Today Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Speaker Boehner calling for the House to immediately vote on a permanent extension of the middle income tax cuts – for those making up to $1 million – and use the … Continue reading
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Posted in Fiscal Responsibility, In the News, Leader Pelosi
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All Americans have a fundamental right to participate in our electoral process. Far too often, however, voices are silenced with discriminatory barriers, and many across the country are not only enforcing those barriers but enacting new restrictive measures. That is … Continue reading
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Over the weekend, Leader Pelosi led a bipartisan Delegation to Afghanistan, the first delegation to enter the country since President Barack Obama and President Hamid Karzai signed the historic Strategic Partnership Agreement. The two-day visit, which included visits to Helmand … Continue reading
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On International Women’s Day, we mark progress made for women and the work still to be done. We celebrate equality secured and shine a light on the dark corners where inequality remains the norm. We honor the suffragettes who reached … Continue reading
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Today the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 243,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent: With 257,000 jobs added by private businesses, this marks the 23rd consecutive month of private sector job growth: … Continue reading
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a powerful, inspirational, and unwavering voice for hope and peace, justice and brotherhood, civil rights and civility. He led a movement and changed a nation; he fought for freedom and summoned a people to live … Continue reading
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Today, President Obama acted to protect consumers against some of the worst abuses in the financial marketplace by appointing Richard Cordray the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Senate Republican obstructionism has until now prevented the bureau from fulfilling … Continue reading
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In a letter to Speaker Boehner, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi reminded him that Republicans last year held hostage the payroll tax cut and extension of unemployment benefits, demanding that the Bush upper-income tax cuts must be extended for two years, … Continue reading
The holidays are approaching and people across the country are looking toward the New Year; we want all Americans to do so with optimism. Democrats are committed to reigniting the American dream by building ladders of opportunity and tearing down … Continue reading
Today’s announcement is a victory for the cause of human rights and equality. In acting to promote and preserve the safety and freedom of LGBT communities worldwide, President Obama reaffirmed a basic promise: no matter whom you love and where … Continue reading
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