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Toledo Blade (Ohio) Editorial – What now for jobs bill? Senate Republicans displayed their interest in economic recovery again this week by blocking a vote or even debate on President Obama’s jobs bill. The GOP agenda is clear: Deny Mr. Obama any… Continue

“Before I get into my statement about job creation and where we go from here, I want to acknowledge the passing of a great visionary genius in our country, Steve Jobs.”

“LGBT History Month offers us an opportunity to honor the pioneers of the movement for LGBT rights and recognize the extraordinary contributions of LGBT Americans to our history and culture. And it is a time to rededicate ourselves to the bedrock values of our nation: civil rights for every American; equality under the law; respect and dignity for all.”

It’s almost hard to believe but it’s true: Today, Speaker Boehner and House Republicans will bring to the floor another bill that destroys American jobs. The Continuing Resolution includes critical disaster assistance for states and communities hard hit by recent natural disasters… Continue

MEMORANDUM To:  Reporters, Editors, Interested Parties and Bill Murray Fans    Fr:   Democratic Leader’s Press Office Dt:  September 14, 2011 Re:  Speaker Boehner’s Groundhog Day Speech Tomorrow, Speaker Boehner will attempt again to defend the GOP’s indefensible record before the Economic… Continue

After spending over 250 days in the House majority without passing any legislation to create jobs, it looks like the GOP intends to keep that “no jobs” streak alive: Politico – GOP grumbles about jobs plan …behind the scenes, some Republicans are… Continue

To: Congressional Republicans Fr: Democratic Leader’s Press Office Dt: August 9, 2011 Re: One Word to Describe Your Behavior Let’s get this straight… You continue to ignore job creation (217 days and counting); You brought our country to the brink of default… Continue

“Leader Pelosi. ‘Good afternoon. We just completed a very lively leadership meeting of the House Democrats where we talked about the Democrats, the necessity of Democrats to save the day yesterday, pulling our country back from the brink of default. It was a bitter pill for us to swallow, but we did. And as we did, we saved Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. And you will be hearing more about that.”

“Good afternoon. Good afternoon. I know you are there. I can hear you breathing. [Laughter.] Today, we are gathered here as the Democratic women Members of Congress to recognize a moment of opportunity and responsibility. We are committed to a balanced, bipartisan approach to the budget resolution that is fair to the middle class, honors the dignity of our seniors and their retirement, creates jobs, and educates our children as we reduce the deficit.”

In every Congress between 1952 and 1965, Medicare was introduced by Congressional Democrats. Republicans spent those same 13 years attempting to ensure Medicare was never enacted. In November 1964, President Lyndon Johnson won a landslide re-election victory, promising during his campaign that… Continue