“Congresswoman McCarthy is a champion for empowering women, for strengthening education, and for robust financial reforms to improve transparency and protect consumers from abuses of Wall Street. Her sensibility and strength have been a tremendous asset to our caucus and the Congress, and she will be missed by friends and colleagues on both sides of the aisle.”

“Congressman McIntyre is a strong voice for the people of his district, and he has never hesitated to do what he thinks is best. He will be missed by friends on both sides of the aisle, and we wish him well in all his future endeavors.”

“Congresswoman Katherine Clark will be an excellent addition to the Committee on Natural Resources,” said Leader Pelosi. “With her dedication to conservation, fighting climate change, and ending our dependence on fossil fuels, Congresswoman Clark will be an important voice against Republicans’ relentless attempts to roll back critical environmental protections. We are fortunate to have her passion on the Committee on Natural Resources.”

“Our commitment is to be as described by Senator Jack Reed: relentless, persistent, dissatisfied until we get this done. It is inevitable to us that it will happen. It may be inconceivable to some Republicans that it will happen soon. We have to shorten the distance between the inevitable to us and the inconceivable to them.”

“We welcome these new board members, and thank all of the board members and alternates for their service,” Speaker Boehner and Leader Pelosi said. ”The Office of Congressional Ethics continues to have an important role in the ethics enforcement process for the House of Representatives.”

Maybe House Republicans need another memo. The second session of the 113th Congress has just begun and already there are indications House Republicans are losing track of their message. As RNC Chairman Reince Prebius told reporters yesterday that despite the urgent need… Continue

“House Republicans must end their shortsighted and immoral insistence on leaving these Americans out in the cold. Failure to extend unemployment insurance will cost the economy 240,000 jobs over the next year, slowing our recovery and making it even harder for unemployed Americans to find work. It is time for House to act.”

“To cut funding or limit funding is not reducing the deficit. It’s increasing the deficit. So we all know that investment in people is what community is about. And that’s why I am so excited to be here today, certainly to support the Mayor on his leadership on this issue and all of the official family of San Francisco in every way. I think that there might be some questions for all of you, since you were very specific in your presentations. And we maybe can take a couple of questions from the press on why we’re here, why it’s important to us, and why we will succeed in not underutilizing any resources – not time, not education, not the beautiful City College of San Francisco.”

“Chairman Ben Bernanke is an exemplary leader who helped guide our country through an economic recession and our recovery. With her integrity, dedication, and skill, Dr. Yellen will ensure America continues to have a steady hand at the helm of the Federal Reserve. As Dr. Yellen takes her rightful place in history, she reaffirms a fundamental truth about our country: When women have a seat at the table, America will continue to stand in the world as a beacon of economic strength and significant progress. When women succeed, America succeeds.”

“Millions have enrolled in the quality, affordable coverage available through the Affordable Care Act, and millions more are enjoying its savings and protections. In the New Year, it’s time for Republicans to stop trying to take away health insurance from millions of Americans, and work with Democrats to strengthen the Affordable Care Act for all.”