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“There needs to be more clarity in the law regarding the activities of tax exempt organizations along with greater disclosure and transparency,” Pelosi said in the statement Monday.

Defeating the previous question gives the minority party the opportunity to decide what bill or amendments the House will consider.

“We have just finished a wonderful, a spectacular Caucus meeting where we had an opportunity to elect the Democratic leadership of the House for the 113th Congress.”

“Republicans aren’t interested apparently in working together to create jobs and grow the economy and strengthen the middle class.”

“Walter Reuther said: ‘the bread box and the ballot box are connected.’ So if we’re to have policies that support the great middle class of our country, which is the backbone of our democracy, we have to change the politics.”

“Yesterday was a great day. The United States Senate voted to give one hundred percent of Americans, everyone in this country, a tax cut.”

“Everyone agrees that we should have a middle income tax cut. Tax legislation will soon be brought to the floor.”

The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to unrestricted special interest money secretly influencing campaigns around the country.  But, as the latest poll from the First Amendment Center shows, Americans want those floodgates firmly shut: 63 percent of Americans disagree… Continue

Today, House Democrats, led by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, filed a discharge petition—that has already received over 140 signatures—to bring the DISCLOSE Act back to the floor for a vote.  While the Republican leadership paid lip service to transparency in the past,… Continue

“Yesterday, once again, for the – I don’t know – 30 somethingth time, the Republicans tried to take away protections for patients in our country.”