Blog Post
Blog Post
March 6, 2014
MEMORANDUM
To: Interested Parties
Fr: Democratic Leader's Press Office
Dt: March 6, 2014
Re: The Truth About the GOP War on the Poor
Blog Post
March 5, 2014
As House Republicans prepare to vote for the 50th time to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act, let's take a look at 50 accomplishments of this landmark reform to date…
- More than 4 million Americans have enrolled in private plans in the Marketplaces.
Blog Post
February 28, 2014
Apparently House Republicans are torn between offering an "aspirational" budget – read: a partisan agenda with no chance of getting signed into law – and sticking with their well-worn politics of obstruction and dead-end attacks on the Affordable Health Care Act.
Blog Post
February 27, 2014
Just now Speaker Boehner pointed his finger at President Obama for the Congress' lack of legislative action:
"We see more and more that the President has no interest in doing the big things he was elected to do…"
This is a sad and pathetic attempt to shift the blame from House Republicans for nothing getting done in Congress.
Blog Post
February 25, 2014
Americans need a government that is willing to work overtime to address the nation's priorities – not the Republican ‘hibernating Congress.'
Blog Post
February 21, 2014
Despite Speaker Boehner's fervent wishes, immigration reform isn't going away.
Blog Post
Experts & Economists Agree: CBO Underestimated Benefits, Overestimated Costs of Raising the Wage
February 19, 2014
Yesterday, the CBO released a report highlighting the clear economic benefits of raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour including lifting nearly one million Americans out of poverty, giving a pay raise to almost 25 million people and helping build an economy that works for everyone.
Blog Post
February 18, 2014
House Republicans have essentially declared legislative business over for the balance of the year because they are too concerned with establishing party unity to worry about the priorities of the American people.
Blog Post
February 11, 2014
A little over a week ago, Speaker Boehner and the House Republican Conference released their so-called ‘principles' for immigration reform. Just days later, however, Boehner showed the emptiness of the Republican commitment to reform by blaming President O
Blog Post
February 10, 2014
In the shadow of the House Republican fixation with women's health, their endless votes to repeal and undermine the Affordable Care Act, and their refusal to advance any economic agenda that would benefit America's working women and their families – is anyone surprised by this poll or these headlines?