Press

Following today’s decision by Republican Governor Rick Snyder to sign into law so-called “right to work” legislation pushed through the state legislature by the Michigan GOP, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement:

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement today on the Michigan Republican Party’s maneuvers to pass so called “right to work” legislation in their state.

Thanks to GOP Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan, we’ve been reminded once again that details matter. Details like, “Are the pots and pans I am scrubbing already clean?” or “Does anyone actually want me to be here right now?”

Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement today on Mitt Romney naming Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate.

DNC’s ''The Middle Class Under the Bus'' Tour to visit Virginia, North Carolina, Florida and Ohio

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement today on a new report released by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, which concluded that the $5 trillion in budget-busting tax cuts skewed to millionaires and billionaires contained in Mitt Romney’s tax plan would have to be paid for by hiking taxes on the middle class.

When it comes to Mitt Romney’s small business record, the facts speak for themselves. As Governor of Massachusetts, Romney created or raised over 1,000 taxes and fees on the middle class and small businesses and cut more than $100 million of investments in economic development that would have benefitted small businesses across the state. During his tenure, the number of new businesses created in Massachusetts fell by 10 percent-- that’s what Romney Economics was really all about.