KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 20 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following news release: Reporting by the Kansas City Star detailed Governor Parson's trip to the White House last week with a nursing home executive that Missouri Republicans have blasted for defrauding Medicare and running shoddy nursing homes. "Parson and his chief of staff, Aaron Willard, traveled to the nation's capital Wednesday, Dec. 11, on a plane belonging to Rick DeStefane, owner and president of Reliant Car  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 17 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: New Associated Press reporting reveals that despite her promise to be an independent "juror," Martha McSally has no interest in ensuring a fair trial, and -- like Majority Leader Mitch McConnell -- will take her cues from the White House. AP reports that in a recent closed-doors GOP meeting, McSally: * broke her silence on the issue, and admitted her belief "to GOP activists that the president hadn't   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 17 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: The GOP tax law allowed Amazon to pay no taxes on $10.8 billion in profits last year. Senator Collins supported the bill after accepting thousands of dollars from Amazon's Corporate PAC in the months leading up to her vote. While Amazon was allowed to slash its tax rate to zero, families across Maine were hit hard by the GOP tax bill. Mainers have been forced to contend with increased health care premiums   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 19 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Senator Collins has enjoyed the support of fossil fuel companies like Exxon throughout her career. She has accepted more than $400,000 from the oil and gas industry, including $4,000 from Exxon's corporate PAC. In 2017, Collins returned the favor to her corporate donors by voting for the GOP tax law, which has been described as a "$6 billion gift to Exxon." The Collins-backed law allowed Exxon to quintuple   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 16 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: One day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed there will be "no difference" between the White House and Senate Republicans, "political mega-donor" Kelly Loeffler echoed the party line in a tweet that shows she will also enable a cover-up instead of providing for a fair hearing of the facts. Loeffler's tweet followed a meeting with McConnell in Washington, a trip she made to meet with speci  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 19 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Felecia Rotellini after the House voted to pass the articles of impeachment: "Today is a solemn day for our nation. Nobody is above the law -- not even the president. "Now that the House has rightly held this president accountable for abusing his office, it is incumbent on the Senate to hold a full and fair trial. "Unfortunately, Senator McSally has clearly shown she's not an impartial juror, and  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 18 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Republican Brian Fitzpatrick announced that he will cower in fear with Trump's partisan enablers in Washington and refuse to hold him accountable for bribery and abuse of power. "Today Brian Fitzpatrick shattered his promise to be an independent voice for Bucks and Montgomery Counties," said Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesman Brendan Welch. "The facts are crystal clear: Trump abused his powe  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 17 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Despite Martha McSally's earlier promise that funding would be "be seamlessly provided," Congress' new spending deal does not contain replacement funding for Arizona's Fort Huachuca. It's the second time in two weeks that McSally has failed on her previous promise to secure replacement funding for the $30 million that she three times voted to let Trump raid away from the Fort. But the matter is not out  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 19 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nearly 2 million Georgians with pre-existing conditions are more at risk than ever as a result of a court ruling in a Perdue-backed lawsuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled in Texas v. United States, a lawsuit that Perdue has said he "of course" supports that aims to overturn the entire health care law, striking down the law's coverage requirement and sent the case back to the distri  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 21 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: As Trump returns to the Sunshine State, Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Terrie Rizzo released the following statement ahead of the Second Anniversary of Trump's Tax Scam: "Trump promised Floridians that he would lower taxes for 'everybody.' But once again, Trump broke his promise to voters in the Sunshine State," said Chair Terrie Rizzo, "In reality, Trump's tax scam showered the richest corporations w  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 21 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: The Florida Democratic Party, with the Democratic National Committee, announced Frances Swanson has joined the team as the director of rapid response. Swanson will focus on holding Trump accountable for his broken promises to Floridians and the impacts of his cruel policies on the Sunshine State -- from his mission to repeal the Affordable Care Act to his desire to sell off Florida's coastline for offshore   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 18 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Congresswoman Donna Shalala and Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and State Senator Jose Javier Rodriguez, whose districts encompass a large population of Cuban immigrants, condemn the increasing numbers of Cubans being deported and detained