Archive: 2010

“Democrats will continue to work on the side of the middle class and America’s Main Street. And we urge Republicans to stop the cynical games that come at the expense of America’s Main Street.”

While the Obama Administration continues the coordinated response to the Deepwater BP Oil spill, Congress is also investigating the causes of the explosion, including the adequacy of the companies’ safety and emergency response measures, and conducting oversight of the recovery efforts. Last… Continue

“Congratulations to Congressman-elect Mark Critz on a great victory tonight — for the people of Pennsylvania’s 12th district and for the American people.”

In 2008, credit card issuers imposed $19 billion in penalty fees on families with credit cards–exploiting loopholes in the law to make profits at the expense of responsible credit cardholders with minimal oversight. Last year, credit card companies broke all records for… Continue

Small businesses have felt the brunt of the broken health care system–on average, they pay up to 18% more than large firms for the same health insurance policy and have seen their health care costs grow 129% since 2000. In addition, only… Continue

“These new guidelines will help make the benefits of health insurance reform a reality for even more of America’s small businesses.”

“The 500-plus students who received degrees and certificates at Mills College in Oakland on Saturday were sent into the world by another graduate of a women’s college: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.”

“Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is touting the passage of healthcare reform as her greatest accomplishment in Congress so far. ‘Healthcare reform is my proudest achievement in Congress,’ she said. ‘But it would not have been possible without the leadership of President Obama.'”

“I’m often asked by young women about the best path to take – whether to have children early in life, or to focus on career and then family. I’ve found there is no best path; there is only your path. As Mills says, there are many paths.”

This week, Congressional Republicans once again showed they are more interested in political games and siding with the special interests than working for the middle class. Congressional Republicans sided with the failed policies of the Bush Administration and played a political game… Continue