ICYMI, Mr. Speaker — 321,000 Jobs Added; ‘Strongest Gain…Best Pace Since 1999′
Time after time, Speaker Boehner and House Republicans have posed the rhetorical question “Where are the jobs?” while refusing to take action to bolster our economy and strengthen the job market for American workers.
Pelosi Statement on the Nomination of Ashton Carter to be Secretary of Defense
In nominating a previous Deputy Secretary of Defense to lead the Defense Department, President Obama has tapped a proven leader to ensure continuity and provide the strategic vision needed to preserve the security of the American people.
Pelosi Statement on November Jobs Report
“Last month, our economy made strong progress – building on the longest uninterrupted stretch of private sector job creation in our history.”
Prominent Organizations on Radical & Callous Yoho Bill: Stop Separating Our Families
Speaker Boehner and his dysfunctional, obstructive and distracted GOP Conference earlier today passed the radical and callous “Yoho Bill” designed to deport our nation’s undocumented immigrants, deliberately ignoring calls from pro-immigrant groups to abandon their obstruction:
Transcript of Pelosi, Hoyer, Waters Press Conference Urging Long-Term Reauthorization of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
So we understand how damaging it is to our economy and all of our investments that we make – whether it’s in science, in education, in our veterans, in our men and women in uniform and our national security – that we can’t shut down government.
Pelosi Floor Speech on Republicans’ Anti-Immigration Bill
Time and again, the Republican leadership in the House has promised productive action to fix our clearly broken immigration system; yet time and again, Republicans have refused to give the American people a vote on this critical issue.
Pelosi Remarks at Immigration Action Press Conference Today
“Time and again, the Republican Leadership in the House has promised comprehensive reform to fix our broken immigration system. Time and time again, they have broken that commitment to bring legislation to the floor.”
#TBT: Republican Presidents Advocate for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Today, House Republicans cemented themselves as the ‘traumatizing,’ mean-spirited, anti-immigrant Party of massive deportations – failing to act on bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform that passed the Senate over 520 days ago, deliberately ignoring the calls of prominent organizations, and voting, once more, to deport DREAMers, families and all of the undocumented immigrants from the country they love and call home.
Concerning ‘News Reports’ on Republican Dysfunction, Obstruction, & Distraction
Earlier today, GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy had the audacity to say he was concerned about so-called “news reports” about Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi withholding key votes – implying she was responsible for the sorry Republican state of affairs on keeping the government open.
Pelosi Statement Following Grand Jury Decision Regarding Death of Eric Garner
“Tonight, in communities across the country, Americans are grieving the tragic deaths of unarmed citizens.”