under Trump's anti-immigrant policies. The Florida Democrats have been calling on the administration to stop the deportations and detentions of those fleeing dictat  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 21 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Issuing a decision that starkly underscores Martha McSally's failure to stand up for Arizonans' health care access, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to send back down Washington Republicans and Attorney General Mark Brnovich's lawsuit to end coverage protections for 2.8 million Arizonans who have a pre-existing condition. In 2017, McSally voted to provide Republicans with their grounds for c  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 19 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Tonight, a federal appeals court ruling on a Republican lawsuit designed to destroy the Affordable Care Act continued to put coverage protections in jeopardy for the nearly 600,000 Mainers who have a preexisting condition. The 5th Circuit ruling threatens all of the benefits guaranteed by the ACA, including maternity care coverage and the ability for children to stay on their parents insurance up to age 26.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Following the 5th Circuit's decision in Texas v. United States, Democrats on the ground are holding Trump and the GOP accountable for their broken promises on health care. As Donald Trump continues his campaign to spike health care costs and slash coverage protections for people with preexisting conditions, Democratic state parties across the country are calling out Republicans' shameless broken promise  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 21 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Welcome to the KDP Weekly Rundown - the Kansas Democratic Party's update of the biggest things going on in the state party and the state government. What are we focused on this week? Kansas Supreme Court appointment, Washington Days scholarship announced, and Wichita aviation impacts! KELLY ANNOUNCES SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SELECTION What's happening? Gov. Laura Kelly announced Chief Judge Evelyn Wilson o  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 17 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Kansas Democratic Party seeks a Presidential Primary Director to manage the 2020 Kansas Democratic Party-Run Presidential Primary and assist in the Delegate Selection process and convention planning. This is a full-time, temporary, exempt position. This position is based in Topeka, KS, is highly collaborative, will require travel, and is crucial to the Kansas Democratic Party successfully carrying out  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 19 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: The AJC broke the news that megadonor Kelly Loeffler does in fact support controversial legislation that amounts to "legalized discrimination" against LGBTQ Georgians -- and would potentially devastate Georgia businesses -- which leaders in her own party refused to support and her own WNBA basketball team the Atlanta Dream opposes. Loeffler's insistence that she actually does support this discriminator  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 21 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: "Political mega-donor" Kelly Loeffler is wrapping up another lousy week, with her own party continuing to descend into infighting as she sparks a "rift" in Georgia government and manages to alienate independent voters -- all in the space of just a few days. It's been nearly a month since news broke that Governor Brian Kemp would reward mega-donor Loeffler with a Senate seat -- after she promised to fun  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 21 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Two years ago this week, Martha McSally voted to pave the way for Republicans' ongoing lawsuit to end pre-existing condition coverage protections, with her support for the 2017 GOP tax law. At the time, McSally called the tax law a "must-pass" bill, even though it was projected to send more than 80 percent of the benefits to the richest 1 percent of Americans and large corporations. Those projections a  more

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Dec. 19 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Before Donald Trump's desperate rally in Battle Creek, Michigan Democrats held a press conference holding him accountable for his broken promises on the economy and health care while calling him out for his pathetic attempt at distracting voters from his failures. At the conference, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes, candidate for Michigan's 6th Congressional District Jon Hoadley, an  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 21 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair William McCurdy II in response to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision on Texas vs. U.S.: "Three years ago, Donald Trump campaigned in Nevada promising us better, more affordable health care. "Instead, he's led a twisted fight to rip away coverage from nearly 300,000 Nevadans, spike costs, and deny protections to millions of Americans with preexisting conditions. "Hardworking families kn  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 16 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Governor Brian Kemp and his allies plan to purge over 300,000 Georgians from the voter rolls tonight, a bombshell new report last week from the AJC found that Kemp's voter suppression tactics as Secretary of State likely kept 54,000 to 85,000 Georgians from voting last year -- in an election where Democrats were within 17,000 votes of a runoff. These latest numbers should come as no surprise given K  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 20 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairman David Pepper on the ruling by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on the Affordable Care Act lawsuit, Texas vs. U.S.: "Before he took office, Donald Trump pretended to care about health care, saying there would be 'insurance for everybody,' but since he took office Ohio's uninsured rate has gone up, and the number of uninsured Ohio kids has surged. "That's because Trump and the GOP have never had a pl  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 16 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: A new Associated Press report found that, in 2018, 21 counties in Ohio denied more than 6,500 absentee ballot requests citing the reasons of missing or mismatched signatures, while 12 other counties reported zero rejected absentee ballot applications -- a troubling finding that mirrors a 2016 Reuters report that found disparities between urban and rural counties in how absentee and provisional ballots are counted.   