Time to Eliminate the Unconscionable Federal Ban on Research for Gun Violence
The gun violence epidemic – more than 100,000 injured or killed by gunfire each year – is a public health crisis that requires leaders of Congress to act on commonsense solutions to end this madness.
Roundup: House Democrats Demand Action on Gun Violence
House Democrats are demanding that the Republican Congress take action to protect America’s communities and pass commonsense gun violence legislation.
Transcript of Pelosi Press Conference Today
Good morning. Yesterday, our nation witnessed yet another act of unfathomable violence. The shooting in San Bernardino tears at the hearts of all Americans.
Pelosi Floor Speech in Observance of World AIDS Day
“Mr. Speaker, I come to the Floor today to mark World AIDS Day, and I do so in great pride in following my colleague, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, who spoke on the Floor about the 60th anniversary of what happened in Montgomery.”
Pelosi Floor Speech Opposing the Republican Syrian Refugee Bill
I come to the floor in a very prayerful way today because we are all horrified at what happened in Paris, what happened in Beirut, what happened to the Russian airliner to name a few recent incidents.
Editorials Blast Speaker Ryan’s ‘Flimsy Excuse for Inaction’ on Immigration Reform
Speaker Ryan is offering up the same disingenuous arguments as Speaker Boehner because nothing has changed: radical, anti-immigrant Members of the House GOP still control the gavel.
America Knows the Truth About the Benghazi Committee
The Republican Majority Leader admitted that the Benghazi Select Committee is a taxpayer-funded political smear campaign. So too have Members of the House Republican Conference.
Transcript of Pelosi Press Conference Today
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released the budget review showing that the deficit fell to $435 billion in fiscal year 2015, a $48 billion reduction from the year before.
‘Dysfunctional and Ineffective’
“A lot of people look at us as being dysfunctional and ineffective.” – House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
Transcript of Pelosi Press Conference Today
“Good morning, everyone. We just had two votes, so we are behind schedule. And speaking of schedule – last night, just under the wire, [in] Congress, the House voted to keep government open. That’s the good news.”
