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“Although she was born into a powerful Baltimore political family, Nancy Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco in Congress for the past quarter century, once believed she’d never run for office.”

“But the fact is that, unless we embrace science, all the things, it’s a national security issue how we defend our country, how we preserve God’s precious gift to us, this planet, how we preserve that, how we advance health wise, how we compete [for] jobs [and] the rest. We really have to – we really have to win this fight as to what the role science is and it is certainly not contradictory to being God-given.”

“This was very – women didn’t go out alone in those days – they were true pioneers. And though they met, whether it was the fog, the tempest of the seas, the going over mountains, whatever it was to go West, they covered the country with education for girls. With a message that women had the potential to be leaders. So, this is an old mission. That is to say a longstanding mission that continues today. Aren’t we proud to be associated with it? Thank you to the Sisters of Notre Dame.”

The GOP is at it again – launching a “new” energy message tour to criticize the President and Democrats is just their latest effort to downplay the last 499 days of obstructing economic recovery and picking millionaires over the middle class. But… Continue

“We were honored to visit the Marines. We had a Mother’s Day celebration at Camp Leatherneck with the Marines, and then on to Kandahar with the Army. A couple days before we saw our troops in Qatar, which is one of the platforms into Afghanistan. We had a chance to listen to our troops at every level of service and, again, to thank them and to hear their views.”

“We were honored to visit the Marines. We had a Mother’s Day celebration at Camp Leatherneck with the Marines, and then on to Kandahar with the Army. A couple days before we saw our troops in Qatar, which is one of the platforms into Afghanistan. We had a chance to listen to our troops at every level of service and, again, to thank them and to hear their views.”

From House Democrats?  Nope. Leading women’s organizations?  Sorry – groups that oppose this dangerous legislation include: the U.S. Conference of Mayors, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, National Network to End Domestic Violence, National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, Break the Cycle, Legal Momentum,… Continue

“It’s a very important day; as we gather here, in the floor of the House we’re debating in the Violence Against Women Act. Some of the women engaged in the debate may be joining us to answer some of your questions momentarily – depending on the timing on the floor. Eighteen years ago it was, Members of Congress came together, in a bipartisan way, to make history: with the original passage of the Violence Against Women Act, we helped ensure that the victims of domestic violence would no longer have to suffer in silence.”

“Today, on the floor of the House, we will see a debate on the budget which clearly defines the values and visions of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. I wish that this were a statement that we could come together on what our priorities are for the education of our children, job creation for our workers, retirement and health security for our seniors, safety in our neighborhoods, and the air our children breathe, and security for our country, all done in a fiscally sound way. Nothing partisan, nothing political about that.”

Instead of moving forward on the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that passed the Senate by a vote of 68 to 31, the House Judiciary Committee led by Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) passed a GOP version of the bill on Tuesday… Continue