Archive: 2017

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in support of the Unite Against Hate gathering in San Francisco today, in anticipation of Saturday’s white supremacist rally at Crissy Field:

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement after President Trump issued two tweets on the debt ceiling this morning:

Last night in his 77-minute speech in Phoenix, Arizona, President Trump went completely off the rails in defending his abhorrent response to the violence in Charlottesville – while conveniently omitting his defense of white supremacists – and hinting at pardoning Joe Arpaio, a former sheriff found guilty of racially profiling Latinos.

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the National Park Service issued a permit for a white supremacist rally at Crissy Field in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area this Saturday:

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after President Trump threatened to shut down government if Congress does not spend billions of taxpayer dollars to begin construction of his border wall:

At his CNN Town Hall last night, Speaker Ryan responded to President Trump’s blaming of ‘both sides’ for the Charlottesville violence with feeble equivocation:

Speaker Ryan: I think he made comments that were much more morally ambiguous, much more confusing…

Jake Tapper: …It wasn’t morally ambiguous. It was morally wrong.

Speaker Ryan, there is absolutely no moral ambiguity about President Trump’s comments, which ignore the abhorrent evil of white supremacism and shelter the forces of bigotry and discrimination. You need to stop enabling the president and call his behavior out for what it is: repulsive and unacceptable.

“There are so many things we’ve actually done in the House that people just don’t know about.” – Speaker Ryan on Trumpcare at his CNN Town Hall tonight

The truth is: Since taking control of the White House, House and Senate, Republicans have not lifted a finger to create jobs and grow wages. Instead, Republicans in Congress have only attempted to roll back policies and vital protections improving the lives of hard-working American families.

“We want a tax code built for growth, built for economic activity. We want a tax code that raises wages.” – Speaker Ryan on Trumpcare at his CNN Town Hall tonight

However, the Republican tax reform proposals that have been put forward by Speaker Ryan are yet another attempt to give tax cuts to the wealthiest few on the backs of hard-working American families. Here’s what the GOP plan would do:

“The House has passed its bill… The House did its job.” – Speaker Ryan on Trumpcare at his CNN Town Hall tonight

Speaker Ryan, remember when the House-passed Trumpcare bill was so bad that seniors, children, patient advocacy, disability, and other groups across the country spoke out against it?

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after President Trump’s announcement that additional troops will be deployed to Afghanistan: