LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: While Donald Trump continues his relentless war on Medicare, Medicaid, and the ACA, Michigan Democrats are holding him accountable for his broken promises. Read more here: MLive: Stabenow, Michigan Democrats slam Trump's proposed health care cuts By Malachi Barrett Key Points: * Michigan Democrats said President Donald Trump's 2021 budget proposal shows his priorities contradict his promises to   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 15 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Just a few months after Senator Susan Collins cast a deciding vote to allow Donald Trump to raid military project funding for his border wall, the administration has announced it is diverting an additional $3.8 billion from National Guard and combat equipment funding to finance Trump's wall. While we know Collins is willing to vote with Donald Trump when he wants to ransack military funding for the sake of  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 14 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a scathing editorial this morning, the Portland Press Herald rounded up the lessons that Senator Susan Collins has learned since her capitulation to Donald Trump in the impeachment trial one week ago. Trump himself has refuted Senator Collins' ludicrous claim that he had "learned from this case" and would be "much more cautious in the future" in multiple interviews. And as the president intensifies reta  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 15 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Former State Rep. Patrick Henry and Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo denounced Trump for threatening Floridians' health care ahead of his campaign stop at the Daytona 500. Trump has let Floridians down time after time: he's gone to court to overturn the Affordable Care Act with no replacement plan, proposed dramatic cuts to Medicaid and Medicare in his recent budget, and has failed to reduce pres  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - Conflicts of interest between "the company that made her rich" and her Senate committee oversight duties put Loeffler under scrutiny - Ethics watchdog: Loeffler's committee appointment "utterly irresponsible...given her conflicts of interest." * * * Another report from the AJC highlights "one of the trickiest ethical dilemmas in recent congressional history" facing temporary senator and "pol  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news, dated Feb. 7: The North Carolina Republican Party raised just half of what NCDP raised in 2019 ($1 mil vs. $2.2 mil) and the NCGOP holds one sixth of the comparable cash on hand of the NCDP ($232K vs. almost $1.5 mil). These numbers include fundraising by House and Senate Caucuses, which was also a stark comparison. "House Republicans ended the year with $177,100 in their caucuses account and Sena  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 13 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: After Saturday, tweeting that he "wouldn't touch" Arizonans' earned benefits, Donald Trump yesterday released a budget that takes an axe to vital programs that working families rely on -- including AHCCCS and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Republicans have been pushing for such cuts since they passed huge tax cuts for profitable corporations and the wealthiest Americans, that have largely left  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 11 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: A national monument in Arizona, home to Native American burial sites, is being blown up as part of construction for President Trump's border wall. Blasting inside Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument began this week without approval from or consultation with the Tohono O'odham Nation whose burial sites are being destroyed by the construction. Despite the fact that Native American sites do have  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 14 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Arizona Republic looks at how Martha McSally navigated Trump's impeachment trial, including her decision to steadfastly oppose a fair trial and witness testimony -- a choice that could cause McSally to "alienate many of the voters she needs to win," and which has already cost McSally the vote of at least one Arizonan who has grown "disgusted" by McSally "covering up" for Trump. As one national poli  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 13 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - McSally Starts This Campaign The Same Way Her Last One Ended: - Negative Attacks That Arizonans See Right Through * * * Unelected U.S. Sen. Martha McSally's 2020 campaign is starting the same way her last failed bid ended: more negative attacks and divisive name-calling, as she struggles to defend and distract from her unpopular record. We know from last time the tactic won't work, but here  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 11 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - Martha McSally Owns Trump's Proposed Budget Cuts To Medicare, Children's Health Insurance - McSally must answer for Trump's proposed deep cuts to funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, superfund site cleanup, student loan forgiveness, and Medicaid * * * PHOENIX -- Ahead of Donald Trump's Arizona visit next week to boost U.S. Sen. Martha McSally's lagging campaign, McSally is fu  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 15 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: "Arizona military bases could take a big hit from President Donald Trump's latest raid on defense funding to pay for a border wall," and U.S. Sen. Martha McSally has said nothing. According to 12news.com, the new Trump raid could hurt military bases across the state: At risk in Arizona: funding for the F-35 program at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale and the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, as