Seven years ago today, President Obama signed into law his very first bill—the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. As a result, women all across the country now have more power in the fight for equal wages. Hillary Clinton co-sponsored that bill, and was lead sponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act in 2005 and 2007. Republicans on Capitol Hill, however – […]
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* Thursday, January 28, 2016 Washington, DC — In response to tonight’s Republican debate in Iowa, Correct The Record President Brad Woodhouse released the following statement. “FOX News, the Republican Party and the Mini-Me collection of Republican candidates who participated in tonight’s GOP debate in Iowa learned the hard way what it’s like to […]
“Walking through the streets of Charleston in the late afternoons of August,” wrote Pat Conroy, “was like walking through gauze….” In that case, watching the GOP debate in Charleston in January is like walking through a web of lies. Bumped from the main stage are Paul and Fiorina. Left are the not-so-magnificent seven, from Trump […]
2016 is around the corner! That means a 10-second countdown, a sip of champagne, and the silent promise, yet again, to maybe lose weight or read War and Peace—at least through February. In the spirit of New Year’s, we’ve predicted some resolutions for the Republican presidential candidates. Stay tuned, and we’ll let you know how […]
Today, Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio will be headlining a veterans town hall in Des Moines, Iowa for the Concerned Veterans for America, a right-wing group backed by the Koch brothers. Rubio’s record on veterans’ issues is of great concern to our nation’s servicemembers, so he’s lucky to be in friendly territory this afternoon—addressing a […]
This week Donald Trump made headlines for his xenophobic call for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the United States. Where do the rest of the GOP presidential candidates stand on the Muslim-bashing Trump as their nominee, you ask? They would support him, of course.This may not be surprising when you consider that […]
Donald Trump made headlines again with his vitriolic call for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the United States. Republicans would like you to think Trump’s statement does not reflect the values of the GOP field. The truth of the matter is this: while Donald Trump’s words might be more bombastic and belligerent, they […]
Today in Atlanta, Georgia, Hillary Clinton will unveil core components of her extensive criminal justice reform agenda, including a call for legislation that ends racial profiling by law enforcement officials and the elimination of the distinction between crack and powder cocaine in drug sentencing. As more and more Americans recognize criminal justice reform as a […]
Speaking in Des Moines, Iowa today, Jeb Bush vowed to tear down a landmark piece of legislation that has protected the voting rights of millions of Americans for more than fifty years. Asked about reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act, legislation that has prohibited discrimination in voting places, Bush said “I don’t support reauthorizing it as is,” stating […]