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 18 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following statement by Congresswoman Kendra Horn regarding the articles of impeachment under consideration in the House: "I came to Congress to fight for Oklahomans and to find common ground by uniting lawmakers around bipartisan solutions - this is exactly what I've done and will continue to do. I did not come to Congress seeking impeachment, nor do I agree with the extreme voices on either side. I am disappointed in   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 20 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Your Republican State Representatives sure aren't feeling the Christmas spirit. Yesterday came and went with the House GOP failing to act on a bipartisan Senate bill to increase Pennsylvania's abysmal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.50 an hour. Now, working families across Pennsylvania will spend another Christmas with one of the lowest minimum wages in the nation. Even worse, the lack of action is d  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 21 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills on the 2nd anniversary of the GOP tax bill, which was signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 22, 2017: "During a visit to Gettysburg in 2016, then-candidate Trump promised a group of Pennsylvanians that his Administration's tax agenda would put the middle-class first. Not only did the Administration break that promise, but it did the exact opposite -- sign i  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 21 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: On the two-year anniversary of his vote to pass Washington Republicans' deficit-busting corporate tax giveaway that added nearly $2 trillion to the national debt, Senator David Perdue is still trying to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block. Yesterday on Fox Business, Perdue railed against critical earned benefits programs that middle-class families have worked hard for, saying spendin  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 21 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Senator David Perdue's deficit-exploding tax giveaway for corporate special interests and the top 1% hit its two-year anniversary since Perdue and his Washington Republican allies forced it through. Perdue's reckless corporate tax handout did little for middle-class families or economic growth -- but this giant handout to the wealthy and big corporations was a major Christmas gift from Perdue to his spe  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 21 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: After a full year of Georgia Republicans supporting policies that gut healthcare for Georgians with preexisting conditions and strip women of their bodily autonomy, Republicans in Georgia are once again backing extreme legislation to legalize discrimination against LGBTQ Georgians - making it clear that next year's legislative session will be just as reckless and dangerous as the last. Republican State  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 18 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: The Texas Democratic Party unveiled our Texas Democrats Bill of Rights -- 11 ballot propositions to be placed on the 2020 Democratic primary ballot. Our Texas Bill of Rights will be voted on by Texans in the Democratic Primary Election and will guide our party, our campaigns, and our movement in the 2020 election. This year's ballot propositions build off the wildly popular proposal from 2018, where each prop  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 19 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Gilberto Hinojosa on President Trump's impeachment: "Justice was served when Donald Trump was finally impeached. "The evidence was overwhelming and irrefutable. "Trump betrayed our democracy, our national security, and our entire country. "No party, no president, no member of Congress is above the law. "Trump was finally held accountable for his actions. "Now, John Cornyn and the United States   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 19 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: Following the lawsuit of indicted Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, the conservative 5th Court of Appeals declared the individual mandate of Obamacare unconstitutional, jeopardizing the healthcare of millions of Texans. Texas already ranks dead last in health care coverage and as many as 11 million Texans with preexisting conditions could lose healthcare coverage if the Affordable Care Act is stru  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 18 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: The Texas Democratic Party and U.S. Representatives Marc Veasey, Lloyd Doggett, and Sylvia Garcia held a press conference call hailing the passage of HR 3, the Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act, while urging Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and the rest of the Republicans in the United States Senate to follow the House's lead and pass this crucial piece of l  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 21 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: The