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Last week, the House and Senate conference committee completed its work on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This tough legislation puts consumers first, holds Wall Street and Big Banks accountable, ends the era of taxpayer-funded bailouts and “too-big-to-fail”… Continue

“Let us sing a song about the wonderfulness of Nancy Pelosi. What a run she’s been on. This week — with the big financial reform package edging toward completion, and the House approving a major campaign finance reform bill — was a reminder of what an incredibly productive speaker she’s become.”

This afternoon, the House passed the DISCLOSE Act by a vote of 219-206 to close some of the biggest election loopholes created by the Citizens United case–the Supreme Court decision that opened the floodgates to unrestricted special interest campaign donations in American… Continue

“Today, many of us will rise, and I do now, in that same tradition: to shed sunlight on our democratic process and preserve the integrity of our elections; to call to my colleagues, to call on them to pass the DISCLOSE Act, and in doing so, to protect the voices and the votes of the American people.”

“A top congressional leader on Thursday urged BP to suspend its dividend to make sure businesses hit by the Gulf oil spill get compensation, and accused the British energy giant of a ‘lack of integrity.'”

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer held a press availability this afternoon following a bipartisan meeting at the White House with President Obama to discuss the oil spill in the Gulf, jobs legislation, financial services reform, and energy legislation.

Yesterday afternoon, Speaker Pelosi met with House Committee Chairs to discuss the House’s ongoing oversight and legislative response to the BP Oil Spill: The Speaker thanked the Chairs for their ongoing oversight efforts saying: I am here to express my gratitude for… Continue

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Committee Chairs held a press availability this afternoon in her office in the Capitol following a meeting on the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

“Cornell University’s convocation speaker, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, has high hopes for the Class of 2010.”

This afternoon, the House passed the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (HR 4213) to create jobs, including summer jobs, close loopholes that give corporations a tax break to send American jobs overseas, and help Americans who lost their jobs through… Continue