Archive: 2011

The leadership of the President and the First Lady on the issue of bullying will help protect America’s most valuable resource: our nation’s children. By bringing the focus, energy, and creativity of the Obama Administration to this issue, we can implement new… Continue

Speaker Boehner plans to discuss gas prices today at his weekly press conference, but we’ve seen his scorecard before. The GOP’s “none of the above” drill-only plan does nothing to reduce the pain at the pump America’s middle class families are facing… Continue

“It is clear that the House Republicans ‘So Be It’ spending bill was rejected by the Senate because it will destroy 700,000 jobs, undermine our economic recovery and hurt our competitiveness in the future through massive cuts in education. The time is now for Republicans to work with Democrats to find common ground in creating jobs, strengthening the middle class and responsibly reducing the deficit.”

“President Obama took a bold step forward for civil rights when he announced that the federal government would no longer argue to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act in court. DOMA is discriminatory; it’s unfair and indefensible; and it betrays our nation’s long-held – and long-cherished – value of equality for all.”

“In Congress, our first responsibility is to keep the American people safe. Securing our homeland, defending against acts of terrorism, and ensuring our national security are serious challenges.”

A Bloomberg poll released this morning shows the American people’s top priority remains jobs – but we are ten weeks into this Republican-controlled Congress and have seen zero bills introduced by the GOP to create jobs. In fact, the Republican answer to… Continue

The Republican answer to jobs thus far has been a “So Be It” spending bill that would in fact destroy 700,000 jobs and jeopardize our economic growth. This week, it appears House Republicans are continuing to put partisan politics ahead of Americans’… Continue

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is making accusations about so-called “secret” funds she discovered in the Affordable Care Act, signed into law nearly a year ago after an open, thorough and transparent debate in the House and Senate–including 79 House hearings and 53 Senate… Continue

“President Obama took a bold step forward for civil rights and equality when he announced that the federal government would no longer argue to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act in court.”

“Today’s jobs report shows our economy moving in the right direction and our private sector leading the charge toward recovery. But with millions still out of work, we must do more to build on this progress and restore prosperity to all Americans.”