Last year, House Republicans unveiled their “Pledge to America”–making grand promises to the American people. They stated on page five of their “pledge”: A plan to create jobs, end economic uncertainty, and make America more competitive must be the first … Continue reading
To: Congressional Republicans Fr: Democratic Leader’s Press Office Dt: June 30, 2011 Re: Desperation is Not a Good Look for You and Your Special Interest Friends Enough already! You are starting to sound desperate—saying or doing just about anything, at … Continue reading
Leader Pelosi was interviewed on Friday by Candy Crowley about Afghanistan, Democrats’ commitment to deficit reduction and other news of the day. The interview aired yesterday on CNN’s “State of the Union with Candy Crowley” — watch it: Part 1 … Continue reading
…Majority Leader Eric Cantor gets going. Yesterday, Leader Cantor abandoned the bipartisan Vice President Biden-led debt talks that were set to continue in good faith – undermining weeks of work and placing the American economy in serious jeopardy. While Democrats … Continue reading
Another day, another poll showing the American people overwhelmingly oppose the GOP plan to end Medicare. Bloomberg poll out this morning: By a 23-point margin, more Americans say they would be worse off under the Republican-Ryan plan ending Medicare and … Continue reading
Last week, the House passed the FY 2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill (H.R. 2112) by a vote of 217-203. Even as Republicans are willing to spend billions to continue the Bush tax cuts for millionaires and tax breaks for oil companies … Continue reading
Tonight, President Obama made it clear: we are now beginning the process of bringing our troops home and ending the war in Afghanistan. It has been the hope of many in Congress and across the country that the full drawdown … Continue reading
Today, the NLRB proposed commonsense reforms that are a step toward ensuring fairness for workers as they exercise their fundamental right to decide whether to join a union. The current process has stacked the deck against workers; today’s proposal brings … Continue reading
In the past 24 hours, two reputable nonpartisan organizations – the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Urban Institute – have released studies highlighting how health reform will help businesses provide health coverage for employees and one firm, McKinsey, finally conceded … Continue reading
House Republicans have voted twice to end Medicare and put private health insurance companies in charge of seniors’ health care. Republicans have falsely claimed that putting private insurers in charge will reduce costs. This new report from the American Medical … Continue reading