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SMP spox Lauren French: “Senate Majority PAC is all in for Abdul El-Sayed”
Schumer also out with a statement standing with El-Sayed
BOLD PAC Chair Linda Sánchez out with a statement of support for El-Sayed too
Gillibrand statement after Stevens backs Rogers>>>
Derek Tran:
“The people are looking to us right now to deliver for them, and if we're going to win back the House, we must do that.
“because if we fail, then we fail our communities and our country as a whole.”
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More from Aguilar: “The stakes are so big, healthcare is more expensive, gas and groceries are more expensive, utility costs, housing — people are getting crushed, and we know that they just want relief.
That's what we're going to fight for when we are in the majority.”
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STANTON, Calif. — Pete Aguilar is rallying with Derek Tran in #CA45# ahead of Election Day.
“Derek is the epitome of the American dream,” Aguilar says.
“He has done everything possible to put Southern California and put this country first”
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STANTON, Calif. — Pete Aguilar is rallying with Derek Tran in #CA45# ahead of Election Day.
“Derek is the epitome of the American dream,” Aguilar says.
“He has done everything possible to put Southern California and put this country first”
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NEW DAILY PUNCH 📺
@JakeSherman and @maxpcohen recap Speaker Mike Johnson’s many top three seats.
Also, the difficult path ahead for Democrats vowing to end the Iran war. Plus, can a growing economy save the GOP?
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👀 Jamie isn’t actually @RepRaskin’s first name.
Raskin tell @maxpcohen he was named after his grandfather Benjamin, but said his parents “played a trick” on him and reversed the name.
The result: Jamin Ben Raskin.
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Garcia, ranking member on Oversight, responds:
“Nothing illegal was done in Alaska, and Oversight Republicans will find nothing in this sham investigation.”
👀more fallout from NYTimes Sullivan story: Comer wants to hear from Elisa Rios and Jerid Kurtz>>>
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), one of the longest serving members in the House, on Speaker Johnson's comments about not wanting to serve with anyone who served in the Reagan years: "I don't know why [Johnson] said that. I loved Ronald Reagan."
Smith also said he's working on three bills and defended his record, saying he's authored more bills "that have become law than anybody in the country."
"I'm working like you can't believe to get what I think are commonsense legislation passed," Smith said.
(I'll note, Smith didn't seem too offended. He was laughing.)
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👀more fallout from NYTimes Sullivan story: Comer wants to hear from Elisa Rios and Jerid Kurtz>>>
Ag Cmte latest: Rep. Jim Costa is running to be the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, joining Rep. Shontel Brown in the race to succeed Rep. Angie Craig
Here's Costa's letter announcing his run
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.@PunchbowlNews AM today
- 5 days to Election Day
- Will a blue wave take out NY Rep. Mike Lawler & other GOP moderates?
- Clark looks to make history
- Burchett plans Senate run
- Alaska criminal probe over Dan Sullivans controversy
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Two new buys in FLORIDA
>> 507K for #FL07# (Trump +13) where Bale Dalton (D) is running against Ryan Elijah (R). HMP had previously triaged here
>> 331K for #FL09# (Trump +18) where Rep Darren Soto (D) is trying to survive redistricting
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LOTS of interesting @HouseMajPAC buys coming in...
The list includes: $1M in #NE01# (Trump +13) where Rep Mike Flood (R) faces Chris Backemeyer (D)
IN PUNCHBOWL NEWS AM ☀️
@bresreports & @maxpcohen break down Senate map scenarios as polls show Dems could end up with a majority heading into the 120th Congress.
Plus, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' last-minute blitz.
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#NY21# news: VP JD Vance is traveling to the district to campaign for Constantino on Friday. Latest sign that the the Trump+21 seat is competitive in the race’s final stretch
Dem Blake Gendebien is mounting a strong challenge to succeed retiring Rep. Elise Stefanik in the seat
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My first dispatch from my Arizona reporting trip, featuring this anecdote from Amish Shah on how healthcare is a central part of his message>>>
In a new ad from Trump-aligned No Going Back PAC in #AZ02#, the GOP outside group uses a picture of Myron Lizer (former Navajo Nation VP) when trying to attack Dem candidate Jonathan Nez...
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