a reckless process where political games were pu  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 4 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Today Governor Brian P. Kemp announced his appointment of successful businesswoman Kelly Loeffler to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Senator Johnny Isakson, effective December 31, 2019. "From the farm to the New York Stock Exchange, Kelly Loeffler has lived the American Dream. I'm confident that she will work every single day to keep that same dream alive for our children, grandchildren  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news: Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to Texas State Agencies in which he gave them a deadline of December 1st to come up with a plan to limit regulations and cut fees on occupational-licensing rules. In the letter, the Governor requested that agencies remove licensing barriers for those with a criminal record "where appropriate." This request from Governor Abbott aligns with Republican Party of Texas Plank 24 which  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 6 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: In case you missed it, just like her Democrat partisan allies, Judge Jill Karofsky fired off a tweet storm supporting gun control following recent incidents in Wisconsin schools. Karofsky staked out her position on gun control before law enforcement revealed that the weapons used in both incidents weren't actually guns. While Karofsky claims that she would be an independent justice on Wisconsin's Supreme Co  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 4 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by State Sen. James Gray, R-Rochester, regarding New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu's Medicaid to Schools Executive Order: "This effort is about kids and not politics. It would appear that Senator Feltes would have preferred the entire Medicaid to Schools program in jeopardy by having the state take no action to comply with federal regulations. "The work that was announced today was the result of  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 1 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: NHGOP to release the "12 Taxes of Christmas" highlighting New Hampshire Democrats proposals to increase taxes and destroy the New Hampshire Advantage over the next 12 days. "New Hampshire Democrats have filed or retained a record number of terrible bills, and we are holding them accountable," said NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek. "From disastrous income taxes to taxing New Hampshire ski lift tickets  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4 -- The Pennsylvania Republican Party issued the following news release: Chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania, Lawrence Tabas, today announced the creation of a committee to address widely reported issues with Governor Wolf's new voting machines. "The Voting Machine Review Committee will examine incidents related to this past November's Election and any efforts taken to remedy problems with these voting machines," said Tabas. "The Committee will iden  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 3 -- President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued the following remarks before a bilateral meeting at Winfield House: PRESIDENT TRUMP: A question was asked just a little while ago about supporting the people protesting in Iran and are going through a very tough period. And we do support them totally and have supported them from the beginning. The question was asked: "Do we support them" -- I thought -- "financially?" And we haven't supported them. I d  more

HERTFORDSHIRE, England, Dec. 4 -- President Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte issued the following remarks before a bilateral meeting at The Grove: PRESIDENT TRUMP: We just met with the Prime Minister of Denmark. Had a great meeting and discussed a lot of things, including trade. And now we're meeting with a friend of mine -- a good friend of mine, the Prime Minister of Italy. And we have many things to discuss, including trade and military and all sorts of different things that   more

LONDON, England, Dec. 3 -- President Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg issued the following remarks after their meeting at the Winfield House: PRESIDENT TRUMP: It's a great honor to be with Secretary General Stoltenberg of NATO. This is our first meeting, meaning my first meeting of this trip. But we've met many times. I think he's doing a fantastic job. I'm a big fan. His contract was extended; I was very happy about that. But you really are -- you're doing a fantastic job. We  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Susan W. Brooks, R-Indiana, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Dec. 5, entitled "Recognizing John Ditslear": I rise today to recognize John Ditslear on his retirement from the Office of Mayor of Noblesville, Indiana. A well-respected public servant, Mayor Ditslear's career has been defined by his steadfast leadership of Noblesville. His many decades of public service in a number of different roles has greatly impacted th  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 6 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: It was a rough week for Governor Brian Kemp's hand-picked "mega-donor" appointee who had to face "mounting conservative criticism" on Day 1 and plans to "funnel $20 million of her own cash into the campaign" in a bid to buy the seat -- but that hasn't stopped conservative Republicans from considering running. Loeffler is less than a week into her temporary appointment and already conservative challenger  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons issued the following statement Thursday following Secretary of State William F. Galvin's politically-motivated attack on Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr and other Republicans: "Secretary Galvin sees himself as the self-appointed political kingmaker, and yesterday he predictably got himself involved in a naked partisan effort to dictate the outcome o  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 2 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Today, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel revealed that Supreme Court Candidate and social justice warrior Jill Karofsky gave the lightest sentence possible to a murderer convicted of brutally killing and hiding the remains of a 21-year-old man. Earlier this year, Daniel Lieske was found guilty of murdering Jesse Faber in cold blood by shooting him six times as he laid on the floor of Lieske's residence. Lieske  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 4 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Following the forced resignation yesterday of Republican State Representative Rick Miller, one underlying fact became abundantly clear: Due to racism, infighting, bribery, Texodous, and outright scared incumbents in the biggest battleground state in the country, the Texas Republican Party is in complete and utter chaos: * First, Republican Governor Greg Abbott was forced to apologize after sending a racist  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee Chair Celia Israel issued the following statement: "Every Texan has the right to a life of dignity and respect, free from discrimination and harassment. Texas Democrats are proud our candidates represent all Texans, no matter who they love, the color of their skin, where they come from, disability status, or how they identify. We will flip the Texas House in 2020."  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 4 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee Chair Celia Israel issued the following statement: "Every Texan has the right to a life of dignity and respect, free from discrimination and harassment. Texas Democrats are proud our candidates represent all Texans, no matter who they love, the color of their skin, where they come from, disability status, or how they identify. We will flip the Texas House in 2020."  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: As Democratic governors descend on the liberal enclave of San Francisco to select unpopular, far-left New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to chair the Democratic Governors Association, incumbents and candidates across the country are sure to be finalizing their plans to be busy on whatever day Murphy wants to come campaigning with them - or they will once they learn about his disastrous record. In just tw  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 3 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Yesterday, MLive reported that Governor Gretchen Whitmer has joined the progressive wing of her party and would now support a government-run "Medicare for all" system as long as it is handled at the Federal level. Previously, Whitmer had been an ardent supporter of private healthcare, counting some of the state's largest healthcare companies among her top donors. Support is rapidly growing amongst Democrats f  more