Archive: 2014

Speaker Boehner and House Republicans, not too long ago, passed two cruel bills that strip down protections afforded to children fleeing violence and end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.  What’s been the media reaction since then?  It hasn’t been… Continue

“When Democrats created Social Security, we pledged to defend the right of our nation’s seniors to pursue a life of liberty and happiness.”

“Our hearts ache for the family of Michael Brown and for the entire community of Ferguson, Missouri. His death is a tragedy, and the response to neighborhood protests for transparency and accountability is deeply troubling.”

The GOP failure to act on immigration in common sense fashion, is an abdication of their responsibility to govern on behalf of the American people. Mr. Boehner and the GOP have cemented their image as an intolerant, anti-immigrant party out of touch with the American mainstream.

During their summer vacation, House Republicans would be wise to read a new report showing just how important it is that we raise the national minimum wage.

“Today, the world has lost a great genius and San Francisco has lost a loyal friend.”

“As a fellow Italian American and a dark chocoholic, it was an honor to visit Buddy’s cake factory and be a guest judge on Next Great Baker,” Pelosi said in a statement. “It was a delicious experience.”

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on President Obama’s announcement on Iraq: “I support the President’s leadership to avert a massacre of the Yazidi people and other religious minorities in Iraq.  ISIS’s brutal treatment, depriving Yazidis of… Continue

“On this day in 1965, President Johnson and Members of Congress gathered in the Rotunda of the Capitol to assert the most fundamental right in our democracy: the right to vote. As President Johnson said then, the passage of the Voting Rights Act marked ‘a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield.’”

“Our country is safer, and our communities are more secure because of James Brady. After he was shot during the attempt on President Reagan’s life, Jim and his wife Sarah vowed to take a stand on behalf of all victims of gun violence. Their courage called our nation to action against the tragedy of gun violence – and their determined leadership has saved countless lives.”