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As first noted here on June 13th, Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight Committee has been investigating apparent attempts by the Department of Transportation to lobby Congress regarding California’s efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Chairman Waxman wrote to Mary E. Peters,… Continue

The Trump Administration is perpetuating an unprecedented culture of corruption, cronyism and abuse of taxpayer money .  Nowhere is that more visible – or more damaging – than in the Trump Toxic Team’s sell-out of our environment to their polluter donors.

“The Trump Administration’s giveaway to big polluters is a startling attack on the clean air our children breathe, and a clear rejection of common-sense scientific truths.  Under the GOP’s dirty energy agenda, our communities will be choked with more carbon pollution, and millions of hard-working Americans will lose billions of dollars and pay more at the pump.

“The Administration’s request is inadequate and insulting to victims of hurricanes and wildfires across our country.

Yesterday, the House Republicans passed a GOP tax scam that will raise taxes on millions of hard-working American families in order to hand deficit-exploding giveaways to the wealthiest few.  

But don’t just take our word for it, editorial boards across the country have condemned this awful bill.

Response to the Senate version of Trumpcare has been swift and harsh. Physicians, hospitals, seniors’ groups, patient groups, women’s health groups, consumer groups, faith leaders, and others have come out against the Senate Trumpcare bill.

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today.  Below is a transcript of the press conference. Leader Pelosi Opening Remarks: Leader Pelosi.  Good morning, everyone. Today I’m up here wearing orange to observe that on January 21st,… Continue

What is a Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule? Defeating the previous question gives the minority party the opportunity to decide what bill or amendments the House will consider. When the motion for the previous question is defeated, control… Continue

So, Congress has refused to provide the robust emergency resources urgently needed. Governors of both parties have been some of the most powerful voices for the need for Congress to act on these public crises.

Eleven months left in the Obama presidency. Since the 1980s, every person appointed to the court has been given a prompt hearing and a vote within 100 days.