well as  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 15 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Since early November (remember this?), U.S. Sen. Martha McSally has almost never made herself available, in-person, to Arizona media. With the U.S. Senate in recess for the next week, and McSally back in Arizona, here are some basic questions that she should have to answer: 1. On Trump's new military funding raid that could impact Arizona: What -- if any -- concrete actions will McSally take to protec  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 12 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - Scathing reviews of an unelected senator putting her personal political career and party leaders ahead of Arizonans, as she tries to launch another campaign * * * As U.S. Sen. Martha McSally relaunches another Senate campaign, Arizonans are reading critical reviews that she can't be trusted and has put her personal political career and party leaders ahead of what's right for Arizona. Take a l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and Kansas Democratic Party today challenged Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab in court over his refusal to implement Kansas's new election law, passed in 2019 with bipartisan support, that improves access to the ballot for Kansans. The law allows counties to let voter  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The Democratic National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and Kansas Democratic Party challenged Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab in court over his refusal to implement Kansas's new election law, passed in 2019 with bipartisan support, that improves access to the ballot for Kansans. The law allows counties to let voters cast their ball  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 15 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Terrie Rizzo: Two years after an active shooter murdered 17 students and staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the Florida Democratic Party remembers and mourns with the families who lost their loved ones and the countless young people that have experienced semi-automatic gun attacks at their schools. "On February 14, 2018, students and faculty at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Hig  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 12 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * - Business leaders concerned about negative impact on Florida's economy * * * As the Republican-controlled Legislature considers implementing a mandatory E-Verify system for private businesses, a broad coalition of business leaders, advocates, and elected officials announced their opposition to the anti-business bill that would hurt thousands of Florida's small businesses. E-Verify would force empl  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 14 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: In a news call Thursday morning, Florida state legislators and leaders of the Democratic Environmental Caucus of Florida (DECF) excoriated Trump's failure to address the climate crisis in Florida in his proposed 2021 budget -- or during his previous three years in office. Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez of Miami, Rep. Anna V. Eskamani of Orlando, President of DECF Janelle Christensen, and Science Advisor to DECF  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 13 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 12: Yesterday, as "hundreds of Georgians from all walks of life [were] gathered together to dedicate our state's new judicial center to former Governor Nathan Deal," new reporting reiterated that despite Governor* Brian Kemp's posing for a photo op, Kemp's extreme agenda is undoing Deal's celebrated bipartisan legacy, while putting all Georgians' health care, jobs, and quality of life at risk. A  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 15 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 14: * * * - New announcement of White House plan to raid $3.8 billion from National Guard and combat equipment budgets shows Perdue continues to put partisan politics over national security concerns * * * Yesterday, Senator David Perdue continued to stand behind the White House after new reporting revealed that the administration is preparing to raid another $3.8 billion from the military budg  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 11 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 10: Senator David Perdue's ongoing effort to put safety net programs on the chopping block got a new boost from President Donald Trump's budget proposal that would slash billions from critical programs like Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance, as well as the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid. Perdue and the White House both have a long history of trying to gut  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 11 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Trump proposes to cut life-saving programs Georgia families rely on, Loeffler must answer for her "100%" support of Trump and Republicans' reckless agenda As President Donald Trump announced a reckless new budget that would slash billions from vital programs like Medicare, Social Security Disability Insurance, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Medicaid, temporary senator and "polit  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 13 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week as lawmakers continue to debate over Brian Kemp's extreme budget cuts, Georgia Democrats spoke up for Georgians' health care, calling out the budget for defunding health care for rural Georgians, and bringing attention to the serious flaws in Brian Kemp's health care proposal. "While our state is in a health care crisis, Brian Kemp's budget defunds critical services, and prevents us from taki  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 11 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - GOP-proposed