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“On Harvey Milk Day, the state of California officially honors the life and legacy of a leader dedicated to the fundamental American value of equality.”

“I’m Congressman George Miller from California, and I’d like to welcome the Members of Congress and young Americans here today to highlight the real success story of the Affordable Care Act. Two years ago on Friday, I was proud to stand next to President Obama as he signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Because for decades we debated about what to do about rising health care costs faced by families, businesses and government. For decades we debated about how to put American families, instead of the insurance companies, back in charge of their health care. And for decades we just kicked the can down the road; costs continued to rise faster than everything else in the economy, and millions of Americans lost access to affordable health care.”

Unlimited, secret special interest money has been influencing campaigns around the country following the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, and the top three Members of the House Republican leadership are on record supporting transparency: Speaker John Boehner: I think what we ought… Continue

Republicans have led the House for 420 days without a jobs agenda—and the American people have noticed. So in yet another desperate attempt to hide their dismal record, the GOP is putting forward a “new” agenda that—instead of actually putting Americans to… Continue

“Democrats, as you know, are committed to reigniting the American dream, to building ladders of opportunity for all Americans who want to play by the rules, work hard, and take responsibility. We believe that can only happen for them where they have fairness and opportunity in our society and our economy, if there is fairness in our political system.”

Two years ago, the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC overturned a century of common-sense campaign finance laws and opened the floodgates to unrestricted special interest campaign donations in American elections—permitting corporations to spend unlimited funds (directly or through third… Continue

“In recent weeks, the Chinese government has intensified its crackdown; there have been reports of indiscriminate shootings by Chinese police forces resulting in the loss of life and injuries. Further, the disturbing trend of self-immolations by Tibetans reflect the desperation of the human rights situation and the need for the Chinese government to change its repressive policies against the Tibetan people.”

“These institutions stand as monuments to Ed Roybal’s success – as a pillar of the Latino community and a shining example of achievement for all Americans. Whether working with the United Farmworkers in California or chairing a subcommittee on Appropriations in Congress, Ed Roybal was always there for working families.”

“We must work to extend to tens of millions of seniors their opportunity to see their doctor under Medicare. This is very, very important.”

“We have said that it should not be paid for, the tax cuts for the 160 million Americans shouldn’t be paid for. We didn’t pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest in America, I don’t know why we would have to pay for them for the middle class. Unemployment benefits have not traditionally been paid for. But if they want to pay for them, we can start with a surcharge on the wealthiest in our country. We can look to the Overseas Contingency account to cover some of the costs.”