Tonight, the Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee will vote to release Chairmen Devin Nunes’ bogus memo, creating grave implications for our national security.  Just last week, that the Justice Department concluded that its release would be ‘extraordinarily reckless’ and cause irreparable ‘harm to national security and to ongoing investigations.’

Yesterday, Speaker Ryan thanked Republican mega-donors Charles and David Koch for being ‘such a critical part of our historic success in 2017,’ highlighting their support for the GOP tax scam (and of him).

“On this day, in 2009, President Obama made the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act the first bill he signed into law, taking a bold step forward toward achieving equal pay for equal work.  In this critical law, we reversed a misguided Supreme Court decision that slammed the courthouse door on women and other workers seeking to fight pay discrimination.

Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released this statement on the loss of longtime House staffer Ed Lorenzen and his 4-year-old son, Michael:

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adam Smith of Washington, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address.  In this week’s address, Smith condemns the Republican Congress’ refusal to govern and inability to pass a budget that meets the needs and values of our country.  Video and audio of the Weekly Democratic Address can be downloaded here.

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement following new reports that President Trump ordered the firing of Special Counsel Robert Mueller last June, but was stymied when White House Counsel Donald McGahn threatened to quit:

Congressman Joe Kennedy III Will Lead Response; First Hispanic Female Immigrant Elected to Virginia House Delegate Elizabeth Guzman Will Deliver Democrats’ Spanish Language Response Washington, D.C. – U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer today… Continue

“The Administration’s anti-immigrant framework is an act of staggering cowardice which attempts to hold the DREAMers hostage to a hateful anti-immigrant scheme.  

“Now that the Trump Shutdown has ended, Congressional leaders must come together immediately to finish the bipartisan negotiations that have been taking place for months to find agreement on a budget for the remainder of FY ‘18.  We are now on the 4th stop-gap spending bill since September because of the incompetence of the Republican Majority, a situation which is deeply harmful to our military.

Leader Pelosi.  Thank you, Mr. Speaker.  I thank the gentleman for yielding, and associate myself fully with his remarks.  Thank you, Mr. [Whip Steny] Hoyer, for your great leadership.