Medicaid caps could lead to "reducing care [...] reducing the amount of drugs and access" for Arizona AHCCCS recipients - McSally has silently stood by Republicans' Medicaid block grant proposal * * * While U.S. Sen. Martha McSally silently stands by Washington Republican's push to cap and cut Medicaid funding, a report from KJZZ highlights how the proposal could lead to reduced  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 15 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 14: * * * - With Loeffler and Collins locked in a "bitter Republican showdown" to win Trump's support, both stand behind White House raid of $3.8 billion from National Guard, combat equipment budgets * * * Yesterday, "political mega-donor" and temporary senator Kelly Loeffler and top Trump ally Congressman Doug Collins continued standing with the White House and Washington Republicans followin  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 15 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Stephen Handwerk: Friday, The Advocate released a series of reports based on investigations into Attorney General Jeff Landry's firm importing workers with the help of a felon who broke immigration laws. "It's alarming that Attorney General Jeff Landry believes the law applies to others, but not himself." "This report shows that Landry isn't just a fraud and a hypocrite, but  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 13 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: As the Democratic presidential nominating contest continues, Louisiana Democrats are looking toward April 4 and sharing the details of the state's presidential preference primary. Louisiana will vote for a Democratic nominee in an April 4 primary. Of the four states voting on April 4, Louisiana will award the most delegates. Candidates will compete for 61 total delegates, nearly double that of   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 12 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: With just 34 days remaining for Republicans to file to primary Senator Susan Collins, the countdown clock ticks down the seconds as Maine Democrats monitor whether Collins will be willing to publicly announce her support for Donald Trump's re-election. With news breaking this week that the Trump administration is trying to "fill the massive hole" created by the Collins-backed GOP tax giveaway with cuts to   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 12 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Two years ago, Senator Susan Collins voted for a disastrous GOP tax bill that is adding nearly $2 trillion to the national debt and "trimmed a year of solvency from the primary Medicare trust fund." Now, the Trump White House is attempting to "fill the massive hole" that was created by the Collins-backed tax bill with huge cuts to Medicare and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in their newly re  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 11 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: As the days tick away for Republicans to challenge Senator Susan Collins in a primary, Maine Democrats are rolling out a countdown clock to monitor if she's willing to publicly state her support of Trump. With just 35 days remaining, here's what we know: 1) According to CQ, Senator Collins voted with Donald Trump 94% of the time. 2) Senator Collins has been a key vote for Donald Trump on everything from   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 13 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week, Senator Susan Collins justified her vote to acquit Donald Trump by saying he learned a "pretty big lesson" from being impeached. But when asked what lesson he had learned from his impeachment, Trump said he learned that "Democrats are crooked...and my poll numbers are 10 points higher." In a "stunning reversal" just hours ago, Collins refused to say what "lesson" she thought Trump learned, furth  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 12 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: This February, the Maryland Democratic Party proudly commemorates Black History Month, and honors the many Black Marylanders who have shaped our nation's history. Maryland has played an outsized role in the history of African Americans. From our state's shameful participation in the Atlantic slave trade rose the seeds of abolition, civil rights, and freedom. Larger-than-life African Americans that have sha  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lavora Barnes on Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Michigan: "Donald Trump just released his disastrous budget, so now he's sending Mike Pence to clean up the mess and cover for this administration's broken promises. "Let me be clear: Michigan voters aren't buying it. "They know Donald Trump has broken promise after promise as he has fought to gut protections for people with preexisting con  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Donald Trump is releasing his 2021 budget and we know he's committed to continuing his war on Medicare and Medicaid. Trump has repeatedly promised to protect these earned benefits, including in his State of the Union where he vowed to "always protect your Medicare" while also telling CNBC that he's open to pursuing cuts to these essential programs. "Donald Trump broke his promise to Michigan voters,  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: This Valentine's Day, the Michigan Democratic Party is sharing a poem with Michiganders highlighting Donald Trump's attacks on critical earned benefits: Roses are red, violets are blue, Trump will slash Medicare, and Social Security too. The short poem showcases Trump's relentless war on Medicare and Social Security, programs he has proposed slashing as recently as this week. The proposed cuts come   more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: A new report highlights Donald Trump's latest broken promise to Michigan voters, as his budget omits funding for a dam preventing the invasion of Asian carp into the Great Lakes. The news comes less than two weeks after Trump promised to keep the invasive species out of the Great Lakes during a Warren rally. The president has also proposed devastating cuts to the EPA, including slashing programs ded  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 11 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following statement by Executive Director Lauren Gepford on Feb. 10 regarding President Trump's 2021 budget: "Two days ago, Donald Trump promised to preserve hardworking Missourians' Social Security and Medicare benefits. "Today, he announced he wants to cut their funding by the billions. Missourians are exhausted by Republicans' constant betrayals. "Between Governor Parson bragging about the savings from kicking  more

