Tag: What’s Happening

All San Franciscans are so proud of the World Series champion San Francisco Giants! It was a phenomenal team effort, filled with fantastic pitching, clutch hitting, and great fielding. Congratulations to Manager Bruce Bochy and the entire team — they surprised the… Continue

In 1956, President Eisenhower set this nation on a course to move people and products speedily and safely – connecting communities and spurring commerce with the interstate highway system. Five-and-a-half decades later, in that same spirit, President Obama and the Democratic Congress… Continue

Today, three new studies were released examining the impact of Republican Social Security privatization plans. All three reports find privatizing Social Security and turning it over to the whims of Wall Street, would cut Social Security benefits for seniors. According to the… Continue

Tomorrow, the National League Championship series between the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies begins. Speaker Pelosi and Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) have made a high-stakes wager with Ghirardelli and Hershey’s chocolates on the line (the winner of the bet will… Continue

This morning, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced there will be no automatic Cost-of-Living-Adjustment for 2011: The Social Security Act provides for an automatic increase in Social Security and SSI benefits if there is an increase in the Consumer Price Index for… Continue

Today in Ohio, House Republican Leader John Boehner is making his “closing argument” (again). According to released excerpts, Mr. Boehner will say that the government is “disrespecting” Americans and that the American dream is “under siege.” The speech today by Mr. Boehner… Continue

On the heels of recent news reports about the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s possible use of funds from foreign interests and foreign governments, in addition to various corporate special interests, to influence American elections, the non-partisan U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S…. Continue

Since its creation in 2001, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has saved almost 5 million lives by supporting prevention, treatment, and care programs to combat these diseases. Projects in 144 countries are increasing access to antiretroviral therapy for… Continue

This afternoon, Speaker Pelosi held a brief press availability with Elizabeth Warren, Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, prior to their meeting in the Capitol: Transcript:

Last week, House Republicans rolled out their ‘Pledge to America’–a plan that will add nearly $4 trillion to the deficit, give tax cuts to the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans, and repeal patients’ rights for every American. From the party of Wall… Continue