Archive: 2017

The latest iteration of TrumpCare, released last night by House Republicans, is somehow even more harmful to Americans than the one that failed a few weeks ago. Republicans’ cruel (and potentially illegal) bill would mean even higher costs on American families, even… Continue

Today’s ruling against President Trump’s executive order assault on sanctuary cities is a victory for public safety and effective policing strategies. The Trump Administration’s attempt to withhold vital federal funds to bully communities into rounding up immigrants is unconstitutional, immoral and dangerous.

Asked about the lack of progress during his first 100 days in office, President Trump brushed it off, saying, “It’s not very meaningful…Somebody put out the concept of a 100-day plan” – even though as candidate, he revealed his Contract with the… Continue

The President’s comments this evening are welcome news given the bipartisan opposition to the wall, and the obstacle it has been to the continuing bipartisan negotiations in the appropriations committees. It’s time for Congress to act to make it clear that government will remain open for the American people.

Two months ago, White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders claimed that investigating Trump-Russia ties is not something “that the American people care about.” “At some point, we get to a place where we’ve got to move on and start focusing on the… Continue

Today marks 102 years since the first acts of the Armenian Genocide. In the years that followed, the leaders of the Ottoman Empire would carry out the murder of more than 1.5 million Armenian men, women and children.

This morning, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Chuck Todd on NBC’s Meet the Press to highlight the shocking lack of accomplishments during President Trump’s first 100 days in office and his broken promises to create jobs and present an infrastructure bill.

This Earth Day, Americans across the country are stepping forward to oppose the anti-science crusade that harms the health of our communities, the strength of our economy, and the security of future generations.

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, which will begin Sunday evening: “On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor the memory of six million Jews who were murdered because of who they… Continue

OMB Director Mulvaney was one of the architects of the disastrous Republican Government Shutdown of 2013, and the last-minute White House interventions into bipartisan negotiations suggest he’s hoping to engineer another one,” said Hammill. “The President was very clear in promising that Mexico would pay for his wall, and the White House’s demands that American taxpayers now foot the bill for a multi-billion dollar boondoggle are intensely opposed by Democrats and many Republicans