DCCC Chair: Party-Switching Griffith 'Failing To Keep His Commitments'

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement today regarding Rep. Parker Griffith (D-AL), who's switching parties to the GOP. Here's the full text:

House Democratic Members and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee took Parker Griffith at his word and, as a result, invested a great deal in working with Alabamans to bring Mr. Griffith to Congress. We were committed to helping Mr. Griffith deliver for his constituents and successfully helped Mr. Griffith fend off the personal attacks against him from the far right.

Mr. Griffith, failing to honor our commitment to him, has a duty and responsibility to return to Democratic Members and the DCCC the financial resources that were invested in him. His constituents will hold him accountable for failing to keep his commitments.