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 15 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: "A conservative national political action committee that endorsed a Montana Republican U.S. House candidate registered last week to spend money in an effort to try to get a third party on the ballot this year," "Club for Growth, which backs Matt Rosendale in the four-way Republican primary for Montana's lone seat in the House and has raised $250,000 to support him this cycle, filed the paperwork Feb. 6   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 13 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Nebraska Democratic Party, in conjunction with the Lancaster County Democratic Party, is hosting a forum for the Democratic U.S. Senate candidates on March 5 in Lincoln. The event will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.at the Center For People in Need, 3901 N. 27th St. The following candidates have confirmed: Chris Janicek, Larry Marvin, Dennis Macek, Angie Philips, Alisha Shelton and Dr. Dan Wik. The ev  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 14 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 13: The Nebraska Democratic Party on Thursday called out a "Washington Free Beacon" report for making false statements about CD2 Democratic candidate Kara Eastman's tenure running the Omaha's Healthy Kids Alliance, which she founded in 2006. GOP Rep. Don Bacon and the Douglas County GOP retweeted the National Republican Congressional Committee's Tweets about the article showing how their campa  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 11 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following press release: * * * - Avelenda assumes her new role after leading the grassroots progressive organization NJ 11th for Change, which played an integral role in the election of Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill * * * Saily Avelenda, one of New Jersey's most respected and dedicated grassroots progressive leaders, is joining the New Jersey Democratic State Committee as the organization's Executive Director  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news, dated Feb. 7: Washington Republicans are "meddling" in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, a sign that GOP operatives know Senator Tillis is one of the weakest and most vulnerable Senators in the country. A Super PAC with ties to Republicans and a group that "worked previously for Carly Fiorina's GOP presidential campaign and for conservative-leaning policy groups" this week is spending nearly  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 12 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 11: Yesterday Ohio's Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, said, "You should think very carefully before you say something that would cause people to lose faith in elections ... When that is done for partisan political gain, it is the height of irresponsibility." Less than 24 hours later the Ohio Republican Party sent a fundraising email accusing Democrats of trying to steal the 2020 election, and Don  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 11 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 10: * * * - Trump Said GM Lordstown Closing "Doesn't Really Matter," Now He's Trying to Kill a Loan Program That Could Save Lordstown Jobs * * * After workers at the General Motors plant in Lordstown pleaded with Donald Trump to help save their jobs, he ignored their pleas. Then he said GM Lordstown's closing "doesn't really matter." Then he attacked Lordstown workers and their leaders. Now he's trying   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 15 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: Guests from several Native American tribes were in attendance recently for this legislative session's first meeting of the Oklahoma House of Representatives' Native American Caucus. During the meeting, it was announced that State Rep. Ken Luttrell (R-Ponca City) will serve as co-chair of the caucus this year alongside Rep. Collin Walke (D-Oklahoma City). "I thank the members and our tribal fri  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 11 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 10: The Oklahoma House Democratic Caucus will once again advocate for its Brand New State agenda that was released before the 2019 session, but 2020's version will contain more specifics on how Oklahoma can generate better outcomes in areas of health care, criminal justice, education, and the economy. The agenda was announced at a press conference Monday morning. "Last year, we proposed   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 15 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: One year ago, Senator Susan Collins voted to confirm Trump's attorney general nominee Bill Barr. Now, Barr is meddling on behalf of the president in the prosecution of longtime Trump ally Roger Stone, and four prosecutors have resigned from the case in protest of the interference. It was clear from the beginning that Barr's belief in "sweeping executive powers" would erode the independence of the Departmen  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * - Rallies and canvasses