Archive: 2011

“Betty Ford was a remarkable First Lady, a devoted wife, and an agent of change. As First Lady, Betty Ford was a political force and an advocate for the causes in which she believed. As a breast cancer survivor, she offerred hope to other women to overcome the disease. Her advocacy on behalf of women helped break down discrimination. Her powerful story and support for those struggling with addiction saved lives and helped bring the issue out of the shadows.”

“Leader Pelosi. ‘Good morning. Welcome to our regularly scheduled Thursday morning press availability. Day 185 of the Republican Majority in the Congress, and we still have not seen one jobs bill come to the floor. This is obviously reflected in the jobs number this morning. We have put probably 20 job initiatives on the floor, and the Republicans have rejected every one of them – 10, 10 votes on job creation measures, and they voted no each time. Some of those on more than one occasion. And that’s really unfortunate.'”

“Today’s jobs report makes it clear: more must be done to create jobs and strengthen our middle class. Republicans must join Democrats to focus squarely on Americans’ top priority – putting people back to work.”

This morning, Speaker Boehner shockingly claimed “Republicans are focused on jobs…” Focused? Really? Here are two numbers he should give a second look: 185: Days GOP has been in the majority without bringing a single jobs bill to the floor. 10: Number… Continue

Talk about out of touch with the American people. The GOP has been in charge for 185 days and still hasn’t passed a single jobs bill. So what do they have slated for first thing next week? A bill that would not… Continue

“Leader Pelosi. ‘Hello everyone. Good afternoon. Our regularly scheduled Thursday press availability will be held on Friday because of votes and meetings at the White House, but I did want to come out to talk to you about that meeting.'”

“Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I want to pick up where you left off with that – His Holiness being a source of understanding in bringing the two parties in the House of Representatives together. For decades, really, Mr. Wolf, Chairman Wolf, Chairman Smith, Chairwoman Ros-Lehtinen, Chairwoman Lowey, now Ranking Member Lowey, and Mr. Berman who was with us earlier, have worked together to understand better and help the Tibetan people.”

This afternoon, Leader Pelosi and the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee are holding a hearing on how a default on the debt would impact our economy, job creation, seniors and the middle class. As Bruce Bartlett, Former Advisor to Presidents Ronald… Continue

“Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee will hold a hearing this Thursday at 12:00 p.m. on the impact of a default on the United States economy, job creation, and seniors and the middle class. This hearing, the only one in the House of Representatives on this critical issue, will emphasize the pain the American people would face if the United States were to default on its debt.”

Nearly two weeks after walking out on deficit reduction talks with Vice President Biden and Congressional leaders to protect tax breaks for Big Oil and companies that ship American jobs overseas, Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor is desperately trying to spin his… Continue