facts about her ties to special interests, how she's abandoned past principles and her decision to vote in line with President Trump clouded the announcement that Senator Susan Collins is running for reelection. This was not the campaign launch she was looking for: TUESDAY: FAIRNESS AND IMPARTIALITY A THING OF THE PAST On Tuesday, the Washington Post reported that Senator Collins' views on fairness an  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 20 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Yesterday, a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, putting the whole ACA at risk. If Republicans like Pat Toomey succeed in gutting the Affordable Care Act, more than 5.3 million Pennsylvanians with pre-existing conditions could be at risk of losing their health care. "Once again, Pat Toomey is backing an effort to strip protections f  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 17 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, as we approach the two-year anniversary of Senator David Perdue voting for Washington Republicans' deficit-exploding tax giveaway for corporate special interests and the top 1%, the Democratic Party of Georgia is ready to remind Georgians exactly how little Republicans' tax handout did for them -- even as it gave away billions to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations. While Perdue's tax ha  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 20 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, the Democratic Party of Georgia continues to highlight Perdue's disastrous corporate tax giveaway -- and his efforts to make this reckless legislation even worse. Despite already supporting an enormous tax giveaway to powerful special interests and the richest 1%, Perdue wanted to go even further and provide an even bigger tax handout to large corporations than the $1 trillion giveaway alread  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 20 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Two years after the passage of the 2017 GOP law, Martha McSally's corporate interest backers, including large corporations like Chevron, are reaping billions in tax cuts, while hardworking families get left behind. This week, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released a report highlighting that 91 large, highly-profitable corporations paid $0 federal income tax in 2018, due to the 2017 GOP   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 16 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release: On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, the eve of the United States House of Representative's vote to impeach Donald Trump, activists and political groups around the nation have planned more than 500 rallies calling on Congress to impeach and remove the President from office. Six "Impeach and Remove" rallies have been planned here in Vermont: Brattleboro Pliny Pary, 5:30 PM Essex Junction Five Corners  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 19 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following statement: The United States House of Representatives, for just the third time in the history our nation, voted to impeach the President of the United States. Vermont's lone congressperson, Representative Peter Welch, voted in favor of impeaching Donald J. Trump. * * * Vermont Democratic Party spokesperson, R. Christopher Di Mezzo, released the following statement: "Today, as Vermonters, we are proud of Congres  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 16 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Senator Collins tries to claim credit for helping Maine's military families, it's important to remember that her vote for the GOP tax bill is responsible for increasing the tax burden on Gold Star families. After the Collins-backed tax bill was signed into law, many Gold Star families were shocked to see the taxes on their survivor benefits skyrocket. The GOP tax law caused the average tax rate on those  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 16 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: The threat to Georgians' health care is more present than ever as Senator David Perdue remains determined to strip protections for people with pre-existing conditions and rip coverage away from millions. Perdue and his fellow Washington Republicans' reckless health care agenda includes multiple votes to gut protections and kick millions off health care while raising costs and worsening coverage. And th  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 19 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: Donald Trump and his right-wing henchman are already hard at work trying to rig the 2020 election as they try to purge 234,000 voters from the rolls. "Trump and his right-wing allies know that after three years of broken promises to lower prescription drug costs, raise wages, and improve trade markets for our farmers and manufacturers, Wisconsinites can't afford four more years of this president," Democrat  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 21 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Since Mike DeWine took office in January, he has signed one unconstitutional abortion ban and zero bills to deal with gun violence, pushed forward with punishing and self-defeating Medicaid work requirements, diverted millions of dollars from public schools to private school vouchers and stood by as more than 4,000 jobs have left Ohio. "All the rhetoric in the world can't change the sad reality that 2019 is on trac  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 21 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Following an explosive recorded conversation between a top safety official musing about "manipulating citations" of a workplace death investigation, Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody called for increased scrutiny of the Department of Labor's practices. In a public records request hand-delivered Friday morning, Zody zeroed in on the number of workplace safety citations swept under the rug.  more