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Leaves 68 Million Acres of Leased Federal Land Undeveloped President Bush, Sen. John McCain and their Republican allies continue to push failed “drill and veto” energy policies of the past even as Big Oil chooses to spend money on rehabbing its image… Continue

Today, the Department of Labor released its employment report for May showing a loss of 49,000 jobs, and an unemployment rate that increased to 5.5 percent — the biggest monthly rise since 1986. The economy has lost nearly 325,000 since the beginning… Continue

“If House Democrats want to ramp up spending on other government programs, those items should be considered separately…A troop funding bill should fund the troops. Period.” –Minority Leader John Boehner [CQ, 5/6/08] “We feel strongly that the Iraq war supplemental should remain… Continue

“Today’s alarming rise in the unemployment rate is further evidence of the need for a New Direction in our nation’s economy.”

“Today’s jobless numbers, combined with slowing consumer spending and nearly flat wage increases, are additional evidence of the need for Congress and the President to work in a bipartisan way on additional steps to get our economy back on track.”

The House is debating H.R.2630, the Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act, which would prevent lawmakers from paying their spouses out of campaign or political action committee funds, and would also require the disclosure of all other immediate family members who are employed by… Continue

Citing evidence that senior White House officials are using RNC and other political email accounts to avoid leaving a record of official communications, Oversight Committee Chairman Henry Waxman sent letters today to the Republican National Committee and the Bush-Cheney '04 Campaign directing… Continue

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray expressing serious concerns about the implications of President Trump’s decision to declassify and disclose highly classified information related to the Special Counsel’s investigation and the involvement of the White House Counsel in the process. The Members also requested an immediate “Gang of Eight” briefing from the agency heads prior to any disclosure.

“The President’s selective release of Carter Page’s surveillance application and other classified and highly sensitive materials is desperate, dangerous and deliberately misleading.  The President is potentially risking the lives of our patriots by compromising sources and methods, all so he can advance falsehoods and false narratives that distract from the truth of the Trump-Russia scandal.

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Department of Labor announced that workers’ wages increased at roughly the same pace as inflation in August: