“Today, the world has lost a great genius and San Francisco has lost a loyal friend.”

“As a fellow Italian American and a dark chocoholic, it was an honor to visit Buddy’s cake factory and be a guest judge on Next Great Baker,” Pelosi said in a statement. “It was a delicious experience.”

When it comes to DREAMers, House Republicans are sounding a much more radical note today than they have in the past.

As Speaker Boehner and House Republicans prepare to undermine protections afforded to children fleeing persecution and violence and end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the call from Thomas Wenski, the Archbishop of Miami, should ring in their ears: “It… Continue

As Boehner and the Republican Conference shift further to the extreme right, House Democrats have stood united in calling upon the GOP to end their callousness and properly address the border crisis with H.R. 15, bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform.  What was the… Continue

“The American people have had enough of House Republicans’ relentless dysfunction and obstruction. It is time for a new way.”

“Once again, President Obama is taking strong action on behalf of hard working Americans. The federal government has no business contracting to those who would violate federal law and trample workers’ rights.”

“The American people are fair minded; they are wise; they are practical; they want to help but they want to do so in a way that is fair to everyone involved. They want to feed the children.”

“They don’t have the standing to do what’s right for the American people, and they certainly don’t have standing to sue the President of the United States.”

Every time he says ‘no’ to bipartisan solutions for our broken immigration system, Speaker Boehner distances himself even further from the American people.