COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Missouri Democratic Party today named Meira Bernstein as Communications Director, with a focus on re-electing Senator Claire McCaskill. Bernstein previously served as press secretary for Maggie Hassan, the New Hampshire Governor who successfully ousted Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte last year.

Missouri’s Republicans in DC need to answer for these harmful policies.

As President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are preparing for the U.S. Senate to vote on repealing current healthcare law without a replacement, the Missouri Democratic Party is highlighting that Attorney General Josh Hawley has been silent on the GOP’s toxic healthcare agenda.

After the failure of Eric Greitens to lead on the opioid epidemic in Jefferson City this legislative session, the Missouri Democratic Party is highlighting five questions that the Governor needs to answer about the secretive executive order he signed today without first consulting in-state leaders.

"Nicole Galloway is a fierce and independent watchdog for working Missourians. In contrast, Todd Richardson is the ultimate insider in the Republican-controlled Jefferson City establishment. Missourians work too hard to let the fox guard the henhouse with their tax dollars.”

Eric Greitens is once again trying to hide how his lack of leadership and self-serving priorities are hurting older Missourians and working families.

The minimum wage in St. Louis increased to $10 an-hour in May. However, when the countdown clock hits zero, a wage-killing bill from Republicans in Jefferson City will slash the minimum wage back down to $7.70 an-hour.

In contrast to numerous Republican governors raising alarms about the GOP’s disastrous healthcare overhaul, Missouri’s top GOP statewide officials are still refusing to discuss how the unpopular bill would devastate the State’s budget.

As more than 63,000 seniors in Missouri are facing higher prescription drug costs starting this month, Democratic State Senators, Representatives, and candidates across the state posted videos to social media this first week in July to stand with Missouri’s seniors and hold Republicans in Jefferson City accountable for putting the priorities of their wealthy political donors and big corporations over the health and financial security of older Missourians.

As Congress is in recess this week and with an American public expressing deep worry about the GOP’s proposed healthcare overhaul, Missouri’s Republican members of Congress are hiding by refusing to hold public town halls with Missourians this week.