“Our hearts ache for the family of Michael Brown and for the entire community of Ferguson, Missouri. His death is a tragedy, and the response to neighborhood protests for transparency and accountability is deeply troubling.”

The GOP failure to act on immigration in common sense fashion, is an abdication of their responsibility to govern on behalf of the American people. Mr. Boehner and the GOP have cemented their image as an intolerant, anti-immigrant party out of touch with the American mainstream.

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on President Obama’s announcement on Iraq: “I support the President’s leadership to avert a massacre of the Yazidi people and other religious minorities in Iraq.  ISIS’s brutal treatment, depriving Yazidis of… Continue

“On this day in 1965, President Johnson and Members of Congress gathered in the Rotunda of the Capitol to assert the most fundamental right in our democracy: the right to vote. As President Johnson said then, the passage of the Voting Rights Act marked ‘a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield.’”

“Our country is safer, and our communities are more secure because of James Brady. After he was shot during the attempt on President Reagan’s life, Jim and his wife Sarah vowed to take a stand on behalf of all victims of gun violence. Their courage called our nation to action against the tragedy of gun violence – and their determined leadership has saved countless lives.”

“The time is late. The cause is great. We must have clarity in how we understand what is before us. Today we had an opportunity to work together to address the humanitarian emergency at the border. Instead, it is a day of missed opportunity.”

“In Congress and across the country, Americans are standing in support of Israel’s right to defend itself against terrorists who seek to kidnap and murder its citizens. I am proud the House has acted to increase our support for the Iron Dome system that helps keeps Israeli families safe.”

“Today could have been an opportunity for coming together. We’ve extended the hand of friendship to the Speaker to say: ‘Let us work together to get this done,’ when we saw the path that they were on that was unsustainable and unsupportable from our standpoint.”

“The Affordable Care Act is delivering on the promise of quality, affordable insurance for millions of Americans across the country – and California continues to lead the way for the nation.”

I think you would probably agree that the closing hours, yesterday and today, before we leave for the August District Work Period, are a mess on the floor of the House. Yesterday we spoke to you about the fact that the Republicans do not have time to raise the minimum wage, but they have time to sue the President of the United States. They do not have money to feed the children, help the American people, but they want a blank check to sue the President. They have lost moral standing with what’s happening on the border, and they have no standing in suing the President.