Archive: 2017

House Republicans have failed to pass a budget or establish any kind of overall agreed-upon spending levels. Instead of working constructively, Republicans’ markup is just pushing us deeper into the destructive uncertainty and chaos over the budget. Marking up one discretionary bill without any sense of the whole is irresponsible and counterproductive.

Republicans have now missed both the April 15th budget deadline and are way behind on appropriations, and now the deadline to avert a catastrophic default on the debt is quickly drawing near. As the House begins marking up its first appropriations bill… Continue

Today, we solemnly mark the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting: a horrific act of violence that claimed the lives of 49 innocent men and women enjoying a night of dancing. We pause to remember those who lost their lives, and we send our prayers to the survivors and family members still suffering from the brutality and heartbreak of this attack.

Fifty-four years ago, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, which affirmed women’s right to equal pay for equal work. That day, President Kennedy praised the bill as a ‘significant step forward,’ but warned that ‘much remains to be done to achieve full equality of economic opportunity.’ Unfortunately, Kennedy’s words are still true today.

The fiduciary rule that takes effect today represents a vital step forward to enhance the retirement security of hard-working Americans everywhere. It is the fruit of strong Democratic leadership to ensure that seniors and families can have trust in their financial advisors and confidence in a dignified retirement.

Today, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to respond to former FBI Director Comey’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She highlighted that the revelations from the hearing further increase the immediate need for an outside, independent commission to investigate Trump-Russia ties.

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today. Below is a transcript of the press conference.

Leader Pelosi Opening Remarks:

Leader Pelosi. Good morning.

Here we are 7 months since the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, and as we look to our responsibilities to the American people we can see that it’s 7 months of failure

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank him, Mr. [Keith] Ellison, and our Ranking Member, Congresswoman Waters, for their great leadership on behalf of American consumers, American investors and American taxpayers. I rise in opposition to the Amendment and to the Bill.

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Congressman David Cicilline, Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communication Committee, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee, and Congressman Dan Kildee, Vice Ranking Member on… Continue

Director Comey’s resolute testimony detailed the frightening reality of President Trump’s contempt for justice. President Trump’s concerted and inexcusable effort to shut down the FBI’s investigation of his cronies’ ties to Russia disgraces the Office of the President.