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“On the budget, Democratic leaders, after meeting with Obama at the White House last week, said they want a straightforward bill to keep government services running without new restrictions on Planned Parenthood.”

As more House Republican Committee Chairmen grant themselves unilateral subpoena and embrace their inner-Darrell Issa, top Committee Democrats are fighting back against this unprecedented power grab.

“This is a really a silly decision to bring this to the floor in this form, when we know a path that is much better. But I’m not going to give you another reason to go out there and make your claims about the Affordable Care Act which have no basis in fact. With that, I urge my colleagues to pray over it, as I will. I yield back the balance of my time.”

“And I know that some more of the new Members who have come would support an increase in the minimum wage. All we want is a vote. Economists and experts agree that when Americans can earn higher pay, businesses benefit, communities thrive, and our nation prospers. Perhaps you were at our press conference yesterday, but I think it bears repeating, the small business owners who testified talked about what it meant to them in the productivity of their workers, what it meant in longevity of holding workers for a longer period of time, and the morale.”

“I urge you to take immediate action on this request and to work with House Democrats to safeguard these documents and Federal IT systems. I look forward to your prompt response.”

“Congress will soon be faced with the question of whether we raise the debt ceiling to ensure America pays its bills for expenses already incurred or whether we plunge the country into default for the first time in our history.”

“It’s time for Republicans to abandon this dangerous bill and work to enact a five-year comprehensive Farm Bill. It’s necessary for our farmers, it’s necessary for our consumers, for food security, and for, again, farmers and ranchers, and strengthens rural communities.”

“It was an interesting collection of questions from our colleagues, ranging from climate change, to taxation, to stopping the cuts in biomedical research and what that means to the health of our nation. The President, again, was inspiring, was optimistic, was realistic and called upon us for unity and invited any thoughts that we had on how we go forward…”

Pelosi, Nadler and 143 other House Members filed the brief today in this landmark case, which has reached the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit following a U.S. District Court ruling that Section 3 of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional.

Pelosi, Nadler and 130 other House Members filed the brief today in this landmark case, which has reached the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals following a federal district court ruling that Section 3 of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional.