SILENT: Maine GOP Gov candidate Shawn Moody Silent on LePage’s Veto of Conversion Therapy Ban
Last week, Maine Governor Paul LePage vetoed potentially life-saving legislation banning licensed therapists from attempting conversion therapy. Despite widespread disapproval of conversion therapy amongst every segment of the electorate, Maine GOP gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody has refused to speak out against Governor LePage’s actions. In response, DNC LGBTQ Media Director Lucas Acosta released the following Read More
POLL: Overwhelming Majority of Women Disapprove of Donald Trump
According to the latest poll by the Washington Post-Schar School, a significant majority of women disapprove of Trump, with 65 percent of women saying they disapprove of his handling of the presidency and only 31 percent of female Republicans saying they strongly approve of the way he handles the job. Here are just a Read More
DNC on Trump’s Executive Orders Attacking Federal Unions
DNC Chair Tom Perez and Vice Chair Maria Elena Durazo released the following statement as federal agencies begin to implement President Trump’s executive orders weakening federal unions by limiting time spent on union duties and charging unions rent, as well as hurting unions' ability to negotiate on workers' behalf and depriving workers of their right Read More
THE LATEST: Immigrants Not Allowed To Serve, More Family Separations
Over the past 24 hours, new reports have shown how Trump’s anti-immigrant policies have continued to escalate. Immigrants who want to serve our country are being forced out of the Armed Forces, and even more children have been forcibly separated from their families, who may never see them again. Here’s the latest: Despite Trump’s Read More
DNC Chair Tom Perez on June Jobs Report
After the U.S. Department of Labor released the latest jobs and unemployment numbers, DNC Chair and former Labor Secretary Tom Perez released the following statement: “With slow wage growth, rising health care premiums, and skyrocketing gas prices across the country, Donald Trump’s reckless policies are hurting millions of hardworking families. Trump and Republicans in Read More
DNC Statement on Resignation of Scott Pruitt
DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after scandal-plagued EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned: “Donald Trump made a campaign promise to drain the swamp. Instead, he brought in people like Scott Pruitt—one of the most corrupt Cabinet members in modern American history. For more than a year, Pruitt abused his power and shamelessly Read More
More Heartbreaking Stories of Trump’s Heartless Family Separation Policy
As the nation celebrated Independence Day, more heartbreaking stories have come out about families torn apart by Trump’s family separation policy. While Americans rally against family separations and editorial boards slam Trump’s cruel immigration plan, the administration still has no real plan to end this manufactured crisis. Democrats believe #FamiliesBelongTogether and we urge the Trump Read More
Politico: Drugmakers defy Trump’s call to drop prices
Despite Trump’s promises to stand up to the pharmaceutical industry and rein in drug costs, drug prices continue to increase. Rather than take real action, Trump has only offered empty words and an ineffective drug plan that could actually make medications more expensive for millions of Americans. Politico: Drugmakers defy Trump's call to drop Read More
DNC Statement on Independence Day
DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement: “Nearly two and a half centuries ago, a band of patriots gathered in Philadelphia to declare that ‘all men are created equal.’ Our nation has changed dramatically since those words were first written on parchment. Generations of brave Americans – from servicemembers to civil rights activists Read More
DNC Statement on Trump’s Decision to Reverse Affirmative Action Policy
DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after the Trump administration announced plans to encourage the nation’s school superintendents and college presidents to cease considering race as a factor in their admissions decisions: “The Trump administration isn’t just willfully blind to the reality of systemic racism — it's coldly indifferent to its destructive Read More