Archive: 2012

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled the Affordable Care Act constitutional – but that wasn’t enough to satisfy Speaker John Boehner and his House Republicans, the faithful handmaidens of the health insurance industry. Next week, the House GOP has promised to repeal… Continue

Since their first day leading the House, in addition to not having a jobs agenda, Republicans have manufactured crisis after crisis—holding hostage and adding poison pills to bills that have historically been bipartisan.  Despite the negative reviews they are receiving, House Republicans… Continue

“For months, Democrats, including President Barack Obama, have been calling on our Republican colleagues to bring to the floor bipartisan transportation legislation to create jobs and legislation to prevent an interest rate hike for more than 7 million students.”

“For months, Democrats, including President Barack Obama, have been calling on our Republican colleagues to bring to the floor bipartisan transportation legislation to create jobs and legislation to prevent an interest rate hike for more than 7 million students.”

“Today, Speaker Boehner and House Republicans decided to waste more taxpayer funds to advance a position rejected by four different courts and to defend discrimination and inequality before the highest court in the land.”

The decision that was announced by the Supreme Court is a victory for America’s families.  It was a victory for America’s families when we passed the Affordable Care Act and the President signed it into law. Since then, tens of millions of… Continue

In the GOP’s latest distraction from creating jobs and strengthening the middle class, House Republicans will throw responsible and meaningful oversight to the wind today with a politically-motivated contempt vote.  The Obama Administration has acted in good faith, and while a sixteen-month… Continue

This morning, in a great victory for the American people, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act. Unfortunately, House Republicans just don’t know when to quit. @GOPLeader: During the week of July 9th, the House of Representatives will once again repeal… Continue

“The decision that was announced by the Supreme Court is a victory for America’s families. It was a victory for America’s families when we passed the Affordable Care Act and the President signed it into law.”

“We all take our responsibilities seriously here and one of them, first and foremost, is to support and uphold – defend the Constitution of the United States. And that Constitution requires the Congress and the Executive branch to avoid unnecessary conflict and seek accommodation to serve both interests, the Executive branch and the Legislative branch. We’re not upholding that aspect of the Constitution here.”