UPDATED: DNC Chair Perez: Trump’s Tone Can’t Mask His Broken Promises
WASHINGTON – DNC Chair Tom Perez issued the following statement after President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress: “Some want to give Trump credit for getting through his prepared remarks tonight without causing a scandal. But you don’t give your kids extra credit for eating without spilling their food. What we saw tonight Read More
DNC Chair Perez Launches Faces of Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan
NY Times: “Gone are the Obama-era rules that required them to focus only on serious criminals.” WASHINGTON – Today, DNC Chair Tom Perez launched a new initiative, Faces of Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, to highlight the real stories of those impacted by the Trump administration’s new policy and expose their lies about only targeting violent Read More
DNC Chair Tom Perez on Trump’s Budget
WASHINGTON – DNC Chair Tom Perez issued the following statement on President Trump’s budget proposal: “Donald Trump’s budget will no doubt be terrific for people who can afford to spend their weekends golfing at luxury resorts like Mar-a-Lago, and it would be a disaster for hardworking Americans struggling to get ahead. “In Trump’s vision of America, Read More
DNC Chair Tom Perez on the Victory of Stephanie Hansen
ATLANTA – DNC Chair Tom Perez issued the following statement congratulating Delaware Senator-Elect Stephanie Hansen on her victory in the Tenth District: “Congratulations to Senator-Elect Stephanie Hansen on her victory this evening. The Delaware Senate is gaining another progressive champion focused on expanding opportunity for all. With this critical victory, Democrats have retained control of Read More
DNC Chair Statement on White House Attempts to Cover Up Growing Russia Scandal
WASHINGTON – Interim DNC Chair Donna Brazile released the following statement: “We have learned the Russians ran an elaborate operation to help elect Donald Trump. “We have learned that top members of Donald Trump’s team were in regularly touch with the Russians during the campaign. “We have learned that Donald Trump lies about pretty much Read More
DNC Chair Statement on White House Rollback of Transgender Protections
WASHINGTON – DNC Interim Chair Donna Brazile released the following statement: "It's clear that the most extreme elements of this administration are in total control. There is no group, no matter how vulnerable, that they won't target, and absolutely no Republican official who can stop them is lifting a finger to do so. Secretary Betsy Read More
DNC: White House Admits New Travel Ban Same As Old
WASHINGTON -- DNC national press secretary Adrienne Watson released the following statement in response to President Trump’s senior advisor saying his travel ban will have the “same basic policy outcome” as the last. “As Trump promised over and over on the campaign and as the courts have said, the intent of the so-called travel Read More
DNC Releases Official Candidate Ballot, Full Schedule, and Additional Details for Winter Meeting
ATLANTA – Today, the DNC released the official candidate ballot for DNC officer positions. Candidates were required to submit 20 DNC member signatures to the DNC in order to qualify for the ballot. All officers will be elected by the full DNC membership on Saturday, February 25. The following candidates will be on the ballot Read More
A Humiliating Week for Trump, McConnell, Ryan
Though President Trump and his allies in Congress have managed to humiliate themselves dozens of times in the first 4 weeks of the Trump presidency, this week is a new low water mark. Andy Puzder Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor spent weeks running away from a record of cheating workers out of overtime pay, Read More
DNC Statement on Confirmation of Pruitt to EPA
WASHINGTON – DNC Interim Chair Donna Brazile issued the following statement: “There's a hungry fox guarding the henhouse at our Environmental Protection Agency. Scott Pruitt is a climate science denier who has spent his career in the pocket of the fossil fuel industry, actively fighting on behalf of some of the worst air and water polluters on earth. As Attorney General Read More