“Thanks to the landmark Affordable Care Act, more than 20 million previously uninsured Americans now have quality, affordable health coverage. Starting today, families across America will be able to visit the Health Insurance Marketplaces and enroll in health coverage for 2017. For another year, with the beginning of the ACA’s fourth Open Enrollment period, millions will continue to have access to the coverage – and health security – needed to pursue their dreams.”

“Latina Equal Pay Day spotlights the continued injustice of the wage gap in America. In the United States, all Americans who work hard should see the benefits of their labor, regardless of race or gender. Yet, on average, Latinas have to work for 22 months just to match what white, non-Hispanic men earn in a single year.”

“As leaders in Congress when the Affordable Care Act was passed, the signers of this amicus brief know that this Republican lawsuit is meritless. Instead of working with Democrats to make health care more affordable, Republicans are trying an end-run around the law and the legislative process that would hurl insurance markets into chaos, and destroy the affordable health coverage of millions of Americans.”

“After an exhaustive review of Secretary Clinton’s use of a personal email server, the FBI concluded that charges would be unreasonable and unjustified. Nothing in Director Comey’s letter to the Republican Committee chairs suggests that assessment will or should change.”

“Secretary Carter’s decision to order the Defense Department to suspend its clawback of Californians’ decade-old enlistment bonuses is welcome news. However, we must work to permanently lift the shadow of these clawbacks and address the burden on those who have already been forced to return bonuses they accepted in good faith.”

“Today, we mourn the passing of a proud San Franciscan and an extraordinary progressive leader. Agar Jaicks embodied the very best of the American spirit.”

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after thousands of California National Guard soldiers were ordered to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after signing up to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan: “These brave Californians were willing to give… Continue

And as you know, one of the biggest differences between the Democrats and the Republicans in the Congress, and certainly in the House, is: show me your values, show me your budget. And the Ryan budget is a budget that, [I] emphasize over and over again, eliminates the guarantee of Medicare. So if there were three issues I would want the American people to be aware of in the Ryan budget, it would be: Medicare, Medicare, and Medicare – that it removes the guarantee. This is a very drastic unraveling of one of the great pillars of economic and health security for America’s seniors and others who benefit from Medicare.

“This bipartisan victory, which Speaker Boehner and I worked together to enact, replaces the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate with the bipartisan Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Quality Payment Program. With this effort, we are building on the progress of the Affordable Care Act to deliver better care to Medicare beneficiaries while rewarding clinicians for providing value, not volume-based care.”

Philadelphia – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks today at the commission ceremony of the USS John P. Murtha.  Below are the Leader’s remarks: “Good morning.  Thank you very much, Admiral William Moran for your kind introduction but more importantly, for… Continue