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Today, the House passed H. Res. 489, a resolution recognizing the 20th anniversary of the brutal suppression of protesters and citizens in and around Tiananmen Square, expressing sympathy to the families of those killed, tortured, and imprisoned in connection with the protests,… Continue

“We deeply appreciate the Task Force’s support for substantial new investments in science, which are critical to spurring innovation and new jobs.”

“My message to you today is this: ‘Know your power and follow your passion.”

“Today, we commemorate the 94th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and pay tribute to the victims and survivors. We know from their testimony and historical records that the Armenian genocide was conceived and carried out by the rulers of the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923.”

“Fresh from a visit with her newest, eighth grandchild and an astonishing three-month run of lawmaking that ends the Republican era in Washington, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed Friday to press ahead on climate change and health care, while making a moral and practical case for restraining U.S. debt levels that have many in her own party worried about the future.”

” Fresh from a visit with her newest, eighth grandchild and an astonishing three-month run of lawmaking that ends the Republican era in Washington, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed Friday to press ahead on climate change and health care, while making a moral and practical case for restraining U.S. debt levels that have many in her own party worried about the future.”

By a vote of 247-171, the House passed the Pay for Performance Act this afternoon. This legislation amends the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance… Continue

“Nancy Pelosi spent most of her first two years in charge of the House berating an unpopular president from the opposing party while trying to keep her modest majority unified in staving off his lame-duck round of legislative priorities. Three months into her second term as Speaker, the job description she’s developed for herself is profoundly different: holding a bigger collection of Democrats together behind the size and scope of a popular president’s ambitious agenda while acting as his cheerleader in chief at the Capitol.”

“We build consensus to begin with,” she said. “We don’t go in and say, ‘Here’s the proposal — now who’s on board?’ We have a great deal of discussion on issues.”

As a result of extraordinary abuses of the public trust by companies rewarding employees with excessive compensation while receiving billions in taxpayer assistance, today the House passed legislation (HR 1586) by a vote of 328-93 to hold companies, including American International Group… Continue