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“Leader Pelosi. ‘Good afternoon. Here we are at our regularly scheduled Thursday–a little later in the morning–meeting, coming together.'”

“Thank you, Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, for your generous introduction and for your leadership. And congratulations on completing a successful term as President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.”

“Leader Pelosi. ‘Good morning. Thank you for joining us once again for our regularly-scheduled Thursday morning press conference. As usual, we are here to talk about jobs, about protecting Medicare, and protecting the middle class.'”

Today, Leader Pelosi was joined by Rep. Sandy Levin, Ranking Member on the Ways and Means Committee, and Rep. Mark Critz at her weekly press conference: Transcript: Leader Pelosi. Good morning. Thank you for joining us once again for our regularly-scheduled Thursday… Continue

Already this year, House Republicans voted to end Medicare – twice. Now they are dusting off their plan to privatize Social Security – jeopardizing seniors’ economic security with a risky scheme: Talking Points Memo – House Republicans Look To Privatize Social Security… Continue

“Leader Pelosi. ‘Good morning. I’m very pleased to be here with my colleague from Maryland, the Ranking Member on the Government Reform and Oversight Committee of the Congress of the United States. He’s going to speak to an issue that he has taken the lead on and for which we are very proud of him that relates to price at the pump and the role of speculation in it.'”

Today, House Republicans brought another bill (HR 1216) to the House floor that does not address jobs and wastes time in a futile attempt to repeal part of the Affordable Care Act. House Democrats are staging a “mini-filibuster” by striking the last… Continue

“Harvey Milk Day honors the life, legacy, and achievements of a leader dedicated to the fundamental American value of equality. It celebrates a victory for LGBT Americans and working families, the disenfranchised and the poor, seniors and workers – the men and women Harvey Milk fought for; the Americans who believed in Harvey’s message of hope and strived for the dream of justice and opportunity for all.”

Political wives have been all over the news this week. They’ve been portrayed as victims of their husbands’ infidelity, and as obstacles to their husbands’ careers.

We all know which Paul Ryan will show up on TV this weekend—the Paul Ryan advocating his plan to end Medicare in order to reward Big Oil with tax breaks. The real question Congressman Ryan and the rest of the GOP are… Continue