across Pennsylvania coincide with earlier-than-ever surge of state party organizing staff * * * The Pennsylvania Democratic Party announced the BACK TO BLUE TOUR, the initial organizing push of the 2020 election. Notable Pennsylvania Democrats and elected officials will rally with local voters and volunteers to share our plan for victory in 2020, unify around our f  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 15 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: This week, Donald Trump released his annual budget which would extend massive tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and large corporations while slashing funding for the Essential Air Service (EAS) program -- a tool that helps provide life-saving air service and economic development opportunities to rural communities across Pennsylvania. "Donald Trump's cuts to the Essential Air Service program ar  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Donald Trump released his FY21 budget which would extend massive tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and large corporations while slashing vital earned benefits like Medicare and Medicaid that help our children, families, and seniors. "Trump's budget makes clear that he's beholden to wealthy special interests who care more about the needs of massive corporations than those of working Pennsylvani  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 13 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - McSally has taken more than $100,000 from pharma corporate PACs. Last year, a pharma-linked interest group that opposes price negotiation spent $1 million boosting McSally * * * Aligning with the pharmaceutical industry interests supporting her campaign, U.S. Sen. Martha McSally is declining to support a bipartisan effort to let Medicare negotiate for lower prescription drug costs -- a pricin  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document on Feb. 10: After saying yesterday he "would not" cut Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP benefits, and Social Security, Donald Trump announced $800 billion in budget cuts to these programs. [Vox, February 10, 2020] Republican Senator John Cornyn is expected to go along with this budget. Trump Republicans continue to put wall street and the wealthy before hardworking Texans on main street. Texas by the Numbers: * T  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 15 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Yet another poll showed Trump underwater in the state of Texas and in a statistical dead heat with all of the Democratic Presidential contenders. Significantly, this poll shows that a majority, 52% of Texans will not vote for Trump in 2020, including 62% of independents. The poll also finds: * John Cornyn underwater again in Texas, with a 36% approval rating, 39% disapproval rating, and 25% with no opin  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 15 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document on Feb. 14: In what has become his go-to move, all week John Cornyn chose to defend Trump over Texas families, democratic norms, and our Constitution. Listed below is a week's worth of Cornyn defending Trump at all costs, regardless of the consequences. Monday -- Donald Trump proposes massive cuts to crucial Texas programs like Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare. John Cornyn says nothing. Tuesday --  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 11 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Trump proposed slashing social safety net programs in his 2021 budget, including Medicaid, Medicare, and food stamps. This is another one of Trump's broken promises. Trump vowed to "Save Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security without cuts" during his presidential announcement speech in 2015. This issue is personal to so many Floridians: Medicaid covers over 40% of all children and 1 in 9 adults in the Suns  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 11 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: As the Trump administration releases their FY2021 budget, we know that Trump is open to breaking the promise he made to Wisconsinites to protect vital earned benefits like Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare. As Trump's budget prioritizes extending massive tax-cuts for the richest Americans and corporations, he is counting on slashing the programs that working people rely upon in order to pay for these h  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 14 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release: Governor Phil Scott likes to talk about affordability. We often say he is more talk than action on this front, but it's starting to look like we've been too harsh in the past as Scott fails to speak up for Vermonters in the wake of yet another disastrous budget from President Donald Trump. The budget, released earlier this week, would be devastating to working Vermonters while giving the 1% yet anot  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 14 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 3: Senator Susan Collins continues to come under fire for her outrageous claim that Trump learned a "pretty big lesson" from impeachment and would be "much more cautious" in the future. This week, news outlets across the state are highlighting Collins' ridiculous statements and calling out her refusal to answer tough questions. See what they're saying about Senator Collins' ludicrous justification f  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 13 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 12: * * * - Collins also voted for corporate tax giveaway that "sparked" GOP lawsuit to tear down health care protections, signed on to brief arguing health law should be repealed * * * With her approval already at an "all-time low," Senator Susan Collins does not want Mainers to know that after voting against the Affordable Care Act in the first place, she voted at least a dozen times to repeal o  more