Despite so many urgent priorities, the GOP-led House recessed for 2 months. Here's an accounting of their failures.
Republicans are holding tax cuts for 98 percent of Americans hostage to unnecessary and expensive tax breaks for the top 2 percent.
House Democrats are proposing legislation to end the use of secret, undisclosed money to influence elections.
Republicans leading the House aren't working hard enough to get the job done for the middle class.
October 09 @ 04:06 PM
October 09 @ 03:51 PM
October 09 @ 12:06 PM
October 05 @ 10:55 AM
October 09, 2012
October 05, 2012
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi observed today that Speaker John Boehner has racked up nearly $1.5 million in taxpayer-funded legal bills to an outside law firm to defend the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA): “For more than a year, … Continue reading →
October 16, 2012
On the House Floor today, Republican Congressman Scott DesJarlais, who served as Speaker Pro Tem, gaveled down the minutes-long pro forma session “…at the behest of Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).” Congressman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), attempting to urge the Republican Congress … Continue reading →
October 12, 2012
Today, the Democratic Leader’s press office released a video titled “Mr. Ryan Can’t Run From His Congressional Record.” The video serves as a reminder that Chairman Ryan has repeatedly tried to avoid giving straight answers about his record for raising … Continue reading →
October 11, 2012
Today the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 114,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in September. Private businesses added 104,000 jobs last months – marking 31 consecutive months of private job growth. Even though … Continue reading →
“For more than a year, Speaker Boehner and Congressional Republicans have committed valuable taxpayer dollars to defending discrimination and preserving inequality – only to lose case after case in their effort to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act. There is nothing effective or efficient about this utter abuse of the people’s trust or the public purse; it is simply wasteful and wrong, and Americans deserve better."
"From the committee room to the Senate chamber, Senator Specter offered a voice of reason and passion in every debate – always willing to reach across the aisle and work across party lines to get the job done, regardless of political gamesmanship or gain. As a fellow appropriator, I was honored to work with him to invest in the health of our veterans, scientific and medical research, and a host of other priorities."
October 14, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Ranking Democratic Committee Members today called on GOP Committee Chairs to return to Washington to address the urgent needs of the American people to create jobs, guarantee economic certainty with the extension of middle class tax cuts, pass a bipartisan Farm bill, reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, and achieve a balanced solution to the fiscal cliff.
"It's a source of enormous pride to the San Francisco community that one of our own, Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, was awarded the Nobel Prize this morning. Dr. Yamanaka's innovative, creative, and potentially life-saving work on cellular reprogramming builds upon a career of scientific excellence."
October 08, 2012