Archive: 2017

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released this statement after at least eight people were killed and fifteen injured in an horrific attack in lower Manhattan today:

The day after Halloween, House Republicans are expected to unveil their trick-or-treat tax bill: A trick to raise taxes on middle class working families, while handing a multi-trillion dollar treat in tax cuts to the wealthy.

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Ways & Means Chairman Kevin Brady said that Republicans will eliminate the deduction for state and local income and sales taxes as part of the Ryan-McConnell tax bill:

300: Days since the start of this Republican Congress as of October 29, 2017

153: Days the GOP House has been in session, 41 of which were pro-forma days in which the House gaveled in & out in a matter of minutes & no legislative business was completed

This week, House Republicans are expected to unveil their ‘historic’ tax bill, hoping to race massive changes into law before the American people see it’s just another GOP multi-trillion dollar giveaway to the wealthiest at the expense of the middle class and working Americans.

“Even with an accelerating Special Counsel investigation inside the Justice Department, and investigations inside the Republican Congress, we still need an outside, fully independent investigation to expose Russia’s meddling in our election and the involvement of Trump officials.  Defending the integrity of our democracy demands that Congress look forward to counter Russian aggression and prevent future meddling with our elections.”

Santa Rosa, CA – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Congressman Mike Thompson, Congressman Jared Huffman, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, community leaders and first responders for a Day of Remembrance ceremony in honor of those who lost their lives in… Continue

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement calling for the cancellation of the $300 million, no-bid contract with Whitefish Energy Holdings to rebuild Puerto Rico’s energy grid following allegations of misconduct in the contract award process:

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement commemorating tomorrow’s anniversary of the signing of the historic Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The legislation deters hate crimes by expanding federal protections and equipping state and local law enforcement with the tools needed to prosecute hate crimes based on sexual orientation, race, religion, gender, national origin, disability, or gender identity:

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady said the GOP’s ‘once-in-a-generation’ tax bill will be released next Wednesday.  And what’s in this ‘historic’ bill?  Who knows… Republican Leaders are writing their tax bill with such secrecy even Brady’s GOP colleagues literally don’t know what’s in it.