Democrats Pounce on Leaked NRCC Document
Source: Roll Call
A leaked internal document from the National Republican Congressional Committee is causing headaches for some of the House GOP’s most vulnerable incumbents.
The document — a memorandum of understanding to be included in the NRCC’s Patriot Program, which supports some of the House’s most endangered Republicans — includes a provision that requires members to submit a “written legislative strategy” to the committee. That legislative strategy must also detail “political justifications” in order to be part of the program, which provides fundraising and organizational support to its members.
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In Colorado, GOP Rep. Mike Coffman’s Democratic opponent pounced to try and say Coffman traded his independence for the promise of campaign cash.
“By giving authority to outside D.C. interests, Coffman is blatantly putting his political party over the people that he represents in exchange for campaign funds,” state Sen. Morgan Carroll, who is vying for the Democratic nomination, said in a statement. “He is ensuring that the people of Colorado’s 6th Congressional District do not have a representative fighting for their interests in Congress.”
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they keep their collective heads and from where they pull their collective ideas
