Anticipating next Monday's filing deadline, the Republican National Committee (RNC) said today that it ended March with $31 million in cash on hand and free of debt.

While previous Federal Election Commission reports show Republican congressional campaign arms have lagged behind their Democratic counterparts, past reports show the national GOP has an edge over the Democratic National Committee.

"The RNC is very fortunate to enjoy the support of hundreds of thousands of donors, in addition to the fact that the president has invested time and energy to ensure Republican candidates have the necessary resources to communicate our message and mobilize the vote this fall," RNC Chairman Mike Duncan said in a release.

— Carrie Sheffield, Web editor, The Washington Times