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Middle Class Paying the Price after 400 Days of Republican Control of the House

For 400 days, Republicans have failed to offer a jobs agenda, voted to end the Medicare guarantee, and are once again threatening the payroll tax cut for middle class.

February 08, 2012

We Have Work to Do

One year ago today, Republicans took control of the House. Americans are out of work; the Republican House is out of session. We should be here on the job, growing the economy and strengthening the middle class. We have work to do…particularly after the Republicans’ failed voting record over the past year

January 05, 2012

Republican Do-Nothing Congress

The facts are clear: This is a Republican Do Nothing Congress; a year of missed opportunities and made-up crises. For 351 days, Republicans have failed to offer a jobs agenda and are now blocking a bipartisan Senate compromise to stop a tax hike on 160 million Americans on January 1.

December 21, 2011

Payroll Tax Holiday vs. Millionaire Surtax

The Republicans’ Do-Nothing Jobs Agenda for special interests would destroy jobs in order to preserve tax cuts for those making over $1 million per year.

December 02, 2011

Fighting for Jobs for Returning Veterans

Democrats are working on several proposals to put veterans to work, but Republicans have refused to schedule them for a vote in the House. While the House has passed a veterans retraining bill, more must be done to address the nearly 12 percent unemployment rate for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

November 07, 2011

Timeline of GOP Undermining of Wall Street Reform

As the Treasury Secretary noted on July 20th, "many of those who fought reform during the legislative process are now trying to slow down and weaken rules, starve regulatory agencies of resources, and block nominations so that they can ultimately kill reform. We will not let that happen. Too many Americans are still suffering from the pain of the financial crisis. We owe them a financial system with better protections against abuse and catastrophic risk." Here is the timeline of GOP actions.

July 21, 2011

GOP is Ending Medicare to Pay for Tax Cuts for Millionaires

Instead of working to create jobs, Republicans continue to push to end Medicare and raise costs for seniors in order to pay for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, for Big Oil, and for corporations shipping jobs overseas.

June 03, 2011

GOP’s First Five Months: No Jobs Bills

House Republicans, who have been MIA on jobs for months while busy voting to end Medicare, are in full damage control. In an attempt to change the subject, they are repackaging their same old failed policies and calling it a jobs agenda: Politico noted: “It's largely a repackaging of policies they've long supported, but if they work to legislate on these issues they may be able to change the conversation from overhauling Medicare to lowering taxes, deregulating and boosting trade….”

May 27, 2011

A Record that Speaks for Itself: GOP Votes to Support Big Oil

Instead of addressing Americans’ number one priority – jobs, House Republicans voted to end Medicare as we know it and protect taxpayer subsidies for Big Oil. This week, Senate Republicans are following the lead of the House GOP by voting to keep tax breaks for the Big Five oil companies that have made over $30 billion in the just the first quarter of 2011.

May 24, 2011

Democratic Legislation To End Tax Breaks For Big Oil, Lower Gas Prices

Learn more about the House Democrats' Make It In America – Clean Energy Jobs Now initiative to lower gas prices, end taxpayer dollars to Big Oil, and invest in a stronger economy.

May 12, 2011

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