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Another week of Republicans in charge of the House, another week playing politics with the lives of the middle class instead of creating jobs. House Republican refusal to vote on the bipartisan Senate transportation bill has already cost American jobs. Will the GOP… Continue

“Today, the Supreme Court kept open the floodgates to uninhibited special interest spending in our campaigns and in our politics. Their disappointing decision to uphold Citizens United deals yet another blow to a fundamental American value: that the voices of the people determine the outcome of our elections, not the checkbooks of the few.”

One hundred days ago, the Senate passed a bipartisan transportation bill that creates or saves more than 2 million jobs – but House Republicans still refuse to bring it to the floor.  House Republicans must be willing to compromise in negotiations on… Continue

“Today, House Republicans reversed their opposition to a step for greater transparency in our politics. For a brief moment, Republicans saw the light, and as a result, America’s voters will benefit from increased accountability, expanded disclosure, and more access to information about the campaign ads flooding our airwaves.”

“Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the House, is celebrating 25 years as a member of Congress on Saturday and the celebrations and commemorations of the milestone have been epic. There have been million-dollar fundraisers and lectures with former presidents; San Francisco streets have been named after her and there were concerts with rock star Bono and the remaining members of the Grateful Dead.”

“Democrats have a simple request to our Republican colleagues: don’t run out the clock on the economy. Let’s work around the clock to create jobs, promote growth, and restore prosperity for the middle class. We call on the Speaker to cancel next week’s recess – this is the ninth week long recess of the year – and to stay in session to address America’s top priorities: jobs, economic growth, and the security of the middle class. The President has put his proposals on the table including passing the transportation bill, which has already passed the Senate in a strong bipartisan way. The Republican Congress in the House refuses to act.”

“Pelosi has long been an advocate for campaign finance reform, and in an election year amplified by an aggressive fight for women voters, Pelosi said a less money-fueled political system would bring greater diversity to the halls of Congress.”

Today, in a moment of Cantor, Speaker Boehner shockingly admitted he is ready to give up on creating construction jobs this year. Roll Call – John Boehner Would Add Highway Bill to Lame-Duck Agenda Speaker John Boehner today said he would prefer… Continue

“No one has fought harder than Nancy Pelosi since the day she came into office 25 years ago,” Bono, who co-founded the anti-poverty campaign ONE, said. “Millions of people all over the world owe their lives to Nancy and the bipartisan coalition that fought to contain the AIDS epidemic, not just here in America, but in the poorest parts of this planet.”

“With today’s jobs report it is clear that we have work to do. Although this is the 27th month of increased, continued job increases in our economy it is certainly not enough. It’s clear from that jobs number that we have work to do. We know it and the American people know it and American families across the country know it. It’s clear that one way we can help is to pass the transportation bill. I think it was instructive to read the jobless numbers this morning, the job loss in the construction sector was the largest of them all, once again, if we can – we have an answer to this and that is to pass a transportation bill, the bipartisan transportation bill.”