Today, House Democrats, led by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, filed a discharge petition—that has already received over 140 signatures—to bring the DISCLOSE Act back to the floor for a vote. While the Republican leadership paid lip service to transparency in … Continue reading
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In the GOP’s latest distraction from creating jobs and strengthening the middle class, House Republicans will throw responsible and meaningful oversight to the wind today with a politically-motivated contempt vote. The Obama Administration has acted in good faith, and while … Continue reading
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Today is Equal Pay Day–the day marking how far into the year a woman must work, on average, to earn as much as a man earned the previous year. This gap costs women and their families $10,784 every year (median)–as … Continue reading
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To: Interested Parties Fr: Democratic Leader’s Press Office Dt: April 13, 2012 Re: On Mission for Millionaires, House GOP Ready to "Dream and Pass" Devastating Budget…Again After spending two weeks with their constituents, Republicans refused to listen. … Continue reading
Today, Leader Pelosi and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer wrote to Speaker John Boehner expressing concern over the House of Representative’s intervention in the case of Cooper-Harris vs. U.S., a case in which a decorated U.S. Army veteran and her same-sex … Continue reading
Unlimited, secret special interest money has been influencing campaigns around the country following the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, and the top three Members of the House Republican leadership are on record supporting transparency: Speaker John Boehner: I think what … Continue reading
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Today, House Republicans held a hearing impacting millions of American women seeking safe and affordable coverage for basic preventive health care, including contraception, where the Republican Majority refused to allow a single witness put forward by the Democratic Members of … Continue reading
Two years ago, the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC overturned a century of common-sense campaign finance laws and opened the floodgates to unrestricted special interest campaign donations in American elections—permitting corporations to spend unlimited funds (directly or … Continue reading
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Two years ago, the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC overturned a century of common-sense campaign finance laws and allowed unlimited corporate and special interest donations into our political campaigns. Leader Pelosi on the anniversary which falls tomorrow, … Continue reading
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Here we are on October 14th, the deadline for each House Committee to submit recommendations to the “Super Committee”. Democrats answered that call with “Big, Bold and Balanced” recommendations yesterday; Republicans have failed. Brian Beutler of Talking Points Memo: Big, … Continue reading