Editorial Board Roundup: #PayMoreForLess Bill ‘heartless, reckless’
The reviews for Speaker Ryan’s #PayMoreForLess bill keep coming in – and they’re horrendous. New York Times Editorial – No Wonder the Republicans Hid the Health Bill Republican House leaders have spent months dodging questions about how they would replace the Affordable… Continue
MEMO to Speaker Ryan: TrumpCare Bill ‘fails children…bad for working families’
MEMORANDUM To: Speaker Ryan Fr: Democratic Leader’s Press Office Dt: March 8, 2017 Re: TrumpCare Bill “fails children…bad for working families” We know you have been painfully trying to calm the raging, internal Republican dysfunction inside your… Continue
The Hill: Pelosi presses Ryan for ObamaCare repeal analysis before vote
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is pressing GOP leaders to delay votes on their ObamaCare replacement legislation until its budget and coverage impacts can be analyzed. Republicans unveiled a pair of proposals Monday evening, with plans to mark them up Wednesday… Continue
GOP Repeal Bill: a Prescription for Disaster
Last night, Speaker Ryan and House Republicans released their ACA repeal bill – and it wasn’t met with the best reviews: Health care advocacy and consumer groups across the country are slamming it: Families USA: The GOP health care proposal would be… Continue
60 Days: The 115th Republican Congress By the Numbers
60: Days since the start of this Republican Congress as of March 3, 2017 33: Days the GOP House has been in session, 7 of which were pro-forma days in which the House gaveled in & out in a matter of minutes… Continue
Pelosi, Sarbanes Announce Vice Chairs to Democracy Reform Task Force
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Congressman John Sarbanes, Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, announced the appointment of 14 Vice Chairs to the Democracy Reform Task Force, which will advance legislative reforms to return us to a government… Continue
Transcript of Pelosi Press Conference Today
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference today. Below is a transcript of the press conference. Leader Pelosi. Good morning. Wow, what a week, huh? Last night, we learned that Jeff Sessions, the Attorney General of the… Continue
Pelosi Statement on Attorney General Sessions’ Recusal Announcement
Washington, D.C. — Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after Attorney General Sessions delivered a public statement announcing he will only narrowly recuse himself from overseeing the investigation of the Trump Campaign: “Attorney General Sessions’ narrow recusal and his sorry… Continue
The Hill: Pelosi on Sessions: ‘We are far past recusal’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday slammed Republicans calling for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from investigations into Russia, saying that’s not nearly enough. “We are far past recusal. Jeff #Sessions lied under oath. Anything less than resignation… Continue
Pelosi Statement on Attorney General Sessions’ Apparent Perjury on Russian Meetings
Washington, D.C. — Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after it was reported that Jeff Sessions lied under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearings about meetings with Russian officials: “Jeff Sessions lied under oath during his… Continue
