Yesterday, the Department of Transportation announced tough, new airline passenger protections–from the DOT blog, Fast Lane: Here are some of the common-sense ways we’re looking out for passengers under these new protections: If you are involuntarily bumped from an oversold … Continue reading
Back home in their districts this month, Republican lawmakers are being forced to explain their support of tax cuts for Big Oil, companies that ship jobs overseas, and the wealthiest Americans while ignoring job creation and voting to end Medicare. … Continue reading
Over and over again, House Republicans have proven that advancing their ideological agenda takes precedence over America’s top priority: creating jobs and growing our economy… The Washington Post – House bills give a glimpse into the tea party’s vision for … Continue reading
In today’s USA Today, Speaker Boehner and Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor co-author an op-ed which misses the mark completely – ignoring jobs and defending the GOP’s ideological agenda to end Medicare and cut Social Security for our working families … Continue reading
While some are using every means to undermine patients’ rights, we will continue to strongly oppose efforts by those who want to put insurance companies back in charge of health care, instead of patients and doctors. Just today, the Department … Continue reading
This afternoon, Leader Pelosi announced her appointments to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction–Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn, Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Xavier Becerra and Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen: The Joint Select Committee has a … Continue reading
To: Congressional Republicans Fr: Democratic Leader’s Press Office Dt: August 9, 2011 Re: One Word to Describe Your Behavior Let’s get this straight… You continue to ignore job creation (217 days and counting); You brought our country to the brink … Continue reading
Leader Pelosi issued the following statement calling for transparency with respect to the Joint Committee’s deliberations: Without regard or respect for the recent S&P comment on our nation’s credit rating, it is important to note the role that transparency and … Continue reading
The Department of Labor announced that the economy added a total of 117,000 jobs in July, including 154,000 in the private sector, and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 9.1 percent: Leader Pelosi on the July jobs report: Today’s jobs … Continue reading
House Republicans left DC for the August District Work Period on Monday night abandoning 4,000 furloughed workers and tens of thousands of private sector workers affected by the Republican-forced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shutdown. While they claim to be fiscally … Continue reading